Noy Telinú wrote:I'm a bit confused on the differing ages in fanfics for some Ranma characters.
Like Ranma... Why think he's anything other than 16 to start the series? He's in the same class as Akane, he looks for the 16 cm mushroom and is set to marry a Tendo on arrival. Yet I've seen him at 15, which would make him unable to legally marry a Tendo.
Also, Kodachi has been considered 15 by a lot of fanfics. Why? She's in high school and it's been established that first year high schoolers are 16. And that Nabiki is 17 along with Kuno, so Kodachi being 16 isn't impossible.
It judge confuses me. Canon set this to be very likely as there is nothing on age jokes or mentions that would say that Ranma, Ryoga, Kodachi, Shampoo and Mousse are younger or older than Akane by a year or more.
And WHY would female Ranma be younger biologically?
I should note,I'm not going to make a case for either. but, at least in the U.S. for public school you actually can be 15 and be in 10th grade, it all depends upon exactly when your birthday is... I do not know if japan has any form of similar law or loophole in place for their 10th grade. Basically it acts as a cutoff point, which varies slightly state to state.
Here is for state of Georgia (1st state I found) (cut off date of Sept 1st):
Pre-Kindergarten 4-5
Kindergarten 5 - 6
1st Grade 6-7
2nd grade 7-8
3rd grade 8-9
4th 9-10
5th 10-11
6th 11-12
7th 12-13
8th 13-14
9th 14-15
10th 15-16
11th 16-17
12th 17-18
State of Ohio works it a little bit differently... they call pre-kindergarden pre-school, and there is sometimes a Pre 1st mixed in for kids that do not or barely pass kindergarden...
If either japan has this, or fanfiction writers assume this, then I can see them making Ranma 15... realistically, I think him more 16, but I'm fine with either in a fan fiction.