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* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Sajuna "Juju" Inui, a cosplayer Marin is a huge fan of, looks like an elementary-schooler due to her short height and petite body. Gojo is surprised to learn she's actually 17 years old and in second year of high school.
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* In ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'', poor Maho Hiyajo keeps getting treated upon first impression as a little underage kid when she is in fact 21 years old. Daru came up with the infamous meme phrase "Legal Loli FTW" for her.
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Nineteen IS a teenager, so removed that part about Misa being "mistaken for a teenager"


** The same can be said about Near, who's [[WordOfGod 21 years old]] post-TimeSkip, but looks like a preteen in pajamas.
** Pre-Time Skip, Misa is 19, making her two years older than Light, but her petite stature and childlike behavior make her appear younger than she is. This lead the folks at Viz Media to mistake her for a teenager in one of the DVD commentaries. This is even acknowledged in-universe: post-Time Skip, the 25 years old Misa (who doesn't seem to have aged a bit) is called a brat by the 23 years old Kiyomi Takada.

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** The same can be said about Near, who's [[WordOfGod 21 18 years old]] post-TimeSkip, but looks like a preteen in pajamas.
** Pre-Time Skip, Misa is 19, making her two years older than Light, but her petite stature and childlike behavior make her appear younger than she is. This lead the folks at Viz Media to mistake her for a teenager in one of the DVD commentaries. is.. This is even acknowledged in-universe: post-Time Skip, the 25 years old Misa (who doesn't seem to have aged a bit) is called a brat by the 23 24 years old Kiyomi Takada.



** Al is one year younger than his brother, but during ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa''' he looks thirteen while his brother is an adult. Justified by the fact that [[spoiler:when he got his body back he came back as the same age he was when he tried to revive his mother]].

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** Al is one year younger than his brother, but during ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa''' he looks thirteen while his brother is an adult.eighteen. Justified by the fact that [[spoiler:when he got his body back he came back as the same age he was when he tried to revive his mother]].
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* Exaggerated in ''Anime/YuGiOhSevens'' with Mimi Atachi, who looks like an elementary-school student despite being ''37 and a '''mother'''''. At least once she's seen drinking in a bar... with a sign on her back saying "I'm An Adult" for the benefit of the other customers.
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Koichi is voiced by male-identifying voice actors in Japanese and English.


** In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', Koichi Hirose starts out at 16 years old, but [[TinySchoolboy one could easily mistake him for an elementary schooler due to his short height]] and his [[CrossDressingVoices Cross-Dressing Voice]]. It gets even more ridiculous in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' when he is 18, but he is barely half the height of Giorno Giovanna, who is ''15 years old''.

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** In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', Koichi Hirose starts out at 16 years old, but [[TinySchoolboy one could easily mistake him for an elementary schooler due to his short height]] and his [[CrossDressingVoices Cross-Dressing Voice]].high voice. It gets even more ridiculous in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' when he is 18, but he is barely half the height of Giorno Giovanna, who is ''15 years old''.
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** Nico Robin looks as young and beautiful as the then 18-year-old Nami so some viewers assumed she was the same age and got a shock to learn she’s actually 28 and 30 years old post TimeSkip. It’s even revealed Robin was a little girl around the time Gold D. Roger was still alive and most of the crew hadn’t even been born yet. This also justifies why Robin is so good at being TeamMom.

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** Nico Robin looks as young and beautiful as the then 18-year-old Nami so some viewers assumed she was the same age and got a shock to learn she’s actually 28 and 30 years old post TimeSkip. It’s even revealed Robin was a little girl around the time Gold Gol D. Roger was still alive and most of the crew hadn’t even been born yet. This also justifies why Robin is so good at being TeamMom.
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** And in a less extreme example (also from the first two seasons), Chrono Harlaown looks to be roughly nine or 10 years old, just like Nanoha, Yuuno, Fate, etc. In reality, he's fourteen.

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** And in a less extreme example (also from the first two seasons), example, Chrono Harlaown looks looked to be roughly nine or 10 ten years old, just like Nanoha, Yuuno, Fate, etc. In reality, old during the first two seasons despite being fourteen. According to supplimental material, he went though a growth spurt shortly after the events of the second season and thus actually looks his age in ''[=StrikerS=]'' (where he's fourteen.twenty four).
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** Suu is a first year in high school, but she looks young enough that she’s able to participate in a competition for youngsters.
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** At the start of the series, L is 24 years old, but he doesn’t look older than the 17 years old Light. In fact, his messy hair, casual clohting style and little genius quirks make him look younger.

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** At the start of the series, L is 24 years old, but he doesn’t look older than the 17 years old Light. In fact, his messy hair, casual clohting clothing style and little genius quirks make him look younger.
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** Near looked younger than [[WordOfGod twenty-one]] post-TimeSkip.
** Also L, who can blend in with a group of teenagers in his mid 20's.
** Many don't realize that Misa is older than Light. The folks at Viz Media even make this mistake in one of the DVD commentaries. Justified in that her young looks are accompanied by extremely childish behavior.

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** Near looked At the start of the series, L is 24 years old, but he doesn’t look older than the 17 years old Light. In fact, his messy hair, casual clohting style and little genius quirks make him look younger.
** The same can be said about Near, who’s [[WordOfGod 21 years old]] post-TimeSkip, but looks like a preteen in pajamas.
** Pre-Time Skip, Misa is 19, making her two years older than Light, but her petite stature and childlike behavior make her appear
younger than [[WordOfGod twenty-one]] post-TimeSkip.
** Also L, who can blend in with a group of teenagers in his mid 20's.
** Many don't realize that Misa is older than Light. The
she is. This lead the folks at Viz Media even make this to mistake her for a teenager in one of the DVD commentaries. Justified in that her young looks are accompanied This is even acknowledged in-universe: post-Time Skip, the 25 years old Misa (who doesn’t seem to have aged a bit) is called a brat by extremely childish behavior.the 23 years old Kiyomi Takada.
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* Tatsumaki from ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' looks like a teenager, but is actually 28 (Saitama [[MemeticMutation famously]] [[https://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/254/096/cd8.jpg mistakes her for a "lost child"]]). Her younger sister Fubuki actually looks older.

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* Tatsumaki from ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' looks like a teenager, but is actually 28 (Saitama [[MemeticMutation famously]] [[https://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/254/096/cd8.jpg mistakes her for a "lost child"]]). Her younger sister Fubuki actually looks older.

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