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Transmute Jun
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I know Tatsunoko fan will chime in here with the fact that in canon there are NO available birthdays for the team.
However, for those of us who enjoy thinking about this anyway, (  James!) this is from the White Shadow website:
What are the birth dates of the characters?
Tatsunoko never released an official set of birthdays for the members of the Kagaku Ninjatai. Therefore, the following dates are "fanon," based on astrological charts done by a group of Japanese fans. They are:
Ken: April 4, 1984
Joe: November 15, 1984
Jun: May 2, 1986
Jinpei: June 13, 1992
Ryu: March 20, 1985
Dr. Nambu: January 27, 1962
Berg Katse: October 3, 1974
Source: the fanzine, "Das Chronisch GM Syndrom" Vol. 2, published in 1983
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Hi all!
| quote: | | I know Tatsunoko fan will chime in here with the fact that in canon there are NO available birthdays for the team. |
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Well, I really don't need to since you've already done it for me. Still, it doesn't hurt to remind people that, no matter how much fun they may be, any birthdays associated with the team are nothing more than dates picked out by fans.
As for their ages, that's a little more official. According to Tatsunoko, the ages of the characters are as follows:
Ken - 18
Joe - 18
Jun - 16
Jinpei - 10
Ryu - 17
Dr. Nambu - 48
Kamo - 60
Berg Katse - 30
Gel Sadra - 3
Egobossler - 28
Kempeler - 35
Mekandor - 38
It is generally assumed that these are their ages when the first series started (Not that Tatsunoko ever updated their information in regard to their ages). Add two years for the end of the first series, two more years for the beginning of the second series, and one more year for the start of the third series.
The 2001 date for the start of the first series was never included in the series. That information came from an interview with Chief Director Hisayuki Toriumi, who explained that the staff chose that date as a "behind the scenes" date for the series. They chose 2001 in part because of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" and in part because it was a date far enough in the future that the advances in science they were proposing might be possible, but not so far out that the world would likely look completely different than what their audience was familiar with.
I hope this helps!
James
This post has been edited 2 time(s), it was last edited by tatsunokofan on 18-05-2008 at 01:53.
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Rory
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| quote: | Originally posted by Transmute Jun
I know Tatsunoko fan will chime in here with the fact that in canon there are NO available birthdays for the team.
However, for those of us who enjoy thinking about this anyway, ( James!) this is from the White Shadow website:
What are the birth dates of the characters?
Tatsunoko never released an official set of birthdays for the members of the Kagaku Ninjatai. Therefore, the following dates are "fanon," based on astrological charts done by a group of Japanese fans. They are:
Ken: April 4, 1984
Joe: November 15, 1984
Jun: May 2, 1986
Jinpei: June 13, 1992
Ryu: March 20, 1985
Dr. Nambu: January 27, 1962
Berg Katse: October 3, 1974
Source: the fanzine, "Das Chronisch GM Syndrom" Vol. 2, published in 1983 |
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Dear TJ,
Really sorry for the late reply. Been covering an International Food Expo over the weekend and I'm really exhausted. I'm supposed to be resting today, but I have a very important meeting that I dare not miss. You'll probably find out what this meeting was about tomorrow. He he he.
In any case, thank you very much for the information! I really appreciate it!!
Sincerely,
Rory
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18-05-2008 20:30
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Rory
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| quote: | Originally posted by tatsunokofan
Hi all!
| quote: | | I know Tatsunoko fan will chime in here with the fact that in canon there are NO available birthdays for the team. |
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Well, I really don't need to since you've already done it for me. Still, it doesn't hurt to remind people that, no matter how much fun they may be, any birthdays associated with the team are nothing more than dates picked out by fans.
As for their ages, that's a little more official. According to Tatsunoko, the ages of the characters are as follows:
Ken - 18
Joe - 18
Jun - 16
Jinpei - 10
Ryu - 17
Dr. Nambu - 48
Kamo - 60
Berg Katse - 30
Gel Sadra - 3
Egobossler - 28
Kempeler - 35
Mekandor - 38
It is generally assumed that these are their ages when the first series started (Not that Tatsunoko ever updated their information in regard to their ages). Add two years for the end of the first series, two more years for the beginning of the second series, and one more year for the start of the third series.
The 2001 date for the start of the first series was never included in the series. That information came from an interview with Chief Director Hisayuki Toriumi, who explained that the staff chose that date as a "behind the scenes" date for the series. They chose 2001 in part because of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" and in part because it was a date far enough in the future that the advances in science they were proposing might be possible, but not so far out that the world would likely look completely different than what their audience was familiar with.
I hope this helps!
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Dear James,
I would have replied to you sooner, but I've been overworked over the weekend. Again, thanks so much for the wealth of information!
But, there is one thing that is still on my mind. Did Tatsunoko Pro ever actually mention who is older between Ken and Joe?
Thank you so much once more for the info!!
Sincerely,
Rory
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18-05-2008 20:34
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Hinotori
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19-05-2008 01:22
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