About member data

Toracon members

Male member

(*For each item, survey data refers to Toracon members (males) as of May 2024)

Age/average age

24-52 years old/average age 37

Regions

Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tohoku, Hokushinetsu, Hokkaido, Okinawa

Occupations

illustrators, manga artists, novelists, dedicated doujinshi creators, IT-related, telecommunications-related, game companies, advertising companies, consultants, physicians, pharmacists, technical/research positions, banking/securities-related positions, sales/planning-related positions, public servants, business owners/company executives, real estate/construction, administrative/management-related positions, and others

Annual salary/average annual salary

Up to 80 million yen/average annual salary 6.82 million yen

Academic history

Approximately 80% have graduated universities, technical colleges, or vocational schools
Examples of universities from which our members have graduated: University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hitotsubashi University, Tohoku University, Osaka University, Nagoya University, University of Tsukuba, Keio University, Waseda University, and U.S. universities, etc.

Personality

Not the type to make a fuss. Able to stay calm and listen to others.Humble, gentle, kind, and very earnest

Homemaking skills

Able to clean the house and do laundry without any problem.

Cigarettes/alcohol

Non-smokers:90%, smokers: 10%/approximately 70% only drink alcohol rarely

Average height/average weight

171cm/68.5kg

Otaku hobbies

Games, anime, manga, movies, illustration, doujinshi, Gundam, tokusatsu (special effects), motorsports, reading, photography and cameras, Internet, performing idols, trains, YouTube, VTube, and others

Favorite works (partial list)

DQ (Dragon Quest), FF (Final Fantasy), Persona, Pokémon, Monster Hunter, Tales, Fate, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Uma Musume, Kemono Friends, SAO (Sword Art Online), K-On!, Spice and Wolf, Attack on Titan, Steins;Gate, Dragon Ball, Kamen Rider, SHIROBAKO, Girls und Panzer, The Idolmaster, Psycho-Pass, Bakemonogatari, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Re Zero, Laid-Back Camp, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Tokyo Revengers, Chainsaw Man, SPY×FAMILY, One Punch Man, Works by Yoshihiro Togashi, Delicious in Dungeon, Love Live!, Madoka Magica, Kantai Collection, etc.”

Way of enjoying otaku hobbies

Although some of our members analyze the works, most people just innocently enjoy the works, including the story background.
Many of our members don’t see themselves as full-blown “otaku” and just “have a light tendency” for such. They cannot conceive of having to give it up when they get married, and want to continue at their current pace.

Spending habits in regard to hobbies

5,000 to 50,000 yen/month

Non-otaku hobbies

Playing and watching sport, domestic travel, driving, music, watching movies, reading, interior design, coffee, food, making confectionery, Tabe-aruki (wandering around to find good places to eat), cycling, mountain climbing, collecting sacred seals, etc.

What they are looking for in a partner

Prerequisite that they understand their hobbies (ideally be able to enjoy them together). Also considered important to match sense of values and feelings about things.

Female members

(*For each item, survey data refers to Toracon members (females) as of May 2024)

Age/average age

24-52 years old/average age 37

Regions

Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tohoku, Hokushinetsu, Hokkaido

Occupations

Writers, manga artists, anime-related, movie-related, illustrators, game companies, advertising, mass media, organizational employees, medical-related, fashion-related, legal-related, clerical, pharmacists, teachers, qualification-related occupations, sales/retail related, managers, etc.

Annual salary

Up to approximately 50 million yen/average approximately 5 million yen
*Collected from approximately 45% who disclosed their salaries
Does not include those who did not disclose their salaries

Personality

Bright, outgoing, and kind
Passionate when talking about the works they like

Housework skills

Many can cook and do laundry without any issue

Average height/average weight

158.2cm/53.7kg

Otaku hobbies

Games, anime, manga, illustration, doujin (including novels), theatergoing (including 2.5D), reading, movies, cosplay, Internet, performing idols, YouTube, and VTube

Favorite works (partial list)

DQ (Dragon Quest), FF (Final Fantasy), Persona, Pokémon, Monster Hunter, Tales, Fate, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, The Apothecary Diaries, Attack on Titan, Kamen Rider, Psycho-Pass, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko’s Basketball, Yowamushi Pedal, Uta no Prince-sama, IDOLiSH7, Touken Ranbu, Bungo and Alchemist, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Code Geass, Gundam, Macross, Detective Conan, World Trigger, Golden Kamuy, The Twelve Kingdoms, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Tokyo Revengers, Chainsaw Man, SPY×FAMILY, Hypnosis Mic, Moriarty the Patriot, works by Yoshihiro Togashi, Delicious in Dungeon, Yuri!!! on ICE, etc

Way of enjoying otaku hobbies

They enjoy the depth of the stories and relationship between the characters.
Although the range of content is not so broad, specific facets are enjoyed in a considerable amount of depth, so would like to keep enjoying such things at their own pace.

Spending habits in regard to hobbies

5,000 to 50,000 yen/month

Non-otaku hobbies

Domestic travel, visiting temples and shrines, history-related, town walking, food, visiting cafes, Tabe-aruki (wandering around to find good places to eat), reading, sport, illustration production, viewing movies, watching baseball, animals, etc.

What they are looking for in a partner

While they do not necessarily require the other person to share their hobby, it is a prerequisite that they recognize their hobbies and way of thinking. Also considered important to match sense of values and feelings about things.

 

IBJ members

Approximately 87,800 people (registered members of the Japan Marriage Agency Federation (IBJ) as of April 2024)
 

Other member information (*Data as of May 2024 from Japan Marriage Agency Federation (IBJ))