@ BlackBird19 & TheFirstEvil100
Based on data 62,9 % WSJ reader is under fourteen, even there are adult reader they are not as influential as their child and preteen counterpart. Don't generalize Naruto fans like you follow it from kid, most of adult fans dropped Naruto simply because they too old for follow kid and preteen manga.
https://en.wikipedia...and_demographic What your post brought me to.
"Weekly Shōnen Jump is the bestselling manga magazine in Japan.In 1982, Weekly Shōnen Jump had a circulation of 2.55 million. By 1995, circulation numbers swelled to 6.53 million. The magazine's former editor-in-chief Masahiko Ibaraki (2003-2008) stated this was due to the magazine including "hit titles such as Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, and others." After hitting this peak, the circulation numbers continued to drop.1998's New Year's issue was the first time in 24 years that Weekly Shōnen Jump lost as the highest selling shōnen manga magazine (4.15 million copies sold), ceding to Weekly Shōnen Magazine (4.45 million). It was not until 2007 that the magazine saw its first increase in 11 years, from 2.75 million to 2.78 million. An increase that Ibaraki credited to One Piece.
By publishing shōnen manga, the magazine is targeted to young boys. However, Index Digital reported in 2005 that the favorite non-shōjo magazine of elementary and middle school-aged female readers is Weekly Shōnen Jump at 61.9%. Strengthening it, Oricon conducted a poll among 2,933 female Japanese readers on their favorite manga magazines in 2007. Weekly Shōnen Jump was the number one answer, with One Piece, Death Note, and The Prince of Tennis cited as the reasons. In 2009, it was reported that 62.9% of the magazine's readers were under the age of fourteen."
2009 let's see it 2016 right now. So that's about oh 7 years out of date? Also that was during the anime boon during the US before Toonami ended. Well if they were 14 back then well 14+7=21. Also if 63% are under 14 then 37% is still over fourteen. Well 7 years ago mind you. So they numbers most likely have changed with the time. Can't you find more up to date information? Like at least 2012?
Also Powerpuff girls had a reboot/relaunch/whatever they want to call it recently. That ran from 1998-2005. So it was last on eleven years ago? I have heard dozens of adults complain about this new series. Samurai jack is also getting a new season some time this year, and it was last on 2004. Twelve years ago. And I have long stop counting how many time I've heard adult gushing about it. Naruto ran straight for 15 years and was apart of a lot of people childhoods especially in Japan. Even if they stop reading it they are not be happy about ending and may prevent their kids from reading Bolt.
Edited by Bail o' Lies, 07 May 2016 - 07:46 AM.