Okita Soji The Child Warrior
Although he may have taken a different path as a prodigy, he is a prodigy nonetheless and he even left a legacy. Okita Soji lived in the 1800s in Japan, and although he was mentally sharp, he was remarkable in hand-to-hand combat. At the age of nine, he was already learning advanced sword techniques, and by the age of 12, he had defeated a master swordsman in combat after he had estimated Soji’s abilities. Soji then became a master himself at the age of 18 and became a founding member of the Shinsengumi, a legendary police force featured in television, movies, comic books, and video games today. Although he may not be a mathematician, he greatly influenced Japanese pop culture even today.
