Yeah, 24. His exalted position makes him seem older too. I don't know about middle-aged though - that conjures up a pipe and slippers (even though I have neither!) and somehow I can't picture Sanzo settling down with a cuppa in front of The Antiques Roadshow.

God, you've made me all sad for Sanzo's lost youth now. As if people reminding me what a shit childhood Gojyo had wasn't bad enough! :-)