Orion Blue Berry Bottle Ramune Candy

Blueberry Ramune has the most dramatic history of any product in Orion’s Mini Series.

It launched in April 1983 — the fifth variety in the lineup, following Cola, Sour, Orange, and Peach — and was then discontinued.

The reason Orion gives for its return is the one that most clearly explains what dagashi culture means to the people who grew up with it: customers kept asking.

The product came back in December 1990, and has been in continuous production since.

The 2025 packaging refresh was the most recent update to a bottle whose core identity has been unchanged for over three decades.

The flavor is the sweet-tart combination that blueberry produces when it is concentrated into a candy format: deeply fruited and slightly earthy in the background, with a tartness that is more complex than lemon or peach and a sweetness that builds through the piece rather than arriving all at once.

Grape pigment and gardenia extract provide the deep blue-purple color that is instantly recognizable as blueberry before the first bite.

Calcium carbonate is present in the formulation alongside the standard sugar and starch syrup base, adding a mild mineral note and the calcium that the label is able to highlight as a nutritional feature.

The tablets are the firm, chewable type that defines the Mini Series — not dissolving, but breaking down through chewing and releasing the blueberry fragrance gradually.

Orion describes the experience as the sweet-sour aroma of blueberry filling the mouth, which is accurate and understates how much effort they went through to bring this particular flavor back.

About this item
Item Name : Blue Berry
Brand : Orion
Item Form : Candy
Number of Items : 9g (Bottle of 1)