Yuu Nagira’s Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You, Like a Star) hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 chart released Nov. 5.
Nagira’s 2022 romance novel claims its first No. 1 in its 51st week on the chart. Since its live-action film adaptation starring Ryusei Yokohama and Suzu Hirose opened Oct. 9, the title has been climbing back up the chart, spending the three previous weeks in the top 10. This week, it tops the subscriptions metric while also placing No. 2 in both brick-and-mortar and social media and No. 12 in e-commerce (EC), scoring well-balanced points to earn its first No. 1. Hoshi wo Amu, the novel’s spinoff, also comes in at No. 6 this week.
Akiko Abe’s Cafuné, whose paperback edition was released Oct. 15, enters the top three for the first time at No. 2. Vol. 8 of the manga adaptation of Wakatsu Yatsuki’s isekai BL novel Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai lands at No. 3 overall, topping the e-books metric.
Gosho Aoyama’s Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan/Case Closed) Vol. 109 comes in at No. 5 after hitting No. 1 two weeks ago, while last week’s No. 1, Mizuho Kusanagi’s Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) Vol. 48, lands at No. 7, both keeping their places in the top 10.
The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical books, e-books, subscriptions such as library loans, and social media buzz. Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s list, tracking the week from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1.
(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. Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You, Like a Star), Yuu Nagira (2/12/–/1/2)
2. Cafuné, Akiko Abe (3/–/–/8/1)
3. Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai (The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter) Comic Edition Vol. 8, Kazuki Irodori, Wakatsu Yatsuki, Kikka Ohashi (18/5/1/–/–)
4. BLUE GIANT MOMENTUM Vol. 9, Shinichi Ishizuka, NUMBER8 (4/15/5/–/–)
5. Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan/Case Closed) Vol. 109, Gosho Aoyama (1/–/–/–/–)
6. Hoshi wo Amu, Yuu Nagira (9/–/–/20/3)
7. Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) Vol. 48, Mizuho Kusanagi (6/–/6/–/–)
8. Einen Koyo wa Kano Deshoka Vol. 7, Risa Nashikawa, yokuu, Ame Karasuba (–/–/2/–/–)
9. Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (A Certain Magical Index Spinoff: A Certain Scientific Railgun) Vol. 21, Kazuma Kamachi, Motoi Fuyukawa, Kiyotaka Haimura (5/13/–/–/–)
10 Hakobune (The Ark), Haruo Yuki (–/–/–/–/4)
