Share of manga readers in France in 2020, by age and gender
Mangas, the graphic novels originating from Japan, are culturally and artistically speaking, one of the most popular export products of Japan. Among its most avid readers are the French: In 2020, over 40 percent of French male preadolescents (aged 13 to 15) declared reading Mangas. As for their female counterparts, more than one third of them also declared reading this Japanese comics form.