Haruki Murakami's first full-length novel in six years, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," took first place. Strategy books from the popular "Pokémon" series of games came in second, and in third place was "a book that allows elementary school students to calculate mentally to 2×1 in just one day" Yu Nagira's "Thou Art Like a Star," which was selected for this year's "Bookstore Award," came in fourth place.
"Strange Pictures" and "Strange House," which became a hot topic on SNS and other media works by Amako-san, ranked 6th and 4th, respectively.