Fuyumi Ono’s Yumi no Kishi: Juni Kokuki The single hit number 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 chart released on September 24, tracking the week from September 14 to 20.
The title is the first new installment of the popular fantasy novel series in seven years Juni Kokuki (twelve states), is celebrating its 35th anniversary. It tops three metrics – brick-and-mortar, e-commerce (EC) and social media – and claims a decisive lead at No. 1 with more than three times the points of the runner-up.
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Last week’s number 1, onna no sono no hoshi Vol. 5, a comedy manga set in an all-girls high school, slipped to No. 2 while remaining at No. 1 for e-books. hirohiko araki’s jojolands Vol. 9 comes in at No. 3, holding No. 3 in both brick-and-mortar and e-books.
Debuting at number 4 From Pan Dorobo to Sasurai RamenThe eighth installment in Keiko Shibata’s popular picture book series. pan dorobo. The book is an upbeat, heartwarming story that follows Pan Dorobo (literally, “Bread Thief”) when he arrives on the snowy island of Buruburu.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity. Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s list.
(Numbers in parentheses indicate title’s metric placement for brick-and-mortar, EC, e-books, subscription, and social media, top 20 only. English title is given if translations or adaptations exist.)
1. Yumi no Kishi: Juni KokukiFuyumi Ono (1/1/-/-/1)
2. onna no sono no hoshi Vol. 5, Yama Vayama (4/-/1/-/-)
3. jojolands Vol. 9, Hirohiko Araki (3/11/3/-/-)
4. From Pan Dorobo to Sasurai RamenKeiko Shibata (2/6/-/-/-)
5. Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki (in clear moonlight twilight) Vol. 11, Mika Yamamori (5/-/5/-/-)
6. yen no kiokuKeigo Higashino (12/-/-/13/9)
7. in a megachurchRyo Asai (–/–/–/2/3)
8. Shiki Vol. 2: Ruri to HariKaoru Takada (6/-/-/-/-)
9. Nanji, Hoshi no GotokuYu Nagira (–/–/–/1/5)
10. Hakucho to Komori (Crime) Part 1, Keigo Higashino (8/-/-/-/-)