On Friday, March 8, 2024, the official website for the Bartender Glass of God anime series revealed its second promotional video, solidifying its premiere on Japanese television in April 2024. Alongside this announcement, the website disclosed the opening and ending theme songs, along with a fresh visual featuring the main cast.
Furthermore, it was revealed that Crunchyroll will stream the Bartender Glass of God anime series across various regions, spanning North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the CIS. Notably, this series follows an earlier 11-episode television anime adaptation from October 2006, although it diverges from its predecessor in other aspects.
Both the 2006 iteration and the upcoming 2024 Bartender Glass of God anime series are television adaptations of Araki Joh’s and Kenji Nagatomo’s Bartender manga. Initially serialized in Shueisha’s Super Jump magazine in 2004, the manga continued its run until 2011 before ending in Grand Jump magazine later that same year.
Bartender Glass of God Anime Premieres April 3, 2024
Confirming earlier details, the Bartender Glass of God anime series is set to debut on Japanese television on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Crunchyroll will handle global streaming rights outside of Asia, with specific regions yet to be confirmed for availability.
The cast includes Takuma Terashima as Ryu Sasakura, Yoshino Nanjo as Miwa Kurushima, Haruka Shiraishi as Yukari Higuchi, Eriko Matsui as Kyoko Kawakami, Ryoko Shiraishi as Yuri Kinjo, Makoto Furukawa as Kelvin Chen, Naoya Uchida as Ryuchi Kuzuhara, Hiroki Tochi as Kitakata, and Mugihito as Taizo Kurushima. Takaya Kawasaki performs the opening theme “Stardust Memory,” while Mone Kamishiraishi sings the ending theme “Spica.”
Directed by Ryoichi Kuraya at Liber studio, the anime adaptation has Mariko Kunisawa overseeing the scripts and Yoichi Ueda as character designer and chief animation director. SUNTORY is collaborating on the production, with more staff announcements anticipated closer to the release date.
The 2006 anime was helmed by Masaki Watanabe at Palm Studio, with Yasuhiro Imagawa handling scripts and series composition. Character design was by Hirotaka Kinoshita, art direction by Shigemi Ikeda, and music composition by Kaoruko Ohtake. Shout! Factory and Anime Limited released the first anime on Blu-ray Disc in January 2021.
Aside from the anime adaptations, Nagatomo and Joh’s original manga also inspired a live-action television series that aired in Japan in January 2011, spanning eight episodes and one season.