Anime not for kids anymore
Japanese news site 47news reports that kids are getting more and more distanced from anime, citing that anime that used to enjoy 6.2% viewership in 2001 only had 3.6% in 2005, and that the only anime left that have 10+% viewership are only a handful such as Sazaesan and Chibimarukochan.
However on the other hand, the late night anime that are targetted towards older audiences just keep increasing and increasing every year, there aren’t even many anime this season that are really geared towards children. And the manga industry in recent years has been…