In "Juuni Taisen," a battle royale between 12 warriors, each named after a different animal from the Chinese zodiac, continues until only one remains. We'll be taking a closer look at Nezumi, the child warrior who is portrayed as the main character, to find out more about what kind of character he is and how he performs in the battles of the Juuni Taisen.
Profile of Nezumi, the Child Warrior
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Nezumi (Nezumi) is the warrior who controls the "rat" among the twelve zodiacs. His real name is Sumino Tsugiyoshi, and he is an ordinary boy who usually goes to school as a high school student, with a normal build of 170 cm tall and 55 kg. However, at the same time, they were gathered together for the 12th Twelve Wars, and they threw themselves into a battle royale with 12 warriors.
The youngest warrior in the 12th Juuni Taisen
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In the 12th Juuni Taisen, Nezumi is the youngest warrior among the 12 warriors gathered. Although she is the youngest, she is depicted calmly behaving in the unusual atmosphere at the meeting place, and even in the middle of the battlefield. She is basically either sleeping or shows a philosophical personality in conversations with the other warriors, and she makes it through the Battle Royale of the Twelve Wars with behavior that is hard to believe for the youngest warrior.
His title is "Killer in droves"
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The warriors who participate in the Juuni Taisen have titles, but Nezumi's is "Killer in droves". After joining the peace plan of the Monkey warrior Sunazu immediately after the start of the Juuni Taisen, he acts together with her while avoiding combat. For this reason, there are only a limited number of scenes throughout the story where he states his title. Also, while you can imagine what kind of warrior he is from his title, it will be difficult to guess Nezumi's characteristics from his title from the beginning to the end of the story.
His fighting ability is inferior to other warriors
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All of the warriors who appear are involved in wars and conflicts occurring all over the world, and they use their outstanding physical abilities and special abilities to lead the war to an end. However, Nezumi has never been shown taking part in a battle on a battlefield, including in flashbacks, and he is only shown living his private life as a high school student. In fact, even in the battles of the Twelve Wars, he is always running away from his opponents, and people such as Hisaji judge him to not have high combat abilities.
What was Nezumi's performance in the 12th Twelve Wars?
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The Twelve Wars is a battle royale between warriors with various abilities and skills. Each warrior will be forced to fight until he is the last survivor, but how will Nezumi behave and get through the battles? Let's take a look at Nezumi's final result in the Twelve Great Wars and the path he took to get there.
Nezumi who acted together with the Monkey Warrior
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As soon as the 12th Juuni Taisen begins, the Monkey Warrior Sunazu proposes a way to end the battle peacefully, calling it a "surefire way to win the Juuni Taisen." Nezumi agrees with the proposal, but shortly afterwards an explosion occurs under the floor of the venue, causing the peace plan to fall through. However, when Nezumi reunites with Suna, he is interested in her peace plan and chooses to join her. Temporarily hiding in the underground waterway, they begin by gathering information to ascertain the current state of the situation.
He just sleeps when not fighting
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While hiding in the underground waterway, Suna was busy sorting out information, Nezumi was searching for groceries at a convenience store and immediately fell asleep when he returned. Even before the start of the Twelve Wars, he is seen sleeping while leaning against a pillar, and is clearly depicted trying to sleep whenever he has free time. However, this is the result of his special abilities as a warrior, so there is a reason why he always looks sleepy and tries to sleep whenever he gets the chance.
Using bombs, he defeats Ushii and Yuuki to win the championship
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Since Nezumi's fighting ability is significantly inferior, even when he is caught up in a fight, he is depicted as running away and waiting for an opportunity, rather than fighting actively. He came forward proactively towards the end of the battle, when the two favorites to win, the Ox Warrior and the Rabbit Warrior, were fighting. He used Hishiji's trump card, a bomb called "Ugly Ghost Sending," to defeat them both, becoming the winner of the 12th Twelve Great Wars and putting an end to the Battle Royale.
Nezumi's special abilities
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The warriors who participate in the Juuni Taisen are not only physically gifted, but also have some kind of special ability, which is a major characteristic. Nezumi also makes full use of his own abilities to survive the fierce battle, and in the end, he is the last one standing and is crowned the winner. What kind of abilities did Nezumi use in the Juuni Taisen? The details will be revealed in the final episode, but we will touch on his secret.
"Mouse (Hundred Click)"
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Nezumi's special ability is "Mouse (Hundred Click)." He can view the world of probability and execute 100 different branches simultaneously, and determine one of them as the truth. He can also remember the information gained from all 100 different patterns he has tried, and if all 100 have failed, he can discard the premise itself and explore the 101st possibility. This ability is essentially the strongest in the series, as it ensures he always arrives at the optimal solution.
The other warriors feel a sense of déjà vu towards Nezumi
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As he executes 100 different trial patterns, Nezumi is able to obtain and remember various information, but the people he meets during this process don't seem to remember anything. This is only natural, as it is a world of possibilities that is executed within Nezumi, but the other characters seem to feel a sense of déjà vu towards Nezumi. Although they can't remember clearly, they have the feeling that they have seen or met the person somewhere before, but in the end, no one is able to explain the mystery of this sense of déjà vu.
Nezumi's private life
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Juuni Taisen is a battle royale between 12 warriors, but in addition to being in battle, some warriors are also depicted in their private lives. Among them, Nezumi is also depicted as living the life of an ordinary human being, not a warrior, but what kind of life does he spend his time in? We will summarize what Nezumi's private life is like, so please check it out.
Attending school as a high school student
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Nezumi is 17 years old in the story, so when he is not a warrior, he is depicted attending school as a high school student. He commutes to school by train, and the way he walks from the station and attends class with a sleepy expression makes him a typical high school boy. He sleeps when he gets home, and wakes up the next morning, even though he looks sleepy, to get changed into his uniform; unlike the other warriors, he lives a normal life.
He doesn't make friends and just sleeps in class
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He leads a lazy life, falling asleep as soon as he enters the classroom and sits down in his seat, and perhaps because of this, he doesn't have many real friends. In fact, in a scene where he is thinking about the "one wish that he must come true," which is the right of the winner of the Twelve Wars, there is a moment when he wishes that everyone would just disappear, so rather than feeling like he doesn't fit in, it seems like he just tries not to get involved with others. In fact, his classmates make fun of him for always sleeping, and it seems like his daily life is lacking in anything.
Nezumi's wish in the Twelve Wars
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In addition to the honor, the winner of the Twelve Wars can have "the one wish they absolutely want to come true" fulfilled as a secondary prize. The story depicts Nezumi listening to the wishes of other warriors using "Hundred Clicks," but what wishes did he grant? Everyone was fighting to make their wishes come true, but was Nezumi fighting with a wish or feeling in mind? Pay attention to that as well.
What he wants is "I want a dream"
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In his private life, Nezumi lives a normal high school boy's life, and perhaps because of this, he also looks like an adolescent boy who is worried about his future dreams. Nezumi's "I want a dream" is symbolic of this, and he doesn't seem to have thought about "the one wish he absolutely wants to make come true" in advance. Even after winning, Dudecaple gives Nezumi time to think things over, but this ends up making things even more difficult for him.
Trial and error for one wish
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Nezumi, who has lived without any particular dreams, had not thought about the prize for winning the Juuni Taisen, "the one wish that he absolutely wants to come true," but he makes full use of Hundred Clicks and tries and fails. At first, the messages were all trivial, but gradually the messages became more extreme, with messages like "everyone disappear," and Nezumi began to have doubts about what to do. He was also pushed to the brink mentally, and we see Nezumi in anguish, with a look on his face never seen before.
The answer he came up with was to forget about the "right to grant wishes"
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After using Hundred Click, Nezumi didn't know what to choose and was close to a mental breakdown. A look of sorrow appeared on Nezumi's face as he derived his single wish, and Dudecaple also praised it as a wonderful wish, revealing Nezumi's true nature. He was neither dedicated nor greedy, and was unable to think of anything better than the wishes of the other warriors who fought with hope and ambition, but after the answer he derived was granted, he wore a look of satisfaction.
Considering Nezumi's strength!
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Nezumi won the 12th Juuni Taisen, but he was not particularly physically strong and only used the Hundred Click to find the optimal solution. Nevertheless, he ended up being the last one standing, so let's take a closer look at his strength here. We'll be focusing on Nezumi's abilities as a warrior to see if his strength, which defied the odds out among the 12 warriors, is genuine, or if he's just a highly skilled warrior.
Low physical ability is a fatal flaw
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Nezumi was evaluated as having poor abilities by the warrior of the Weasel, Hisaji, and the powerful people who participated in the bets during the Juuni Taisen. In fact, he runs away in battle and does not seem to use the sword he possesses, so it is no exaggeration to say that his combat ability is the lowest. Nezumi himself is also aware that even if he used Hundred Click, he would not be able to compete with the strongest warriors. Even if he had cheat-level abilities, he did not have the physical ability to back them up, so as he himself says, it was only by chance that he won.
Hundred Click is a powerful ability, but...
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Hundred Click is the strongest ability in the series, but it also has a drawback that could be called a side effect. One notable feature is that by executing 100 different patterns at the same time, the brain is put under a lot of strain, causing intense drowsiness. He also clearly remembers the wounds and damage he received during the trials, and confesses that he has been killed many times. He explains that he is still immature as a warrior, and does not want to experience fear or pain, so he can only use it for rock-paper-scissors purposes.
No matter how many attempts you make, you can't overcome the impossible
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Even if all 100 patterns fail, Hundred Click allows you to explore new possibilities from another branch. Although it puts an intense strain on you, by determining the only route that allows you to survive, you were able to win the Juuni Taisen. It seems like an ability that makes the impossible possible, but what is impossible remains impossible, so we can see that it is only pursuing a high possibility.
Don't miss Nezumi searching for his wish!
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We have looked at Nezumi, the last surviving member of Juuni Taisen, and he has a mature side that you wouldn't expect from his age, making him a very attractive character. The scene where he searches for the winner's prize, "the one wish he absolutely wants to come true," is a must-see, and he uses Hundred Clicks to try out 100 different wishes. The scene where he arrives at "the one wish he absolutely wants to come true and the 99 wishes that aren't so great" is a scene that will leave a deep impression on many people, so be sure to check it out.
