From December 16-23, Anime!Anime! took the pulse of Japanese anime viewership, and heard from 1478 respondents about where they watched anime in 2015. There is definitely still an audience for live-watching and home video buying, but the survey found more fans watching anime online. However, even with that trending up, there is plenty more room to grow in that regard, especially for the pay services.

42% watch lived broadcasts and 78.3% were catching those broadcasts using Blu-ray or DVD recorders.

48.4% were watching online video distribution, with 11.9% subscribing to flat-rate video distribution service, and only 3.4% opting for single pay-per-views.

43.7% were watching Blu-ray/DVD purchases, with likelihood of buying physical media went up with age (28% for teens, 48% in 20's, 58% in 30's or older)

35% caught some anime at the cinema.

NicoNico is the favored streaming service (though it loses to Youtube 36.2% to 33.8% among teens).

Among flat-rate providers, d anime store (420yen a month) took the lead, with Bandai Channel (1080yen) following in second, followed by Amazon Prime Unlimited (3900yen a year).

via AnimeAnime and @ultimatemegax

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.