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 began serialization in Square Enix's Manga Up! in April 2020.
| Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle | |
 Cover of the first light novel volume, featuring Yuuko 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 | |
| Imprint | Gagaga Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | June 18, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 8 + 1 short story collection |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiromu |
| Illustrated by | Bobcat |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Manga Up! |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 12, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
Plot
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.[2] As of June 2023, eight volumes and one short stories volume have been released.[3]
In July 2021, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[4]
In 2022, the government of Fukui budgeted 6 million yen for a pop-culture tourism campaign collaboration with Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle.[5]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 18, 2019[2] | 978-4-09-451796-5 | March 15, 2022[1] | 978-1-97-533905-0 |
| 2 | October 18, 2019[6] | 978-4-09-451816-0 | August 16, 2022[7] | 978-1-97-533906-7 |
| 3 | April 17, 2020[8] | 978-4-09-451841-2 | February 21, 2023[9] | 978-1-97-533907-4 |
| 4 | September 18, 2020[10] | 978-4-09-451866-5 | June 20, 2023[11] | 978-1-97-533908-1 |
| 5 | April 20, 2021[12] | 978-4-09-451899-3 | November 21, 2023[13] | 978-1-97-534795-6 |
| 6 | August 19, 2021[14] | 978-4-09-453022-3 | April 23, 2024[15] | 978-1-97-534797-0 |
| 6.5 | March 18, 2022[16] | 978-4-09-453060-5 | September 17, 2024[17] | 978-1-97-536029-0 |
| 7 | August 18, 2022[18] | 978-4-09-453085-8 | — | — |
| 8 | June 20, 2023[3] | 978-4-09-453126-8 | — | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bobcat, began serialization in Square Enix's Manga Up! website on April 12, 2020.[19] As of July 2023, the individual chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes.[20]
At Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced they would also publish the manga adaptation in English.[21]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 18, 2020[22] | 978-4-75-756849-5 | July 12, 2022[23] | 978-1-97-534498-6 |
| 2 | February 5, 2021[24] | 978-4-75-757078-8 | October 11, 2022[25] | 978-1-97-534500-6 |
| 3 | August 19, 2021[26] | 978-4-75-757427-4 | May 23, 2023[27] | 978-1-97-536137-2 |
| 4 | March 18, 2022[28] | 978-4-7575-7788-6 | September 19, 2023[29] | 978-1-97-537151-7 |
| 5 | November 7, 2022[30] | 978-4-7575-8233-0 | January 23, 2024[31] | 978-1-97-537401-3 |
| 6 | July 6, 2023[20] | 978-4-7575-8642-0 | June 18, 2024[32] | 978-1-97-539162-1 |
Reception
In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked first in the bunkobon category in 2021 and 2022.[33] The series has over 280,000 copies in circulation.[34]
References
External links
- Light novel official website at Gagaga Bunko (in Japanese)
- Manga official website at Square Enix (in Japanese)
- Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia