Asimov's Idea Theory, Must-read Books for 'The God of Investment', Space Battleship Yamato, etc. Amazon's Top 100 Best-selling GIGAZINE Article Rankings 2025 Q2 Edition Summary

GIGAZINE releases various manga, books, and articles as e-books not only on its website but also on Amazon's Kindle store. All e-books are eligible for Kindle Unlimited , so Kindle Unlimited users can read them for free. This time, we have compiled a ranking of the ' Top 100 Most Read Articles in Q2 2025 ' for e-books of GIGAZINE articles.

◆1: SF master Isaac Asimov explains: 'How do people come up with new ideas?'

◆2: 21 books that investment guru Warren Buffett recommends as must-reads

◆3: Interview with Tomohiro Yoshida, sound director of 'Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love'; the protector of sound who revived the original sound effects created by Mitsuru Kashiwabara

◆4: The scientific way to make friends as quickly as possible

◆5: An interview with Shogo Sugitani [Human Plastic Model], the author of 'Pompo the Movie Lover,' who says he is 'better at drawing the equivalent of a book in one go' than serializing it

◆6: 99 books recommended by Alan Kay, the father of personal computing

◆7: What are some good textbooks and lecture videos for learning computer science without going to college?

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

◆9: I created a workflow to 'output the title and URL of a website obtained by RSS to a Google spreadsheet' using 'n8n,' which can automate multiple apps by linking them together like IFTTT and Zapier.

◆10: An interview with series composer Enjoe Toh of 'Godzilla SP [Singular Point]': How was Godzilla's first 13-episode film created?

◆11: A review of the combined techniques of 'ControlNet' and 'Stable Diffusion', which allow you to quickly generate illustrations of your choice by specifying the pose and composition.

◆12: Elon Musk recommends '11 books you should read'

◆13: What is the “future of communication” predicted by science fiction master Arthur C. Clarke?

◆14: Review of the 'Pomera DM250' - a lightweight and compact device that you can open and start writing right away, and that also allows for easy file sharing on your smartphone

◆15: The reviews for girls' school swimsuits on Amazon are outrageous in a way

◆16: Interview with Yukito Kishiro, the creator of 'Battle Angel Alita' - We asked him about the process of adapting the 'Alita: Battle Angel' movie and the secret behind the fantastical story of 'Battle Angel Alita'

◆17: Interview with Mai Tanaka, the author of the anime 'I Became a Teacher at a Yokai School!' The comedy route recommended by an editor worked perfectly, and her first serialized work became a long-running series that ran for over 10 years and was made into an anime

◆18: Three goals and four steps for reading efficiently and effectively

◆19: Interview with director Hirao Takayuki of the animated film 'Pompo the Movie Lover.' How did he make a film about 'a minority striking back at the majority' in a way that would resonate with the majority?

◆20: Top 150 sci-fi movies of all time

◆21: Version 2.0 of the long-established music player 'foobar2000' has finally been released, with 'official x64 support' and 'dark mode support'

◆22: Interview with Sorcerous Stabber Orphen's Journey author, Yoshinobu Akita, asking about the new anime celebrating the series' 25th anniversary and stories related to his writing

◆23: Amazon Japan announces its '100 best novels of all time' based on past performance

◆24: What is the “secret to writing a popular blog” that you have learned after 10 years of blogging?

◆25: Google now supports 'Passkey,' a feature that lets you log in without a password, so I tried it out on my iPhone and Android smartphone

◆26: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a Nintendo Switch game that lets you explore not only the land of Hyrule but also the skies and underground, is attractive for its 'fun to create' and 'freedom far beyond the previous game.'

◆27: The official map for the Osaka-Kansai Expo is hard to read, so I tried out the unofficial map made by volunteers. It's useful because it shows the locations of vending machines and has congestion information.

◆28: Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says founders should run their companies in 'founder mode'

◆29: Photo review of the 2024 latest version of the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition. What are the differences from the previous model and the latest version of the Kindle?

◆30: Interview with directors Haruko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita of 'Bakeneko Anzu-chan' about the rotoscoping technique used to create the film, where the actors' performances guide the drawings

◆31: Here's a list of the 100 most influential books and documents in the world:

◆32: An interview with Fukui Harutoshi and Minagawa Yuka in 'The Era of Space Battleship Yamato: Choices in the Year 2202,' a dense work that condenses 52 episodes of the anime into 120 minutes; how do the 'Astro Warriors' work?

◆33: Interview with mechanical designer Junichiro Tamamori of “Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love”: What are the secrets of the chimney, third bridge, and “Wave Motion Barrier”?

◆34: We asked residents of Kyoto University's Yoshida Dormitory, Japan's oldest currently active student dormitory, 'What is the real reason they are being evicted from the dormitory?'

◆35: Interview with Mari Motohashi, who was in charge of storyboarding and directing the first episode of the anime 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!' The character of Asakusa is impressively brought out through the action of eating zunda mochi

◆36: What are the “must-read books of 2023” chosen by British economic magazine “The Economist”?

◆37: A quick photo review of the significantly thinner 'Apple Watch Series 10', including size comparison with previous models and rivals

◆38: An interview with composer Hiroyuki Sawano, in which he talks extensively about everything from 'Promare' to 'Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula'

◆39: Check out the camera performance and battery life of the iPhone 16 Pro, which can now shoot 48MP ultra-wide-angle photos and 4K 120fps movies

◆40: A simple summary of how to use 'img2img', an image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111 version)' to automatically generate images with similar composition and color to the original image or to change only a specified part

◆41: We tried running Microsoft's genuine local image generation AI on the Copilot+ PC-certified '7th generation Surface Laptop' and checked whether practical applications such as Photoshop and ATOK could be run.

◆42: Bill Gates' top 5 books of his life

◆43: Interview with Souta Furuhashi, producer of the thrilling action anime series 'Only I Level Up,' based on the popular webtoon

◆44: A review of Wacom's Intuos Pro (2025) pen tablet. How does it feel to draw with this incredibly convenient pen tablet?

◆45: '5000 Best Movies' is a ranking of the top 5000 best movies.

◆46: Review of the 'Ultra Wide Angle Lens Mod' and 'Macro Lens Mod' that allow you to use macro and ultra-wide-angle lenses with the 'GoPro HERO13 Black', as well as the effects of the 'Smart Motion Blur ND Filter'

◆47: What do cyberpunk works such as 'Blade Runner' have in common?

◆48: Interview with Nanami Kamon, director of the Jujutsu Kaisen production of the movie 'Onmyoji 0': 'Jujutsu Kaisen has become entertainment that adults can enjoy too'

◆49: Three elements of a 'charismatic person' and practical ways to acquire them

◆50: Interview with director Tamura Kotaro of the animated film 'Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.' What is it like creating a film with high aspirations and a united team?

◆51: Interview with director Mitsuo Iso about the anime 'Tsuchigai Shounen Shoujo' - how he values 'how immersive' the film

◆52: Five surprising ways to unleash your creative talents

◆53: We took a closer look at the appearance of the 4K / 120fps movie-compatible action camera 'Osmo Action 3' that can be purchased for around 40,000 yen

◆54: 'RGB & HSL' visually shows the relationship between the values of 'RGB (red, green, blue)' and 'HSL (hue, saturation, brightness)' that represent the color space

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

◆56: How much has the iPhone 16's A18 chip, which supports Apple Intelligence, evolved from the previous generation? We compared benchmarks

◆57: 'PWABuilder' is a tool that instantly converts PWA-made web apps into a format that can be distributed in stores such as Google Play and the App Store.

◆58: Interview with Kurokawa Toshiyuki, animation director of the film 'Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.' How did they shape the first animated adaptation of Asano's work?

◆59: A large number of sample videos shot with Sony's video-specialized mirrorless camera 'VLOGCAM ZV-E1,' which can shoot bright movies even at night in full auto mode, are released

◆60: A review of various photos taken with Sony's 990,000 yen luxury camera 'α1 II' - 'You won't miss a shutter opportunity with object tracking and high-speed continuous shooting' and 'You can take pictures handheld even at night' - the camera's flawless performance

◆61: An interview with Hori Takahide, the self-taught director who created the film 'JUNK HEAD.' What is the path that this multi-talented creator has taken, working on painting, dolls, accessories, interior design, and more?

◆62: Mechagodzilla's body is dyed purple 'Type 3 Kiryu Eva Unit 01 Image Color (tentative)'

◆63: Explains how to draw the picture you want using 'Stable Diffusion' from a simple sketch

◆64: How to run the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' on Google Colaboratory and save images to Google Drive

◆65: 'Inpainter' allows you to easily try out 'inpainting', which uses the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' to repaint only part of an image into a different image

◆66: GeForce RTX 4090 melting issue is likely due to cable issue, not GPU issue

◆67: I customized the Loupedeck Live S, a device that lets you call up shortcuts and macros with the push of a button to make your PC work super fast

◆68: A thorough photo review of Sony's ultra-compact video camera 'VLOGCAM ZV-E1' with a full-size sensor

◆69: When you actually use Sony's video-specialized full-size mirrorless 'VLOGCAM ZV-E1' and remote control grip 'GP-VPT2BT' in combination, it looks like this, useful for vlogging outdoors

◆70: I tried out the 'USB Streaming' function of Sony's movie-specialized camera 'VLOGCAM ZV-E1' that can be used for live streaming and video conferencing instead of a webcam by connecting it to a PC with a single cable. Review

◆71: 'WebGPT' allows you to experience language models such as GPT from your browser using WebGPU

◆72: Review of 'Koemake RVC Player', a free AI voice changer that can convert voice in real time

◆73: Review of 'editable-website' that allows you to create a website where you can directly edit the content without changing the appearance

◆74: Review of 'Tofu Authenticator,' an open source one-time password issuing app that enables two-factor authentication on iOS

◆75: Photo review of Google's original folding smartphone 'Google Pixel Fold': solid construction and considerable weight

◆76: The free ChatGPT official iOS app is now available for installation in Japan, so I tried it out

◆77: Interview with Masahiko Minami, president of animation production company Bones, on the meaning behind making an anime version of 'Josee, the Tiger and the Fish' and his thoughts on the work he created

◆78: Canon's Vlog camera 'PowerShot V10' that can be used freely for both selfies and other people's photos.

◆79: The small drone 'DJI Mini 4 Pro' can rotate the camera by 90 degrees to easily capture vertical aerial footage that is perfect for TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

◆80: I tried taking various photos with the Panasonic mirrorless single-lens camera 'LUMIX DC-GH7,' which has a wide dynamic range and a wider range of expression.

◆81: Unboxing of Logitech's top-of-the-line webcam 'MX Brio' that supports Ultra HD 4K resolution

◆82: Interview with directors Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita of 'GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle' - they are committed to the production in order to make the story believable

◆83: What are the key points to creating a complex and deep “villain”?

◆84: I asked the people at the AI search engine 'Perplexity' various questions, such as 'What kind of ads will they display?' and 'How will they develop it in Japan?'

◆85: Stephen King explains why he spends months writing the opening sentence of his novels

◆86: What is an effective way to train yourself to write and present?

◆87: Experience the improved page turning and screen display of the latest 2024 'Kindle' series while comparing it with the previous model

◆88: 'Apple's thinnest ever' M4-equipped iPad Pro 11-inch and 13-inch models unboxing ceremony and appearance review

◆89: Review of setting up and connecting to the Internet via satellite 'Starlink' that I bought at Costco

◆90: Review of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is equipped with a 200-megapixel camera, with various photos taken, including 100x zoom and color matching functions

◆91: 10 lessons I learned from working for Mark Zuckerberg

◆92: Report on the 'Special Screening of 'Yojohan Time Machine Blues' in Kyoto'

◆93: Animators need to be both quick and skilled at the same time. Interview with Hirofumi Morimoto, illustrator of 'Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Journey of Sorcerer'

◆94: Should I upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro with A18 Pro? We compared the benchmark results with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16

◆95: Standard Ebooks, an overseas edition of Aozora Bunko, where you can read classic masterpieces from Holmes to Aristotle for free

◆96: I tried using multiple apps side by side and co-editing a notepad in real time with the 'Galaxy Tab S9' series, a large-screen tablet that allows you to experience how to use it.

◆97: I actually bought the Google Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 and received them, so I did a thorough comparison of the actual product version unboxing ceremony and exterior photo review, and how it differs from the Pixel 7

◆98: A brave warrior has come up with a system that allows players to summon monsters depicted on cards and duel, just like the Duel Disks in Yu-Gi-Oh!

◆99: An interview with Fuuga Yamashiro, storyboard artist and director of episode 4 of 'Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!', who splits the movies he sees into frames and uses them as materials for his own direction

◆100: Interview with manga artist Naoki Urasawa, the anime 'Pluto' includes 'the future society I wanted to depict'

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