Ash's Age?

[MagitekElite]

I'm sorry if I placed this in the wrong place, I thought it was pokemon general related.

Anyway, its been years and years, but I keep hearing Ash is still ten...what do you guys think? Do you think he's older, even by a year?
I think its a little crazy to think he's still young, well, that young.

So, do you think he's a little older?

*And here is a side question. How would you feel if someone made him older in fanfictions? Would that ruin it for ya?*

 

[Kirbychu]

Physically, Ash is still ten. However, that doesn't mean that he doesn't mature mentally.

Anyways, I'll just copypasta my usual response for these type of threads.

Let's take a look at Brock's siblings.

Here they are in Episode 5 (Very early into the series)

Episode 1 of Chronicals (After Johto)

Episode 451 (Battle Frontier)

Not to mention that a developer stated that Ash and Pikachu will never age during an interview.

 

[Razerg]

12 saw in a episode once.

 

[MagitekElite]

Oh dear god!

Do they have immortality? >.>

 

[Neurotripsy]

Yeah, it's pretty obvious they're never gonna age. DX I wish they did, though, it bugs me...

 

[The Doctor]

Yeh Ash is about 20 now ( mentally ) in the body of a 10 year old boy and he will never hit puberty.

Oh life must be so frustrating for him

 

[MagitekElite]

I doubt he would think of girls when he's always thinking of Pokemon lol

Who knows, maybe at the end of Pokemon, he'll age?

 

[cystar]

hell never age becasue that would kill the show

 

[Flare Riqueza]

Yeah, well, he said to Brock one time that they've been at it for years now, I think that may have been when fighting Team Rocket in Hoenn.
So I'm guessing 12/13 at the most.

But no, he's not aging.

 

[MagitekElite]

Okay :D

How would you feel if they made him older than ten? Would it effect your look at his character and the show?

 

[Ctrl Alt Del]

I'd love it if he'd age personally, unfortunately Ash is eternally 10 and will never reach adolescence!

 

[Eeohnex]

Having Ash aged would ruin the show, if he were to aged, he would be around 21/22 years old?. It's been 12 years since the show aired on the US, and he still is, and looks like a 10 year old, but seems to be more mature mentally.

 

[MagitekElite]

Well, they wouldn't have to make him age all those years, really, but maybe a little older? Like 13-14?

I....can no longer take a 10 year old boy seriously >.>

 

[Kirbychu]

Okay :D

How would you feel if they made him older than ten? Would it effect your look at his character and the show?

I would like it, It'd be nice to see Ash slowly grow up. Making the boy age would only make him more interesting as a character. Whenever I watch the old Kanto episodes it feels like Ash is a little kid. He's maturing, just not aging.

However, if Ash became 30 there'd definitely be something wrong. @_@

 

[MagitekElite]

He wouldn't have to be twenty, and I get that he is still young for the younger generation, but seriously, I think most of the audience of Pokemon are past "10".

I think they should at least make him 13 or maybe 14, that's better than never aging.

 

[TheReal]

Ash is like Peter Pan, he will never grow.. so he's 10, for sure. Ok, maybe 12, but he still looks like he's 10! :D

 

[MagitekElite]

:D

He drank from the Fountain of Youth, I say. :p

 

[Air Pichu]

Haha I'd love it if he actually stays the same. :)

I mean if he were to become older, wouldn't he have like a mustache or something?

 

[MagitekElite]

Well, they wouldn't need to make him that old.

I was a child when he started. Its very creepy he isn't at least 13 :(

 

[DEZTROY4]

They should make him atleast 16.

It would be like Naruto that way.