New Manga – La Sommelière
If you know Bartender, then maybe you could have known about La Sommelière. Another Alcohol related Manga, but this time its on Wine.
The story of La Sommelière talks about Kana Itsuki, whose being forced to take a change from her current life by working in a restaurant in Tokyo as an an apprentice Sommelière (Female counterpart of a Sommelier). The story is not as simple as Bartender as it involves Kana trying to find out more about her past, from all those around her and also who her benefactor John Smith is. While at the same time offers slice of life experience through Kana’s explanation of the different wine featured in each individual chapter.
Whats there to note is that the difference of this manga and that of Kami no Shizuku, where its a competition between 2 wine critic to unveil the “Twelve Apostles” and the “Les Gouttes de Dieu”. This manga focuses on the story behind each bottle, the meaning each bottle carries which is close to the style depicted in Bartender. Each chapter contains also a review of the bottle featured in the chapter, plus the extras of the manga includes the different articles related to Wines. Whether is it about the specific contents of a Wine, the turmoils surrounding the different kind of grapes and their growing methods, the hike of prices due to the importers. It sure contains an interesting read to those even who does not drink Wine.
For those who love Slice of life manga’s, this is a sure catch. Its theme by chapter style is easy to catch and also it might open you to a new horizon you never reach before (like taking a longer walk along the Aisle of Wines in Supermarkets). As for Bartender fans, it might be the reason to the slow release =X
La Sommelière is currently available in Chinese copies, published by Tong Li (Taiwan Publisher).
So far 4 books have being release. Release interval is not confirmed and takes quite afew month.
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