2025 "Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle" Anime Premieres! 5 Highlights and Complete Guide to the First Episode
2025's Most Anticipated Fall Anime Officially Arrives
The highly anticipated 2025 Fall Anime "Chitose-kun is in the Ramune Bottle" (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka) finally began its official broadcast on October 7, 2025! This work, which won first place in "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!" for two consecutive years, is written by author Yume and depicts a youth ensemble drama from the unique perspective of a "popular/mainstream protagonist".
The anime adaptation announcement immediately sparked heated discussion among fans. With the broadcast of the first episode, the story revolving around school social hierarchies, interpersonal relationships, and self-growth has officially begun.
Episode 1 "Spring, The Hazy Moon I Look Up To" Key Plot Points Analysis
Story Setting: Fujishi High School, Fukui Prefecture
The story is set at Fujishi High School, a top-tier academic school in Fukui Prefecture. The protagonist, Chitose Saku (CV: Shogo Sakata), is a "super popular/mainstream student" who is perfect in academics, sports, and social skills.
He is always surrounded by a group of equally outstanding friends, living an enviable school life. However, his high popularity also comes with malicious attacks on anonymous school websites, but Saku is already accustomed to these.
Core Mission: Saving the Reclusive Classmate
In the spring of his second year of high school, Saku is given an unexpected task. His homeroom teacher, Iwanami Kuranosuke, entrusts him with helping a classmate who has long refused to attend school — Yamazaki Kenta.
To find out why Kenta became a "Hikikomori (social recluse)" and persuade him to return to school, Saku and his companion Uchida Yūa visit Kenta's home. However, they are met with a closed door and a situation where communication seems impossible.
How will Saku use his superior social skills and unique life philosophy to unravel the emotional knots of this reclusive classmate? This challenging "rehabilitation plan" becomes the core storyline in the early part of the story.
Complete Introduction of Main Characters
Chitose Saku (CV: Shogo Sakata)
- The protagonist of this work, a perfect popular student who reigns at the top of the school social pyramid
- Life motto: "If you can't live elegantly, it's no different from being dead"
- Appears frivolous on the surface but possesses a unique aesthetic for handling matters internally, skilled at reading people
Yamazaki Kenta (CV: Masaya Miyazaki)
- Saku's classmate, who has chosen long-term absence due to a certain incident
- Introverted personality, holds strong prejudices against "popular/mainstream students"
- Saku's primary target/task at the beginning of the story
Uchida Yūa (CV: Reina Ueda)
- A hard-working "self-made popular student", an important companion to Saku
- Serves as the straight man/realist in the group, with a serious and gentle personality
- Accompanies Saku on the visit to Kenta in the first episode
Iwanami Kuranosuke (CV: Yohei Azakami)
- A teacher at Fujishi High School, Saku's homeroom teacher
- Observant and perceptive, entrusts Saku with the important task of guiding Yamazaki Kenta
Anime Broadcast Information and Production Highlights
Broadcast Schedule and Format
- Premiere Date: Starting Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- Broadcast Format: Adopts a "split two-cour" format to ensure the complete presentation of the original story
- First Episode Feature: Episode 1 aired as an "extended premiere version"
Production Team
- Animation Production: Produced by feel. studio
- The studio has previously produced quality youth anime such as the "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" series
Why is This Anime Worth Watching?
"Chitose-kun is in the Ramune Bottle" is not just a school romance comedy; it deeply explores the inner struggles, adolescent confusion, and self-identity of boys and girls from different social strata.
Starting from the seemingly perfect perspective of a "popular student", it subverts the traditional narrative mode of school stories, offering a refreshing viewing experience. With the first episode aired, how will Chitose Saku tackle the challenge of the difficult reclusive classmate? What kind of chemical changes will occur in his relationships with his companions?
This dazzling and heart-wrenching youth ensemble drama awaits you to witness the growth and transformation of each character.