About
The 30-Year-Old Virgin Wizard is an internet myth which dictates that when an individual (usually male) never engages in any sexual intercourse by the milestone age of 30, they would receive immense magical powers and become a wizard.
Origin
While the myth is believed to have originated from Futaba Channel, one of the earliest known recorded mentions in western internet culture was on Urban Dictionary by user momo1212 on December 21st, 2008, in their submitted definition of the term “Wizard”. Their definition differentiates however in that the individual must reach the milestone age of 25 instead of 30.[5]
Spread
On November 8th, 2011, the 5th episode of the anime series Haganai titled “This Time the SAGA is a Serious Battle” aired in Japan. The episode is notable for referencing the myth when the protagonist Kodaka Hasegawa chose the wizard class while playing a video game only to realize he became a 30 year old otaku virgin.[2] On November 6th, 2011, a screenshot of the scene from a preview of the episode was submitted to Imgur[3] and posted on /r/pics[4] by reddit user nokobueno. The post subsequently gained 848 points (93% upvoted) and 274 points while the image on imgur gained over 534.000 views and 676 points in 4 years.
On February 1st, 2012, Urban Dictionary user herpaderpajerka submitted an entry regarding the term “Wizard” which he describes as “a 30+ year old virgin.”[6]
On July 8th, 2012, the image board site Wizardchan[7] was launched. The site runs in similar fashion to Futaba Channel and 4chan with discussions focusing on male virgin groups and their various interests. The name of the site was directly inspired by the internet myth.
Virgin Age Meter
Virgin Age Meter refers to a series of comic strips which show the ascension of a virgin to becoming a wizard by the age of 30, inspiring various derivates. The earliest recorded version of the comic can be found on a June 3rd, 2010 post on the finnish forums Philipp Lahm Fansite, titled “The Official Virgin Meter” (shown bellow).[1] However, the comic started gaining traction on the english-speaking net in late 2011.[8]
The strip has also inspired some derivates, often expanding the original drawing with more stages.
Search Interest
External References
[1]Philipp Lahm Fansite – The Official Virgin Chart=&
[2]Haganai Wiki – This Time the SAGA is a Serious Battle
[3]Imgur – On my way to Wizardy
[4]reddit – On my way to Wizardy
[5]Urban Dictionary – Early Definition of term Wizard
[6]Urban Dictionary – Top Definition of the term Wizard
[8]/r/4han – Official Virgin Age Meter from /v/