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 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)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written byHiromu
Illustrated byraemz
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintGagaga Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJune 18, 2019 – present
Volumes7 + 1 short story collection
Manga
Written byHiromu
Illustrated byBobcat
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
Yen Press
MagazineManga UP!
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 12, 2020 – present
Volumes5

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 August 2022, seven 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]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 18, 2019[2]978-4-09-451796-5March 15, 2022[1]978-1-97-533905-0
2 October 18, 2019[6]978-4-09-451816-0August 16, 2022[7]978-1-97-533906-7
3 April 17, 2020[8]978-4-09-451841-2February 21, 2023[9]978-1-97-533907-4
4 September 18, 2020[10]978-4-09-451866-5June 20, 2023[11]978-1-97-533908-1
5 April 20, 2021[12]978-4-09-451899-3September 19, 2023[13]978-1-97-537151-7
6 August 19, 2021[14]978-4-09-453022-3——
6.5 March 18, 2022[15]978-4-09-453060-5——
7 August 18, 2022[3]978-4-09-453085-8——
8 June 20, 2023[16]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.[17] As of November 2022, the individual chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes.[18]

At Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced they would also publish the manga adaptation in English.[19]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 18, 2020[20]978-4-75-756849-5July 12, 2022[21]978-1-97-534498-6
2 February 5, 2021[22]978-4-75-757078-8October 11, 2022[23]978-1-97-534500-6
3 August 19, 2021[24]978-4-75-757427-4May 23, 2023[25]978-1-97-536137-2
4 March 18, 2022[26]978-4-7575-7788-6——
5 November 7, 2022[18]978-4-7575-8233-0——

Reception

In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked first in the bunkobon category in 2021 and 2022.[27] The series has over 280,000 copies in circulation.[28]

References
  1. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ７" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. Mateo, Alex (July 23, 2021). "Yen Press Licenses 2 Manga, 2 Light Novels for January 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. 令和4年度当初予算の概要 (PDF) (in Japanese). Fukui. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ２" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ３" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  9. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  10. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ４" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  11. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  12. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ５" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  13. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  14. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ６" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ６．５" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  16. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ８" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  17. "『千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか』のコミカライズ連載が開始 新時代を告げる"リア充側"青春ラブコメ". LN News (in Japanese). April 11, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  18. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 5" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  19. Pineda, Rafael (November 20, 2021). "Yen Press Licenses Magia Record: Another Story, Chitose-kun Is In the Ramune Bottle Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  20. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 1" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  21. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  22. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 2" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  23. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 2 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  24. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 3" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  25. "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 3 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  26. "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 4" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  27. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 27, 2021). "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2022 Series Ranking (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  28. "累計２８万部突破！待望のコミックス２巻が好評発売中！" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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