2009-10-13, 03:31 | Link #44 |
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Something like that; I'm not entirely sure about the year/level system in Japanese schools, but I believe that first year high school is age 15, so Touma, being that, would be 15 by that system, Mikoto 13, Kuroko 12, and so on. (then again, these ages sound a bit low.... )
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2009-10-13, 03:49 | Link #46 |
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Well we know that Touma is a 1st-year high schooler, Mikoto is 2nd year middle, and Kuroko being one grade lower than Mikoto is 1st year. So whatever ages go with those Japanese grades is how old the characters are.
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2009-10-13, 13:53 | Link #49 |
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Just the thought of any twelve year old wearing the things that Kuroko wears is... unpleasant. Then again, kids are trying a little too hard to "grow up" these days, so maybe the representation for that age isn't so far off after all.
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2009-10-13, 17:47 | Link #51 |
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Uh-oh.......
A little research turned up this and this, which confirms my idea that Mikoto, being second year middle/junior high school, would be 13.....and Kuroko being a year/grade younger/below is.........12. My eyes might bleed the next time I see her. Maybe Toaru uses a special and unique age-to-grade system different from the standard Japanese system? I guess this could make sense actually, since it's Academy City, the school capital of the world.
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2009-10-13, 19:11 | Link #53 |
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I never saw anything like that, but they did say in the Index manga that Touma is high schol year one and Mikoto middle year 2, which is where I got my age estimates from.
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Somehow it makes me feel better to think everyone except Touma has had thier birthday this school year and that his is on the last day before the cut off for the next year. [Making him the youngest in his year, so unfortunate.] Thus Touma 15, Styl and Mikoto 14, Kuroko, Saten, Uiharu 13. |
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Hey, I wouldn't mind if they were older than I thought too, but it doesn't look to be that way, lol. If I'm wrong that's fine though. But it would still mean Kuroko is only 13......... Meh, she doesn't look that young (except, maybe by her chest size ), so I guess it's all good.
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IIRC the events of Railgun are set before the Index arc. Anyone with a better knowledge of the timeline to confirm?
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Spoiler for Manga/Novel timeline:
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