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Okay. Perhaps many didn't understand my question. The fact that I reviewed this cartoon. Yes, it has errors in the animation and the really bad detail (for me) in the story, some plot holes in the script. But we have quite beautiful landscapes, very beautifully depicted the dreams or nightmares of the main character. But here's the thing. The main villain is not a wolf named Niju. Try to find the true antagonist. If you can't, I'll write my opinion.

But I still wait your theories and opinion))

I honestly don't think Niju is a villain. While he does come off as arrogant and stubborn, character, he's not causing any harm to anyone. A real villain would be plotting against them, trying to harm them, etc. But I do think he had the potential to become a villain if he had become a leader.

Yes! Exactly, I agree.
While I believe he certainly is an antagonist, he is not a villain in the traditional sense. He definitely is bully, but that just because Aleu and Balto come out of the "woodwork", and tried to take control of things they had little understanding of. I can say if I was in Niju's shoes, I would probably have had a similar mindset lol.
If I had 2 outsiders come into my group and tell me what I needed to do, and call me a coward- yeah I'd probably be a little miffed about it.

But as for the real villain... Uh.. hmm.
There was a lot of conflict Balto and Aleu, which caused a rift in their relationship... But no one directly meant harm to the other. Hmm.

i think so too, it almost looked like he was put into a grey area by the end. he wanted what was best for the pack yet he couldn't help but let his fear of change and a bit of his ego get in the way.

Actually, Niju was a leader, strictly speaking; his following was very small, but he still had one - and they did both try to harm and plot against others.

I'm curious to see what Marroah is getting at, but I don't think there's a real case for saying that Niju wasn't a villain. To say that he wasn't a very strong or compelling villain, okay, but he was still a villain in my book.