Love Is Like a Cocktail

Love Is Like a Cocktail (お酒は夫婦になってから, Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Crystal na Yōsuke. It was serialized on Shogakukan's online manga magazine Yawaraka Spirits from April 2015 to July 2019, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Creators in Pack aired from October to December 2017.

Love Is Like a Cocktail
Manga volume 1 cover featuring Chisato Mizusawa
お酒は夫婦になってから (Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara)
Genre	Cooking[1][2] Romantic comedy[3] Slice of life[4]
Manga
Written by	Crystal na Yōsuke
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Yawaraka Spirits
Original run	April 3, 2015 – July 19, 2019
Volumes	12
Anime television series
Directed by	Hisayoshi Hirasawa Saori Tachibana
Produced by	Taichi Hatanaka
Studio	Creators in Pack
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, Sun TV
Original run	October 3, 2017 – December 26, 2017
Episodes	14

Characters

Chisato Mizusawa (水沢 千里, Mizusawa Chisato)

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura^[5]

An 28-year-old office lady who appears to be calm and collected, but when she starts drinking, turns into a playful and cute girl. She is married to Sora, who occasionally gives her cocktails when she comes home.

Sora Mizusawa (水沢 壮良, Mizusawa Sora)

Voiced by: Mitsuhiro Ichiki^[5]

A 31-year-old furniture designer, part-time bartender who is married to Chisato, whom he affectionately calls "Chi-chan" (ちーちゃん). He takes care of the house chores and prepares meals and cocktails for Chisato when she comes home.

Yui Shiraishi (白石 結, Shiraishi Yui)

Voiced by: Ayaka Asai^[5]

Koharu Sakurai (桜井 小春, Sakurai Koharu)

Voiced by: Arisa Nakata^[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Crystal na Yōsuke, Love Is Like a Cocktail was serialized on Shogakukan's online manga magazine Yawaraka Spirits from April 3, 2015,^[6] to July 19, 2019.^[7] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from October 9, 2015,^[8] to September 12, 2019.^[9][10]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	October 9, 2015[8]	978-4-09-187250-0
2	January 12, 2016[11]	978-4-09-187384-2
3	May 12, 2016[12]	978-4-09-187685-0
4	August 12, 2016[13]	978-4-09-187814-4
5	December 12, 2016[14]	978-4-09-189310-9
6	May 12, 2017[15]	978-4-09-189459-5
7	September 29, 2017[16]	978-4-09-189670-4
8	December 12, 2017[17]	978-4-09-189742-8
9	April 12, 2018[18]	978-4-09-189846-3
10	August 9, 2018[19]	978-4-09-860095-3
11	April 12, 2019[20]	978-4-09-860262-9
12	September 12, 2019[10]	978-4-09-860344-2

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by studio Creators in Pack was announced on April 29, 2017.^[21] It aired from October 3 to December 26, 2017, on Tokyo MX and Sun TV networks.^[22] The chief director for the series is Hisayoshi Hirasawa, while the director is Saori Tachibana. Taichi Hatanaka served as the animation producer of the series, while Yuzuko Hanai is the director of photography. The opening theme titled "Don't Let Me Down" is performed by Cellchrome.^[5] Crunchyroll announced that it streamed the series with English subtitles.^[23] A fourteenth episode was streamed on October 6, 2018.^[24][25]

Episodes

No.	Title[a]	Original air date[26]
1	"First Glass: Plum Splet" Transliteration: "Ume Supureddo" (Japanese: 梅スプレッド)	October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
2	"Second Glass: Orange Breeze" Transliteration: "Mikan Burīze" (Japanese: みかんブリーゼ)	October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
3	"Third Glass: Cinderella" Transliteration: "Shinderera" (Japanese: シンデレラ)	October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
4	"Fourth Glass: Spritzer" Transliteration: "Supurittsā" (Japanese: スプリッツァー)	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
5	"Fifth Glass: Special Banana Cocktail" Transliteration: "Banana Kakuteru" (Japanese: バナナカクテル)	October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
6	"Sixth Glass: Bellini" Transliteration: "Berīni" (Japanese: ベリーニ)	November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
7	"Seventh Glass: Irish Coffee" Transliteration: "Airisshukōhī" (Japanese: アイリッシュコーヒー)	November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
8	"Eighth Glass: Egg Sake" Transliteration: "Tamagozake" (Japanese: 玉子酒)	November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
9	"Ninth Glass: Zoom" Transliteration: "Zūmu" (Japanese: ズーム)	November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
10	"Tenth Glass: Shandygaff" Transliteration: "Shandigafu" (Japanese: シャンディガフ)	December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)
11	"Eleventh Glass: Rainy Night" Transliteration: "Ame no Yoru ni" (Japanese: 雨の夜に)	December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
12	"Twelfth Glass: First Time" Transliteration: "Fāsutotaimu" (Japanese: ファーストタイム)	December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)
13	"Thirteenth Glass: Frozen Mango Cocktail" Transliteration: "Mangōfurōzun" (Japanese: マンゴーフローズン)	December 26, 2017 (2017-12-26)
14	"Fourteenth Glass: Yuzu Hot Sake" Transliteration: "Yuzu onsen" (Japanese: ゆず温泉)	October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06) (streaming)

See also

• Onidere, another manga series by the same author
• Otokonoko Zuma, another web manga series by the same author

Notes

1. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.