Thread:IRosefeather/@comment-35109290-20180922085250

I would also like to provide further references.

The Japanese website for Mekakucity Actors (official) confirms Momo being a "1st year" high school student, even though her "official age" (and yes, it's from the MCA script, she says it herself in Episode 02, "Kisaragi Attention") conflicts with this:

https://www.mekakucityactors.com/character/005momo.html

高校一年生. - if you google translate (or look up in any Japanese dictionary), it translates to "1st grade of highschool".

for her to be a 1st grade highschool student in Japan, she would have to be 15~16, not turning 16 until after the next February 14th. The 6th novel "Over The Dimension" even features Momo as a Junior high school student 2 years before the series begins, as Ayano also officially dies in her "1st year" of high school.

The official website for Kagepro (Mekakushidan.com) also confirms the Tateyamas only fostered the children using the kanji implying taken in/fostered, not "adopted". There is a much more specific kanji for "adoption" (can provide) and it is not even used here where it could be here. The translator mentioned before also noted the official websites as her source as well.

" 孤児として楯山夫妻に引き取られたキド、セト、カノにとって、"

http://mekakushidan.com/actors/ayano

the Kagerou Project Disintegration Book (2012) also confirmed much initial information on the characters, though not ages, only birthdays. Konoha's name is listed here as "Kokonose Haruka", meaning his birthday/"age" may have been given because of his connection to Haruka - i.e., they are actually Harukas. The same book mentions he has an "immortal 'body" (MCA's "Konoha's State of the World" episode also describes it as a "husk".) It would not make sense for an immortal body to have an "age" unless it was a "physical" age, and even then, there's no official note describing it as his "physical" age, only describing him in relation to "Haruka". The "immortal body" note would be more "official". The same book is even linked here in full on this Wikia.

http://diagonal-6010.tumblr.com/post/34445496967/kagerou-days-disintegration-book

I have no idea where the note on Mary and Shion's "apples" weight reflecting their ages in human years comes from because I cannot find an official source for that anywhere, and it is not in the Children Record booklet as stated before.

There was this tweet from Jin (the creator), however:

http://fuyuyuu.tumblr.com/post/55968546056/happy-birthday-mary-chan

‏@jin_jin_suruyo そして今日はマリーの誕生日. アジトでの初めての誕生日、数えてなかったせいで自分の年が解らないマリーに、カノが「じゃあ皆同じ歳ってことで」と言いながらケーキに１７本ローソクをとかあああああああダーティーもっときいてえええええええ！！！

Jin: Thus today we’re celebrating Mary’s birthday. Since she didn’t really count it, she herself didn’t know her own age. So, on Mary’s first birthday at the hide-out, Kano told her that 「You’ll be the same age as everyone then」while lighting 17 candles on the cakeeeeeeee Dirty Listen closelyyyyyyyyy!!! [Dirty Motto Kiiteeeeeeee!!!]

@jin_jin_suruyo そういう暖かな感じがある場合もあったら良いよな～.

Jin: It’s nice to have that kind of warm feeling sometimes~.

@shintaro_ikemen トレンドにマリーちゃんが入ってます！

Shintaro_ikemen Mary-chan has become a trending topic!

this tweet would imply the info about the Mekakushi Trio all being around the same age (17) to be true (Seto being the youngest of the trio). Jin's word (which can be considered officially published, via twitter) seems more official than an unknown "source".

It would be nice to update the Wiki to remove incorrect information (doing so myself, as well, since I could, as I notice much of the unconfirmed / unsourced information remains - specifically on Kido's page) but it becomes impossible to do this if the sources are not accepted, even though they are official and from the show / series / official websites itself. I can provide further details from the novels (for example, the novel featuring Junior High school grade Momo) should they be accepted as an official source.

The disintegration book also lists Ene's "age" as "???" with no official age nor birthday noted, and notes Shintaro became a "NEET" 2 years before the series began, as previously stated.

Basically, I do not know which other sources can be considered "official" when all of this material comes from the official sites and series themselves. It would be nice if this information could be considered and if I could go ahead and make the re-corrections.

I would like to re-point out as well that "Lost Time Memory"'s, about Shintaro, lyrics would again confirm him as "18" going by the official dates/high school years given.

https://kagerouproject.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_Time_Memory#English%20Translation

"A boy at the age of 18 Waited somewhere again It's a blurry silhouette, but He remembers the shape

On a campus clear under a blazing sun, You were smiling again Again you said "let's play" And gently swayed"

"Additional Memory"'s new pv even references "Lost Time Memory", their high school, and the exact scene where she walks with Shintaro, re-confirming its significance to the canon. 