Sota Iseya

**Sota Iseya** is another tadpole in the *Wonderland* series. He was also another mental patient at Chou Mori Institution. He is part of the third generation of tadpoles.

## Appearance and Personality

### Personality

Sota is a slacker. He would try and miss class just to hang out at the nurse's office to flirt with the school nurse.

## Storyline History

### Wonderland Chaos

Sota wakes up in the nurse's office. To his surprise, the school nurse isn't annoyed with him like she usually is. This lets him know that this was a serious spill this time. Sota remembers how he ended up in the nurse's office in the first place. He has a vision of Ikebukuro on fire. It is then Tetsu Aso contacts him telepathically and asks him to get to a private place so they can talk. Sota agrees and leaves the nurse's office.

In "Riku", Sota talks to Mikado out of boredom during a test. They talk about what's going to happen now that everyone knows about the tadpoles. Sota suggests that they would have to fight back and kill. Mikado doesn't like the idea, but he says that they have no choice. The boys decide to meet up at the library again.

### Caged Wonderland

Sota and the other tadpoles participate in a mock sports day to test out the results of the Kratos experiment. In "Nobuyuki", Sota is riding around on his scooter when he hears a girl thinking that today would be her last day ever as she says goodbye to her friends as they depart from a karaoke bar. He turns his scooter around to follow her. Sota stays in Shizue Mori's apartment and vows that he won't leave her until she decides not to commit suicide.

### The Month of No Gods

Sota is still staying around Shizue to keep her from killing herself. She can't figure him on out. He even rejected her when she had a crush on him. Shizue might have seen Sota using some of his powers one night.

### Devil's Wonderland

Sota tries to get close to Anzu after he meets up with her at her kendo dojo. They spot each other when her class is over and tries to talk to her. Anzu is uncertain at first but does go with him.

### Black Swan Wonderland

Sota is forced into another new experiment by Tandeki. He is pulled into the battle against Okui with Anzu, Yukari Chiba, Erika, and Walker. At first, he meets up with Anzu when they sense another tadpole nearby. That's when they meet Yukari. He says that he is hunting a monster. Sota reveals that he was tracking the monster in a way when he met up with Anzu. After meeting up with Erika and Walker, Sota asks what the other two tadpoles powers are. They all head down to an abandoned tunnel for the duel. Okui allows them all three questions before the duel begins. Anzu puts up a fight but Walker finishes the deity off with a spiked bat. Okui says that they won and disappears.

### Edge of Wonderland

Sota is pulled into another experiment where he has a chalky taste in his throat that he can't get rid of. Later, he gets pulled into another experiment that makes him sick as a dog. Sota gets better after Masaomi Kida becomes a player in the game and turns back time. The side effects of the antidote lets him see the final moments of a person's life before they died in their dreams. He and the others don't know how long it will last.

### Tadpoles Diaries II

Sota meets up with Anzu to try and get closer to her. Unfortunately, his plans are shot when Maiko Ishida tags along. They have lunch at Russia Sushi. Maiko and Sota argue before Anzu has to get them to stop. Simon comes along and serves them their food. Sota asks Anzu if he can have some of her food. She bitterly says no. Then he asks why he doesn't have a big of an appetite as her. She says that he isn't a girl. This leaves Sota stunned. Later, he, Anzu, Shizue, and Maiko have dinner together again. he tries to get Anzu to be alone with him as they are leaving. When she asks why, Sota confesses that he likes her. His words leave her stunned. Maiko and Shizue end up leaving at her request. Anzu asks what he means.

### Dark Alice in a Dark Wonderland

Sota is staying at Celty and Shinra's apartment.

## Tadpole Powers

### Primary

Sota has the power of pain transfer. If someone hits or tries to hurt him, it will come back on them instead. Sota will not feel a thing.

### Secondary

Sota can hear thoughts and raise a person's desires. He can also sense when other tadpoles are nearby. He has heightened sense and can communicate with the other tadpoles telepathically. Thanks to the latest experiment in Project Tadpole, he cannot get drunk, high, or sick anymore. Another experiment has taken away his need to sleep. The next new experiment made it so that he doesn't have to eat much. Another experiment took away his ability to feel pain. After Emily's death, Sota now commands a small spirit familiar.

Due to the side effects of the antidote, he can now see the final moments of person's life before they die in his dreams. Sota can now also talk to animals.

### Augmentations

Thanks to Cutie Aphrodite, Sota has become highly attractive to the opposite sex. Plus, he can see the future and is highly intelligent. After the Kratos experiment, he's more athletic.

## Relationships

### Anzu Oshima

*Main Article: Anzu Oshima*

Sota is trying to get close to Anzu. He tracked her down at his dojo and started talking to her. She seems to be put off by him at first. But Sota can't seem to stay away. He will try to limit how much she uses her power. Sota seems to have developed some feelings for her, but he can't get her alone because Maiko keeps tagging along. He confesses that he likes her to try and get her alone with him so they can talk.

### Tetsu Aso

*Main Article: Tetsu Aso*

Tetsu is the first tadpole to ever make contact with Sota.

### Yukari Chiba

*Main Article: Yukari Chiba*

Yukari joined up with Sota and Anzu alongside Erika and Walker to fight with Okui.

### Mikado Ryuugamine

*Main Article: Mikado Ryuugamine*

Mikado and Sota talk to each other telepathically while the latter is in class.

### Shizue Mori

*Main Article: Shizue Mori*

Shizue is a girl under Sota's care. He met her when he heard her thoughts of suicide. He followed her back to her place and is now staying around until she decides to live. Shizue can't figure him out at all. She nearly developed a crush on him, but Sota quickly shot her down.

### Maiko Ishida

*Main Article: Maiko Ishida*

Maiko and Sota don't like each other. They will argue with each other when they meet up. The source is their admiration for Anzu.

## Trivia

* Sota rides around the city on a scooter.