Question of the Day #9: How popular are Mangas where you're from?
As for my city, we have decently sized conventions and even a dedicated Anime/Manga-style "cultural exchange mascot" courtesy of our biggest book store.
It's still hard to find people of my own age to talk to about this hobby lol
In Spain manga is a really big thing. Lot's of manga fairs in lots of citys, even towns. Mainly a youth phenomenon, but not exclusively, with many, many adult and arty manga published.