The Drops of God anime is getting a mid-season music switch-up, and honestly, this is the kind of detail that matters more than people think for a slower, mood-heavy series like this.
According to the anime’s official website, dance and vocal unit SUPER★DRAGON will perform the second opening theme, titled “Call Me Asap.” Meanwhile, singer-songwriter eill is handling the second ending theme, “Every Summer.” Both songs will be used for the anime’s second half.
For fans in Malaysia and SEA who follow anime weekly, this is basically the “second cour energy reset” moment. Even when a story does not hard reboot, a new OP and ED can change the whole vibe — especially for a title like The Drops of God, which is more about taste, legacy, rivalry, and atmosphere than loud shonen power-ups.
The TV anime is based on the wine-themed manga The Drops of God — or Kami no Shizuku — by Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto. Tadashi Agi is the pen name used by siblings Shin and Yuko Kibayashi, with Okimoto providing the art. The original manga started in Kodansha’s Morning magazine back in 2004 and wrapped up in June 2014. Its 44th and final compiled volume shipped in July that same year.
The anime is directed by Kenji Itoso at Satelight, in collaboration with YANCHESTER. Yū Mitsuru is supervising and writing the series scripts, Takehiro Suwa is on character designs, and Eishi Segawa is composing the music.
The series premiered in April and is planned to run for half a year. Crunchyroll is streaming it as it airs in Japan across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the CIS, with an English dub also available. Malaysian viewers should note that the listed Crunchyroll regions do not explicitly include Southeast Asia, so local availability may depend on your usual streaming setup.
What makes The Drops of God interesting for SEA audiences is that it is not your standard seasonal anime pick. This is not another isekai grind or school battle show. It is more like a prestige drama wearing anime clothes — niche, yes, but also the kind of series that can pull in viewers who normally watch live-action dramas more than anime.
That crossover appeal is already proven. The manga previously inspired a Japanese live-action series in 2009, then an internationally co-produced multilingual live-action series on Apple TV in 2023. A second season of that live-action version premiered on January 21.
The manga side also kept going beyond the original run. Drops of God: Mariage launched in May 2015 and ended in October 2020, while the sequel manga Drops of God Second began in September 2023 and ended in April 2024. Comixology and Kodansha USA Publishing have released the original manga digitally in English, and Kodansha USA Publishing is also releasing Drops of God: Mariage digitally in English.
So if you are already following the anime, this new theme song announcement is a clean signal that the second half is about to shift gears. And if you have only heard of The Drops of God through the Apple TV drama, the anime might be worth keeping on your radar — assuming you can access it locally, of course.
Source: Anime News Network