Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Shōjo manga Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Shōjo manga in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Shōjo manga has an estimated audience of 875,167 people in Germany.

Shōjo manga has an estimated audience of 875,167 people in Germany. 57.5% are female, 42.5% are male, average age 28.5. Top brand affinities: My Hero Academia, Anime convention, IU (singer), Rakuten, Pokémon.

Top brand affinities include My Hero Academia, Anime convention, IU (singer), with strongest over-indexing on My Hero Academia (29.24× the country average).

Demographically, the Shōjo manga audience skews more female with an average age of 28.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Urban Lifestyle.

The typical Shōjo manga fan in Germany is more female, around 28.5 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for My Hero Academia.

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 Shōjo manga profile in Germany.

Audience size
875K
in Germany
Gender
57.5%
42.5% male
Age
28.5
average years
Country rank
#7308
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-32%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Shōjo manga fans

57.5% are female, 42.5% are male, average age 28.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.5%
Female
42.5%
Male
Demographic split for Shōjo manga audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female57.5%
Male42.5%
Average age28.5
Estimated audience size875,167
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 28.5
average years
Age distribution of the Shōjo manga audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1953%
20-2921%
30-3911%
40-4910%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.0%

of the worldwide Shōjo manga audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Shōjo manga
CountryShare
Japan53.1%
United States12.0%
South Korea5.4%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Shōjo manga audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Elfen LiedLiterature30.50×
02My Hero AcademiaLiterature29.24×
03IU (singer)Music & Radio26.90×
04Vagabond (manga)Literature24.51×
05RakutenShopping19.50×
06InuyashaLiterature18.42×
07Spirited AwayMovies & TV17.03×
08Elizabeth DebickiMovies & TV15.75×
09MujiHome & Garden14.47×
10Anime conventionLiterature12.78×
11Shōnen mangaLiterature10.90×
12BTSMusic & Radio10.05×
13CrunchyrollGames9.74×
14PokémonGames8.97×
15Anime and manga fandomLiterature8.54×
16Charlie HunnamMovies & TV8.02×
17One PieceMovies & TV7.14×
18Watercolor paintingArts & Culture6.58×
19Digital artArts & Culture6.05×
20SupermanMovies & TV4.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Shōjo 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 Shōjo manga audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL2.32×
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.57×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.54×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Shōjo manga audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.68×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.84×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.91×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for Shōjo 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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