{"id":883460,"date":"2026-10-15T18:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/883460\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:30:11","slug":"that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-33-tops-japan-book-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/883460\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime\u2019 33 Tops Japan Book Hot 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTaiki Kawakami, Fuse and Mitz Vah\u2019s Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Comic Edition Vol. 33 hits No. 1 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/billboard-japan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_billboard-japan\" data-tag=\"billboard-japan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard Japan<\/a> Book Hot 100 chart released Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/billboard\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792089011_644_lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792089011_644_lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe manga adaptation of the popular \u201cTenSura\u201d light novel series logs its third No. 1 on the tally. The volume lands in the top 10 across three metrics, hitting No. 1 in both brick-and-mortar and e-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/books\/\" id=\"auto-tag_books\" data-tag=\"books\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">books<\/a> and No. 10 in e-commerce (EC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLast week\u2019s No. 1, Daisuke Ashihara\u2019s World Trigger Vol. 30, places No. 2 in both brick-and-mortar and e-books and lands at No. 2 overall as well. The historical fantasy manga Arslan Senki (The Heroic Legend of Arslan) Vol. 25 debuts in the top three at No. 3, charting within the top 20 on three metrics: No. 4 in brick-and-mortar, No. 11 in EC and No. 6 in e-books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYu Nagira\u2019s Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You, Like a Star) \u2014 whose live-action film adaptation opened in theaters Oct. 9 \u2014 jumps 13-4, setting a new peak for the title. The novel tops both subscriptions and social media. Nagira\u2019s Hoshi wo Amu, the sequel to Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku, also rises 27-18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Billboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/japan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_japan\" data-tag=\"japan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan<\/a> 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\u2019s list, tracking the week from Oct. 5 to 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t(Numbers in parentheses indicate the title\u2019s metric placements for brick-and-mortar, EC, e-books, subscriptions, and social media, top 20 only. English title given if translations or adaptations exist.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t1. Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Comic Edition Vol. 33, Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, Mitz Vah (1\/10\/1\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t2. World Trigger Vol. 30, Daisuke Ashihara (2\/12\/2\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t3. Arslan Senki (The Heroic Legend of Arslan) Vol. 25, Hiromu Arakawa, Yoshiki Tanaka (4\/11\/6\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t4. Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You, Like a Star), Yu Nagira (11\/\u2013\/\u2013\/1\/1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t5. Mairimashita! Iruma-kun (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) Vol. 51, Osamu Nishi (3\/\u2013\/\u2013\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t6. Gran Buru (Grand Blue Dreaming) Vol. 27, Kenji Inoue, Kimitake Yoshioka (6\/\u2013\/4\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t7. Madan no Ichi (Ichi the Witch) Vol. 10, Shiro Usazaki, Osamu Nishi (7\/\u2013\/12\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t8. BORUTO -TWO BLUE VORTEX- Vol. 9, Masashi Kishimoto, Mikio Ikemoto (8\/\u2013\/9\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t9. Ao no Hako (Blue Box) Vol. 27, Koji Miura (5\/\u2013\/16\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t10. Yurucamp (Laid-Back Camp) Vol. 19, Afro (9\/\u2013\/10\/\u2013\/\u2013)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taiki Kawakami, Fuse and Mitz Vah\u2019s Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":883461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[304887,223,33337,88,10254,3471,498],"class_list":["post-883460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-billboard-japan","tag-books","tag-chart-beat","tag-entertainment","tag-global","tag-japan","tag-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}