Shun Aonuma is a main character from the novel and anime “From the New World.” He is a childhood friend of the main character, Saki Watanabe, and is known for his smart mind and caring personality. Shun stands out as a natural leader and is admired by his friends and teachers. His story is filled with both joy and sadness, as his life takes a difficult turn when he becomes an “Ogre,” someone who loses control over their power and becomes a threat to everyone around them. Shun’s journey shows the dangers and loneliness of being different in a tight-knit village that fears the unknown.
Shun Aonuma is seen as a smart-looking boy.
He appears mature for his age.
He is often calm and collected.
Shun is caring, smart, and acts like a big brother to his friends.
He is curious and always wants to learn more about the world.
He is trusted by his classmates and teachers.
He is a natural leader, always looking out for others.
Even when he struggles, he tries to protect his friends from danger.
Shun grew up close to Saki Watanabe and other main characters.
He is one of the top students at Sage Academy.
He lives in Kamisu 66 Town, a small village built to hide people with special powers.
The village has strict rules to keep everyone safe.
Shun is a childhood friend of Saki Watanabe and other important characters like Maria Akizuki, Mamoru Itō, and Satoru Asahina.
Saki Watanabe has special feelings for Shun from the start.
During his teenage years, he becomes romantically involved with Satoru Asahina, but breaks up with him suddenly.
After the breakup, Shun starts to distance himself from his friends to protect them.
Shun is gifted with strong psychic powers called “cantus.”
He is one of the best students at Sage Academy, showing remarkable control over his abilities.
Later, he develops “Ogre” symptoms, losing control of his psychic power, which puts everyone near him at risk.
School Life and Leadership
Shun stands out as a top student at Sage Academy.
He is well-liked by classmates and teachers.
During a summer camp event, Shun and his friends accidentally learn the dangerous history behind their world.
Trouble at Summer Camp
While returning from camp, Shun and his friends are captured for breaking a village rule.
A monk named Rijin seals their psychic powers and takes them away.
On the way, they are attacked by a wild rat colony called the “Ground Spider.”
Rijin is killed in the attack, and Shun tells everyone to run and hide separately.
Survival and Returning Home
Shun survives with Maria Akizuki and Mamoru Itō.
They join up with Saki Watanabe and Satoru Asahina again.
Thanks to a plan by Shun and Saki, they regain their powers.
Shun leads them back safely and helps them avoid harsh punishment.
Teenage Years and Strange Changes
Two years after the camp, life is almost back to normal at school.
Students start dating people of the same gender as part of a natural process in their society.
Shun begins dating Satoru Asahina but suddenly ends the relationship and becomes isolated.
He stops coming to school and spends time alone.
Becoming an Ogre
Shun discovers he is turning into an “Ogre,” a person who loses control over their psychic power, causing everything nearby to become strange or even die.
He tries to study the illness alone, hoping to stop it from hurting anyone else.
He even tries to end his own life, but his powers keep him alive.
Last Meeting and Disappearance
Saki Watanabe, who cares deeply about Shun, finds him and talks with him one last time.
Shun tells her everything he knows and confesses that he cares about her.
Knowing he can’t control himself any longer, Shun disappears among the ruins, leaving Saki behind.
Aftermath and Forgotten Memories
The town leaders erase Shun from the memories of most people, including Saki, to protect the village.
Still, Saki sometimes remembers a “boy with no face,” showing Shun’s lasting impact on her.
The same thing happens to others who were close to him.
What Is an “Ogre”?
In Kamisu 66 Town, Ogres are seen as legendary monsters.
Later, it is learned that “Ogre” refers to a severe illness called Hashimoto-Appelbaum syndrome.
People who have this illness lose control of their psychic power, which leaks out and changes everything around them in strange and dangerous ways.
Old records and Saki’s mother’s research help explain the illness, but there is no cure.
Another former case, Izumi Kutegawa, was a kind girl who died after being given poison by the leaders, showing how the village deals with Ogres.
Shun is one of the few characters to learn the full truth about his world.
He is remembered as the “boy with no face” after his disappearance.
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