According to a survey conducted in October 2021 in Japan, 70.2 percent of children aged 10 to 14 years old read comics. A majority of people between the ages of 10 and 49 were comic readers.
Share of people who read comics in Japan as of October 2021, by age group
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e-Stat (Japan). (August 31, 2022). Share of people who read comics in Japan as of October 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338803/japan-comic-participation-rate-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan). "Share of people who read comics in Japan as of October 2021, by age group." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338803/japan-comic-participation-rate-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan). (2022). Share of people who read comics in Japan as of October 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338803/japan-comic-participation-rate-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan). "Share of People Who Read Comics in Japan as of October 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338803/japan-comic-participation-rate-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan), Share of people who read comics in Japan as of October 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338803/japan-comic-participation-rate-by-age-group/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of people who read comics in Japan as of October 2021, by age group [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338803/japan-comic-participation-rate-by-age-group/