In a January 2020 survey, it was found that white adults were the least interested in anime overall, with just 28 percent saying that they considered anime movies to be very or somewhat favorable. By contrast, 40 percent of Hispanic adults said the same. More African Americans admitted that they had never heard of anime than respondents in any other ethnic group, though overall favorability of the genre was similar among African Americans and Hispanic adults.
Attitudes to anime movies among adults the United States as of January 2020, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Very favorable
Somewhat favorable
Somewhat unfavorable
Very unfavorable
Heard of, no opinion
Never heard of
White
9%
19%
19%
24%
19%
11%
Hispanic
16%
24%
12%
22%
17%
8%
African American
15%
23%
13%
20%
16%
14%
Other
22%
24%
11%
18%
16%
10%
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Morning Consult. (2020). Attitudes to anime movies among adults the United States as of January 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095794/anime-movie-opinions-us-by-ethnicity/
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