Solo Leveling Tops Japan Charts, Manga Power Surges

It's April 2nd.

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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.

It'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.