The first cour of the Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle TV anime is set to return at the end of March with the “Asuka Arc,” a trailer and visual for which have been released. AT-X will be the first to debut Episode 11 by dropping it on March 30 at 11:30 PM JST, followed by Episode 12 and 13 on March 31 at 6 PM JST.
Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle began airing on October 7, with the first cour encountering a delay midway into its run due to “production circumstances.” Because of that delay, Episode 6 aired on December 2 instead of November 11, and Episodes 11 to 13 were pushed out of December.
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The split-cour anime is an adaptation of the light novel series written by Hiromu and illustrated by raemz. Yen Press describes the first volume’s synopsis as such:
Being popular isn’t easy. It’s hard to beat Saku Chitose. The most popular kid in his high school? Check. An ironclad reputation that can weather even vicious online attacks? Check. A group of friends as attractive on the outside as they are inside? Check. But when a teacher asks for his help bringing back a student who has been shut away in his room for months, Saku’s perfect world will never be the same. What is this, some kind of normie harem story…?
The Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle light novel series, which is published under Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko label, began in 2019 and has nine main volumes as of August 2024. There is a manga adaptation published by Square Enix.
Crunchyroll, the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel, and Bilibili stream the anime.
Staff
• Director: Yuji Tokuno (storyboard artist and episode director for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 20, OSHI NO KO Episode 10, YAIBA: Samurai Legend Episode 6).
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Naruhisa Arakawa (More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers)
• Scriptwriter: Hiromu
• Character designer: Sumie Kinoshita (Spy Classroom)
• Animation production: Feel.
Cast
• Shogo Sakata as Saku Chitose
• Manaka Iwami as Yuko Hiiragi
• Hina Yomiya as Yua Uchida
• Ikumi Hasegawa as Yuzuki Nanase
• Rumi Okubo as Haru Aomi
• Chika Anzai as Asuka Nishino
Sources: KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel, Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle anime website
