There’s something about October 10 and the appeal of seeing 10/10 that makes it a particularly popular character birthday. Like CLAMP‘s reuse of April 1, plenty ofcharacters were “born” on October 10 and the day has only gotten more popular since the spread of moe and the day’s unofficial recognition as “Moe Day” (10 October (十日十月), stacked, resembles the character for moe: 萌).
One character’s birthday this year is especially bittersweet. Naruto Uzamaki, everyone’s famous ninja, is celebrating his last birthday this year since his manga run is ending in just a few weeks.
今日がナルト最後の誕生日…泣
悲しいけどおめでとう！！！！#ナルト生誕祭 2014#ナルト連載終了お疲れ様！#今日中に1010RT！#RTした人全員フォローする
ナルト連載中最後の誕生日なので皆様RT宜しくお願いします！ pic.twitter.com/OMg5ddPGMp— 亜三乃さん@低浮上 (@_A3no) October 9, 2014
ラテアート【うずまきナルト】＠ NARUTO
LatteArt【Naruto Uzumaki】本日お誕生日で１杯。
Happy Birthday! #うずまきナルト生誕祭2014#うずまきナルト生誕祭#ナルト生誕祭 pic.twitter.com/1Hdn1fA3l7— ベルコルノ＠ラテアートと漫画飯 (@BELCORNO) October 9, 2014
ラテアート【ナルト誕生日】＠ NARUTO
１年前に描いたやつですが、気に入ってる１杯なので載せときます。#うずまきナルト生誕祭2014 #うずまきナルト生誕祭#ナルト生誕祭 pic.twitter.com/TEOZ2Q5Vzd
— ベルコルノ＠ラテアートと漫画飯 (@BELCORNO) October 9, 2014
もうすぐナル誕おわるぅぅぅうう！！！お誕生日関連色々みんの楽しかったーーー！！！引き続き色々徘徊するぜぇぇぇぇぇえええ！！！ #ナルト生誕祭 pic.twitter.com/Gq129FLmaq
— こみ (@komikomi0712) October 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/ke_shi7610/status/520227572966100993
Naruto isn’t the only one celebrating their birthday today. It’s also the birthdays of Lynn Minmay (Macross), Gintoki (Gintama), Tōichirō Izumida (Yowamushi Pedal), Judo Ashita (Gundam ZZ), Sora (Digimon), Shingo Takasugi (Captain Tsubasa), Jun Tao (Shaman King), Hibiki Tokai (Vandread), Hibiki Ganaha (The IDOLM@STER), Yui Goido (The World God Only Knows), Minami Shimada (Baka and Test – Summon the Beasts), Irina Jelavic (Assassination Classroom), and likely even more. Here’s how fans showed their appreciation for their favorite characters!
【箱学の天使スプリンター生誕祭】いよいよ明日は箱学の天使こと、泉田塔一郎くんのお誕生日…！同人館2階では入口直ぐの平台にPOPを展開中♥沢山の新開さんと共にお祝いです！アブ推しスタッフによる展開をお見逃しなく！【アブ！アブゥ！！】 pic.twitter.com/T9K8Yjqdf0
— K-BOOKS同人館2階 (@kbooks_doujin2) October 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/pastalian0506/status/520229176926691328
お誕生日おめで塔一郎！泉田くんと出会えて本当に本当によかったです。君を好きになれて良かった。これからもどうか末長く！#泉田塔一郎生誕祭2014 pic.twitter.com/LgVSdxjM91
— ジョン柏葉 (@jonjojojon) October 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/rurunno10/status/520232192564142082
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BELOVED SAKATA GINTOKI!!! ♡♡♡ 10/10 ( ^-^)/#坂田銀時生誕祭2014 pic.twitter.com/ao6sGe7szH
— 𝐼𝓈𝒶 (@isaxbellxa98) October 9, 2014
What day of the year has the most anime character birthdays? This heat map has the answer
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