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Japanese light novel series

Cover of the first light novel volume, featuring Yūko Hiiragi
Genre Romantic comedy[1]
Written by Hiromu
Illustrated by raemz
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Imprint Gagaga Bunko
Original run June 18, 2019 – present
Volumes 9 + 2 short story collections
Written by Hiromu
Illustrated by Bobcat
Published by Square Enix
English publisher
Magazine Manga Up!
Original run April 12, 2020 – February 8, 2025
Volumes 8
Directed by Yūji Tokuno
Written by
Music by Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Studio Feel
Licensed by Remow
English network AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN, FBC, TVA, BS11
Original run October 7, 2025 – scheduled
Anime and manga portal

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.

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.

Saku Chitose (千歳 朔, Chitose Saku)
Voiced by: Junpei Baba [ja] (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.
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. She has a crush on Saku, though he is oblivious to this.
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 [ja] (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]
Kuranosuke Iwanami (岩波蔵之介, Iwanami Kuranosuke)
Voiced by: Yōhei Azakami (anime)[3]
Kenta Yamazaki (山崎 健太, Yamazaki Kenta)
Voiced by: Kōki Miyata (drama CD, audiobooks), Masaya Miyazaki [ja] (anime)[3]
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.

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.[4] As of August 2025, nine volumes and two short story volumes have been released.[5]

In July 2021, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[6]

In 2022, the government of Fukui budgeted JP¥6 million (US$40,500) for a pop-culture tourism campaign collaboration with Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle.[7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 18, 2019[4] 978-4-09-451796-5 March 15, 2022[1] 978-1-97-533905-0
2 October 18, 2019[8] 978-4-09-451816-0 August 16, 2022[9] 978-1-97-533906-7
3 April 17, 2020[10] 978-4-09-451841-2 February 21, 2023[11] 978-1-97-533907-4
4 September 18, 2020[12] 978-4-09-451866-5 June 20, 2023[13] 978-1-97-533908-1
5 April 20, 2021[14] 978-4-09-451899-3 November 21, 2023[15] 978-1-97-534795-6
6 August 19, 2021[16] 978-4-09-453022-3 April 23, 2024[17] 978-1-97-534797-0
6.5 March 18, 2022[18] 978-4-09-453060-5 September 17, 2024[19] 978-1-97-536029-0
7 August 18, 2022[20] 978-4-09-453085-8 October 14, 2025[21] 979-8-85-540574-3
8 June 20, 2023[22] 978-4-09-453126-8 — —
9 August 20, 2024[23] 978-4-09-453203-6 — —
DES August 20, 2025[5] 978-4-09-453257-9 — —
9.5 October 20, 2025[24] 978-4-09-453266-1 — —

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bobcat, was serialized in Square Enix‘s Manga Up! website from April 12, 2020,[25] to February 8, 2025.[26] Square Enix published the individual chapters in eight tankōbon volumes.[27]

At Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced they would also publish the manga adaptation in English.[28]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 18, 2020[29] 978-4-7575-6849-5 July 12, 2022[30] 978-1-97-534498-6
2 February 5, 2021[31] 978-4-7575-7078-8 October 11, 2022[32] 978-1-97-534500-6
3 August 19, 2021[33] 978-4-7575-7427-4 May 23, 2023[34] 978-1-97-536137-2
4 March 18, 2022[35] 978-4-7575-7788-6 September 19, 2023[36] 978-1-97-537151-7
5 November 7, 2022[37] 978-4-7575-8233-0 January 23, 2024[38] 978-1-97-537401-3
6 July 6, 2023[39] 978-4-7575-8642-0 June 18, 2024[40] 978-1-97-539162-1
7 August 19, 2024[41] 978-4-7575-9334-3 August 26, 2025[42] 979-8-85-541589-6
8 March 7, 2025[27] 978-4-7575-9714-3 — —

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2024.[43][44][45] It will be produced by Feel and directed by Yūji Tokuno, with Naruhisa Arakawa handling series composition and writing the scripts alongside Hiromu, Sumie Kinoshita designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music.[2][46] The series will air in two split cours on AT-X and other channels, with the first cours set to premiere on October 7, 2025.[47][48] For the first cours, the opening theme song is “Liar” (ライアー), performed by Kucci, while the ending theme song is “Kagerō” (陽炎; Heat Haze), performed by Cider Girl.[3][49] Remow licensed the series.[50]

In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked first in the bunkobon category in 2021 and 2022.[51] The series has over 280,000 copies in circulation.[52]

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