r/CosmicPrincessKaguya • u/Hunderthemo • 15h ago
Discussion Yachiyo’s birthday is on August 32nd.
By now, everyone surely knows that Yachiyo’s birthday falls on August 32nd, right?
While this date does not actually exist, it carries a rather interesting underlying meaning.
In Japan, summer spans from June to August.
August 31st is the day the fireworks festival takes place in CPK ( light novel version) -the day Iroha invited Kaguya to the festival. It marks the end of summer and holds Kaguya’s happiest memory.
Yachiyo’s choice of August 32nd - a non-existent date - implies a deep-seated wish for the summer spent with Iroha to last forever, for that moment to never slip away; this mirrors the meaning of her name, "Yachiyo" which signifies an eternity of 8,000 years.
Another interesting detail appears in the chat, where someone mentions: "I’m one of the people Yachiyo asks every day: 'Are you eating properly?'" As we know, Yachiyo directs this question at Iroha because, before Kaguya started cooking for her (on a daily basis), Iroha’s diet was severely lacking in proper nutrition 🥹.
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*note: This analysis isn't mine; it was produced by a Vietnamese anime fan page on Facebook, called: A Lonely Comet - An Anime Blog, and I simply used Google Translate to translate it.
btw, did anyone notice that Yachiyo's hand in the second photo is shaped like a fox (Iroha)?