'Bartender' Manga Update: Is There A Possibility Of An Anime Or Live-Action Film Adaptation?
"Bartender" is one popular manga-turned-anime that continues to gain the interest of fans from all over the world.
And now that the series about Ryu Sasakura, a genuis bartender who knows just what drink to offer a customer based on his mental, physical, and psychological state.
A few years after "Bartender" manga has been released, an anime television series was launched in Japan in 2006. IMDB listed Takahiro Mizushima as the voice talent for Ryu Sasakura. Though the series was unlicensed in North America, many fans were able to follow the series through online streaming.
According to a review, "Bartender" is a decent anime series for anime fans who don't like "fan service, underage characters, sex, gun violence, innuendo, or smoking."
"Bartender is one of the most self-descrpt anime titles you'll ever find. It is about, well, a bartender," T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews wrote. "The plots are pretty straightforward and are mainly episodic. Ryuu meets a customer, they talk, and he serves them a drink, making them feel better in the process."
Aside from the anime series, there has also been a live-action television show based on the manga.
With Masaki Aiba playing the role of Ryu Sasakura, the series aired for a season in 2011.
"To prepare for the role, Aiba has been training with a professional bartender since this fall," Anime News Network wrote in November 2010.
After an anime series and a live-action television show, is there a chance that "Bartender" could also get a movie adaptation?
A bartender playing therapist to various troubled customers could indeed be quite an interesting plot for a movie, especially now that various movies have been made about chefs and restaurants.
"To its credit, Bartender tries every way possible to spice up this scenario," T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews said. "The customers vary greatly, from a con man swindling a single mother by pretending to love her, a young couple's inability to settle on a single drink in a bar, and a scriptwriter and a director who's annoyed with his inability to finish the script because he doesn't have the "inspiration" needed to finish it."
"Bartender" creator Araki Joh is yet to announce any new anime or live-action adaptations of the famed manga.
