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Attack on sobriety: Round 2! This time, plum wine/juice with limited edition character labels

Krista Rogers Feb 3, 2015
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Hot off the heels of our previous announcement surrounding the upcoming release of Attack on Titan-themed plum wine (umeshu), we’ve got another lead on two limited edition sets of the hit manga/anime-inspired beverages. This time around, the sets will each contain three bottles of either plum wine or plum juice, all decorated with beautiful illustrations of the anime’s character designs.

But that’s not even the coolest part–the drinks were crafted using plums grown by the Attack on Titan author’s very own family!

Hajime Isayama from Oyama (now part of Hita City), Oita Prefecture has certainly made a splash with his hit international series Attack on Titan. His hometown has celebrated the young artist’s success with a bevy of Attack on Titan-themed products, the most recent of which happens to be plum wine, otherwise known asumeshu in Japanese. Oh yeah, and should we mention that Isayama’s family also happen to be plum farmers?

Through a collaboration with the hit manga/anime series, local Oyama store Hibiki no Sato is currently producing limited edition bottles of Attack on Titan-themed plum wine and juice made using plums cultivated by Isayama’s own family. Each bottle’s label is superimposed with a gorgeous illustration of a popular character from the series’ anime incarnation. Furthermore, the limited time promotion is being offered through Hibiki no Sato’s online webstore only.

There are two limited edition sets to choose from–one containing alcoholic plum wine, and one containing non-alcoholic plum juice for the younger crowd. Only people aged 20 years or older can order the plum wine, in compliance with Japan’s alcohol drinking laws.

▼The two sets to choose from

Let’s look at each of the sets in greater detail.

1. Attack on Titan limited edition labeled set of umeshu (three bottles of 500 ml [16.9 oz] each)

This set contains limited edition character labels and a bonus cosmetics case, all for 6,499 yen (US$55.28), tax included. The three types of umeshu are as follows:

Erwin’s umeshu (matured yumehibiki variety; 20% alcohol content)
Hange’s (seemingly rendered here as “Hans”) umeshu (minami koume no kodawari variety; 14% alcohol content)
Levi’s black tea umeshu (earl grey tea variety; 14% alcohol content)

▼Beautifully designed bottles featuring Hange, Levi, and Erwin

This set can be ordered here on Hibiki no Sato’s official website (domestic orders only).

2. Attack on Titan limited edition labeled set of non-alcoholic “vibrato” plum juice (three bottles of 180 ml [6.1 oz] each)

This set contains limited edition character labels and a bonus cosmetics case, all for 2,000 yen ($17.01), tax included. The three types of plum juice are as follows:

Eren’s plum juice (tree ripened vibrato plum variety)
Mikasa’s plum juice (tree ripened vibrato plum variety)
Armin’s plum juice (tree ripened vibrato plum variety)

▼More beautifully designed bottles featuring Armin, Eren, and Mikasa

This set can be ordered here on Hibiki no Sato’s official website (domestic orders only).

In addition, you may have noticed a fourth plum juice bottle in one of the pictures above featuring fan-favorite character Levi. This special bottle can only be purchased in-person at Oyama’s Hibiki no Sato store. Sounds like as good an excuse as any to take a trip down to Oita Prefecture!

Sources/Images: Japaaan, Hibiki no Sato