Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
Japanese manga series
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk (上伊那ぼたん、酔へる姿は百合の花, Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana; lit. 'Kamiina Botan, Her Drunken Appearance Like a Lily Flower') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hey. It has been serialized on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross web service since March 2019. Eight volumes have been released as of May 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Soigne premiered in April 2026.
| Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 上伊那ぼたん、酔へる姿は百合の花 (Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hey |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Young Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Champion Cross |
| Original run | March 19, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takashi Sakuma |
| Written by | Yoko Yonaiyama |
| Music by | Kana Hashiguchi |
| Studio | Soigne |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV, TVS |
| Original run | April 11, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 11 |
Plot
The series follows Botan Kamiina, a university student who lives in Chichibu, Saitama. She drinks for the first time after encountering Ibuki Tonami, her dorm's leader. Ibuki, who has trouble drinking in public, quickly develops a friendship with Botan, becoming drinking partners with her. As a newcomer to drinking, Botan spends her time trying different kinds of alcohol.
Characters
- Botan Kamiina (上伊那 ぼたん, Kamiina Botan)
- Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[2]
- The title character, she is a 20-year-old university student who originally came from Nagano Prefecture. She does not like drinking carbonated drinks as they make her burp. She drinks for the first time after her encounter with Ibuki, being curious about what she was drinking. She has a fondness for seafood due to coming from a landlocked prefecture. She is afraid of thunder due to an incident when she was 10 years old. As of Chapter 27, she is in a romantic relationship with Ibuki.
- Ibuki Tonami (砺波 いぶき, Tonami Ibuki)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[3]
- A third-year university student originally from Toyama Prefecture and the dorm supervisor of Botan's dormitory. She likes to drink alcohol, but avoids drinking in public as she is conscious of the hiccups she gets from drinking. She develops a close friendship with Botan after they become drinking partners, leading to them often hanging out together. As of Chapter 27, she is in a romantic relationship with Botan.
- Kanade Gujō (郡上 かなで, Gujō Kanade)
- Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[4]
- A graduate student originally from Gifu Prefecture who is currently in her first year of her master's degree. She has feelings for Ibuki and is disappointed in how Ibuki became close to Botan.
- Yaeka Kitamori (北杜 やえか, Kitamori Yaeka)
- Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[5]
- A second-year university student originally from Yamanashi Prefecture. She is fond of the outdoors and has a close friendship with Akane. She later gets a motorcycle license.
- Akane Yusa (遊佐 あかね, Yusa Akane)
- Voiced by: Yurina Amami[6]
- A second-year university student and a good friend of Yaeka. She inherited a strong interest in music from her parents, and plays guitar in a band called YOus!R. She later considers dropping out of college.
- Chang Chin-Lan (張 景嵐)
- Voiced by: Maki Kawase[7]
- A student originally from Yilan, Taiwan. She develops feelings for Kanade and is aware of her crush on Ibuki.
Media
Manga
The series is written and illustrated by Hey. It began serialization on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross manga service on March 19, 2019.[1] The first tankōbon volume was published on January 20, 2020;[8] eight volumes have been released as of May 2026.[9]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | January 20, 2020[10] | 978-4-253-14236-6 |
| 2 | December 18, 2020[11] | 978-4-253-14237-3 |
| 3 | March 17, 2022[12] | 978-4-253-14238-0 |
| 4 | June 20, 2023[13] | 978-4-253-14239-7 |
| 5 | August 20, 2024[14] | 978-4-253-14240-3 |
| 6 | March 18, 2025[15] | 978-4-253-31416-9 |
| 7 | October 20, 2025[16] | 978-4-253-00470-1 |
| 8 | May 20, 2026[9] | 978-4-253-01364-2 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 12, 2025. The series is produced by Aniplex, animated by Soigne and directed by Takashi Sakuma, with Shuntarō Tozawa serving as assistant director, Yoko Yonaiyama writing series scripts, Kou Yoshinari designing the characters, and Kana Hashiguchi composing the music.[17] It premiered on April 11, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[2][a] The opening theme song is "Mebuku Toki" (芽吹くとき; 'Time to Sprout'), performed by yonige, while the ending theme song is "Kanjō Glass" (感情グラス; 'Emotional Glass'), performed by the six main cast members.[18] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[19] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[20]
Episodes
| No. | Title [21][22] | Directed by [21] | Written by [21] | Storyboarded by [21] | Animation directed by [21] | Original release date [23][a] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Takashi Sakuma | Yōko Yonaiyama | Takashi Sakuma | Miyachi | April 11, 2026 | |
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While visiting a festival with her housemates, Botan Kamiina runs off to find Ibuki Tonami, who separated from the group. Botan sees Ibuki drinking a highball by herself, as Ibuki explains she drinks in secret to hide her hiccups. Botan expresses interest in trying the highball despite having no experience with alcohol, and Ibuki muses they are sharing an indirect kiss. Botan playfully teases Ibuki on her cuteness while drinking the highball, flustering the latter. Botan later invites Ibuki to a drinking session at her dorm room, with Ibuki bringing Kyoho wine for the occasion. Botan continues teasing Ibuki on her experience with alcohol, and Ibuki shares her surprise with Botan's playful and unrestrained attitude when drinking. Kanade Gujō encounters them bonding late at night, leading her to invite Botan to drink sake. Kanade implicitly reveals her feelings for Ibuki after asking Botan if Ibuki would invite her to a drinking session, so Botan teases her. Meanwhile, Ibuki reflects on Botan stating she is interested in her. | |||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Yūsuke Yamamoto | Yōko Yonaiyama | Yūsuke Yamamoto | Yūsuke Matsuo[b] | April 18, 2026 | |
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Kanade fails to have Ibuki drink with her, so she invites Botan to a liquor store. They drink samples of shōchū and purchase it, while Kanade continues to see Botan's closeness to Ibuki. Kanade and Botan are however dismayed to see Ibuki not drinking at the dorm's hotpot. Botan and Ibuki are then dragged by housemate Yaeka Kitamori to a trip to Nagatoro after arguing with Akane Yusa. Yaeka struggles to apologize to Akane as they drink beer by the riverside. Yaeka shares how she and Akane bonded through their love of traveling and wonders why they argued. Botan points out the misunderstanding, prompting Yaeka to properly apologize and promise to Akane on taking her to Nagatoro. Botan and Ibuki later travel to a boutique selling clothes and alcohol in Tokyo, where Botan hears the boutique owner talk to Ibuki on bringing a companion. Botan joins them in drinking semi-sparkling wine and flirts with Ibuki on having their ears pierced and wearing matching earrings, leaving the latter bashful. | |||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Katsuya Shigehara | Hideaki Shirasaka | Gin-san | Gin-san | April 25, 2026 | |
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During a thunderstorm, Botan asks Ibuki to join her in her sleep. Ibuki accepts and brings absinthe to use as a nightcap, where Botan becomes shocked at its high alcohol volume. Botan shares her confusion and joy in drinking absinthe, a sentiment with which Ibuki sympathizes. Ibuki shares her enjoyment in spending time with Botan before sleeping. The next day, the two girls assist Akane in carrying her belongings to the dorm. Akane shows off her vinyl records, which she received from her father, and plays them using a record player gifted by Yaeka. Deeply moved by the sound coming from the record player, Akane leaves to call Yaeka and thank her for "the best gift." Left alone, Botan and Ibuki share Akane's India pale ale while listening to music, during which Botan invites Ibuki to a private onsen. Later on, they travel to a bathhouse and are greeted with a view of the ocean, which Botan had specially booked. Botan and Ibuki drink sake and relax, agreeing to call each other on a first-name basis. Ibuki confesses she can no longer imagine herself drinking without Botan, surprising and flustering the latter. Meanwhile, Kanade voices her jealousy towards Botan and Ibuki's growing intimacy to a confused Akane and Yaeka at a bar. | |||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Hidenori Makino | Tomoko Shinozuka | Shuntarō Tozawa | Norie Igawa | May 2, 2026 | |
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The housemates travel to Mitsumine Shrine and voice awe at Akane being able to drive manual transmission. Kanade attempts to drive to impress Ibuki but fails. After arriving at the shrine, Ibuki and Botan sneak out to buy sake at the shrine's liquor store. The two then find a matchmaking shrine, and they fill out their names. Kanade continues to think on Botan and Ibuki's intimacy, as she invites Botan to play games with her on her console while drinking chūhai. Botan and Kanade enjoy themselves in the games, and Kanade reveals she wishes to see Ibuki drink publicly again before dozing off with Botan. Sometime later, Botan, Ibuki, and Yaeka go sightseeing at Kawagoe, and Yaeka jealously tells them to forget about Akane not joining them. Yaeka brings them to a foot spa cafe, where Botan notices her toenail polish matches Akane's. Yaeka impulsively demands them not to match their polish before offering a different shade and leaving, much to Botan and Ibuki's confusion. Ibuki surmises the polish holds sentimental value for Yaeka and Akane, so Botan asks her to apply the polish offered by Yaeka for their own nails. | |||||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Shuntarō Tozawa | Tomono Shinozuka | Shuntarō Tozawa | Takuya Miyahara & Akerora | May 9, 2026 | |
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Botan and Ibuki visit a discreet bar and order a salty dog. Ibuki assumes they are the only customers and confidently drinks at the counter, only for other patrons to arrive. A shameful Ibuki moves her and Botan to a table to hide her hiccups. Ibuki tearfully reveals how she was told of her hiccups being obnoxious, bringing trauma and causing her to drink in secret out of fear of being mocked again. Botan retorts she does not find her obnoxious, easing Ibuki's worries. Later at the dorm, Kanade, Botan, and Akane distill a mixture of strawberry and Scotch whisky based on umeshu. Kanade admits to Botan that she made the whisky mixture with Ibuki in mind. Botan urges Kanade to invite Ibuki on an outing. Kanade and Ibuki take a detour to a flower field in Yamanashi, and Kanade offers they drink the whisky together. Ibuki reluctantly declines, leaving Kanade hurt on seeing Ibuki hesitate around her. Kanade smokes a cigarette to cope, as Ibuki grabs it to smoke as well and apologizes for not accommodating her. | |||||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Katsuya Shigehara | Yōko Yonaiyama | Katsuya Shigehara | Jura & Kiyakiya | May 16, 2026 | |
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Taiwanese exchange student Chang Chin-Lan moves into the dorm for the upcoming semester. She joins Botan and Ibuki in exploring a limestone cave, but Chang becomes frightened by its cold and cramped atmosphere. Botan guides her to the cave's exit by holding her hand, and a grateful Chang invites her to go drinking at a bar. Ibuki grows jealous of Chang's brazenness and joins them, despite recalling her previous trauma. Ibuki sets aside her trauma and drinks Chang's beer after hearing her plans to have private drinking sessions with Botan. Ibuki later rents a hostel for the group, as Botan assists a drunk Chang to their room. Chang voices her gratitude to Botan and deduces that she likes Ibuki before sleeping. Botan and Ibuki then drink more alcohol at the hostel's common room, where Ibuki regards Botan as a special person in her life even after exposing her drinking hiccups to Chang, and they hold hands. Elsewhere, Yaeka and Akane leave a party and discuss their individual concerns. Akane proclaims her wish to become one with Yaeka upon seeing how much they complement each other, flustering Yaeka. | |||||||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Kōsuke Kuremizu | Tomoko Shinozuka | Yūsuke Yamamoto | Hiroaki Satō | May 23, 2026 | |
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Ibuki, Kanade, and Chang go hiking around Mount Bukō as Botan and Akane stay behind to assist a feverish Yaeka. The group travels to the summit, where a skeptical Ibuki gradually understands the appeal of mountaineering. Ibuki learns of a sake distilled from Mount Bukō's water, motivating her to complete the hike. Ibuki later invites Botan to a planetarium at Tokyo Skytree, during which they drink beer and discuss their love of outer space. Botan declares on wanting to understand Ibuki better, leading Ibuki to request Botan on referring to each other on an intimate level. Back at the dorm, Kanade spends time with Chang while waiting for their housemates to return. Chang declines on having Kanade apply moisturizer on her and tastes her bottle of aged sake. Kanade admits the bottle was a gift from Ibuki and wistfully expresses her desire to learn about Ibuki's disposition. Hearing this, Chang states she wants to know Kanade more and asks she apply lip mask to her face, catching Kanade off-guard. | |||||||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Shunsuke Okubo | Tomoko Shinozuka | Shunsuke Okubo | Shunsuke Okubo | May 30, 2026 | |
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After practicing with her band for a gig, Akane wonders on her band's commitment to music and her future. She later meets with Yaeka, Botan, and Chang, where they notice Akane's moodiness. Yaeka tries to ask the brooding Akane on her worries while traveling around Tokyo, though Akane is evasive. Chang and Botan separate from the group and visit a bar. Chang asks Botan if she and Ibuki are dating. Botan denies the claim but admits her feelings for Ibuki, causing Chang to bluntly point out how Botan may be leading Ibuki on. A few days later, Botan and Ibuki travel to Okutama and buy craft beer before heading to the river to relax. The two girls enjoy their time drinking and Ibuki thanks Botan for accompanying her in their outing. Botan begins to think on Chang's words and walks further down the river much to Ibuki's surprise. | |||||||
| 9 | "Episode 9" | Hironori Tanaka | Hideaki Shirasaka | Hironori Tanaka | Hironori Tanaka | June 6, 2026 | |
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Kanade and Chang hold a small party at Ibuki's room and drink gin and tonic. Although Ibuki is hesitant after being reminded of her trauma, she drinks the gin much to Kanade's astonishment. Ibuki admits to Kanade and Chang on how spending time with Botan made her enjoy drinking alcohol again. Upon seeing Kanade's dour reaction, Chang offers her mead. Chang later takes Kanade on a trip to Mount Takao at the start of autumn as part of Chang's plan to cheer up Kanade. Elsewhere, Botan and Ibuki head to a cottage to relax and go stargazing. A distant Botan reflects on Ibuki regarding her as a special person. Botan voices her intent to privately talk to Ibuki, but she delays it out of fear of assuming she does not reciprocate her feelings. The two girls later take a bath together, where Ibuki declares her desire to be more than friends with Botan. Botan and Ibuki tearfully confirm their love for each other and share their first kiss underneath a starry night sky. | |||||||
| 10 | "Episode 10" | Yoshiko Okuda | Tomoko Shinozuka | Yoshiko Okuda | Jura & Takuma Yamasaki | June 13, 2026 | |
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While visiting an art gallery, Kanade talks to Chang on her conflicting feelings towards Botan and Ibuki dating and hesitation to directly confront her own feelings. Chang takes her to a bar to collect herself and discuss their shared interest in the arts, during which Kanade asks Chang if she likes someone. Chang plainly admits to Kanade that she likes her, and voices her intention to be by her side if Kanade feels lost. Later, Botan, Akane, and Yaeka hang out at a live house. Yaeka shares to Botan her annoyance towards Akane focusing on herself, though she confesses on feeling at ease with Akane's singing. Botan secretly messages Akane to perform a cover of Yaeka's favorite song, which successfully catches Yaeka's attention. Yaeka joins Akane in singing together, leaving Botan satisfied. The housemates then hold a party at the dorm while talking to Ibuki, who is currently away, through a video call. Ibuki grows jealous at seeing her housemates drink shōchū without her. | |||||||
| 11 | "Episode 11" | Hisashi Sugawara | Hideaki Shirasaka | Magnific Singer Mel | Takuya Miyahara | June 20, 2026 | |
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Chang and Kanade dine at a restaurant and talk about the films Kanade has watched, including those from Taiwanese cinema. Chang casually expresses her love for Kanade's enthusiasm and interprets it as Kanade becoming interested in her. Meanwhile, Botan and Ibuki go shopping for winter clothes and cosmetics, where a bashful Ibuki picks out her perfume with Botan's help. Botan sees how Ibuki only shows enthusiasm around alcohol and worries that she may not feel the same while spending time with her. Sometime later, Akane, who continues to ruminate on her future, asks Botan to join her at a cafe to drink beer and smoke hookah. Akane and Botan sense each other's concerns and decide to open up. Akane reveals her decision to drop out of college to pursue her passion for music, adding that Yaeka has no knowledge of it. Botan supports Akane's decision and discloses her worries on her relationship with Ibuki. After returning to the dorm, Botan is reminded of Akane stating she wants her passion to consume her. | |||||||
Notes
- De facto via animation director credits