Drops of God, Vol. 20

神の雫 #20

by Tadashi Agi, Shū Okimoto (Artist)

In search of the Sixth Apostle -- compared in Yutaka's will to a statue of the Maitreya Buddha -- Shizuku and Issei head for Japan's old capital of Kyoto. Shizuku finds inspiration from Italian restauranteur Leonardo and a snippet of ancient poetry, while Issei contemplates Buddhist relics and his fractured relationship with his mother Honoka. But when the time comes to battle it out, which competitor will find true enlightenment?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Wine, Graphic Novels

233 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 23, 2009

About the author

Tadashi Agi, 亜樹直, is the penname of Yuko and Shin Kibayashi, a sister and brother team of Japanese manga storywriters. Shin Kibayashi also uses the pseudonyms Seimaru Amagi and Yuya Aoki.

Reviews

[Sanford Chee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hunt for 6th Apostle 'The Maitreya' continues fr Vol.19 = 2001 Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Bochis
89-199
#189 mountain sunset framing ancient Japan
Shizuka blind tasted Miyabi w/ this white wine on the train to Asuka: holding a bouquet of kashmir grass, clear, tidy, unique but not too assertive. 2007 Grace Chardonnay 🇯🇵

#190 cold Akino moon above the poem chasers
Shizuka & Miyabi had the 1997 & 2002 vintages of Ceretto Monsordo, the house wine at a piccolo restaurant run by Piedmont born Leonardo Romano, while they were stuck for a night in Asuka
Check out this great Wine from Ceretto. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/20917431...

Kakinomoto Hitomaro poem
Check out this great Barbaresco from Pio Cesare. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/81754?ut...

#191 Asuka's horizon, Burning red underneath the sky
Compared to Barbaresco, Barolo has the moon & space that the feminine wine lacks
Check out this great Barolo from Pio Cesare. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/81473?ut...

#192 small brooding Maitreya
Crying Maitreya, field of St James not the 6th Apostle but the little Maitreya tt brought salvation to Issei's mom
Check out this wine. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/2219417?...

#193 for whom tears are shed
Natsuki's poem abt 6th Apostle: Stand alone, lost in the great wide world;
Behold the sky above, and take in the revelation.

#194 the blue moon faintly glints from afar
#195 a light like will-o'-the-wisps
Issei Tomine chose as the 6th Apostle: half lotus Maitreya Bodhisattva fr Chugu-ji = fabled red lable Le Rocche del Faletto fr Bruno Giacosa JS💯
Check out this great Wine from Bruno Giacosa. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1159868?...

#196 The hand reaches out to one puzzled cheek
6th Apostle - the most touching of the Apostles so far
Check out this great Wine from Sandrone. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1196784?...

#197 Departing w/ a profound smile
The score thus far: Shizuku 3 vs Issei 3
Won 1st Apostle: 2001 vs 1999 Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses France 1999 Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
Lost 2nd Apostle: fell into trap of cepage w/ 2000 instead of 1999 Château Palmer
Won by default coz Issei forfeited 3rd Apostle even though both correctly chose 2000 Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée da Capo in rematch
Lost 4th Apostle: should've been 1994 Château Lafleur not 1992
Lost 5th Apostle: 2000 Marc Colin Montrachet was Mt Blanc not the Matterhorn 2000 Michel Colin-Deléger Chevalier-Montrachet
Won 6th Apostle

Post victory drink af 6th Apostle battle @Fujieda's Monopole bar
Check out this 2001 Valmaggiore Nebbiolo from Sandrone. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1423112?...

#198 betting on a beloved trailblazer
#199 a resolute shadow over the young strategist

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally cried during the apostle tasting