Ore Dake Level Up na Ken (Solo Leveling) Vol. 24 by DUBU, Chugong and h-goon debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 list released April 2.
The title is the Japanese manga adaptation of a popular South Korean web novel by Chugong. The volume scores across three metrics this week to claim the top spot: No. 1 in brick-and-mortar, No. 2 in e-books and No. 20 in e-commerce (EC). The anime’s second season began airing in Japan in January 2025, and its theme song, LiSA’s “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids),” stayed at No. 1 for eight weeks on the Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan chart, which ranks music from Japan consumed in other countries and regions.
Tsujitomo and Masaya Tsunamoto’s GIANT KILLING Vol. 69 — the soccer manga serialized in Morning magazine since 2007 — enters the chart at No. 2, hitting No. 4 in both brick-and-mortar and e-books, and No. 11 in e-commerce. Hirohiko Araki’s The JOJOLands Vol. 8 climbs a notch to land in the top 3. Bin Kusamizu and Saburo Megumi’s Fragile Vol. 31, which leads the e-book metric, debuts at No. 6.
Ryo Asai’s In the Megachurch, which continues to rule the social media metric, remains within the top 20 this week (No. 16). The title is nominated for the 2026 Hon’ya Taisho (Japan Booksellers’ Award), with the winner set to be announced April 9. On the social media front, both volumes of the Japanese edition of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary translated by Kazuko Onoda — the feature film opened in Japanese theaters Mar. 20 — rank at No. 2 and No. 3 on the metric. On the overall chart, Vol. 1 climbs from No. 16 to No. 12, while Vol. 2 rises from No. 21 to No. 14.
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 below, tracking the period from Mar. 23 to Mar. 29.
(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. Ore Dake Level Up na Ken (Solo Leveling) Vol. 24, DUBU, Chugong, h-goon (1/20/2/–/–)
2. GIANT KILLING Vol. 69, Tsujitomo, Masaya Tsunamoto (4/11/4/–/–)
3. The JOJOLands Vol. 8, Hirohiko Araki (5/16/12/–/–)
4. ONE PIECE Vol. 114, Eiichiro Oda (2/14/–/–/–)
5. Oni no Hanayome (The Ogre’s Bride) Vol. 9, Jun Togashi, Kureha (3/–/–/–/–)
6. Fragile Vol. 31, Bin Kusamizu, Saburo Megumi (–/–/1/–/–)
7. Bungo Stray Dogs Vol. 28, Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa (7/7/–/–/–)
8. Shuumatsu no Warukyure (Record of Ragnarok) Vol. 27, Azychika, Shinya Umemura, Takumi Fukui (6/–/–/–/–)
9. Orukusen Okoku-shi (History of the Kingdom of the Orcsen) Vol. 6, Kyoichiro Tarumi, Takeshi Nogami (–/–/3/–/–)
10. Kimi to Bara-iro no Hibi Vol. 3, Chihiro Hiro (12/–/10/–/–)
