About
Ageless Ash, also known as Immortal Ash, refers to a joke among fans of the pokemon animated series that the main protagonist, Ash Ketchum, doesn’t seem to age at all.
Origin
On April 1st, 1997, the Pokemon animated series began airing in the japanese network TV Tokyo. The story follows Ash Ketchum, a 10 year old boy who goes out on an adventure to realize his dream of becoming a pokemon master. While the series has aired for more than 18 years with 19 seasons, most of the characters including Ash do not age at all which follows the Not Allowed to Grow Up trope[1].
Spread
Discussions regarding Ash’s age and the timeline of the series can be found in sites such as PokeCommunity[2], Tv.com[5], PokeMasters[6], Yahoo! Answers[4], and DS Database[3]. The issue regarding Ash’s age has become one of the main inspirations for the Ash’s Coma Creepypasta[7].
On an unregistered date, 9gag user LLOYDBLAZE uploaded an image which compares Avril Lavigne’s seemingly youthful face throughout the years with Ash Ketchum (Shown below left). As of May, 2015, the image has gathered 16.750 points[8]. On 28th June, 2012, Funnyjunk user sexwithyourwife uploaded an image which places Ash Ketchum with other known cartoon figures who have never age throughout the years (Shown below right). Within 2 years, the image has gathered more than 47.800 views and 2.390 upvotes[9].
On September 12th, 2013, famous Youtube user TheJWittz uploaded a video titled “Ash Ketchum’s Age – Pokémon Fact of The Day” where he discusses about Ash’s age, the facts, and the fan theories that surrounds it. Within a year, the video has gathered more than 2.6 million views. The video was subsequently reposted on Kotaku the very next day[10].
On June 1st, 2014,an entry regarding the fan theories surrounding Ash’s age was submitted to FanTehories Wiki[12]. On June 9th, 2014, Deviantart user Garbanosian uploaded a webcomic which features Ash with an aged Misty and Brock. As of May, 2015, the webcomic has gathered more than 82.000 views and 2.212 favorites[11].
Various Examples
Search Interest
None Available.
External References
[1]TVtropes – Not Allowed to Grow Up
[2]PokeCommunity – What will happen to the pokemon characters in 10 years?
[3]DS database – Pokemon: Ash Ketchum’s AGE?!-!
[4]Yahoo! Answers – How old are ash, misty, may, max, brock, gary, and dawn in the pokemon series?
[5]Tv.com – Is the show on a floating Timeline?
[6]Pokemasters – Anime and the passage of time
[7]CreepyPasta Wiki – Ash’s Coma
[8]9gag – Ash Ketchum never ages
[10]Kotaku – Okay, Real Talk. What’s Going On With Ash Ketchum’s Age?
[11]Deviantart – Always An Ash
[12]FanTheories Wiki – Why Ash Ketchum Doesn’t Age