The winner of the overall top spot was the ever-evolving picture book series "Big Crisis Picture Book 3."In this third film, the various crises that children face are represented by the scale of major crises and the first-ever appearance of the "Carelessness Meter."In addition, "Pokemon Ecology Encyclopedia," a completely new Pokemon encyclopedia that focuses on the ecology of Pokemon, ranked second, bringing two children's books to the top of the list. In addition, "Kafune," winner of the 2025 Bookstore Award, came in third place, and many other good books that have been popular for a long time, including long-selling business books, were ranked.

The first place goes to "National Treasure," a monumental work of artistic novels that runs deep in the tradition of Japanese literature. It was made into a movie starring Yoshizawa Ryo, and became a hot topic when it achieved the highest box office revenue of any live-action Japanese film in history for the first time in 22 years. In second place is Miyajima Mina's debut work, "Naruse is Going to Take Over the World," which won the 2024 Booksellers' Award and became the first author in history to win three new writer awards sponsored by Shinchosha. The top spots were taken by the most talked about films of the year.

Popular titles such as "ONE PIECE" and "SPY×FAMILY" ranked high, as they did last year. In addition, "The Apothecary Diaries," which was adapted into an anime series for two consecutive seasons this year and is scheduled to have a third season and a movie version released in 2026, came in third place. Furthermore, the second season of the anime "Funeral of Freiren," which came in fourth place, will begin airing in January, and the fifth-placed "Kingdom" is scheduled to have its fifth movie released in the summer of 2026. The lineup includes this year's hottest hits and popular titles that are sure to keep you on the lookout for the future.