Juza

Juza
Juza as he appears in the manga.
Name in Kanji	ジュウザ
Name in Romaji	Jūza
Alternate spelling(s)	Juuza, Jyuza
Fighting Style	Garyū no Ken
Allegiance(s)	Last Nanto General
Family	Ryuga (older half-brother) Yuria (younger half-sister) Unnamed uncle
Position(s)	Nanto Gosha Sei
Appearances	Manga (ch. 113-121), Anime (ep. 89-97, 105), Ten no Haoh, others.
Voice actor(s)	Yoshito Yasuhara Keiji Fujiwara (Ten no Haoh) Masaya Takatsuka (Hokuto Musou)

Juza of the Clouds (雲のジュウザ, Kumo no Jūza)

Juza is a member of the Nanto Goshasei ((南斗五車星, "Five Chariot Stars of the South Dipper")  and represents the wandering spirit of the Clouds. He has mastered a self-styled martial art (我流の拳, Garyū no Ken) and was considered the most gifted of the Goshasei.

Juza was Yuria's childhood sweetheart and wished to marry her, but his dreams were shattered when he discovered she was his half-sister from the same father. As a result, Juza descended into a carefree and promiscuous lifestyle to bury the pain. The Goshasei believed Juza was the only one capable of stopping Raoh, but Juza, being a free-spirited man, did not wish to fight for the sake of the Last Nanto General. When he discovered it was none other than his beloved Yuria, Juza swore his life to her and rode into battle against Raoh. Juza had known Raoh since childhood and was always the perfect foil to Raoh's serious nature. Ryuken once remarked that the two of them were equals.

Juza was famously the first and only man to steal Kokuoh-Go from Raoh. Because of this humiliation, Raoh refused to move until his mighty steed returned to him. When Juza returned to finish the fight, he suffered the true extent of Raoh's strength and was defeated. However, he endured Raoh's torture to the very end and refused to identify the Last Nanto General. Raoh described Juza's death as 'terrifying' and ordered his men to prepare an honorable burial for his fallen rival. However, it was this same tenacity that revealed the Last Nanto General's identity to Raoh, as he knew that Juza would only sacrifice his life for Yuria.

Juza Gaiden

Juza's side story details his life prior to his appearance in Hokuto no Ken. Juza is introduced as the trump card of an opposition army fighting against Raoh, and expresses a stronger playboy attitude than was shown in his appearances in Hokuto no Ken. Central to the plot is his search for Kenshiro, who Juza holds a grudge against for being unable to protect Yuria.

Juza leaves the opposition army after a junior member named Yan tells him about the leaders' plan to keep him there. He eventually stumbles upon a village controlled by Raoh's army and governed by one of Raoh's officers Yona, and after a brief struggle, manages to free the village from the control of Raoh's army.

Eventually, he stumbles across Mamiya's Village, and is surprised and subdued by Mamiya. Airi appears, and Juza realizes that Rei had died and recalls his tie with the Suichoken practitioner. When he brings up Kenshiro's inability to protect Yuria, he is slapped by Mamiya, who, Airi explains, was grieved by Rei's death and associated it with his inability to protect her. This causes Juza to let go of his grudge against Kenshiro and the events of Juza's appearance in Hokuto no Ken follow.

TV Series

In the television series, Juza has his own gang of punks, who effectively replace Fudou's army in the manga. Juza is captured by the Goshasei when Rihaku's daughter, Tou, infiltrates his hideout and spikes his drink before they take him to meet the Last Nanto General.

Juza's fight with Raoh is extended in this version. After surviving Raoh's interrogation, Juza evades his deathblow in the manga and continues fighting despite his grievous wounds. Eventually, he succumbs to one of Raoh's secret techniques and dies. Raoh remarks that Juza's body had continued fighting even in death.

Character Rating

From Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden.

• Level: A
• Power: 3
• Speed: 5
• Skills: 5
• Looks: 5
• Charisma: 4

Gallery

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  Juza and Kokuoh

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  Juza in Shirogane no Seija

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  Juza, as he appears in the anime

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  Juza raising his middle finger.

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  Juza dies

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  Juuza in Jibo no Hoshi

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  A rare shot of Juza's Nanto Goshasei Tattoo

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  Juza's Nanto Goshasei Mark as it is shown in Houkou no Kumo

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