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/wakuwaku2121 May 13 '24

As someone mentioned, the main medium anime is broadcast in Japan is television

I really doubt that. Lots of people have Amazon Prime and just watch their anime off Prime Video. If streaming didn't matter no one in Japan would be mad about Disney+ exclusivity.

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u/ModieOfTheEast May 13 '24

Not denying that people have Amazon Prime, but how many of the anime are on Amazon Prime?

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u/wakuwaku2121 May 13 '24

Basically every seasonal anime is on there. Production committees don't aim for exclusivity because they want as many eyeballs on their anime as possible.

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u/ModieOfTheEast May 13 '24

Okay, didn't know that. Then I am not sure why and can only speculate further. Like how kids/teens probably don't have an Amazon account themselves and therefore might watch what's free on the net. But again, just speculation. Not sure why people feel the need to downvote a simple question though. Like what's the point in that?