Tatsuya Endo’s SPY×FAMILY Vol. 18 hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 chart released Nov. 12.
Released Nov. 4, the volume claims the top spot by leading three metrics: brick-and-mortar, e-commerce (EC) and e-books. The previous volume of the same title also reached No. 1 on the chart released Apr. 9 (tracking the week from Mar. 30 to Apr. 5), sweeping brick-and-mortar and e-books, and the new volume now makes it two consecutive No. 1s for the series, this time with a three-metric sweep. The series has surpassed 42 million copies in circulation through Vol. 18, and on Nov. 8, during the tracking week, it was announced that the TV anime’s Season 4 will air and a second theatrical film will open, both in 2027.
The latest volumes of two more Jump Comics series, also released Nov. 4, follow: Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan Vol. 26 at No. 2 and Yuto Suzuki’s SAKAMOTO DAYS Vol. 29 at No. 3. Dandadan Vol. 26 places No. 2 in brick-and-mortar, No. 2 in e-books and No. 9 in EC, while SAKAMOTO DAYS Vol. 29 comes in at No. 3 in brick-and-mortar, No. 4 in e-books and No. 12 in EC. Takahiro and Yohei Takemura’s Mato Seihei no Slave Vol. 22 debuts at No. 5, placing No. 3 in e-books. Six of this week’s top 10 titles are new entries.
Last week’s No. 1, Yuu Nagira’s Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku, slips to No. 4. Now in its 52nd week on the chart, the novel continues to draw steady support, placing No. 1 in subscriptions, No. 1 in social media and No. 4 in brick-and-mortar. Last week’s No. 2, Akiko Abe’s Cafuné, comes in at No. 6, placing No. 2 in social media, No. 6 in brick-and-mortar and No. 8 in subscriptions. Nagira’s Hoshi wo Amu also lands at No. 8, placing No. 6 in social media and No. 17 in brick-and-mortar, as long-selling novel titles stay near the top.
Further down the top 10, Katsuhisa Minami’s The Fable: The Third Secret Vol. 6 debuts at No. 7, placing No. 13 in brick-and-mortar and No. 15 in e-books. Shinichi Ishizuka and NUMBER8’s BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM Vol. 9 drops 4-9, placing No. 5 in brick-and-mortar and No. 17 in EC. Ken Kawasaki and Yu Furusawa’s Oi! Tonbo Vol. 65 enters at No. 10, placing No. 5 in e-books.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical books, e-books, subscriptions such as library loans, and social media buzz. Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s list, tracking the week from Nov. 2 to 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. SPY×FAMILY Vol. 18, Tatsuya Endo (1/1/1/–/–)
2. Dandadan Vol. 26, Yukinobu Tatsu (2/9/2/–/–)
3. SAKAMOTO DAYS Vol. 29, Yuto Suzuki (3/12/4/–/–)
4. Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You, Like a Star), Yuu Nagira (4/–/–/1/1)
5. Mato Seihei no Slave (Chained Soldier) Vol. 22, Takahiro, Yohei Takemura (18/–/3/–/–)
6. Cafuné, Akiko Abe (6/–/–/8/2)
7. The Fable: The Third Secret Vol. 6, Katsuhisa Minami (13/–/15/–/–)
8. Hoshi wo Amu, Yuu Nagira (17/–/–/–/6)
9. BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM Vol. 9, Shinichi Ishizuka, NUMBER8 (5/17/–/–/–)
10. Oi! Tonbo (Tonbo!)Vol. 65, Ken Kawasaki, Yu Furusawa (–/–/5/–/–)
