Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom Vol. 78 holds at No. 1 for the second consecutive week on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, for the chart released Feb. 5.
The Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data, and social media activity. After debuting at No. 1 last week, the latest Kingdom volume maintains its lead after remaining within the top 3 for both physical stores and e-books.
Following at No. 2 is Idol Keieisha by SUPER EIGHT’s Tadayoshi Okura. Okura, who is involved in mentoring junior artists, outlines the “45 rules” he sets for himself in his first book. The volume leads the EC (e-commerce) metric and enters at No. 2 overall.
The final installment of Yu Yoshinaga’s romance manga Shujin Koi Nikki Vol. 12 comes in at No. 3 while the latest volume of Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio (Arpeggio of Blue Steel) hits No. 4 after topping e-books.
Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s Japan Book Hot 100, tracking the period from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1.
(Numbers in parentheses indicate the title’s metric placements for physical stores, EC, e-books, subscriptions, and social media, top 20 only. English title given if translations or adaptations exist.)
1. Kingdom Vol. 78, Yasuhisa Hara (1・-・3・-・-)
2. Idol Keieisha, Tadayoshi Okura (-・1・-・-・-)
3. Shujin Koi Nikki Vol. 12, Yu Yoshinaga (9・-・2・-・-)
4. Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio (Arpeggio of Blue Steel) Vol. 30, Ark Performance (-・-・1・-・-)
5. Kizumono no Hanayome Vol. 10, Midori Yuma, Mamenosuke Fujimaru (7・-・4・-・-)
6. Medalist Vol. 14, Tsurumaikada (4・-・5・-・-)
7. Cafe no Kaerimichi, Teru Shimazu (13・3・-・-・9)
8. Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari (Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You) Vol. 8, Jinushi (3・19・-・-・-)
9. Naruse wa Tenka wo Toriniiku, Mina Miyajima (-・-・-・1・3)
10. Kyoya Honda Photo Book: ECHOES, Kyoya Honda, Saki Omi (2・-・-・-・-)