Solo Leveling Tops Japan Charts, Manga Power Surges

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Music News Today. Your AI-powered source for everything music. Solo leveling volume 24. Just hit number 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 list out April 2nd, covering sales for March 23rd to March 29th. This Japanese manga take on the hit, South Korean Web novel crushed it across physical stores at number 1, e-books at number 2, and e-commerce at number 20. The anime's second season kicked off in Japan back in January 2025, boosting the hype and its theme song by Lisa featuring Felix from. Straight kids held number 1 for 8 straight weeks on that global Japan song chart outside the country. Meanwhile, giant killing volume 69 debuted strong at number 2, with solid spots in physical and e-books, while Jojo Lans volume 8 climbed to number 3. These are buzzing online, keeping real a size in the mega-church in the top 20 at number 16.

1:00It's even up for the 2026 Honyotai Show. Award, winner, drops April 9th, Andy Wears Project Hail Mary. Japanese volumes are surging too, number 12 and 14 overall, thanks to the movie-hitting theaters March 20th. Fragile volume 31 leads all e-books and lands at number 6 overall, with other heavy hitters like One Piece volume 114 at, 4 and Bungle Stray Dogs at 7, rounding out a stack top 10 that mixes sales, loans, subs, and social chatter. This chart shows manga power blending old favorites with fresh global crossovers, setting up even bigger waves as awards and sequels roll in.