[rauljordan2020]

Opposite experience. Here in the US, I've heard a lot more people watching anime than when I was a kid. Especially modern ones such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, etc.

[decafninja]

Same. Being into anime (and gaming, and RPGs, and sci-fi, etc.) marked you as an outcast nerd when I was a kid.

Nowadays, most of it is nearly mainstream. Granted there is still some weirdness like grown 40yo men obsessed with schoolgirl harem anime...

[Dweller1622]

Take a guess at what they might have been into when they were kids!

[kaashif]

I think the only way to get a real picture here would be doing surveys and finding out quantitatively.

I also don't watch anime and don't know anyone who does really.