Who knows, but canon almost explicitly (and fully explicitly in some places) states that every game and manga takes place in roughly the same year as it's published, give or take, so PCB for instance is set in 2003 and HSiFS in 2017.
Yes, this would mean that Reimu and Marisa are at least in their late 20's in current canon, depending on how old they were in EoSD. No, they don't look like it.
Yes, this would mean that Reimu and Marisa are at least in their late 20's in current canon, depending on how old they were in EoSD. No, they don't look like it.
Perhaps they were around 8 during EoSD, so that may make them between 20 to 25. I'm not an expert but the series does have a timeline that's for sure.
Akyuu was 10 herself during PMiSS and that was after PoFV, then she became 23 on her first appearance in earlier chapters of FS.
Perhaps they were around 8 during EoSD, so that may make them between 20 to 25. I'm not an expert but the series does have a timeline that's for sure.
Akyuu was 10 herself during PMiSS and that was after PoFV, then she became 23 on her first appearance in earlier chapters of FS.
ZUN seems to have a weird hybrid approach of having a very specific timeline yet not actually aging all of the characters equally. He has stated that Akyuu isn't going to die and Sumireko isn't going to graduate high school, for instance, no matter how long the series goes on (though I can't say how absolute this promise was). Yet as you say, Akyuu can clearly be seen aging up to a certain point.
It's a bit like if you took a cartoon like the Simpsons and explicitly said that Bart was born in 1977, but then never aged him beyond 10 years old anyway, all the while some other characters grew up around him before stopping as well.
ZUN seems to have a weird hybrid approach of having a very specific timeline yet not actually aging all of the characters equally. He has stated that Akyuu isn't going to die and Sumireko isn't going to graduate high school, for instance, no matter how long the series goes on (though I can't say how absolute this promise was). Yet as you say, Akyuu can clearly be seen aging up to a certain point.
It's a bit like if you took a cartoon like the Simpsons and explicitly said that Bart was born in 1979, but then never aged him beyond 10 years old anyway, all the while some other characters grew up around him before stopping as well.
Bart Simpson was always weird, though, because I remember watching the show when Bart was older than me...
Bart Simpson was always weird, though, because I remember watching the show when Bart was older than me...
Well, yeah. But the point is that the Simpsons (et al) don't combine unaging characters with also putting every event in the show on a strict calendar spanning from 1987 to 2019.
Well, yeah. But the point is that the Simpsons (et al) don't combine unaging characters with also putting every event in the show on a strict calendar spanning from 1987 to 2019.
Except when they explicitly call attention to it, like with "That 90's Episode", or the even more fourth-wall-breaking episodes like "Behind the Laughter" where Lisa accuses Homer of giving her growth-stunting drugs (referencing The Cosby Show).
Except when they explicitly call attention to it, like with "That 90's Episode", or the even more fourth-wall-breaking episodes like "Behind the Laughter" where Lisa accuses Homer of giving her growth-stunting drugs (referencing The Cosby Show).
