Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom Vol. 79 hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 released May 28, claiming the top spot by a commanding margin.

The volume surpasses 30,000 points in a single tracking week, the first title to do so in 11 weeks since Eiichiro Oda’s ONE PIECE Vol. 114 topped the chart on the list released Mar. 12. The title sweeps brick-and-mortar and e-books for a double crown, while also placing No. 2 in e-commerce (EC) and landing in the top 50 on the social media metric.

Debuting at No. 2 is Soryu’s Kouiu no ga Ii Vol. 13, which places No. 2 in e-books and No. 6 in brick-and-mortar. Ryo Asai’s In The Megachurch holds at No. 3, entering its 30th consecutive week on the chart, having remained in the top 100 every week since the tally’s launch last November. Also hitting their 30th week on the list this week are Ryunosuke Matsushita’s Ichijigen no Sashiki (Labyrinth of Hortensia and the Minotaur, No. 14), Asako Yuzuki’s BUTTER (No. 20), Shugo Hotta’s Harvard, Stanford, Oxford… Kagakuteki ni Shomeisareta Sugoi Shukan Daihyakka (No. 39) and Akiko Abe’s Cafuné (No. 42).

Mamekichimameko’s Mero to Tabi, which has been drawing attention on Instagram, debuts at No. 4. Satoshi Ogawa’s Kimi no Quiz, whose live-action film adaptation is currently in theaters, makes its first top 10 appearance at No. 10.

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 May 18 to May 24, below.

(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. Kingdom Vol. 79, Yasuhisa Hara (1/2/1/–/–)

2. Kouiu no ga Ii Vol. 13, Soryu (6/–/2/–/–)

3. In The Megachurch, Ryo Asai (10/–/–/2/1)

4. Mero to Tabi, Mamekichimameko (2/–/–/–/–)

5. Draft King Vol. 25, Tetsuro Kuromatsu (–/–/3/–/–)

6. Blue Period Vol. 19, Tsubasa Yamaguchi (5/–/5/–/–)


7. Dogsred Vol. 8, Satoru Noda (13/–/6/–/–)

8. Silver Mountain Vol. 4, Kazuhiro Fujita (3/–/–/–/–)

9. Yubisaki to Renren (A Sign of Affection) Vol. 14, Suu Morishita (8/–/–/–/–)

10. Kimi no Quiz (Your Own Quiz), Satoshi Ogawa (–/–/–/–/9)

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