The fact that Kinue Hayase from "Masamune Kun's Revenge" is a mother while mafia bosses in "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" are 15 years old is just weird.
If you like anime, then you'll definitely experience one or two roller coaster rides while watching it.
An example? One moment you're heartbroken by one of the sad moments in "One Piece" and the next you're so exhausted by the absurd fan service in the anime that you're drying your tears with Nami's scraps of fabric from an outfit.
Every now and then it just gets bizarre and not just with fan service. After all, Luffy, Naruto, Gojo and Co. like to be punched through 30 stone walls or... well... they have supernatural powers. As a fan, you are used to this and probably celebrate these things often, after all, a lot of them are part of anime.
But one thing that many of us don't get to grips with is how strange and sometimes questionable the topic of age in anime can sometimes be. This is exactly what users on Reddit talked about in a post by Redditor
lunachappell
.
What was particularly noticeable was how often characters either look much younger or much older than they actually are. But hey, see for yourself:
1. Mitsukuni Haninozuka from “Ouran High School Host Club”
"One thing that really intrigues me is that Honey Senpai is in his junior year."
-lunachappell
That means this blondie here is 17 years old.
2. Giorno Giovanna from “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure”
“Giorno was not even 16 years old when he became a mafia boss. So he hadn’t even finished high school yet.”
-lunachappell
3. And Jotaro Kujo from “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”
“What I always mention on this topic is that Jotaro is 17 and looks the way he does.”
-LeftySwordsman01
4. Kaoru Hanayama from “Grappler Baki”
“My favorite example of this trope is Karou Hanayama. He's a 15-year-old Yakuza boss."
-redmagic7777
5. Kinue Hayase from Masamune Kun's Revenge
“Masamune Makabe's mother looks younger than him and his sister. Plus, she looks like she should be in high school, being as small as she is.”
-Kurtains94
6. Komoe Tsukuyomi from “Toaru Majutsu no Index”
“For my Toaru fans: Komoe Sensei is in her 40s or 50s.”
-OmegaRebirth
7. And Stiyl Magnus from “Toaru Majutsu no Index”
“Stiyl is 14.”
-OmegaRebirth
8. Nanami Kento from “Jujutsu Kaisen”
“The fact that Nanami is younger than Gojo will never not shock me. It just doesn't make sense."
-Livid-Sweet-7902
"Having to deal with Gojo just makes you look older."
-Violence_Fiend
Nanami is 27.
9. Compared to Satoru Gojo from “Jujutsu Kaisen”
“Gojo has the cursed skincare routine.”
-Violence_Fiend
Gojo is 28.
10. Mirai Yashima from Mobile Suit Gundam
“I think this is a classic example of pretty much everyone on this show being much younger than they should be. Mirai Yashima is 18 years old, but she looks 38.”
-nezeta
11. And Bright Noa from “Mobile Suit Gundam”
“Bright Noa is 19.”
-nezeta
12. Yasutora “Chad” Sado from “Bleach”
“Chad looks a lot older than he really is.”
-ajohndoe17
At the beginning of the anime, Chad is 16.
Would you like more on the topic? Here are 19 film and series characters whose real age I would never have guessed.