>>2097728Ritsu is likely 21.
>1. In Japan, what month do classes for freshman begin?(This will determine if we start the count before or after her birthday on this year.April. Classes start in Spring in Japan, since Spring symbolizes beginnings.
>2. What age is a freshman Japanese girl when school is just starting?Usually around 15. That's the age given by both the manga and the anime, anyways, when doing the early profile of Ritsu.
>>2097768>So the manga was out in 2007. Was the first showing oh her, before or after August 21st? If it was before she could be, 22 I think. If after, 21.Ritsu started high school at age 15, in Spring of 2007. She, therefore, would be age 16 in September of 2007.
Six years later, September of 2013, she would, therefore, be 22.
(As a side note this started off with me trying to prove that she was only 21, but then I realized half-way through she'd actually be 22. I was operating under the impression for a while that she was only a couple of months older than me, instead of a year and a couple of months. Oh well~.)
Technically we both graduated high school in the same year so that's all I care about. Even if, due to different school schedule systems, we're a few months apart.
Although, I guess, if I was born and raised in Japan (A horrifying thought) I would likely have entered their own school system the year after Ritsu would have. So if I was born and raised in the idealistic Japan of K-On as opposed to real Japan, (Significantly less horrifying) she would end up being my senpai when I meet her.
