For a variety of reasons, including the aesthetics of the number and it's Health and Sports Day in Japan, October 10th is one of those dates stacked with anime character birthdays, including, but not limited to Macross' Lynn Minmay, the original Precure's Misumi Nagisa/Cure Black, Reborn's Xanxus, Captain Tsubasa's Takasugi Shingo, Gintama's Sakata Gintoki, and fellow Shonen Jump lead Naruto Uzumaki, along with Haikyu!'s Yuu Nishinoya. A notable this year is Mob Psycho 100's Arataka Reigen.

Kameda Yoshitomo, the anime's character designer, animation director and key animator on the opening, offered his tribute.

UPDATE:

ONE, the series' original manga author, added his

And elsewhere...

he never said how much

happy birthday, master reigen :)



#霊幻新隆生誕祭2016 pic.twitter.com/KVv2cJXRAV — AWDEKO (@AWDEKO) October 9, 2016

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.