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‘Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo’ Vol. 3 Holds No. 1 on Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 for Second Week
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Vol. 3 stays at No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s Book Hot 100 for a second week, with Kagurabachi holding No. 2.
Takeru Hokazono’s Kagurabachi Vol. 11 remains fixed at No. 2, but the bigger story on Billboard Japan’s Book Hot 100 is still the staying power of Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ Vol. 3. Released May 14, the concluding volume of Yuji Iwasaki and Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen spinoff sits at No. 1 for a second straight week, a run that says as much about the franchise’s ongoing pull as it does about the shape of the market around Golden Week.
The title continues to lead in brick-and-mortar sales and remains present across multiple metrics, landing in the top 10 in e-books at No. 3 and e-commerce at No. 8. On a chart built to capture physical, digital, library, subscription and social data together, that kind of spread matters. It means the book is not just showing up in one lane, but moving across several at once.
‘Jujutsu Kaisen ≡’ Vol. 3 by Yuji Iwasaki and Gege Akutami
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Behind it, the field stays busy but not especially volatile. Ryo Asai’s In The Megachurch, which was No. 4 last week, moves up to No. 3. Mamoru Nagano’s The Five Star Stories Vol. 19 enters at No. 5 as the series marks its 40th anniversary of serialization in Gekkan Newtype. The anniversary context gives that placement a little extra weight: this is not just another volume on the list, but part of a long-running lineage that still has enough audience to register in a competitive week.
Also debuting in the upper tier is Michiro Ueyama’s Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Ojisan Vol. 10 at No. 4. The comedy manga, about a rigid 52-year-old civil servant reincarnated as the villainess in an otome game, also takes No. 1 in e-books. It joins a cluster of isekai reincarnation titles charting this week, including Vol. 7 of Dinners with My Darling at No. 7 and Vol. 23 of 7th Prince at No. 13.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 combines physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity, offering a wider snapshot than a traditional sales chart. For the period from May 4 to May 10, it shows a manga-heavy field with familiar franchise titles still doing the heaviest lifting.
The top 10 for the week is led by Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ Vol. 3, followed by Kagurabachi Vol. 11 at No. 2, In The Megachurch at No. 3, Akuyaku Reijo Tensei Ojisan Vol. 10 at No. 4, and The Five Star Stories Vol. 19 at No. 5. SAKAMOTO DAYS Vol. 27 lands at No. 6, Dinners with My Darling Vol. 7 at No. 7, Blue Box Vol. 25 at No. 8, Ichi the Witch Vol. 6 at No. 9, and Blue Exorcist Vol. 33 at No. 10.
