# Yasuhisa Hara’s ‘Kingdom’ Vol. 80 Holds Atop Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 for Second Week

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/yasuhisa-haras-kingdom-vol-80-holds-atop-billboard-japan-book-hot-100-for-second-week/
- Published: 2026-09-03T16:46:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-03T18:11:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/yasuhisa-hara-kingdom-80-japan-book-hot-100-second-week-1236332717/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Geopolitics, Politics, TV, World

## Key points

- "Kingdom" Vol. 80 tops Japan's book chart for a second week
- New entry "Zatsuyo Fuyojutsu-shi" debuts at No. 2 on e-books
- "Chiikawa" volume jumps to No. 11 amid film's box-office success

## Summary

Yasuhisa Hara's manga series "Kingdom" held the top spot on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 for a second consecutive week with its 80th volume, according to the chart released on 3 September. The chart, which combines physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscriptions and social media activity, offers a broad measure of the most popular reading material in Japan for the tracking period of 24-30 August.

Kingdom Vol. 80 ranked first in brick-and-mortar sales, second in e-books and 17th in e-commerce. The manga adaptation of Zatsuyo Fuyojutsu-shi ga Jibun no Saikyou ni Kizuku made debuted at No. 2, topping the e-books metric ahead of a planned 2027 anime adaptation, while Keigo Higashino's posthumous novel Eien no Kioku climbed to No. 3. Notably, Chiikawa: Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu Vol. 8 leapt from No. 73 to No. 11, boosted by its "Siren Arc" storyline, which inspired the hit film Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island, now grossing over 10 billion yen at the Japanese box office.

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