Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom Vol. 80 hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 released Aug. 27, sweeping brick-and-mortar and e-books as the series marks the 20th anniversary of its serialization.
Released alongside the volume is the commemorative magazine-format book Kingdom Magazine 2026 celebrating the milestone, featuring illustrations by Eiichiro Oda (ONE PIECE), Masashi Kishimoto (NARUTO) and Yoshihiro Togashi (HUNTERxHUNTER) and more.
MAZZEL’s debut photobook with ZEAL — marking the group’s third debut anniversary, shot on location in Pattaya, Thailand — lands at No. 2, ruling e-commerce (EC). Blue Lock Vol. 40, whose live-action film adaptation is currently in theaters, debuts at No. 3, landing in the top 10 across brick-and-mortar, EC and e-books.
The late Keigo Higashino’s Eien no Kioku climbs 6-4. The title has sold out repeatedly since its Aug. 5 release, triggering additional print runs — likely a factor in its brick-and-mortar metric jumping from outside the top 20 to No. 3. Yogisha X no Kenshin (The Devotion of Suspect X), another classic from the same Galileo series, improves across all metrics and rises 37-16.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity. Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s list, tracking the period from Aug. 17 to 23.
(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. 80, Yasuhisa Hara (1/4/1/–/–)
2. MAZZEL 1st Photobook “with ZEAL”, MAZZEL (–/1/–/–/–)
3. Blue Lock Vol. 40, Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura (2/6/3/–/–)
4. Eien no Kioku, Keigo Higashino (3/3/–/–/3)
5. BLACK LAGOON Vol. 14, Rei Hiroe (4/10/8/–/–)
6. TERRA FORMARS Vol. 24, Ken’ichi Tachibana, Yu Sasuga (6/–/2/–/–)
7. Anata ga Dareka wo Koroshita, Keigo Higashino (5/14/–/–/7)
8. Mo Kyomi ga Nai to Rikon Sareta Reijo no Igai to Tanoshii Shinseikatsu Vol. 6, Kyoka Izumi, Sabinobuchi (–/–/4/–/–)
9. MAJOR 2nd Vol. 33, Takuya Mitsuda (7/–/–/–/–)
10. Present, Various Authors (9/7/–/–/12)
