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Kingdom Vol. 80 Tops Billboard Japan Book Hot 100
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The episode details the latest Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 rankings, highlighting the dominant performance of Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom Vol. 80 at the top spot. This milestone coincides with the series' twentieth anniversary, which was further celebrated by the release of a special commemorative magazine featuring famous guest illustrators. Other significant entries on the chart include a debut photobook from the group MAZZEL and the latest installment of the popular sports manga Blue Lock. The report also tracks the commercial resurgence of works by the late author Keigo Higashino, whose novels saw a spike in physical sales and rankings. Overall, the source outlines how physical sales, digital data, and social media activity are synthesized to determine the most popular literary titles in Japan for the week.
"Open a book. Discover a world."
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