 What are your thoughts? I was surprised that it was mostly white people who like Anime. As an Asian I thought Anime was more popular among Asians, since it is made in Asia, you know? Link is below for anyone who wants to actually read the article. https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/1/22/polygon-the-anime-opportunity-study-highlights?srsltid=AfmBOoqDsIVeqdVI6hAb6_z7ZdjC6s8YHyf09a5TIj7InM3hMSPIv_kV |
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| Asians who watch anime are not on CR. |
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
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Asians who watch anime are not on CR.
| @Takamura-sama Where are the Asians? |
From India |
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@RushingSugar youtube like muse asia and even bilibili
| @deg Yeah but I watch Anime on Crunchyroll. Does that mean I'm not Asian? |
From India |
| This survey doesn’t represent the demographics of anime fans worldwide. It says 100% of the respondents are from the United States. Given the fairly small number of Asians and Asian Americans in the US (currently estimated to be around 6-7% of the whole population), these results really aren’t that surprising. |
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| Western media really tends to demonize white men. Really makes anime a lot more appealing imo. I am but just another chud weeb. That being said, I do not use crunchyroll. It is clear anime is largely enjoyed by foreigners globally, and these statistics really show it. |
rohan121Dec 14, 2025 5:17 PM
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| I don't think these statistics matter. And the OP's account is over 12 years old, yet he has a mere 7 posts? Something seems off about that tbh. Going back to the original discussion, it does not surprise me that most anime viewers are Caucasian. In fact, I would be surprised if that wasn't the case. I don't think the ethnicity of anime viewers matters. But it does not surprise me most anime consumers are Caucasian, given how most anime are centered around European fantasy themes. |
| I have approximately 1 terabyte of anime on my computer. |
RushingSugar said: I was surprised that it was mostly white people who like Anime. i think it's the non-Asians who actually got anime into the global popularity/reach that it's today. Honestly dumb mindset that 'oh it's made here so it should be more popular here' like nothing in reality works like that not even food, it's more important that it's actually liked by so many |
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RushingSugar said:
I was surprised that it was mostly white people who like Anime.
I was surprised that it was mostly white people who like Anime.
i think it's the non-Asians who actually got anime into the global popularity/reach that it's today. Honestly dumb mindset that 'oh it's made here so it should be more popular here' like nothing in reality works like that not even food, it's more important that it's actually liked by so many
| @CeciliaAda Anime is more popular in Japan and China, then it is in the US. These stats are for America, which isn't a country known for high asian % rate. If anything there's a lot of asians watching in America relative to average population. |
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ACasualViewer said: These stats are for America, which isn't a country known for high asian % rate. If anything there's a lot of asians watching in America relative to average population. either it's those Asians have moved there or those who are American-Asians, here isn't really considered ppl who are half something, it's either one nationality or not. Obv those who are half something, usually gain the culture from other parent as well and they aren't 100% just the other parent |
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@CeciliaAda
Anime is more popular in Japan and China, then it is in the US.
These stats are for America, which isn't a country known for high asian % rate. If anything there's a lot of asians watching in America relative to average population.
Anime is more popular in Japan and China, then it is in the US.
These stats are for America, which isn't a country known for high asian % rate. If anything there's a lot of asians watching in America relative to average population.
| @ACasualViewer But it's even more for white people in terms of relative percentage White population is 60%. The census being 7% higher Asian population is 7%. And the census being only 3% higher My takeaway from this is that white Americans are more Asian than Asian Americans are Asian. |
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| Looks about right for the states, yeah. The one thing I'm kinda surprised is them not including latino/hispanic as a response. |
| The percentage of anime fans identifying as white drops from 77% for the Boomer generation and drops to 58% in Gen Z. Meanwhile the black / African American group has grown from 7% in Boomer to 23% in Gen Z. I'm not sure there's a better stat to explain the rise of naz- er, I mean apolitical neckbeard anime "fans" in the past decade. |
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| This does not represent anime fans as a whole just American Crunchyroll users. In the US Asians are only around 6.7% of the population but consist of 10% of that Crunchyroll polling. Blacks are only 12.6% but make up 17%in that poll. Whites assuming if they exclude White Hispanics are 57.5% but are 67% of that poll which makes me think it is possible they are including White Hispanics as White when usually they are separate listed. There also is issue of racial identity being self determined where different sub demographics may identify different. |
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| Crunchyroll is for people in the west. The west doesn't have nearly as many Asians as white people. Also, Asian for purposes of these kinds of polls isn't just east Asians, but also people from places like India and such. |
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@ACasualViewer But it's even more for white people in terms of relative percentage
White population is 60%. The census being 7% higher
Asian population is 7%. And the census being only 3% higher
My takeaway from this is that white Americans are more Asian than Asian Americans are Asian.
White population is 60%. The census being 7% higher
Asian population is 7%. And the census being only 3% higher
My takeaway from this is that white Americans are more Asian than Asian Americans are Asian.
| @RushingSugar The US also considers people from India and the middle east to be asian, so it might be misleading. Meanwhile, I don't know where hispanics are in this demographic data at all. Are they considered white? |
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| I'm curious on the actual number of boomers watching anime on Crunchyroll. |
RushingSugar said: I was surprised that it was mostly white people who like Anime. As an Asian I thought Anime was more popular among Asians, since it is made in Asia, you know? This is a survey of crunchyroll users, not anime fans and you also have to take into account where this survey took place. If they only surveyed Vietnam for example then it would show 100% of anime fans as being asian and Croatia would show everyone as being white. |
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| @MissHeed Native Americans don't watch anime much do they? |
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MalchikRepaid said: In reality, anime streaming in China is largely Bilibili’s domain. An iQIYI subscription is something you get for its C-dramas or, at a stretch, donghua but with a relatively weak donghua lineup and a premium price tag, it’s hard to argue that donghua/anime is the draw. If anything, it’s their C-drama catalogue that’s doing the heavy lifting.People in China mostly use iQIYI when watching anime |
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@MissHeed Native Americans don't watch anime much do they?
| @AmityBlight I doubt they could afford the service lol. They watch the ones everyone watches (Naruto, bleach, my hero, demon hunter or whatever it's called) |
ACasualViewer said: The US also considers people from India and the middle east to be asian, so it might be misleading. Meanwhile, I don't know where hispanics are in this demographic data at all. Are they considered white? In the past Arabs were counted as White in the census until Biden administration made a middle eastern category. I also am confused how they count Hispanics in this Crunchyroll poll. |
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| Well it's Crunchyroll so these stats are skewed. Also someone mentioned that the sampling was only made in the US, so this is a country stat not worldwide |
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| I don't think people realize just how closely this aligns with racial demographics in the United States. If anything Asian-Americans are overrepresented. |
"Have we not eaten while another starved? Will you punish us for that? Will you reward us for the virtue of starving while others ate? No man earns punishment, no man earns reward. Free your mind of the idea of deserving, the idea of earning, and you will begin to be able to think.” |
| A lot of non-whites are mistakenly labeled as "white". You're only "white" if you are of western and eastern European descent. |
HYPERBOREA YA That's my conclusion of that, at least. |
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A lot of non-whites are mistakenly labeled as "white".
You're only "white" if you are of western and eastern European descent.
You're only "white" if you are of western and eastern European descent.
| @Cybercat2000 why does it matter if someone is white btw? I don't think it matters tbh...... |
| I have approximately 1 terabyte of anime on my computer. |
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@Cybercat2000 why does it matter if someone is white btw? I don't think it matters tbh......
| @DesuMaiden Is this question for why it matters generally or is it a question as to my post regarding this thread? If we're speaking in general terms you can say it matters if a person is European because of their culture, history and genetics. Your genes determine your mentality and behavior, which further goes on to dictate how a society functions and the makeup of the civilization. As for the thread I was merely pointing out that "hispanics" are not white. The US government likes to commonly include non-whites as "white" in the demographic data. |
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