According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2022, 62 percent of male high school students watch anime at least once per week or more, compared to 48 percent of female high school students. The share of respondents who stated not to watch anime at all was higher among girls than among boys.
Frequency of watching anime among high school students in Japan in 2022, by gender
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Frequency of watching anime among high school students in Japan in 2022, by gender
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among users of the LINE messenger app; 519 female and 505 male respondents
Method of interview
Online survey
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Specific ages of the respondents were not given. Japanese high school students are generally between the age of 16 to 18 with some outliers starting one year younger or graduating one year older.
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