Happy Birthday Ash!

alisaie · May 22, 2019

(this boy will never age)

Being that the same novelization declares that Pokémon Trainers obtain their first Pokémon in April of the year following their 10th birthday, and the anime itself began broadcast on the first of that month in 1997 in Japan, Ash's birthday, if April 1 was the first day of his journey, would be May 22.

That said today, on May 22nd, is this boy's birthday!! Not that he ever ages but it's still nice that we still get a birthday that we can celebrate it on. That said let's discuss the boy we've been following for countless years and wish him a Happy Birthday!

Since it is a birthday thread this is a thread to say good things about our protag! There's other threads you can post what you dislike about him, but here let's discuss what we love and enjoy seeing from Ash and our favorite moments with him!

Taemin · May 22, 2019

Happy Birthday, Ashy!

What a cute thread.

I have to say, I really like his character, and I'm sad they sometimes don't give him as much personality as they should (though, I did love XYZ!)!

Would it still be his 10th Birthday? lol

hotsushi-kun · May 23, 2019

Ash should have been 32 years old if the anime animators made him older, but still happy birthday.

There is a theory on why they don't age very fast:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Aging_in_the_anime

Alloute · May 24, 2019

So Ash is a Gemini? That makes so much sense. If Ash were a real person I probably wouldn't like him much since he tends to have the opposite qualities that I admire in a person, but he's pretty decent as far as anime characters go given his determination to never give up on his dream. So I wish him a pleasant belated birthday. :p

Happy Birthday Ash!

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