Characters
Characters are listed in the order of the Chinese zodiac.
Tsugiyoshi Sumino (墨野 継義, Sumino Tsugiyoshi) / Rat (寝住, Nezumi)
Voiced by: Shun Horie (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)
Rat is a silver-haired teenager who always appears sleepy. He has an ability called "The Hundred Paths of Nezumi-san", which allows him to choose or experience 100 possible realities. His selected path becomes the factual reality; however, the process is mentally exhausting, which explains his sleepy appearance. Additionally, there are situations where none of the routes turn out well for him. He allies with the pacifist Monkey. His way of killing is "killing all". He is the only one in the tournament without a wish.
Eiji Kashii (樫井 栄児, Kashii Eiji) / Ox (失井, Ushii)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)
Ox is a horned man with long black hair who carries a long thin saber called "Goboken". He is regarded as the "Genius of Slaughter", a peerless warrior and one of the tournament's favorites. His way of killing is "killing systematically". Rat never learns Ox's wish as he is only given questions in response.
Kanae Aira (姶良 香奈江, Aira Kanae) / Tiger (妬良, Tora)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
Tiger is a young orange-haired woman with a long chain extending from a collar around her neck and a tendency to drink to excess. She is a former martial arts master turned soldier who discovered her bestial drunken fist techniques after a night of despair-driven binge drinking. She encountered Ox years earlier on a battlefield and was influenced by his philosophy. During the tournament, she agrees to a truce with Ox for their mutual benefit. Her way of killing is "killing in a drunken rage". According to Rat, her wish has something to do with meeting Ox again.
Rabbit (憂城, Usagi)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English)
Rabbit is a muscular white-haired, psychotic young man who fights with two long knives. He used speed and agility to close in on his opponents. He is also a necromantist who can control the bodies of those he has killed like puppets, whom he calls his "friends". The puppets retain their original abilities. The necromancy also applies to Rabbit himself after his technically self-inflicted death, continuing his efforts to win the match. One of the favorites of the competition. His way of killing is "killing psychotically". According to Rat, his wish is to be "friends" with everyone in the world.
Nagayuki Tsumita (積田 長幸, Tsumita Nagayuki) / Dragon (断罪兄弟・兄, Tatsumi Kyōdai Ani)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
Dragon is the older twin brother of Snake. He can fly using an ability known as "Heaven's Holding" and uses liquid nitrogen in a tank on his back to create a stream of freezing air. He and his brother have the same way of killing, "killing for money". According to Rat, his wish is for money.
Takeyasu Tsumita (積田 剛保, Tsumita Takeyasu) / Snake (断罪兄弟・弟, Tatsumi Kyōdai Otōto)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)
Snake is the younger twin brother of Dragon and uses a flamethrower with a fuel tank on his back. He possesses a radar-like sense by feeling vibrations in the ground around him; this ability is known as "Earth's Guidance". He and his brother have the same way of killing, "killing for money". According to Rat, his wish is for money.
Yoshimi Sōma (早間 好実, Sōma Yoshimi) / Horse (迂々真, Ūma)
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese); Randy E. Aguebor (English)
Horse is a self-proclaimed moderate of enormous stature. He was a soldier who became a warrior after his body was modified with the help of medicine and science to gain incredible strength and developed an impenetrable defensive technique called the "Stirrup". He hopes to ally with Ox during the tournament. His way of killing is "killing silently". According to Rat, his wish is to have talent.
Sumihiko Tsujiie (辻家 純彦, Tsujiie Sumihiko) / Sheep (必爺, Hitsujii)
Voiced by: Chō (Japanese); Kenny Green (English)
Sheep is a short, older man with horns and a past winner of the tournament. He is a master of explosives and grenades, honed as an arms dealer and smuggler from his younger years. He volunteers to join the present tournament to spare his family despite his low chances of success. His way of killing is "killing deceptively". According to Rat, his wish is for his family to live in peace.
Misaki Yūki (柚木 美咲, Yūki Misaki) / Monkey (砂粒, Sharyū)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)
Monkey is a short-haired, spectacled young woman. She is a renowned pacifist and mediator, responsible for facilitating countless ceasefires across many battles, but with mixed results for the surviving populations. At the start of the tournament, she proposes a peace agreement; the tournament winner would wish all competitors back to life, so no warrior would have to die permanently. She allies with Rat during the tournament. Monkey possesses the power to transmute any material she touches into another state, such as turning stone into sand. She can use transmutation skills with her unparalleled martial arts and superhuman physical prowess. One of the favorites to win the tournament. Her way of killing is "killing peacefully".
Ryōka Niwa (丹羽 遼香, Niwa Ryōka) / Chicken (庭取, Niwatori)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Chicken is a young, green-haired woman in a revealing outfit made of feathers. At first, she appears to be a timid individual, but this is later revealed to be a façade to manipulate those around her. She possesses the ability "Eye of the Cormorant", which allows her to communicate with and control birds. During the tournament, she approaches Dog with an alliance to defeat Rabbit and his puppets. Her way of killing is "killing by pecking". According to Rat, her wish is to have confidence.
Michio Tsukui (津久井 道雄, Tsukui Michio) / Dog (怒突, Dotsuku)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Nishimura (Japanese); Chuck Huber (English)
Dog is a dark-haired man with a canine-like appearance. He can produce deadly poisons for both killing enemies and doping allies. His most prized drug is known as "One Man's Army", giving a huge strength buff to whoever he injects. He also believes he can synthesize an antidote to the poison gem within his body. He agrees to ally with Chicken, although he has little respect for her fighting abilities. His way of killing is "killing by biting". According to Rat, his wish has something to do with his adopted daughter but is never fully revealed.
Toshiko Inō (伊能 淑子, Inō Toshiko) / Boar (異能肉, Inōnoshishi)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); Stephanie Young (English)
Boar is a young, voluptuous, blond-haired woman and the daughter of the previous tournament's winner. Although initially reluctant to kill when she was younger, she earned her position by driving her younger sister to suicide when their father did not choose her for the tournament. She uses twin heavy machine guns with a "Non-reload" ability, giving her unlimited ammunition. Her way of killing is "killing bountifully". According to Rat, her wish is to have a harem of 3.5 billion men.
Duedeculpe (ドゥデキャプル, Dudekyapuru)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English)
Duodecuple is the mysterious referee whose job is to host and manage the Zodiac Tournament and grant the winner's wish. The tournament is a proxy battle for control of the countries possessed and to control the betting on the outcome. He monitors the tournament in the presence of faceless VIP avatars. When only six warriors remain, the VIPs can begin wagering on individual warriors. When only three warriors remain, they can bet on the outcome.
