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In recent years, tie-ins between anime and manga characters and various commodities and services are becoming more and more widespread. Food and drink are no exceptions. There are numerous tie-in items in this category including cakes, ramen, and even juices. Now, a web shop specializing in wines featuring anime and manga characters has opened. That site is CultureWine.com, and it has everything from standard to favorite characters and limited edition original wines that can only be purchased from this site. Fan or not, this shop is full of items that can arouse the collector in people.
The current lineup features 45 works altogether, mostly famous works by Toei Animation that brought some color to their ages, such as GeGeGe no Kitaro, Galaxy Express 999, Himitsu no Akko-chan, and Mazinger Z. There are also wines featuring recent works, such as Mononoke and Kūchū Buranko. The year the anime was released is written on the gorgeous labels ornamented with gold and silver, so these could make a great birthday or retirement present for older folks or for friends and family who are familiar with these works.
For the wine itself, they use wine made in a long-standing winery in Koshu-Katsunuma that has been around since the Meiji period. Its forte is its refreshing taste that perfectly suits Japanese cuisine. The wines come in two sizes, 720 ml and 360 ml bottles, and the customer can choose between three wine types, red, white, and rosé. A 720 ml bottle costs ¥3,150, while a 360 ml bottle is ¥2,100. Gift wrapping and a message card are free of charge.
Delivery is free of charge for two or more bottles, and they also have a service of delivering one bottle per month at the appointed period in April, August, and December. This service is most suitable to people who want to gather a collection, as it is exempt from delivery fees and all consumption taxes, and customers can pick any anime or manga characters they like. CultureWine.com is planning to expand its lineup soon, so we might get to enjoy an even wider range of works that includes movies and special effects shows in the future.
Source: animeanime
Source article written by Katsunori Takahashi
