Tatsuya Endo’s SPY×FAMILY Vol. 17 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, on the list released Apr. 9.
The latest volume of the hit comedy action series about a makeshift family consisting of a spy, an assassin, and a mind-reading child claims the top spot after dominating brick-and-mortar sales and e-books, while also scoring points on the social media and e-commerce (EC) metrics.
ONE PIECE Vol. 114 climbs 4-2 after the digital edition became available on April 3, keeping the title inside the top 10 for a fifth consecutive week. Similarly, Wanpanman (One-Punch Man) Vol. 36 soared 84-4 after the release of its digital version.
Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan Vol. 23 debuts at No. 3, placing No. 3 in brick-and-mortar and No. 4 in e-books.
Outside the top 10, Leiya Seguchi’s Second Photo Book “Lei” tops the EC metric to bow at No. 15. The latest volume of Oni no Hanayome (The Ogre’s Bride) — whose live-action film adaptation opened Mar. 27 in Japanese cinemas — holds inside the top 20 for a second straight week. The series is also set to receive a TV anime adaptation from July.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity. Check out the top 10 titles on this week’s list below, tracking the period from Mar. 30 to Apr. 5.
(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. 17, Tatsuya Endo (1/–/1/–/–)
2. ONE PIECE Vol. 114, Eiichiro Oda (4/–/2/–/–)
3. Dandadan Vol. 23, Yukinobu Tatsu (3/–/4/–/–)
4. Wanpanman (One-Punch Man) Vol. 36, ONE, Yusuke Murata (–/–/3/–/–)
5. Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga (Though I Am an Inept Villainess) Vol. 10, Ei Ohitsuji, Satsuki Nakamura, Yuki Kana (6/–/5/–/–)
6. Natsume Yujin-cho (Natsume’s Book of Friends) Vol. 33, Yuki Midorikawa (2/–/15/–/–)
7. Mushikaburi Hime (Bibliophile Princess) Vol. 11, Yui Kikuta, Yui, Satsuki Shiina (7/–/9/–/–)
8. Danzai sareta Akuyaku Reijo wa, Gyakko shite Kanpekina Akujo wo Mezasu (The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain) @COMIC Vol. 8, Rat Kitaguni (–/–/6/–/–)
9. Keiyaku-kon shita Aite ga Oni Saisho deshita ga, Konotabi Saisho-shitsu Sennin Hosa-kan ni Ninmei sareta Jimi Bukan (Hensou-chu) wa Watashi desu. Vol. 3, Nagi Okawa, Seven Tsukishiro (–/–/7/–/–)
10. Akane-banashi Vol. 21, Takamasa Moue, Yuki Suenaga (15/–/11/–/–)
