A Historic First! "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" Achieves Four Consecutive Wins! eBook Mid-Year Ranking 2025

Category-Specific 1st Place Titles

[ Shojo/Female Manga ] Section
1st Place: "The Apothecary Diaries Volume 15"

(Big Gangan Comics/Square Enix)

Set in medieval East Asia, this exhilarating mystery follows a girl who works as a "food taster" and solves difficult cases in the imperial court. It has achieved three consecutive wins in the "Shojo/Female Manga" category.

[ Light Novels/New Literary Works ] Section
1st Place: "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 20"

(GA Bunko/SB Creative)

Having surpassed a total of 20 million copies in the series, this work, the first Grand Prize winner of the GA Bunko Awards, has landed first place for the first time in about three years since the 2021 annual ranking.

[ Female Light Novels/New Literary Works ] Section
1st Place: "Silent Witch IX Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto"

(Kadokawa BOOKS/KADOKAWA)

Although timid and cowardly, she's the most powerful—a hikikomori genius witch hides her identity as she secretly judges the evil approaching the prince in this exhilarating fantasy. The highly anticipated anime broadcast will begin in July 2025.

[ Literature/Novels ] Section
1st Place: "Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Kanzenban"

(Jitsugyo no Nihonsha Bunko/Jitsugyo no Nihonsha)

A full-fledged medical mystery written by an active physician. The series, which will be adapted into an anime in 2025 and is currently airing as a TV drama (with the final episode scheduled for June 24), has, for the first time, claimed the top spot in the "Literature/Novels" category.

[ Practical/Business ] Section
1st Place: "Easy-to-Understand Rope and Knot Handbook"

(Liberal-sha)

This handy book provides detailed illustrated explanations of rope techniques for outdoor activities such as camping, mountain climbing, and fishing. It also introduces knots useful in disasters and emergencies, making it a convenient volume that can be utilized in a variety of situations.

In addition, the special website announces rankings for Doujinshi/Indie Publishing, BL, TL, and R18 categories as well.

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