“Let’s play baseball! Shohei Otani Monogatari” (Sekai Bunkasha/Released on March 20th) ranks first in the “sports-related books” genre category of the “Oricon Annual Book Rankings” announced today on the 28th, with sales of 95,000 copies during the period. obtained.

[Middle cut]Shohei Otani’s handprint too! Answers to what to do when you lose a dream or a match

With weekly sales of 12,000 copies, this work debuted at number 1 in the genre category of “Sports related books” in the “Oricon Weekly BOOK Ranking” dated April 15, 2024, and remained at number 1 for 5 consecutive weeks. After that, it remained in the top 10 for 18 consecutive weeks until July 29, 2024.

This is a picture book that traces the trajectory of Shohei Otani from his childhood to the present, and is a book that will encourage all children to pursue their dreams.

In addition, in the same genre, “Aiming for the Top” by men’s volleyball player Yuki Ishikawa ranked third with sales of 76,000 copies during the period. This is the first time in history that a volleyball-related work has ranked in the top three of the same ranking

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This work is Ishikawa’s first autobiography, and it ranked first in both the “Weekly BOOK Ranking” and the genre-specific “Sports-related books” as of June 24, 2024. My encounter with volleyball, trial and error in junior high school, my training as a warrior in Italy, and the stage at the Olympics are all vertically centered around these turning points, and horizontally I explore my state of mind, how I take care of my body and how to relax, and my feelings toward my family and friends. It is centered around writing about the present, past, and future.

“Oricon Annual BOOK Ranking” by genre “Sports related books” started in 2010.