Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle

Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle (Japanese: 千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか, Hepburn: Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hiromu and illustrated by raemz. Shogakukan published the first volume under its Gagaga Bunko imprint in June 2019. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Bobcat was serialized in Square Enix's Manga Up! from April 2020 to February 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Feel is set to premiere in October 2025.

Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle
Cover of the first light novel volume, featuring Yūko Hiiragi
千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written by	Hiromu
Illustrated by	raemz
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Gagaga Bunko
Original run	June 18, 2019 – present
Volumes	9 + 1 short story collection
Manga
Written by	Hiromu
Illustrated by	Bobcat
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Manga Up!
Original run	April 12, 2020 – February 8, 2025
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Yūji Tokuno
Written by	Naruhisa Arakawa Hiromu
Studio	Feel
Licensed by	Remow
Original run	October 2025 – scheduled

Plot

Saku Chitose, a popular boy and class president, is the leader of a group of students named Team Chitose. Among its members is Yūko Hiiragi, a female student who has feelings for him, though he is unaware. One day, Saku is asked by a teacher to convince a shut-in student, Kenta Yamazaki, to return to school. The series follows Saku, Yūko, and the other members of Team Chitose helping other students deal with their problems.

Characters

Saku Chitose (千歳 朔, Chitose Saku)

Voiced by: Junpei Baba (drama CD, audiobooks), Shogo Sakata (anime)^[2]

He is the most popular boy in school and is the leader of Team Chitose. He used to play baseball.

Kenta Yamazaki (山崎 健太, Yamazaki Kenta)

Voiced by: Kōki Miyata (drama CD, audiobooks)

A student who stopped going to school. He returns to school thanks to Saku's help and develops a friendship with the members of Team Chitose.

Yūko Hiiragi (柊夕 湖, Hīragi Yūko)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi (drama CD, audiobooks), Manaka Iwami (anime)^[2]

A popular and beautiful student who is a member of the tennis club.

Yua Uchida (内田 優空, Uchida Yua)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (drama CD, audiobooks), Hina Yōmiya (anime)^[2]

A member of the brass club. She serves a straight man role in Team Chitose.

Haru Aomi (青海 陽, Aomi Haru)

Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki (drama CD, audiobooks), Rumi Okubo (anime)^[2]

An energetic girl who is the captain of the school basketball team.

Yuzuki Nanase (七瀬 悠月, Nanase Yuzuki)

Voiced by: Yurina Amami (drama CD, audiobooks), Ikumi Hasegawa (anime)^[2]

Asuka Nishino (西野 明日風, Nishino Asuka)

Voiced by: Kaya Okuno (drama CD, audiobooks), Chika Anzai (anime)^[2]

Media

Light novels

The series is written by Hiromu and illustrated by raemz; its first volume was published by Shogakukan under its Gagaga Bunko imprint on June 18, 2019.^[3] As of August 2024, nine volumes and one short stories volume have been released.^[4]

In July 2021, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.^[5]

In 2022, the government of Fukui budgeted 6 million yen for a pop-culture tourism campaign collaboration with Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle.^[6]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	June 18, 2019[3]	978-4-09-451796-5	March 15, 2022[1]	978-1-97-533905-0
2	October 18, 2019[7]	978-4-09-451816-0	August 16, 2022[8]	978-1-97-533906-7
3	April 17, 2020[9]	978-4-09-451841-2	February 21, 2023[10]	978-1-97-533907-4
4	September 18, 2020[11]	978-4-09-451866-5	June 20, 2023[12]	978-1-97-533908-1
5	April 20, 2021[13]	978-4-09-451899-3	November 21, 2023[14]	978-1-97-534795-6
6	August 19, 2021[15]	978-4-09-453022-3	April 23, 2024[16]	978-1-97-534797-0
6.5	March 18, 2022[17]	978-4-09-453060-5	September 17, 2024[18]	978-1-97-536029-0
7	August 18, 2022[19]	978-4-09-453085-8	October 14, 2025[20]	979-8-85-540574-3
8	June 20, 2023[21]	978-4-09-453126-8	—	—
9	August 20, 2024[4]	978-4-09-453203-6	—	—
DoES	August 20, 2025[22]	978-4-09-453257-9	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bobcat, was serialized in Square Enix's Manga Up! website from April 12, 2020,^[23] to February 8, 2025.^[24] Square Enix published the individual chapters in eight tankōbon volumes.^[25]

At Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced they would also publish the manga adaptation in English.^[26]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 18, 2020[27]	978-4-7575-6849-5	July 12, 2022[28]	978-1-97-534498-6
2	February 5, 2021[29]	978-4-7575-7078-8	October 11, 2022[30]	978-1-97-534500-6
3	August 19, 2021[31]	978-4-7575-7427-4	May 23, 2023[32]	978-1-97-536137-2
4	March 18, 2022[33]	978-4-7575-7788-6	September 19, 2023[34]	978-1-97-537151-7
5	November 7, 2022[35]	978-4-7575-8233-0	January 23, 2024[36]	978-1-97-537401-3
6	July 6, 2023[37]	978-4-7575-8642-0	June 18, 2024[38]	978-1-97-539162-1
7	August 19, 2024[39]	978-4-7575-9334-3	August 26, 2025[40]	979-8-85-541589-6
8	March 7, 2025[25]	978-4-7575-9714-3	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2024.^[41][42] The series will be produced by Feel and directed by Yūji Tokuno, with Naruhisa Arakawa handling series composition and writing the scripts alongside Hiromu and Sumie Kinoshita designing the characters.^[2] It is set to premiere in October 2025.^[43] Remow licensed the series.^[44]

Reception

In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked first in the bunkobon category in 2021 and 2022.^[45] The series has over 280,000 copies in circulation.^[46]

See also

• Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, another light novel series with the same illustrator
• Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky, another light novel series with the same illustrator