The previous post made me realise something. And this might actually be considered a little bit of a Japanese lesson, haha.

While we’re very rarely told the age of HM marriage candidates, a word used to describe them can tell a lot. I looked at the Tsunagaru Shintenchi site and saw:

Lilie: ‘K, they don’t really use a telltale word for her. The closest they come is お姉さん (oneesan), or “big sister.” So she’s probably fairly mature but still pretty youthful.

Angela: 女の子 (on'nanoko) Girl. Literally “female child.” Sure, she’s a nurse and seems pretty serious, mature, and level-headed, but she is still just a “girl.” Perhaps she is in her late teens.

Irisu: …No telltale word here either, but, clearly, she’s an adult. They do use the word 姉御肌 (anegohada), which means “sister-like” and implies a nurturing disposition, one that you’d likely find in a grown woman.

Menou: 女の子 again. Perhaps she is a teenager.

Elize: 女の子 yet again. Also likely a teen.

So that’s three girls, one “big sister” and one who is clearly older than a teen.

Buuuut, when it comes to the guys:

Reiga and Mistel are both 青年 (seinen). Young man, a little older than a boy, but probably still late teens/early 20s.

Klaus is 男性 (dansei). Man.

Nadi: …..They don’t give us a word. Guess he doesn’t want us to know his age.

Fritz: 男の子 (otokonoko). Boy.

Yes, Fritz is the only one who is called a “boy!” The art in the previous post pointed this out.

Poor Fritz.

Mistel looks to be about the same age as Fritz, but either he’s older than he looks or his higher maturity level means he gets referred to as “seinen” rather than “otokonoko.” (If he’s older than he looks, I can totally relate; I’m 30, but people meeting me for the first time often mistake me for a teen.)

EDIT: This is why I should not post when sleep deprived… I got the words “seinen” and “shounen” (younger teenage boy) mixed up! It’s been fixed. Also, couldn’t help but notice that the female protagonist (Minori) is “on'nanoko” and the male protagonist (Ibuki) is “otokonoko”…