Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece Vol. 114 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, on the list dated March 12.
The latest volume of the long-running series tops the chart this week with more than 30,000 points, claiming an overwhelming No. 1 in brick-and-mortar sales while also landing at No. 20 on the social media metric, already generating early buzz.
Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ (Modulo) Vol. 2 by Yuji Iwasaki and Gege Akutami follows at No. 2. The latest volume of the Jujutsu Kaisen spinoff tops e-books while coming in at No. 2 for physical stores and No. 3 for EC, landing within the top 3 across three metrics. The release also surpasses 20,000 total points, debuting at No. 2 with a lead of more than 10,000 points over the titles below. Meanwhile, Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ Vol. 1 also appears on the chart this week at No. 15.
Yuto Suzuki’s SAKAMOTO DAYS Vol. 26 bows at No. 3. The series — greenlit for a live-action film adaptation starring Snow Man’s Ren Meguro — places in the top 5 across two metrics: No. 2 in e-books and No. 5 in brick-and-mortar sales.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity. See the top 10 titles on this week’s list, tracking the period from Mar. 2 to Mar. 8.
(Numbers in parentheses indicate the title’s metric placements for brick-and-mortar, EC, e-books, subscriptions, and social media, top 20 only. English title given if translations or adaptations exist.)
1. One Piece Vol. 114, Eiichiro Oda (1/5/–/–/20)
2. Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ (Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo) Vol. 1, Yuji Iwasaki, Gege Akutami (2/3/1/–/–)
3. SAKAMOTO DAYS Vol. 26, Yuto Suzuki (5/–/2/–/–)
4. Madan no Ichi (Ichi the Witch) Vol. 7, Shiro Usazaki, Osamu Nishi (4/–/3/–/–)
5. One-Punch Man Vol. 36, ONE, Yusuke Murata (3/15/–/–/–) 6. RuriDragon Vol. 5, Masaoki Shindo (6/–/6/–/–) 7. Nigejozu no Wakagimi (The Elusive Samurai) Vol. 24, Yusei Matsui (9/–/4/–/–) 8. Natsuki Sawamoto 1st Photo Essay “Kirakira janai, Boku no Kagayakikata,” Natsuki Sawamoto (12/1/–/–/–) 9. WITCH WATCH Vol. 25, Kenta Shinohara (16/–/5/–/–)
10. Futsuu no Keion-bu (Girl Meets Rock!) Vol. 10, Tetsuo Ideuchi, Kuwahali (14/13/7/–/–)
