History Manga / Bartender

* CaptainErsatz: Kuzuhara is most likely based of Kazuo Ueda, one of Japan's most famous bartenders.

The manga received an 11-episode anime adaptation in 2006 by Palm Studio, with a live-action adaptation -- which ran for 8 episodes -- premiering five years later in 2011. A prequel showing Ryuu's return from Paris, titled ''Bartender à Paris'', was released one year after the original manga ended serialization. ''Bartender à Tokyo'' and ''Bartender 6stp'', two spin-off mangas that follow a different protagonist, were released in 2013 and 2016 respectively and concluded serialization in 2016 and 2019. A new anime adaptation produced by Liber, titled ''Bartender: Glass of God'', would be slated for an April 4, 2024 release, this time airing on Creator/TVTokyo instead of the first anime's original network Creator/FujiTV.

The manga received an 11-episode anime adaptation in 2006 by Palm Studio, with a live-action adaptation -- which ran for 8 episodes -- premiering five years later in 2011. A prequel showing Ryuu's return from Paris, titled ''Bartender à Paris'', was released one year after the original manga ended serialization. ''Bartender à Tokyo'' and ''Bartender 6stp'', two spin-off mangas that follow a different protagonist, were released in 2013 and 2016 respectively and concluded serialization in 2016 and 2019. A new anime adaptation produced by Liber, titled ''Bartender: Glass of God'', would be slated for an April 2024 release.

%%* SkilledButNaive: Ryu is at times shown to be this, in spite of his experience.

The manga received an 11-episode anime adaptation in 2006 by Palm Studio, with a live-action adaptation -- which ran for 8 episodes -- premiering five years later in 2011. A prequel showing Ryuu's return from Paris, titled ''Bartender à Paris'', was released one year after the original manga ended serialization. ''Bartender à Tokyo'' and ''Bartender 6stp'', two spin-offs mangas that follow a different protagonist, were released in 2013 and 2016 respectively and concluded serialization in 2016 and 2019. A new anime adaptation produced by Liber, titled ''Bartender: Glass of God'', would be slated for an April 2024 release.

** Many of Ryu's customers, who appear as {{Jerk Ass}}es at first, are later shown to either have [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold more tender sides]] to them or nagging insecurities that made them appear that way, usually both.

* HiddenDepths: Many of Ryu's customers, who appear as {{Jerk Ass}}es at first, are later shown to either have [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold more tender sides]] to them or nagging insecurities that made them appear that way, usually both.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: The Martini competition [[spoiler:for Kyoko, and possibly, the whole manga, up to the Eden Hall arc, so far for Ryu]].

* ShipTease: Some moments in the manga, here and there, for Ryu and Miwa.

* ShownTheirWork: At least when it comes to how drinks are prepared and the history behind the featured spirits and cocktails.

* ToBeAMaster: Subverted. Ryu Sasakura travelled the world, learning his craft from the best bartenders in the world, and has reached such a level of skill that he is known as "The glass of God". That is all in the BackStory. The manga begins as he has returned home and begins to apply his skills.

A prequel, showing Ryuu's return from Paris, and two spin-offs, following a different protagonist, were released somewhat recently as well. There are also anime (2006) and live action (2011) adaptations too.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw / ArtisticLicenseEconomics: A minor tequila-related error appears in chapter 59. Ryuu states that Mezcal and Tequila are virtually the same drink, the only difference being that Tequila is manufactured in Jalisco. This is both true and false. Mezcal and Tequila are both made from Agave, but only a specific type of Agave (Blue Agave) is used in the manufacturing process for Tequila, and while Jalisco is the major producer of Tequila, other regions within Mexico, [[SeriousBusiness by Federal Law]], can also manufacture the liquor and be legally recognized as Tequila, that is, certain regions within the states of Guanajuato, Nayarit, Tamaulipas and Michoacan. Any Blue Agave based liquor manufactured outside the sanctioned areas by the Mexican Government, including other countries, cannot be called "Tequila", this is because Mexico holds the exclusive global trading rights to the word "Tequila".
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Ryu, thanks to his SherlockScan. [[spoiler:It has backfired on him a couple of times.]]
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Used in the only instance of nudity in the manga so far, involving Miwa.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:Horribly subverted with poor Kyoko]].
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* CompressedAdaptation: The animated series. In fact, they compressed about 46 chapters, and three arcs, into 11 episodes.
* ConMan: Ryu has a battle of wits with one.

* CreativeClosingCredits: The closing credits feature a video of a live-action bar, where a bartender prepares a drink (the drink varies depending on the episode). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T9WaLsTCxc]].

* DrowningMySorrows: Most of the customers who come to Sasakura are troubled people who orders drinks to ease their pain.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Miwa's grandfather in the last volume.]]

* GoodOldWays: Bartending, in general, in the series. They make a point distinguishing traditional "cocktail" bartending over the more commercial "club" bartending.

* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Kyoko. Miwa, to a lesser degree.

* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler: Miayu Emi, a nurse, acts like a complete JerkAss to others in the service industry just so she can feel better about herself. This has caused her to be blacklisted from several hotels.]]
* JobTitle
* JustFriends: Ryu and Miwa, for the time being. Some ship tease moments have been scattered here and there, and Kyoko even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that they could become more than that.

* LikeASonToMe: How the senior Kurushima sees Ryu.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Several of the clients fall in this category. [[spoiler: Including one who is broke.]]

* ObliviousToLove: Ryu

* OldMaster: Kase Gorou, Ryu's first master. Kitagata, Ryu's senior, gives off the vibe, but isn't more than a couple of years older than Ryu.

* ParentalNeglect: Apparently, Ryu went thru this as a kid.
* PersonaNonGrata: Two undesirable guests tried to skip on paying their bills. [[spoiler:The third undesirable guest just liked to create problems in order to release stress]].

** They completely avoided failing computational fluid dynamics forever.
* SkilledButNaive: Ryu is at times shown to be this, in spite of his experience.

* StealthMentor: ''Mister Perfect'' Ryuichi Kuzuhara and Master Saito Higashiyama to Ryu. And Ryu, and Minami-san, to Kyoko, a young bartender girl. Ryu becomes a proper mentor to Tsubasa Wakui, although some of his mentorship is stealth.
* StepfordSmiler: A good deal of Ryu's clients. It's considered a sacred duty of the bartender to allow this facade to be perpetuated, at least as long as the customer's still in the bar. However, Ryu will make some exceptions to the rule, such as when a con man tries to marry a girl for her money, after which he will presumably skip out on her; Ryu considers adding such trauma to a proposal, which is supposed to be the happiest moment of a young woman's life, to be [[MoralEventHorizon unforgivable]].

* TallDarkAndSnarky: Ryu, mostly when he's not on the job.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Bartenders are just as good, it seems.

* OffModel: The anime tends to run into this, due to its low budget.

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''Bartender'' is the title of a Japanese manga series written by mangaka Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo. Its focus is a genius bartender who uses his talents to ease the worries and soothe the souls of troubled customers. There are also anime (2006) and live action (2011) adaptations.

''Bartender'' follows the nightlife of Ryu Sasakura, a bartending prodigy who is said to mix the best cocktails anyone has ever tasted. Sasakura bides his time in his bar, Lapin (or Eden Hall in the anime), hidden in a nook of the Ginza district in downtown Tokyo. Over the course of the series, various figures of high and low stature, all of who share unusual troubles and heavy burdens, are "invited" in and are treated to Sasakura's fine drinks, which, with guidance from the young bartender, lead the customers to reflect on their lives and decide on a course of action to tackle their problems.

A prequel, showing Ryuu's return from Paris, and two spin-offs, following a different protagonist, were released somewhat recently as well.

* BillyElliotPlot: Only hinted at. Ryu comes from a very privileged family, and his father is a powerful figure in Japan, most likely a high-ranking Diet member, since he's nicknamed "The Monster of Nagata-cho", and yet he gave up everything to follow his dream.

''Bartender'' follows the nightlife of Ryu Sasakura, a bartending prodigy who is said to mix the best cocktails anyone has ever tasted. Sasakura bides his time in his bar, Lapin (or Eden Hall in the anime), hidden in a nook of the Ginza district in downtown Tokyo. Over the course of the series, various figures of high and low stature, all of who share unusual troubles and heavy burdens, are "invited" in and are treated to Sasakura's fine drinks, which, with guidance from the young bartender, lead the customers to reflect on their lives and decide on a course of action to tackle with their problems.

* RoleCalled

* OneWordTitle

* OldNewBorrowandBlue: A rare non-wedding example in chapters 136 to 143 features "Treasures of the Bar" which uses the the same wedding criteria for the purpose of collecting specific mementos to as good luck charms for reopening a new bar.

* TheBartender: Unbelievably enough!

* [[{{Beergasm}} Cocktailgasm]]

* CreditsGag[=/=]GeniusBonus: The credits for each episode includes the recipe for the main drink featured and a bartender showing how it is prepared.
* DrowningMySorrows

* FriendlyRivalry: The bartending industry in general, due to the combination of drinks are almost endless.

* RealMenWearPink[=/=]TruthInTelevision: Creator/ErnestHemingway loved daiquiris. It's his love for daiquiris that gave birth to the Hemingway Daiquiri (also known as the Papa Double). His love for Mojitos is also mentioned.
--> '''Creator/ErnestHemingway''': ''My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Floridita''

* SliceOfLife: A rather unique entry in the genre.