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Crunchyroll Adds “Love is Like a Cocktail” To Fall 2017 Simulcasts


So, depending on who you ask, love is like a river, oxygen, a drug, and now a cocktail. What’s next in the growing list of similes?

Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will stream Love is Like a Cocktail (Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara) as part of their Fall 2017 simulcast lineup. The company will stream the series in all regions outside of Asia on October 3, at 10:00AM Pacific (1:00PM Eastern).

Crunchyroll started streaming a subtitled trailer for the series, which you can check out below:

Love is Like a Cocktail hits Japanese TV on October 3.

Creators in Pack (Miss Bernard said., Ojisan to Marshmallow) is producing the show, which is being helmed by Saori Tachibana. Hisayoshi Hirasawa (Miss Bernard said., Ojisan to Marshmallow) will serve as Chief Director on the project, with Yuzuko Hanai providing character designs. WORDS in STEREO (Kitaro’s Yokai Picture Diary, Netsuzou Trap -NTR-) is in charge of series composition.

The confirmed voice cast for the project includes:

  • Chisato Mizusawa: Eri Kitamura
  • Sora Mizusawa: Mitsuhiro Ichiki
  • Yui Shiraishi: Ayaka Asai
  • Koharu Sakurai: Arisa Nakata

Crunchyroll describes Love is Like a Cocktail as:

Quiet but capable, Mizusawa Chisato is a beautiful leader who has a secret that only her husband, Sora, knows about: she loves to drink, and when she’s drunk, she becomes extremely adorable! What bliss will Sora’s cocktail bring tonight? “Yoidere,” the drunken comedy cocktail about Japan’s most lovey-dovey couple.

Crystal na Yōsuke’s Love is Like a Cocktail manga made its debut on Shogakukan’s Yawaraka Spirits website in April 2015. To date, the series has seen six compilations hit bookstores, with volume 7 shipping to retailers on September 29. The series has over 300,000 copies in print.

Source: Crunchyroll

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