Fuma Kikuchi 1st Photo Book “Latido” debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s Book Hot 100 chart, for the list released Feb. 12.
The Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data, and social media activity. This week, timelesz member Fuma Kikuchi’s first photo book opens atop the chart after leading the EC (e-commerce) metric. Shot in Spain’s Basque region, the book captures Kikuchi as he enters his thirties in a natural, unguarded setting.
At No. 2 is the latest volume of Chainsaw Man, whose anime film adaptation of the bittersweet Reze arc continues a long theatrical run. Vol. 23 rules physical stores and e-books and comes in at No. 5 for EC. Following at No. 3 is BORUTO-TWO BLUE VORTEX Vol. 7, coming in at No. 3 for physical stores and No. 2 for e-books.
Outside the top 10, Ryunosuke Matsushita’s Ichijigen no Sashiki (Labyrinth of Hortensia and the Minotaur) climbs to No. 15 from outside the top 20 last week. The Sci-Fi mystery follows Haruka, a graduate student studying genetics, as he investigates his missing sister and a DNA-related mystery. The book won the grand prize in the paperback division in the 23rd Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (“this mystery is amazing!”) Awards.
See the top 10 titles on this week’s Japan Book Hot 100, tracking the period from Feb. 2 to 8.
(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. Fuma Kikuchi 1st Photo Book “Latido”, Fuma Kikuchi (-・1・-・-・-)
2. Chainsaw Man Vol. 23, Tatsuki Fujimoto (1・5・1・-・-)
3. BORUTO-TWO BLUE VORTEX Vol. 7, Mikio Ikemoto, Masashi Kishimoto (3・-・2・-・-)
4. Ao no Hako (Blue Box)Vol. 24, Kouji Miura (2・-・3・-・-)
5. Idol Keieisha, Tadayoshi Okura (4・2・-・-・-)
6. Gokurakugai Vol. 6, Yuto Sano (5・-・11・-・-)
7. Kingdom Vol. 78, Yasuhisa Hara (6・-・7・-・-)
8. In the Megachurch, Ryo Asai (-・-・-・16・1)
9. Shinimodori no Mahou Gakkou Seikatsu wo Moto-Koibito to Prologue kara (Tadashi Kokando wa Zero) (Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me) Vol. 7, Gin Shirakawa, Eiko Mutsuhana, Yugiri Aika (15・-・5・-・-)
10. 2.5 Jigen no Lilysa (2.5 Dimensional Seduction) Vol. 25, Yu Hashimoto (18・-・4・-・-)
