On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Chris Tendo wrote:

16) How old is Tarou?

Tarou's age is never explicitly given, which creates a bit of a
problem.  He appears to be a bit older than the other teens, both in
his looks and actions.  The problem is that Happousai had to be
around to baptise infant Tarou, which would obviously have been
before he was sealed in his cave.  This makes Tarou at least 19 or
20, probably.  On the other hand, from the circumstances, it appears

	An interesting note that gives us an "earliest date" is that the 
term "pantsuto" did not enter Japanese until 1968, when pantyhose (and 
the miniskirt fashion) became generally available in Japan.  Thus it is 
likely that at earliest Tarou was born in 1969, and more likely 1970, 
while Happi was still enthused about this new fashion and wished to 
commemorate it.
	Oh, and for what it's worth, "pantsuto" is short for 
"pantii sutokingu", as "hoozu" is used only for a flexible tube that 
carries water in Japanese.

25) What fanfics has he been in?

Since my writing of this FAQ, the amount of Tarou-related
fanfiction has exploded!  There's way too many to list
here; I'm considering doing a separate page with reviews
of fanfics including Tarou.

Looking forward to that...Gotta get another chapter of "Their Name is 
Legion" soon...

SKJAM!