The Fan Theory That Finally Explains Goten And Trunks' Ages In Dragon Ball Super

According to a theory fans cooked up on Reddit, it may be possible that Goten and Trunks' ages have stagnated due to the effects of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. For those who don't know, the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is a magical room located on Kami's Lookout where time passes at a much slower rate on the inside than the outside. In the Cell Saga and Buu Saga of "DBZ," the Z Fighters, including Goten and Trunks, use this room on several occasions to undergo years' worth of training in just a few days.

"Perhaps leaving the time chamber the wrong way does have an effect on aging," wrote u/realraptorjesus101. "But because Buu (well evil Buu) was vaporized, and Piccolo is a god so he will just age pretty slowly anyways, it would kind of make sense?"

Theoretically, this does sound like something that could happen with some light retconning. We also know that the boys used their stint in the Time Chamber to master the Fusion Technique, so perhaps fusing two people into one being while in a magical time-chamber has unintended effects in the "Dragon Ball Super" universe. Unfortunately, nothing like that has been officially confirmed, so for now, the official explanation remains as the boys simply having youthful appearances for their age.