Yoshihiro Togashi's 'HUNTER×HUNTER' Vol. 39 Courtesy Photo

Yoshihiro Togashi’s HUNTER×HUNTER Vol. 39 bows at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 chart released July 9, marking the series’ first new volume in a year and ten months.

The release arrives amid buzz over the series surpassing 100 million copies in cumulative circulation. The volume places No. 1 in e-books, No. 2 in brick-and-mortar and No. 5 in e-commerce (EC). Its overall point total exceeds 40,000 — the highest weekly tally of the year — pointing to the series’ enduring popularity.

Eiichiro Oda’s ONE PIECE Vol. 115 follows at No. 2 by a slim margin, amassing over 40,000 points across just three metrics: brick-and-mortar, EC and social media. The digital edition is scheduled for release on Aug. 4.

Haruki Murakami’s latest release, The Tale of KAHO, debuts at No. 3. Murakami’s first novel in three years, and his first to feature a female protagonist, leads both the EC and social media metrics this week. How its social media momentum builds from here remains to be seen.

The week also sees the influence of Shueisha’s summer comics fair “Natsu-Comi 2026,” with eight of the top 20 titles coming from the publisher.

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 June 29 to July 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. HUNTER×HUNTER Vol. 39, Yoshihiro Togashi (2/5/1/–/–)

2. ONE PIECE Vol. 115, Eiichiro Oda (1/3/–/–/–)

3. The Tale of KAHO, Haruki Murakami (3/1/–/–/1)

4. Madan no Ichi (Ichi the Witch) Vol. 9, Shiro Usazaki, Osamu Nishi (7/–/5/–/–)

5. BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM Vol. 8, Shinichi Ishizuka, NUMBER8 (6/11/8/–/–)

6. Nageki no Bourei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni yoru Saikyou Party Ikusei-jutsu (Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party) Vol. 14 (light novel edition), Tsukikage, Chyko (–/–/2/–/–)

7. Ao no Hako (Blue Box) Vol. 26, Kouji Miura (10/–/11/–/–)

8. Oi! Tonbo (Tonbo!) Vol. 63, Ken Kawasaki, Yu Furusawa (–/–/3/–/–)

9. One-Punch Man Vol. 37, ONE, Yusuke Murata (4/–/–/–/–)

10. Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru (From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman) Vol. 9 (comic edition), Shigeru Sagazaki, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, Kazuki Sato (5/–/–/–/–)

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