January 6: Happy 48th Birthday to Voice Actor Johnny Yong Bosch, who provided the English voices of the characters of Ichigo Kurosaki on Bleach, Zora Ideale on Black Clover, Yukio Okumura on Blue Exorcist, Giyu Tomioka on Demon Slayer, Makoto Tachibana on Free!, Jonathan Joestar on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Sasori & Yagura on Naruto and Naruto Shippuden.
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Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we traditionally celebrate Sherlock Holmes's birthday.
We say "traditionally," because there is no definitive statement of his actual date of birth in the Canon, but beginning with Christopher Morley, the date of January 6th has become the de facto accepted date for Holmes' birthday. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons.
Of all of the quotes in the Canon, William Shakespeare was the most oft-quoted author. There is but one Shakespearean play that Holmes quotes twice: Twelfth Night. In The Sign of the Four, Holmes concludes, "All is well that ends well." This is from from Act IV, Scene 4. And in "The Empty House," Holmes states "'Journeys end in lovers meetings,' as the old play says," from Act II, Scene 3.
The reason the date was chosen is that in Christianity, January 6th is the Feast of the Epiphany, or officially the twelfth day of Christmas. I suppose if we were being truly technical about it, the twelfth night of Christmas would fall on January 5th...
In addition, William S. Baring-Gould in his The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, posited that because Holmes was a little cranky on the morning of January 7th — the date on which The Valley of Fear began — he had a hangover, induced by birthday celebrations the evening prior.
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Mrs. Hudson attends the first ever birthday party in 221B.
January 6
The fact that Epiphany and Sherlock’s birthday fell on the same date, should surprise no one. He’s quite smug about it himself, like the drama queen he is. I’m inserting an eyeroll right here! This is me a tiny bit inebriated with one glass too many of Tawny Port. No matter, it’s been a lovely day…
My Sacher Torte turned out to be perfect. The sponge had just the right consistency, the apricot jam I bought was exquisite and the chocolate glaze appeared shiny and rich. Sherlock almost drooled when he saw it.
“Happy birthday, Sherlock,” I say after I hand the cake to John.
I go over to hug him, and he embraces me for a long time, whispering his thanks, and finishes with kissing my cheek. His eyes are more green than blue today, and they shine bright. He’s happy, I realise.
Molly comes straight from the airport, a curtesy of Mycroft apparently, which Sherlock scoffs about, but only out of habit it seems. There’s no trace of hostility, and Molly brings a gift that makes Sherlock beam inappropriately.
“You got your hands on his ears!” Sherlock exclaims when he’s unwraps and opens the small box.
Molly blushes furiously and looks utterly pleased with herself. Her blush deepens when Sherlock kisses her cheek and thanks her more politely than I’ve ever witnessed him do.
“Perhaps wait with those until the party’s over?” John suggests mildly with such fondness in his voice, it almost makes me blush too.
“Of course, John,” Sherlock agrees softly, though I can see he aches to examine whoever’s ears Molly has gifted him.
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After my fourth, or was it the fifth glass of port, I take my leave. Molly accompanies me downstairs to collect Tim. I’ll miss him, but in the long run, I think he’s better off with Molly. I’m too accustomed to live alone, and Tim’s onslaught on my furniture is something I can do without. Besides, what I saw before I descended to my flat, made it quite clear that my taxing days are over.
I turned to close the door to 221b behind me and right there, in front of the fireplace, John cupped Sherlock’s face in his hands, while Sherlock’s hands were secured around John’s waist. Just before their lips met, I heard John’s whisper, and it made my heart swell with affection for the two men.
“Happy birthday, my love.”
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January 6: Happy Birthday to the father of Ryuji Suguro, one of the survivors of the Blue Night incident, affiliated with the True Cross Order, leader of the Myoo Dharanim, deemed as the “Priest of the Cursed Temple”, the Blue Exorcist character of Tatsuma Suguro.
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Johnny Yong Bosch | Saturday, 01.06.24
Same voice actor, different characters - Johnny Yong Bosch (happy birthday!).
2006
Ichigo Kurosaki - Bleach (anime/movies/video games, 2006-present)
2011
Zero (Mega Man X) - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (video game, 2011)/Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (video game, 2011)/Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite (video game, 2017)
2015
Kung Jin - Mortal Kombat X (video game, 2015)/Mortal Kombat 1 (video game, 2023)
2018
Broly (DBS) - Dragon Ball Legends (video game, 2018)/Dragon Ball FighterZ (DLC character) (video game, 2019)/Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (anime movie, 2022)
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Saw someone searching up their birthday to see what major thing happened that day. Went to do it too and then remembered my birthday is January 6th
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