Su Heng's research indicates that more than 90 % of adolescents have read comic books, and 15 % spend more than five hours a week on them. From Slamdunk, youths learn about basketball. From Young Guns they learn about human relations. From Crayon Shinchan they learn about the world of adults.
政大蘇蘅的研究指出，九成以上的青少年看過漫畫；約一成五的青少年，一周看漫畫時間超過五小時，青少年從《灌籃高手》學到籃球知識，從《young guns》裡學人際關係，從《蠟筆小新》看成人世界… …，漫畫是紓解壓力的工具，也是同儕話題的來源。