CATDOLL: Gundam is too niche? 70% of Japanese college students have never seen Gundam

CATDOLL: Gundam is too niche? 70% of Japanese college students have never seen Gundam

Everyone must have heard of the "Gundam" series, because this series is so well-known. Of course, otakus who watch anime, and even people who don't watch anime, will have heard or learned about some news related to Gundam. Is it true that such a series with a global reputation also has a lot of viewers? In fact, it is not. Recently, a Japanese media conducted a survey on whether college students have watched Gundam.

Q. Have you watched the Mobile Suit Gundam series? : 32.4% have, 67.5% have not; including males: 40.2% have, 59.8% have not, females: 24.4% have, 75.6% have not

According to the results, 70% of Japanese college students have never watched Gundam. Does this series of works no longer have appeal to young people today? While conducting the survey, we also collected relevant opinions from the respondents. Let's take a look:

Men's opinions:

Viewed

“I’ve played games before, so I think this is interesting.” (Male/21 years old/senior year)

"My dad likes Gundam, so we watched it together." (Male/19 years old/Sophomore)

“I watched it when it was broadcast on TV.” (Male/18 years old/Freshman)

No

“I don’t really like anime.” (Male/21 years old/senior year)

"My friend likes Gundam and recommended it to me. But I'm not interested." (Male/21 years old/senior year)

“I don’t even know where to start.” (Male/21 years old/junior)

Women's opinions:

Viewed

"My brother is a Gundam fan and watches it every day, so naturally I started watching it too." (Female/18/first year college student)

“My dad was watching it, so I watched it with him.” (Female/21 years old/senior)

"I watched it by chance when I was in elementary school. I didn't pay much attention to it at that time, but later I found out that my favorite voice actor participated in it." (Female/23 years old/Other)

No

“I’m not interested in things where robots stand in line.” (Female/19 years old/Sophomore)

“It feels like it’s for men, and I don’t know what’s so interesting about it, so I don’t want to watch it.” (Female/19 years old/Freshman)

"I'm not interested in Gundam. I prefer Pokémon." (Female/18/first year)

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