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Zodiac War (十二大戦(じゅうにたいせん), Jūni Taisen, lit. "War of Twelve") is a novel written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura, which has spawned a sequel and multimedia franchise.

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.

Characters[]

 Inounoshishi
     
Inounoshishi
 Dotsuku
     
Dotsuku
 Niwatori
     
Niwatori
 Sharyuu
     
Sharyuu
 Hitsujii
     
Hitsujii
 Uuma
     
Uuma
 Younger Tatsumi
     
Younger Brother Tatsumi
 Older Tatsumi
     
Older Brother Tatsumi
 Usagi
     
Usagi
 Tora
     
Tora
 Ushii
     
Ushii

Concepts[]

Navigation[]

Zodiac War Navigation
Works
Novels Zodiac WarZodiac War Vs. Zodiac War
Manga Volumes Volume 1: Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4
Volume 2: Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12
Volume 3: Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21
Volume 4: Chapter 22Chapter 23Chapter 24Chapter 25Chapter 26Chapter 27Chapter 28Chapter 29
Anime Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9Episode 10Episode 11Episode 12
Overseers DuodecupleNavi
Warriors Boar: InounoshishiDog: DotsukuChicken: NiwatoriMonkey: SharyuuSheep: HitsujiiHorse: UumaSnake: Younger Tatsumi BrotherDragon: Older Tatsumi BrotherRabbit: UsagiTiger: ToraOx: UshiiRat: Nezumi
War Criminals Aries: Friend SheepTaurus: Look MeGemini: Double Mind (W2222 & M2222) • Cancer: Sir CancerLeo: Dandy LionVirgo: Iron MayLibra: Baron SueScorpio: Skull PyonSagittarius: Unsun SajitariCapricorn: Go To HeavenAquarius: Muppet BottlePisces: Doctor Finish
Others Kiyoko InouMizaruIwazaruKikazaru
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