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Written by Ross Locksley on 08 Dec 2025
Crunchyroll have announced five new licenses for streaming next year at the Brazillian CCXP 2025. The award-winning wine0drama Drops of God will be joined by romantic comedy Tamon's B-Side, action fantasy Jack of All Trades, Party of None and slice-of life comedy Kujima: Why Sing, When you can Warble?
Synopses for each below:

Tamon's B-Side - January, 1st, 2026
Utage Kinoshita is a high school girl who works part-time as a housekeeper. She has devoted her life to her favorite idol, Tamon Fukuhara, from the group F/ACE. Then one day, Utage ends up being assigned to Tamon’s house! There she discovers that off-stage, he is nothing like his wild idol persona. A gloomy, introverted boy with no self-confidence, Utage still finds herself falling for him anyway.

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None - January 2026
Betrayed by his childhood friend and cast out of the Hero Party, Orhun Dura—once their loyal Enchanter—is branded by his former comrades as “a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none.” Alone, he sets out to forge a new path as a solo adventurer. His journey sparks explosive battles, deadly rivals, and unexpected allies—and he’ll rise to shatter every expectation. The ultimate solo comeback begins!

Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? - April 2026
In the fall of his first year of junior high school, Arata Kouda encountered a strange thing----. In this home comedy, a mysterious creature named “Kujima” brings new life to the Konohda family, where the atmosphere is slightly tense due to the concern for the eldest son, a ronin student who is preparing for the entrance examinations! By the way, the creature, who calls himself Kujima, speaks normal language and eats the same food as humans (or insects). Did he come from outer space, or did he...!

The Drops of God - 2026
The award-winning comic about wine that has been a hit not just all over Asia but also in France! Learn about legendary bottles as well as affordable secrets while enjoying a page-turner that’s not about superheroes but people with jobs to keep. When world-renowned wine critic Kanzaki passes away, his will reveals that his fortune of a wine collection isn’t bequeathed as a matter of course to his only son, who in a snub went to work sales at a beer company. To come into the inheritance, Shizuku must identify—in competition with a stellar young critic—twelve heaven-sent wines whose impressions the will describes in flowing terms…

Bungo Stray Dogs WAN! 2 - 2026
Bungo Stray Dogs: an action battle epic set in the bustling, fictional city of Yokohama, where the port winds howl as "gifteds" whose powers take after the giants of literature.
Could you believe that those characters of the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia, whose battles bring them to the edge of death, would come looking so adorable and minimalistic, just to jest and jive?!
Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.
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