Well, no, that’s technically not true. I think all of these “huge” cocks in yaoi and even shoujo/josei manga have created an unrealistic expectation of men’s erections in reality. Romantic smut novels are also problematic in that way, too! ( ̄∇ ̄")
Generally speaking, the average erection size is about five to 5.1-5.5 inches, but most men believe the average is six inches (15.24 cm) and that is false. The average Japanese man’s erection is about 13.56 cm (5.33 inches). Girth is also another factor, but that wasn’t stated in the manga.
Again, this is the AVERAGE. Of course, there will be men with both bigger and smaller sizes, but that’s not the point.
I think the geographical explanation makes more sense to me, since I've rarely ever read any mangas that actually say the cm, they just say "wow so big" or show a thrid arm... I made the comment because all of my male friends are 15+, but I'm from Latin America so that's not as rare as Japan, but I forgot about that at the time.
Wait, is 18 "huge"? I thought it was big, but huge is above 20