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Urusei Yatsura

Maison Ikkoku

Ranma 1/2
How old is...?
-Okay, only 3 characters' ages have been explicitly revealed in Ranma 1/2, but using clues and common sense, we can figure out the ages of others. Ranma, Akane, Kodachi, Ryoga, Ukyo, Tsubasa Kurenai, and possibly Shampoo are 16. Kuno and Nabiki are 17 (I think Mousse might be 17 as well). Kasumi is 19. I seem to vaguely remember something about Dr. Tofu being 21, but I don't know if that's true or not. Genma and Soun are probably in their 40s. Happosai and Cologne are apparently more than 100 years old.

InuYasha
What's that fluffy thing Sesshomaru has?
-Possibly the most debated thing in InuYasha fandom. Here's the truth: an exaggerated piece of armor. Yes. When Takahashi was doing some preliminary sketches of Sesshomaru, she just drew the right shoulder bit too big, and decided she liked how it looked. And thus we have the fluffy thing. In the series, though, no one knows. It is apparently a part of Sesshomaru's body, but we don't know what part. A very odd thing is that it bleeds, so it must have blood vessels in it somewhere - so it can't just be all fluff. Many people believe it is a tail, but this is not confirmed, and it doesn't appear to actually be attached to... where a tail would be. In fact, in my observations, the fluffy thing doesn't seem to be attached to anything.

How old is...?
-In the entirety of the series, only one character's age is stated for certain. Kagome's. There is a lot of speculation and completely wrong information on the web about character's ages, so let me tell you this: all of this information comes from the published word of the creator, Rumiko Takahashi. So please believe it.
*In the cases of demon, it's their age in appearance and state of mind. They're likely several hundred years old, just look 15 or something.
Kagome - 15 (specifically stated in first chapter)
Inuyasha - appears 15
Miroku - 18
Sango - 16
Shippo - 7
Kohaku - 11
Kikyo - 18 (at death)
Koga- appears 15
Sesshomaru - appears 19
Naraku - appears 23
Kagura - appears 17 (is less than 1 year old)
Kanna - appears 10 (less than 1 year)


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