2014 Book General/Paperback Sales Annual Ranking Books Overall #1 "Yokai Watch 2 Original/Main Official Strategy Guide" Paperback #1 "Eternal Zero"

2014.12.22 Press Releases
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Coming in first place in the overall book category was "Yo-kai Watch 2: Original/Main Official Strategy Guide," and in fifth place was "Yo-kai Watch Official Strategy Guide: CoroCoro Special Edition," symbolizing the hot topics of the year. In the paperback category, "Eien no Zero," which was made into a movie last December, continued to take the top spot.

Books Overall Ranking Top 10 of the Year

(ranking/title/author name)
1. "Yokai Watch 2 Original/Main Official Strategy Guide" by Koichi Toda　
2. "Life is going to be different!" by Keisuke Mizuno and Naoki Naganuma
3. "The story of how a girl who was the worst in her class raised her score by 40 points in one year and got accepted into Keio University" by Nobutaka Tsubota
4. "If you want to live longer, massage your calves: Health Premium Series" by Takako Maki
5. "Yokai Watch Official Strategy Guide CoroCoro Special Edition" by Koichi Toda
6. "Silver Wing Icarus" by Jun Ikeido　
7. "The Seven Habits Explained in Manga" by Karin Koyama
8 "Yuto Nagatomo Core Training 20" Yuto Nagatomo
9. "The Daughter of the Murakami Pirates (Part 1)" by Ryu Wada
10 "The Courage to be Disliked" by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

Paperbacks Overall Ranking Top 10 of the Year

(ranking/title/author name)
1. "Eternal Zero" by Naoki Hyakuta　
2. "The Snow White Murder Case" by Kanae Minato
3. "Masquerade Hotel" by Keigo Higashino
4 "For N" by Kanae Minato
5. "Masquerade Eve" by Keigo Higashino
6. "The Man Called Pirate (Part 1)" by Naoki Hyakuta　
7. "Happy Life" by Naoki Hyakuta
8. "The Man Called Pirate (Part 2)" by Naoki Hyakuta
9 "Initiation Love" by Kurumi Inui
10 "The Case Files of Biblia Antiquarian Bookstore: The Time of Connection with Shioriko" by En Mikami

*The rankings are calculated by counting both volumes as one title.

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