Manga just means “comic” in Japanese and there are indeed very popular ones that even like normal middle aged Japanese people read. There’s some really popular one that’s basically just Japanese The Simpsons. The fucking weird shit is mostly produced for a specific demographic that even a lot of Japanese people view as kinda odd, the same way we view “nerds” over here. But much like over here being a “nerd” isn’t really all that derogatory anymore and most normal people enjoy some “nerdy” shit, same with Marvel movies getting popular.
Maybe “niche” isn’t the right word.
Manga just means “comic” in Japanese and there are indeed very popular ones that even like normal middle aged Japanese people read. There’s some really popular one that’s basically just Japanese The Simpsons. The fucking weird shit is mostly produced for a specific demographic that even a lot of Japanese people view as kinda odd, the same way we view “nerds” over here. But much like over here being a “nerd” isn’t really all that derogatory anymore and most normal people enjoy some “nerdy” shit, same with Marvel movies getting popular.