Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka

In Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka, Saku Chitose enters his second year of high school carrying a strange online reputation: on niche internet forums, he is branded "Class 5's womanizing scumbag," a rumor spread by people jealous of how popular he is. The label follows him in those corners of the internet, yet at school Saku remains the dependable student his classmates admire and the model student his teachers trust. When a new school year begins, Saku reconnects with old friends and meets new ones, all of them part of the school's social elite. His routine shifts when his homeroom teacher gives him a difficult assignment: convince his shut-in classmate, Kenta Yamazaki, to return to school. Saku heads to Kenta's house expecting a quick task, only to discover that Kenta is firmly and fully on the Saku hate train and has no intention of making things easy. To protect his spotless image and get Kenta back into class, Saku has to win him over while navigating the complicated social world around him. Between rumors, rivalries, and shifting friendships, Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka follows a teenager trying to balance popularity, perception, and genuine connection in a school environment where every social move matters.