Japanese Comedian Claims that “80% of Women Cannot Read Manga”

CONTROVERSY: A comedian got involved in controversy after making a statement claiming that 80% of women cannot read manga. The remark was made by comedian Kazuya Shimasa, from the duo New York, during a program aired on TV Tokyo.

The topic came up during a conversation about differences between men and women in social dating situations. At one point, one of the participants, who said she liked manga, forgot the name of Tanjiro Kamado, the protagonist of Kimetsu no Yaiba, which sparked a debate among the guests.

Comedian defended his theory during the show

According to the comedians present, some people say they like famous works but show little knowledge about characters and memorable moments from those stories.

During the discussion, Shimasa shared his personal opinion and stated that women usually do not follow manga in the same way men do.

According to him, many of them are doing other activities while reading, which prevents deeper attention to the story. The comedian even claimed that “almost 80%” of women would not be able to properly read manga, insisting on his point even after being questioned by other participants.

The conversation became even more controversial when another participant stated that men are “smarter” and have faster reasoning than women, a comment that immediately received a playful reaction from others in the studio.

Let’s see how some people reacted to this story:

• “Just looking at Shoko Nakagawa, it really seems like that.”
• “But Demon Slayer, which sold insanely well, was created by a female author, right?”
• “They write such a malicious article even about a clearly comedic/mockumentary program? If he weren’t a comedian, nobody would tolerate it.”
• “But there are shoujo manga, right…”
• “That’s why works like Jujutsu Kaisen are so successful. Nobody is actually reading the story.”
• “But I also don’t think that many men really know how to properly read manga.”
• “In the end, women only read shounen like it’s porn.”
• “It was basically a variety show where male comedians just complained about women.”
• “Honestly, Dragon Ball must be boring for most women.”
• “Creating controversy just to go viral is already over.”
• “Women don’t even read instruction manuals.”
• “To be honest, I think women think about sex more than men do.”
• “In the past they said manga was for dumb people. Times have changed.”
• “On the train I only see women reading manga on their phones.”
• “The number of people who can read in digital format has increased a lot, but they can’t read print anymore.”
• “‘I like reincarnated villainess stories.’ I never see women saying that, even though that genre is extremely popular.”

That’s it.

via Yahoo News