Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs.
The second cour of the Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle anime will begin airing on 13 October, with a new promotional video released alongside the announcement.
Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle
Premiere date: 13 October, 2026
Animation studio: feel.
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
Who is the new cast member joining Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle?
The newly-announced cast member is:
- Sora Amamiya as Mai Todo
The main cast of the anime consists of:
- Shōgo Sakata as Saku Chitose
- Manaka Iwami as Yuko Hiiragi
- Hina Yomiya as Yua Uchida
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Yuzuki Nanase
- Rumi Ōkubo as Haru Aomi
- Chika Anzai as Asuka Nishino
- Yōhei Azakami as Kuranosuke Iwanami
- Masaya Miyazaki as Kenta Yamazaki
Who are the staff members behind Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle?
The main staff members include:
- Original Work: Hiromu
- Original Character Design: raemz
- Director: Yuji Tokuno
- Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa
- Script: Hiromu, Naruhisa Arakawa
- Character Design: Sumie Kinoshita
- Animation Production: feel.
Cider Girl will perform the opening theme “Saku,” while aruma will perform the ending theme “Doko ni mo Ikenai Mama”.
What is Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle about?
The series is adapted from the novel written by Hiromu and illustrated by raemz. The first volume of the book series was published in June 2019 under Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Bobcat was serialised in Square Enix's Manga Up! platform from April 2020 to February 2025. Crunchyroll streams the first cour of the anime, and describes the story as:
Saku Chitose is a student at Fujishi High School, the most prestigious school in Fukui Prefecture. Outstanding in class, on the field, and in his social life, Saku attracts attention, good and bad. Naturally, he is surrounded by a circle of friends anyone would be happy to have. Now in the spring of his second year, with a new class, Saku is asked to help a shut-in classmate return to school life.