Talk:General Discussion/@comment-90.197.73.196-20140827142343/@comment-139.0.112.132-20140829004519

CVs, CVLs, all BBs: 18+ years but younger than 22. This is necessary to allow characters like Junyou and Chitose to drink alcohol without Kadokawa getting whacked by the Japanese morals committee. Note that the actual legal drinking age in Japan is 20, but it's common knowledge that the majority of college freshmen get their first encounter with alcohol during the welcoming party in their first week. Ryuujou and Zuihou are just (very) late bloomers. Kongou is actually oldest IRL which is why she's allowed some very risque quotes. Some might call Kisaragi a slut for her teasing, but Kongou's quotes suggest she's doing it with the admiral while Kisaragi is just making the offer. BTW, the reason that they all must be below 22 years of age is because the majority of BBs wear derived miko outfits. Mikos traditionally retire at 22 or 24 (depends on temple tradition) to get married. Married women cannot become miko because then they'd be two-timing the god. The Yamatos are wearing high school uniforms because they're the youngest BBs.

CAs: seniors in high school.

CLs: high schoolers. Not immediately obvious, but Tenryuu and Tatsuta's characters and uniforms indicate that they're meant to be treated this way. Kuma class quotes also use language typically used by high schoolers in Japan, especially Kiso's rather rough speech. Of course, the first three Nagaras do sound childish, but what they're saying isn't. Isuzu in particular acts rather maturely compared to the rest of the CLs.

Subs: high schoolers except for Maruyu. This is not immediately obvious, but they're shown in the Fubuki Ganbarimasu manga to be senpais for the DDs and may even be senior to CLs.

DDs: all middle schoolers in various years. In particular the first three Kagerou sisters are depicted to be somewhat more mature than the rest of their class.