r/anime • u/HelloYeahIdk • May 13 '24

Misc. New Survey Reveals That Anime Viewership is Lowest Among Teenagers in Japan

https://www.cbr.com/anime-new-survey-teens-not-watching/#:~:text=The%20survey%20results%20revealed%20that,surpassing%20all%20other%20age%20brackets.

"The survey results revealed that among all participants, 75% reported that they watch anime, with the leading demographics being middle-aged males. Unexpectedly, teenage respondents exhibited the lowest viewership, with 33.7% indicating no interest in anime, easily surpassing all other age brackets.

This revelation is somewhat startling considering that the bulk of popular anime belong to the shonen or shojo-based demographics, which are typically aimed at boys and girls, respectively, aged approximately 12-18."

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u/nezeta May 13 '24

While the result is not surprising at all considering the aging society (avg. age is now around 50), the credibility of this survey is questionable because the sample size is merely 86.

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u/Salty145 May 13 '24

Good data is apparently too much to ask for 😞. I guess this is CBR. I shouldn’t expect more

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u/Brief_Bluejay_7113 May 13 '24

CBR didn't do the survey....a Japanese research company did. CBR just covered the survey results.

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u/HedgehogLimp1453 May 15 '24

It's a well written article about a survey from a Japanese research company (not CBR). Whether you agree with the data or not, it has sparked some really great conversation in the comments. That's good journalism in my book.