List of Bartender episodes

The anime television series Bartender is based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Araki Joh. The series was directed by Masaki Watanabe, written by Yasuhiro Imagawa, and produced by Palm Studio.[1] It originally aired from October 15 to December 31, 2006, on Fuji TV.[2][3] The episodes were later combined into five DVDs, released by Pony Canyon from December 20, 2006, to April 18, 2007.[4][5] The opening theme song is "Bartender", while the ending theme song is "Hajimari no Hito" (始まりのヒト), both performed by Natural High, with the opening theme song featuring Junpei Shiina. [1]

In November 2010, through the 24th issue of Super Jump, it was announced the production of a Japanese television drama series starring Masaki Aiba.[6] Directed by Osamu Katayama and written by Natsuko Takahashi,[7] it aired on TV Asahi's "Friday Night Drama" programming block programming block from February 4, 2011, to April 1, 2011.[6][8][9] On August 5, 2011, TC Entertainment released all episodes in a Blu-ray Disc box set.[10]

A new anime project was announced on October 21, 2022.[4] It was later revealed to be a television reboot series, titled Bartender: Glass of God (バーテンダー 神のグラス, Bātendā: Kami no Gurasu), produced by Liber and directed by Ryōichi Kuraya, with Mariko Kunisawa writing the scripts, Yōichi Ueda designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi serving as music composer.[5] The series aired from April 4 to June 20, 2024, on TV Tokyo.[a] The opening theme song is "Stardust Memory", performed by Takaya Kawasaki, while the ending theme song is "Spica", performed by Mone Kamishiraishi.[7] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[10] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand), and will streaming on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[12]

  1. ^ a b バーテンダー - フジテレビ (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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  4. ^ a b "Bartender vol.1" (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Bartender vol.5" (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Bartender Manga Gets TV Show with Arashi's Masaki Aiba". Anime News Network. November 23, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  7. ^ a b 金曜ナイトドラマ バーテンダー (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "Japan's Animation TV Ranking, January 31-February 6". Anime News Network. February 14, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 28-April 3". Anime News Network. April 14, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "バーテンダー Blu-ray BOX （5枚組）" (in Japanese). TC Entertainment. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  11. ^ "Anime "Bātendā: Kami no Gurasu" Koshiki Saito" アニメ『バーテンダー 神のグラス』公式サイト [Anime "Bartender: Glass of God" Official Site]. bartender-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "🌸 Medialink April 2024 New Anime Line-Up 🌸 🍸 BARTENDER Glass of God is arriving on Ani-One Asia!". Ani-One Asia via Youtube. March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.


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