Every twelve years the Twelve Tournament is held to grant one lone survivor any single wish they desire. This year marks the 12th such tournament and once again twelve warriors, each one in alignment with an animal from the Chinese zodiac, face off in a deadly battle royal.
A philosophical monologue-heavy character drama that spends roughly half its time on flashbacks revealing the characters’ pasts/personalities, and half on detailing the development of the current conflict from various angles.
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