Volume 12 of the manga "Flying Witch" set in Hirosaki is currently ranked number one in the weekly comic section of "Junkudo Bookstore Hirosaki Nakasan".

"Flying Witch" is serialized every other month in "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha). The author is Chihiro Ishizuka, a manga artist living in Hirosaki. The number one is the latest volume 12, which was released on June 8th.

Every Saturday, the store announces a ranking that aggregates sales by department on Sunday. In the ranking announced on June 11, "Flying Witch Vol. 12" took first place in the comic category, ahead of popular works such as "World Trigger" and "My Hero Academia".

Yumiko Ishikawa, the manager of the store, said, "Every time the latest issue of 'Flying Witch' is released, it is number one. Every time we set up a special corner in front of the cash register to make it easier for customers to understand." talk to.

According to Mr. Ishikawa, the release date of the book is set based on Tokyo, so due to distribution issues, it will be on the shelves one day later. “It was released on June 8th, but it was on sale at our store on the 9th, the next day. It was a well-known fact among the locals, and we started selling it on the morning of the 9th without any confusion,” said Mr. Ishikawa.

"According to our current forecast, the latest issue of Flying Witch will be number one in this week's ranking," he said.