HUNTER×HUNTER Vol. 39 Tops Japanese Book Chart, Beats One Piece and Murakami
The return of HUNTER×HUNTER after a long hiatus immediately dominated the market, outpacing two of Japan's biggest names in manga and literature.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
Billboard JAPAN's JAPAN Book Hot 100 chart for June 29-July 5 put HUNTER×HUNTER Volume 39 at number one, ahead of One Piece Volume 115 and Haruki Murakami's new novel KAHO -The Tale of KAHO-. The chart, launched in November 2025, aggregates physical sales, e-book downloads, library lending, and other data. Volume 39, released July 3, includes chapters 401-410 and features Hisoka on the cover alone for the first time.
The win comes just days after the series' cumulative circulation crossed 100 million copies, a milestone announced on June 29. The same day, Weekly Shonen Jump resumed continuous serialization of the manga after a year and a half break. Volume 39, the first new volume in about one year and ten months, collects chapters 401 through 410, which originally ran from October 2024 to December 2024. The chart, Japan's first to combine multiple data sources including physical sales, e-book downloads, and library lending, launched in November 2025. Hisoka appears on a tankobon cover alone for the first time.
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