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
Volumes8 + 1 short story collection
Manga
Written byHiromu
Illustrated byBobcat
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineManga UP!
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 12, 2020 – present
Volumes6

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.

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]978-4-09-451796-5March 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]978-4-09-451899-3November 21, 2023[13]978-1-97-534795-6
6 August 19, 2021[14]978-4-09-453022-3April 16, 2024[15]978-1-97-534797-0
6.5 March 18, 2022[16]978-4-09-453060-5——
7 August 18, 2022[17]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.[18] As of July 2023, the individual chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes.[19]

At Anime NYC 2021, Yen Press announced they would also publish the manga adaptation in English.[20]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 18, 2020[21]978-4-75-756849-5July 12, 2022[22]978-1-97-534498-6
2 February 5, 2021[23]978-4-75-757078-8October 11, 2022[24]978-1-97-534500-6
3 August 19, 2021[25]978-4-75-757427-4May 23, 2023[26]978-1-97-536137-2
4 March 18, 2022[27]978-4-7575-7788-6September 19, 2023[28]978-1-97-537151-7
5 November 7, 2022[29]978-4-7575-8233-0January 23, 2024[30]978-1-97-537401-3
6 July 6, 2023[19]978-4-7575-8642-0——

Reception

In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked first in the bunkobon category in 2021 and 2022.[31] The series has over 280,000 copies in circulation.[32]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ８" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  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 May 31, 2023.
  14. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ６" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  16. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ６．５" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  17. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか ７" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  18. ↑ "『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.
  19. 1 2 "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 6" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 1" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  23. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 2" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 2 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  25. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 3" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 3 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  27. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 4" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  29. ↑ "千歳くんはラムネ瓶のなか 5" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  31. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 27, 2021). "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2022 Series Ranking (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  32. ↑ "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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