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Phoenix Gramedia Licenses Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Light Novels

Kadokawa and Gramedia's Phoenix Gramedia company announced on April 28 that it has licensed Hiromu and raemz' Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka) light novel series. The announcement did not reveal when the book will begin releasing.

Yen Press is releasing the light novels and manga in North America, and it describes the story:

As far as normies go, it's hard to beat Saku Chitose. The most popular kid in his high school? Check. An ironclad reputation that can even weather vicious online attacks? Check. A group of friends who are as attractive on the outside as they are on the inside? Check. But when a teacher asks Saku to help a student who has been shut away in his room for months reacclimate to school life, his perfect world will never be the same. What is this, some kinda normie harem story?

Hiromu and raemz debuted the original light novel series in June 2019, and the "volume 9.5" (the 12th overall volume) of the novel series shipped in October 2025.

Bobcat launched the manga adaptation of the novels on Square Enix's Manga UP! website in April 2020, and Square Enix published the manga's eighth compiled book volume in March 2025. Shogakukan Asia is releasing the manga in Southeast Asia. 

The novels inspired a television anime that premiered in October 2025. The sixth episode had been delayed from November 11 to December 2 due to circumstances with production. The series then aired the seventh episode on December 7, the eighth episode on December 16, the ninth episode on December 23, and the 10th episode on December 30. The staff then announced on December 30 episodes 11-13 would air and stream in spring. Episodes 11-13 aired on March 30-31. The anime will have a second part that will air this year.

Source: Phoenix Gramedia's X/Twitter account via Kaori Nusantara