Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Seinen manga Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Seinen manga in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Seinen manga has an estimated audience of 418,488 people in Germany.

#37among Literary genre in Germany#5140among Topic in Germany#231in Literature

The average Seinen manga fan in Germany is 28.3 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top brand affinities include Elfen Lied, Shōnen manga, Vagabond (manga), with strongest over-indexing on Elfen Lied (72.28× the country average).

Demographically, the Seinen manga audience skews balanced with an average age of 28.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sports Activity, Risk Appetite.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Seinen manga fan in Germany is balanced, around 28.3 years old, with strong Sports Activity tendencies and a notable affinity for Elfen Lied.

Category: Literature · Type: Topic · Subtype: Literary genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Seinen manga profile in Germany.

Audience size
418K
in Germany
Gender
47.6%♀
52.4% male
Age
28.3
average years
Country rank
#13491
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Seinen manga fans

47.6% are female, 52.4% are male, average age 28.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.6%
Female
52.4%
Male
Demographic split for Seinen manga audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female47.6%
Male52.4%
Average age28.3
Estimated audience size418,488
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 28.3
average years
Age distribution of the Seinen manga audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1952%
20-2920%
30-3913%
40-499%
50+5%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.4%

of the worldwide Seinen manga audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Seinen manga
CountryShare
Japan72.1%
United States7.7%
Taiwan3.2%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Seinen manga audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Seinen manga fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Hessen~30K1.06×
02Sachsen~20K1.06×
03Bremen~4K1.06×
04Rheinland-Pfalz~20K1.05×
05Berlin~20K1.03×
06Nordrhein-Westfalen~90K1.02×
07Sachsen-Anhalt~10K1.02×
08Niedersachsen~40K1.01×
09Saarland~5K1.01×
10Baden-Württemberg~60K0.98×
11Schleswig-Holstein~10K0.98×
12Thüringen~10K0.97×
13Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~8K0.96×
14Bayern~60K0.95×
15Brandenburg~10K0.95×
16Hamburg~9K0.93×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Seinen manga, Germany
0.93×1.00×1.06×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Seinen manga audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Seinen manga audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Elfen LiedLiterature72.28×
02Eiichiro OdaLiterature31.73×
03Vagabond (manga)Literature27.76×
04LINETechnology & Electronics24.56×
05KonamiGames21.56×
06Rose LeslieMovies & TV16.32×
07Shōnen mangaLiterature15.25×
08My Little PonyKids & Family14.36×
09Alicia VikanderMovies & TV14.09×
10Mila KunisMovies & TV12.21×
11Cameron DiazMovies & TV11.55×
12CrunchyrollGames9.77×
13Coffee roastingFood & Beverages9.32×
14TokyoTravel & Leisure9.30×
15Anime conventionLiterature7.81×
16Cultural heritagePolitics & Society7.44×
17PokémonGames7.04×
18Anime and manga fandomLiterature6.85×
19Watercolor paintingArts & Culture5.63×
20RyanairTravel & Leisure3.13×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Seinen manga audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Seinen manga audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER1.75×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.55×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.40×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Seinen manga audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.72×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.79×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.83×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Seinen manga have in Germany?

Seinen manga has an estimated audience of 418,488 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Seinen manga fans?

47.6% of Seinen manga fans are female, 52.4% are male, with an average age of 28.3 years.

03

Which brands do Seinen manga fans like most?

Seinen manga fans show strongest brand affinity for Elfen Lied (72.28×), Shōnen manga (15.25×), and Vagabond (manga) (27.76×) over the country average.

04

Where do Seinen manga fans live in Germany?

Seinen manga fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~90K), Bayern (reach ~60K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~60K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Seinen manga fans also like?

Beyond Seinen manga itself, the audience over-indexes on Shōnen manga (15.25×), Vagabond (manga) (27.76×), Anime convention (7.81×), and Pokémon (7.04×) compared to the Germany average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for Seinen manga. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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