Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War

[Munsu]

The record of the bloody battle between the twelve proud warriors—

The 12th Twelve Tournament that gets held every twelve years…
Twelve brave warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls. The participants are twelve very strange warriors: “Rat,” “Ox,” “Tiger,” “Rabbit,” “Dragon,” “Snake,” “Horse,” “Goat,” Monkey,” “Rooster,” “Dog,” and “Pig.”

The victor of this tournament gets to have one wish granted, whatever the wish may be.
The one wish they want granted—

Who will be the final survivor?

Source: crunchyroll

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Just watched the first episode of Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War and I know I'm going to enjoy the heck out of this. Don't know if this will end up being a good anime or a bad anime, but at the very least I'm going to have fun with the action and violence. Also, it has some messed up moments that I'm sure I'll be enjoying.

[Shadow Skill]

I saw the first episode. An entire narrated episode was very boring. If future episodes are like this, it will be a very boring show.

[Munsu]

I saw the first episode. An entire narrated episode was very boring. If future episodes are like this, it will be a very boring show.

I guess I know what you're referring to, but this was far from a narrated episode. Introspective? Sure, but narrated? No.

[KrayZ33]

I dislike the character design.

Extremely weird looking characters, not cool at all.

[Shadow Skill]

I guess I know what you're referring to, but this was far from a narrated episode. Introspective? Sure, but narrated? No.

I'm calling it narrated

[neflight86]

Jolly good first episode. I like a death game with some thought. Dark and 'edgy' enough back story that isn't dwelled on enough to make me roll my eyes. Well enough animated action with a kind of rough look to the movement that may be the result of inferior animation techniques, but it looked really good, like a style, to me. Top shelf first episode in my book. I also like that the one seemingly in the most control appears to be the first one to go; I like some good chaos to keep the guessing interesting. Unfortunately, I've seen enough death game series that kind of began unraveling midway to keep my optimism in check, but boy I'd like to be wrong.

[Shadow Skill]

This 2nd episode was actually pretty good.

[neflight86]

Nice confirmation that boar is dead as dead gets. Dog had a good enough plan but didn't appear to think out just how his poison could affect somebody, or chicken is more conniving that she let's on, but I doubt it. Lots of neat little details spread around the dialogue.

Monkey's peacable aspirations are interesting and I genuinely don't even know what to expect next. Seriously, this is worth a watch if you aren't already.

[Buffalobiian]

I doubt Snake is actually out of the game. Rebirth is kind of its thing.

His brother also has his jewel, when it should have really gone to Rabbit since the dude killed Snake.

[shinta|hikari]

That part makes no sense. Why did Rabbit just let that happen?

I wonder what kind of power Monkey has? Rat basically said she could've won the battle right then and there but refuses to do so because she is Gandhi (not the nuclear one).

[Buffalobiian]

That part makes no sense. Why did Rabbit just let that happen?

Because he "didn't" kill the guy.

[Buffalobiian]

Episode 03


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Further proof that Snake isn't actually dead - he hasn't gotten a backstory yet. Those who get die get development - then they die promptly. Let's see if this predictability impedes on this show's enjoyment. Everyone thinking they know Rat is interesting. I have no idea how that actually ties in with his power.

You'd think someone who sleeps and gets into other people's minds is a hypnotist or something..

[lelouch]

Easily the best show of the season. Anyone who isn't watching is missing out.

[neflight86]

So I guess chicken was more conniving than I gave her credit for. Good job. I like to think that Chicken was influenced by Rat's or Monkey's power, instead of the poison, to not attack. Unfortunately, I have to re-tool my expectations to the pattern that characters die when given back stories. I was hoping for a more subtle set of death flags, but it could be worse. If we are going by the end credits predicting the death order (ed chara flashes and preview), looks like monkey is up next. I really figured her pacifist angle would be one of the lasting ones till the end.

**at the end of each episode, when the moderator goes "everybody clap your hands", I hear "everybody crap your hands", and add on under my breath "then wash them, please..."

[Buffalobiian]

If we are going by the end credits predicting the death order (ed chara flashes and preview), looks like monkey is up next.

It's been true thus far, but the ED order is actually the reverse order in which the Chinese Zodiac animals finished their race. It'd kinda suck to finish in that exact same order as if it was predestined. It obviously didn't happen last time since Boar won it.

[shinta|hikari]

The thing is, the story is about this specific battle, which can and probably will follow the order of zodiac, with Mouse being the winner.

[Buffalobiian]

Episode 04

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And there's that monkey backstory..
..no death yet, interestingly enough. During this talk we saw Ox fighting Horse still. Timelines might be pretty liberal with everything happening in parallel. We might not even see the result of this fight for a while I reckon, given Ram's preview next.

That Necromancing is some OP shit. Those birds alone should be enough against Ox. Unless he can do energy bursts with his sword (or something to that effect), strike speed alone shouldn't cut it.

[shinta|hikari]

Or he can just flash step away..?

[Buffalobiian]

As in run away or just dodge? I'm thinking there are enough dead birds to surround him from all 4 cardinal directions + up.

[shinta|hikari]

Run away and then enter a building.