The piece, which can be found below, was shared by ufotable in honor of Tanjiro’s big birthday. The character’s birth fell on July 14th in the anime, so it only makes sense for the studio to ...

Yuji Itadori starts the anime as a peppy 15-year-old boy, the appropriate age for a first-year in a Japanese high school. His weight during season one is 176 lbs (80 kg).

After all, today is kind of his day. The show’s fandom has taken over Twitter to celebrate the hero’s birthday, and the big celebration is trending all over the world.

Set in Japan during World War II, “The Boy and the Heron” follows 11-year-old Mahito, who, after losing his mother in a fire, moves into an old mansion in the countryside with his father.

Specifically, we’re thinking about the anime we love — and even more specifically, the anime characters we love. And to narrow it down even further, the anime boys we love. The best boys of anime.

Japanese anime "The Boy and the Heron" became 82-year-old filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s first North American No. 1. The film's debut beat out Beyoncé.