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What's Hot in Manga? January's Bestsellers and Most Anticipated Releases

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TOKYO - The top 10 bestselling and most pre-ordered recommended Manga from Rakuten books from January 8-14.

What's Hot in Manga? January's Bestsellers and Most Anticipated Releases

1st Place: "Jujutsu Kaisen" Volume 25 Author: Gege Akutami Release Date: January 4, 2024

2nd Place: "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" Volume 25 Original Story: Fuse Manga: Taiki Kawakami Character Design: Mitz Vah Release Date: January 9, 2024

3rd Place: "Kingdom" Volume 71 Author: Yasuhisa Hara Release Date: February 19, 2024

4th Place: "The Heroic Legend of Arslan" Volume 20 Original Story: Yoshiki Tanaka Manga: Hiromu Arakawa Release Date: January 9, 2024

5th Place: "Yomi no Tsugai" Volume 6 Author: Hiromu Arakawa Release Date: January 12, 2024

6th Place: "Delicious in Dungeon" Volume 13 Author: Ryoko Kui Release Date: December 15, 2023

7th Place: "Delicious in Dungeon" Volume 14 Author: Ryoko Kui Release Date: December 15, 2023

8th Place: "The Apothecary Diaries" Volume 13 Special Edition with Booklet Original Story: Natsu Hyuuga Art: Nekokurage Composition: Itsuki Nanao Character Design: Touco Shino Release Date: March 25, 2024

9th Place: "Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer's Bible Complete Edition" Author: Ryoko Kui Release Date: February 15, 2024

10th Place: "BLUE GIANT EXPLORER" Volume 9 Author: Shinichi Ishizuka Release Date: February 29, 2024

Source: Dengeki

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Typhoon No. 15 (Chan-hom) began causing significant disruption to Japan's Obon holiday travel on August 11, with ANA canceling 58 flights serving Haneda and Narita airports, JAL canceling four flights, and JR East suspending some services on the Joban Line as the storm approached eastern Japan.

Typhoon No. 15 (Chan-hom) is expected to make landfall near Ibaraki Prefecture between around 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on August 11, bringing rapidly strengthening winds, high waves and heavy rain to parts of Kanto and southern Tohoku, with unsettled weather potentially continuing even after the storm moves inland.

Japan's H3 Rocket No. 9 successfully placed the Michibiki No. 7 navigation satellite into its planned orbit after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:23 a.m. on August 11, marking the country's second consecutive successful H3 launch.

The Tokaido Shinkansen operated its first overnight service ahead of the Obon holiday period, offering travelers a 15,000 yen trip from the Tokyo area to Kyoto and Shin-Osaka while allowing them to save on hotel costs and arrive earlier than the first regular morning trains.

Typhoon No. 15 is expected to approach and likely make landfall somewhere in the Kanto region on August 11, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that could disrupt conventional rail services, expressways and flights while also affecting a wider area extending into Tohoku.

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