Nataku Taishi

哪吒太子

About

Nataku is based on the Taoist deity Nezha. He is a half-mortal war god who won the then-divine Gokuu's friendship. Unfortunately, Nataku falls into a catactonic state (the reasons for this are not disclosed in the anime) and sits in the divine garden of heaven with only the Goddess of Mercy to keep him company staring blankly ahead for all time. In the series, Nataku is decidedly more somber than Gokuu and is resigned to being a puppet (he was 'given the honor' of being the War prince, a role wh...