>>49895332I was more referring to public perception. After all, "fujobucks" was coined for a reason. Likewise, so many male otaku are NEETs that "hikikomori" was coined to categorize them. There are literally so many jobless otaku that it's now an epidemic officially recognized by Japan's Ministry of Health. This has undoubtedly impacted what businesses determine to be a more desirable market.
Plus, you have to keep in mind the context of my post. I do know about idol fans and how deep their pockets can go, but I was more specifically talking about kodomo anime, whose target audience is children and their mothers. So of course they're going to include content that appeals to moms rather than childless otaku.
