Zodiac War (
Background[]
Before the original Zodiac War novel was released, the first mention of the story took place in Oogiri. serialized between November 1st, 2014 and February 4th 2015 in Weekly Shounen Jump, in the one-shot chapter The One Wish That He Wants Granted No Matter What, and the Ninety-Nine That He Doesn’t, illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. Shortly afterwards, the novel was published on May 19th, 2015 by Shueisha. A sequel novel, titled Juuni Taisen Vs. Juuni Taisen was released on December 12th, 2017. An English translation of the first novel was released by VIZ Media on October 17th, 2017.
The first novel was adapted into an anime by Studio Graphinica, airing between October 3rd and December 19th 2017. A manga adaptation of the series began serialization in Weekly Shounen Jump on September 23, 2017 and concluding on May 12, 2018, illustrated by Akira Akatsuki, who also worked with Nisio Isin for the manga series Medaka Box and Shounen Shoujo. The series had a total of 29 chapters collected in 4 volumes, also released in English by VIZ Media.
Premise[]
Juuni Taisen follows twelve warriors, each representing signs of the Chinese Zodiac, as they get chosen to fight in the Twelfth Zodiac War, a battle royale competition that happens once every twelve years, in which fighters kill each other, the last man standing being granted one wish of their choosing. Some of the warriors joined deliberately, while others were forced (as refusing participation after being chosen would mean certain death). The fighters are killed off in the reverse order of the Chinese Zodiac, so that the outcome is deliberately predictable, this premise being reinforced by the fact that the one-off chapter that came before the novel showed the identity of the winner.
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Zodiac War Navigation
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| Novels | Zodiac War • Zodiac War Vs. Zodiac War | |
| Manga Volumes | Volume 1: Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 Volume 2: Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 Volume 3: Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 19 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 Volume 4: Chapter 22 • Chapter 23 • Chapter 24 • Chapter 25 • Chapter 26 • Chapter 27 • Chapter 28 • Chapter 29 | |
| Anime | Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5 • Episode 6 • Episode 7 • Episode 8 • Episode 9 • Episode 10 • Episode 11 • Episode 12 | |
| Overseers | Duodecuple • Navi | |
| Warriors | Boar: Inounoshishi • Dog: Dotsuku • Chicken: Niwatori • Monkey: Sharyuu • Sheep: Hitsujii • Horse: Uuma • Snake: Younger Tatsumi Brother • Dragon: Older Tatsumi Brother • Rabbit: Usagi • Tiger: Tora • Ox: Ushii • Rat: Nezumi | |
| War Criminals | Aries: Friend Sheep • Taurus: Look Me • Gemini: Double Mind (W2222 & M2222) • Cancer: Sir Cancer • Leo: Dandy Lion • Virgo: Iron May • Libra: Baron Sue • Scorpio: Skull Pyon • Sagittarius: Unsun Sajitari • Capricorn: Go To Heaven • Aquarius: Muppet Bottle • Pisces: Doctor Finish | |
| Others | Kiyoko Inou • Mizaru • Iwazaru • Kikazaru | |