(Nov. 01, 2020 6:09 PM)nekodarkkitten Wrote:(Oct. 31, 2020 10:16 PM)Dr. Craw Wrote: Yeah, I was somewhat surprised when I read the original manga XD Makes me wonder how old Daichi and Yuriy are, the western canon was that they were 10 and 17 respectively but that's not really accurate anymore, at least in the manga since the entire comic took place in a single year and single championship (which reminds me of how some people thought RISING was a reboot but some pages showed it was the GCB 2(is that the correct acronym)). Yuriy would have to have been born at least 5 years before the Soviet union collapsed, as he seemed to have been aware and able to form memories about their family being normal before the collapse.
Unfortunately they don't have an exact year of birth, but it appears to be somewhere between 1987 since Yuriy in 1999 was still in the abbey (and is where Aoki's Sensei light novel takes place) but it's hard to know for sure, but I think all characters are nearly the same age, so maybe Yuriy was like 11 🤔
The soviet union collapsed in 1991 and that was the reason for yuriy's father to drown in alchohol. At that time he has to find food by himself, so he can not be too young. On the other hand 9 years in the abbey seems to be pretty long. It was founded when Dr. Zagerts son died or shortly after, wasn't it? I have no idea, but if yuriy was born in 1987 he has to be around 4 years when his childhood changed. Can 4 year old survive alone?