Summary of GIGAZINE's top 100 best-selling articles on Amazon for the first quarter of 2026, including 'The God of Investing' must-read books, iPhone 17 Pro reviews, and interviews with anime creators.

We've created a ranking of the ' Top 100 Most Read Articles in the First Quarter of 2026 ' based on digitized versions of GIGAZINE articles. Unlike our usual access analytics articles , which are heavily influenced by Google searches, this ranking is unique to Amazon.

◆1: 99 Recommended Readings by Alan Kay, the 'Father of Personal Computing'

◆2: 'FAN GATHERING 'Hathaway' Heirs to GUNDAM' Report: Unveiling the Secrets of 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash'

◆3: What's new in watchOS 26, which comes with the Apple Watch Series 11? A summary of the new features.

◆4: 21 Must-Read Books Listed by Warren Buffett, the 'God of Investing'

◆5: Elon Musk's '11 Books You Should Read'

◆6: Interview with Junichiro Tamamori, mechanical designer for 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love'—What are the secrets behind the smokestack, the third bridge, and the 'wave motion barrier'?

◆7: 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,' which lets you explore not only the land of Hyrule but also the skies and underground on Nintendo Switch, is appealing for its 'far greater freedom than its predecessor' and 'the joy of creating.'

◆8: An interview with Yoshinobu Akita, author of 'Sorcerer Orphen: The Wayward Journey,' where we dug deep into the new anime celebrating the series' 25th anniversary and asked him about episodes related to his writing process.

◆9: Why does a cough persist even after a cold has cleared up?

◆10: Review of the iPhone 17 Pro's camera, which now has three 48-megapixel lenses: A flawless camera that showcases the overwhelming performance of the Pro model.

◆11: Interview with original author Yasuhiro Nightow and director Kenji Mutoh about the anime 'TRIGUN STAMPEDE,' stating that they 'boosted, refined, and concentrated Trigun without reducing it back to its original form.'

◆12: A summary of how to choose between the 'Pixel 10,' 'Pixel 10 Pro,' and 'Pixel 10 Pro XL,' thoroughly analyzing camera performance, battery life, and benchmark scores to determine who each phone is recommended for.

◆13: A thorough review of the iPhone 17's camera performance: How good is the upgraded 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera?

◆14: Unboxing and reading a full-color manga on Amazon Kindle's first color-enabled e-paper device, 'Kindle Colorsoft'

◆15: An interview with director Tomohiko Ito about how he created 'The Guardian of the Camphor Tree,' the first animated film based on a Keigo Higashino work.

◆16: Review of 'AIVOICE2,' which allows anyone to easily generate natural-sounding text-to-speech voices of characters like Kotonoha Akane and Yuzuki Yukari.

◆17: Interview with Toh Enjo, series composition writer for 'Godzilla SP [Singular Point]': How did he create the first 13-episode Godzilla series?

◆18: Review of the 'Galaxy S25 Ultra' equipped with a 200-megapixel camera, including its rich camera features such as 100x zoom and color adjustment function.

◆19: Former President Obama announces his recommended books, movies, and music for 2025

◆20: It is becoming increasingly clear through business and elections that a strategy of deliberately being 'shameless' is effective.

◆21: What are the 'must-read books of 2023' according to the British economic magazine 'The Economist'?

◆22: An interview with Shogo Sugitani [Human Plastic Model], the original author of 'Pompo the Cinephile,' who says his 'specialty' is drawing an entire volume's worth of material in one go rather than serializing it.

◆23: The argument that business books like Peter Thiel's 'Zero to One' are 'a waste of time to read.'

◆24: Myakumyaku and Komyaku can be found all over the Osaka-Kansai Expo venue, including at 'Myakumyaku House'.

◆25: What happens to your body one day, one week, one month, six months, and one year after you stop drinking alcohol?

◆26: Unboxing and photo review of Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and Apple Watch SE3

◆27: Xiaomi 14 Ultra: A smartphone with Leica lenses and a large sensor that delivers shooting performance on par with high-end digital cameras. Hands-on review: We thoroughly tested its camera performance by taking tons of photos.

◆28: The 150 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies of All Time

◆29: Interview with Sumito Owara, author of 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!', on the anime adaptation: 'I was prepared for the three main characters to be different.'

◆30: Fujifilm's GFX100RF, a lens-integrated digital camera with a sensor larger than full-frame, exterior review: It's surprisingly light at 735g, but the thinness of the grip is a concern.

◆31: Interview with Masaaki Yuasa, director of 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!', on how he created a 'great anime'

◆32: How to disable the 18+ safety filter in the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion'

◆33: What are some excellent textbooks and lecture videos for learning computer science without attending university?

◆34: An interview with Christopher Nolan, director of 'Dunkirk,' who reimagined one of the greatest stories in human history as a new way to depict war.

◆35: Review of the 'Pomera DM250,' a lightweight and compact device that lets you start writing immediately after opening it and easily share files with your smartphone.

◆36: Interview with Mai Tanaka, the original author of the anime 'I Started as a Teacher at a Yokai School!', reveals that her comedy-oriented approach, recommended by her editor, was a great success, leading to her first serialized work becoming a long-running series of over 10 years and eventually an anime adaptation.

◆37: A review of trying out the combined use of 'ControlNet' and 'Stable Diffusion,' which lets you quickly generate your favorite illustrations by specifying poses and compositions.

◆38: We thoroughly checked the feel and button layout of the 'PlayStation Portal Remote Player,' which allows you to play PS5 games on your handheld screen.

◆39: Interview with Tomohiro Yoshida, Sound Director of 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love,' the sound guardian who revived the original sound effects created by Mitsuru Kashiwabara

◆40: An in-depth work that condenses 52 anime episodes into 120 minutes: 'The Era of Space Battleship Yamato: A Choice in 2202 AD' - Interview with Harutoshi Fukui & Yuka Minagawa, 'How did the 'Astro Warriors' perform?'

◆41: The fastest scientific way to make friends

◆42: Various examples of photos and videos taken while wandering around Nara and Kyoto with the 'Xperia 10 VII'

◆43: I tried creating a workflow using 'n8n,' which allows you to automate tasks by linking multiple apps like IFTTT and Zapier, to 'output the titles and URLs of websites obtained via RSS to a Google Spreadsheet.'

◆44: Why is the quality of Japanese software so low?

◆45: Wacom's Intuos Pro (2025) pen tablet hands-on review: How is the drawing experience with this greatly improved pen tablet?

◆46: Unboxing and exterior check of Google's official smartwatch, 'Google Pixel Watch 4'

◆47: I went to 'Dal Bhat Shokudo Mustang Kali Churo,' where you can eat 'Dal Bhat,' a representative Nepalese dish that is subtly different from curry.

◆48: 'How do people come up with new ideas?' Explained by science fiction master Isaac Asimov

◆49: The three elements of a 'charismatic person' and practical methods for acquiring them

◆50: We interviewed Yukito Kishiro, the author of 'Gunnm,' and asked him about everything from the circumstances surrounding the 'Alita: Battle Angel' movie adaptation to the secrets behind the fantastical story of 'Gunnm.'

◆51: An interview with Yamashiro Fuga, who is in charge of storyboarding and direction for episode 4 of 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!' and uses the frames from movies he has watched as reference material for his own direction.

◆52: An interview with Yuji Sakai, a leading expert in Godzilla design, about Godzilla in the animated film 'GODZILLA: Monster Planet'.

◆53: 'Vividl' allows you to download videos from YouTube, Nico Nico Douga, Twitter, Instagram, etc., for free and convert them to MP3 in one go. It also has the powerful downloader 'yt-dlp' built in, making it easy for even beginners to use.

◆54: We tried out Nothing Phone(3)'s glowing LED display 'Glyph Interface' and 'Essential Space,' which allows you to take notes and transcribe text with the touch of a button using AI.

◆55: Interview with Yoh Yoshinari, director of 'BNA: Brand New Animal,' and series composition writer Kazuki Nakashima: How did they depict a 'society with beastmen'?

◆56: The good and bad points I discovered after actually using the Pixel Watch 3

◆57: Six tips for incorporating a plot twist into your story

◆58: Amazon Japan announces its 'All-Time Best 100 Novels' selected based on sales performance.

◆59: Here's a list of 100 books and documents that have influenced the world.

◆60: Interview with Go Nagai and director Masaaki Yuasa about 'DEVILMAN crybaby,' they give it their seal of approval, saying it 'captures the essence of Devilman.'

◆61: Interview with Takayuki Hirao, director of the animated film 'Pompo the Cinephile': How did you create a film about a minority striking back against the majority in a way that resonates with the majority?

◆62: What was the 'future of communication' predicted by Arthur C. Clarke, the master of science fiction?

◆63: 'Life is about combining and transforming!' Shoji Kawamori's 'Variable Myaku Myaku' can switch between normal mode and flying car mode to transform into 'Flying Myaku Myaku'.

◆64: The reviews for girls' school swimsuits on Amazon are, in a sense, outrageous.

◆65: An interview with director Takahide Hori, who created the film 'JUNK HEAD' through self-study. What is the path taken by this multi-talented creator who handles painting, dolls, accessories, interior design, and more?

◆66: Apple's noise-canceling wireless earphones 'AirPods Pro 3' can finally measure heart rate - an exterior review: what's different from the previous generation?

◆67: What are the 21 lessons that successful people keep in mind besides coding, according to an engineer who worked at Google for 14 years?

◆68: Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted the rise of AI and the ontological problems that would accompany it back in 1978.

◆69: Report on the stage greeting for 'The Deceptive Picture's Fang,' in which Yo Oizumi also announced his retirement from 'How Do You Like Wednesday?'

◆70: An interview with director Hiroyuki Imaishi and writer Kazuki Nakashima, who share a similar 'desired pleasure' and a high degree of synchronicity, about their new original theatrical anime 'Promare'.

◆71: Review of setting up and connecting to the internet using 'Starlink,' a satellite-based internet service purchased from Costco.

◆72: Review of the 990,000 yen Sony high-end camera 'α1 II' - its flawless performance, including 'never missing a photo opportunity with object tracking and high-speed continuous shooting' and 'shooting handheld even at night.'

◆73: Photo review of the 'Fire Max 11,' Amazon's first tablet with an 11-inch 2K LCD screen and stylus pen support.

◆74: Exterior review of Sony's mirrorless camera 'α1 II' with approximately 50.1 megapixels and AF tracking capable of continuous shooting at 30 frames per second.

◆75: The observation that acting and writing have commonalities; what kind of 'method acting' training is useful for writing?

◆76: 'RGB & HSL' visually shows the relationship between the values of 'RGB (Red, Green, Blue)' and 'HSL (Hue, Saturation, Brightness)' which represent color spaces.

◆77: How have Apple's 'AirPods Pro 3,' which boast twice the noise-canceling performance of the previous generation, evolved? We compared them to AirPods Pro 2.

◆78: We checked the performance and battery life of Nothing's high-end smartphone 'Phone (3),' which features a futuristic design and a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor.

◆79: I tried out the unique features of the foldable smartphone 'Pixel 10 Pro Fold' from Google.

◆80: Why do migraines make you crave a giant cola and french fries? Experts share their 'ultimate migraine remedies.'

◆81: Review of the appearance of the ultra-thin, high-spec tablets 'Galaxy Tab S10+' and 'Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra,' which are only about 5mm thick.

◆82: Google now supports 'Passkey,' which allows login without a password, so I tried it out on my iPhone and Android smartphone.

◆83: Interview with Eiichiro Hasumi, director of the film 'Resident Evil: Death Island,' Makoto Fukami, screenwriter, and supervisor Masao Kawada: How was this film, featuring all five main characters, created?

◆84: '5000 Best Movies,' a ranking of the top 5000 best films.

◆85: Unboxing and photo review of the M5-equipped iPad Pro: Internals have evolved, but the appearance remains the same as the previous generation.

◆86: An interview with Mari Motohashi, who was in charge of storyboarding and direction for the first episode of the anime 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!', about how the act of eating zunda mochi impressively brings out the unique character of Asakusa.

◆87: How well can you enjoy color with the 'Kindle Colorsoft,' Kindle's first e-paper display capable of displaying color? We compared it to smartphones and other Kindle series.

◆88: A YouTuber has recreated the 'pipe gun' used in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

◆89: Why did only a select few fish acquire the ability to maintain their body temperature?

◆90: 'The Ai Art' - A visual guide that instantly shows you 'what to write to recreate that composition and atmosphere using Stable Diffusion.'

◆91: We tested the performance of NVIDIA's official graphics card, the 'GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Founders Edition,' and found that it allows you to enjoy games with high image quality, high frame rates, and ray tracing support.

◆92: The Agency for Cultural Affairs' 'Copyright Contract Creation Support System' is incredibly convenient, allowing both those commissioning the work and the creators to quickly and easily create a contract simply by answering a few questions.

◆93: We heard a report at Machi★Asobi vol.26 about someone who attempted to reach Cape Soya for New Year's Eve using a postal service motorcycle.

◆94: Photo review of Google's official foldable smartphone 'Google Pixel Fold': Solid build and quite heavy

◆95: Interview with director Hiroyuki Imaishi and screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima of the film 'Promare': A film that is 'cool and stylish' while also being 'the usual mad and crazy' has been created.

◆96: Interview with TRIGGER's Hiromi Wakabayashi, who holds various roles and knows everything about the movie 'Promare' from its inception.

◆97: A bestselling author talks about 'how to write a novel faster.'

◆98: Science fiction writer Neal Stevenson, who coined the term 'metaverse' and even foresaw the AI revolution nearly 30 years before the emergence of ChatGPT, talks about AI.

◆99: Research has shown that reading reduces feelings of loneliness and stimulates the brain.

◆100: An interview with director Mamoru Hosoda of the film 'Summer Wars,' which utilizes top-level CG and features an unparalleled cast.

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