The Gaia Online subculture is a mixture of anime enthusiasts, those interested in pop-culture / media, and some with a (seemingly) large amount of free-time; allowing them to enthusiastically participate in matters which outsiders may consider tedious - such as theories concerning the storyline of the website, or of the item market which the site features. Even though the site is not generally gender biased, there appears to be almost twice as many females as there are males on the site.