Audience reviews
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Leafdude
Tanya is a cool show if it appeals to your specific demographic. However, if you don't wank to alternate ww1 history, or bathe in kekkaku wank, it is a show with a multitude of problems. Its still enjoyable but any recommendation would have to be heavily cached on this.
The animation is pretty low budget and the art style makes her look like a lame duck, it's a really poor look. A lot of cool scenes lose their luster because of theses limitations.
The plot is very edgy and reads more like a stakes free myth of gods punishing flawed mortals than what it should have just been, a ww1 show with magic. A lot of what happens seems to be the direct result of the God meddling over anything organic or interesting and it really sours the tension of it because they both know this is a punishment re…
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While this anime has an interesting premise, it ultimately fails to deliver a compelling experience. The story lacks engagement, offering nothing remarkable or memorable. The power system, a key component of any action-driven narrative, is barely explained or developed, leaving battles devoid of meaningful context or intrigue.
Speaking of battles, there’s little tension throughout the series. Tanya, the central figure, wins every encounter with ease, which might be impressive if there were any stakes to care about. However, the lack of a clear protagonist, antagonist, or a reason to sympathize with anyone involved in the wars makes it hard to invest in the outcome. Additionally, there aren’t enough battles to make up for the lackluster plot.
The character roster is similarly underwhelmin…
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Plot
MC is a middle-aged salaryman whose job is to fire [incompetent] employees and one of those fired employees murders MC. God is disappointed with MC's lack of empathy for others and faith. MC believes that God is irrelevant, when basic needs of humans are met. God decides to reincarnate MC as an orphan girl during war (where basic needs are not met) and ensures that MC is always on the frontlines in life-threatening situations. God also grants grants MC some OP power which can be used only when MC praises God.
Review
The characters incomprehensible to me. Why is MC trying so hard to go against THE GOD who can stop time, reincarnate people, grant powers etc..? More importantly, why is God such a dick? why so desperate for validation from a random salaryman?
The series pretends to be…
Read at the sourceHazamelis
Okay so here my thoughts on the anime in general. When I was recommended this anime I was intrigued by name Tanya of Evil, I thought we would get someone with a lot of blood-lust and someone who would do anything to achieve her status of power, I knew it was an isekai and I was willing to put up with the whole "loli" aspect of the character if it had a compelling narrative, but it seems that the title itself is not really accurate, it is only a localization blunder, and her character is actually more strategical than plain evil. The crazy bits of her character seem to be exaggerated either by the anime or the story itself put it is clear is just smoke and mirrors to make the protagonist more "fun" than what she actually is. Overall, this is what I have seen:
- The character is put in a si…
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I watched Youjo Senki, also known as Saga of Tanya the Evil. I watched the first season, the OVA, and the movie. At the time of writing, Season 2 has not yet aired. Here are my thoughts:
This anime is about a salaryman who gets reincarnated in pseudo-WW1 Europe as a young orphan girl (Tanya) while retaining their original personality. Tanya has an aptitude for magic and joins the military as an officer in the mage unit. Tanya is sort of an 'anti-hero' main character in the sense that they are highly self-interested and morally ambiguous.
The action scenes in Youjo Senki look good and have detailed fight choreography along with nice sound effects. The audio production quality of this is what I'd expect from a movie – it's pretty nice. In fact, Youjo Senki overall has movie-like production…
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The anime is a terrible adaptation of the source material, altering the protagonist's personality in order to cater to a cringe edgelord audience, ruining character designs, and ignoring much of the strategic, logistical, and tactical concepts explored in the books.
Tanya is transformed from someone driven by practicality and valuing human resources in the LN to transferring two of her troops to a position likely to be shelled to kill them off in the anime. This directly conflicts with her original personality. Even the western title is completely inaccurate, opting for "Saga of Tanya the Evil", when her character is supposed to be much more complex.
I need not dwell on how appalling the visuals are in the anime. Many of the side characters are unrecognizable, sporting haircuts that woul…
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This anime is hailed as one of the best isekai ever made, when in reality it’s only standing out by not following the usual formula of the fad. So it’s more different than it is better, and it came out at a time when people got really fed up with the checklist of what is going on in typical isekai. They would like anything that strays off from the norm, so when they watch the first episode they instantly get hooked with the premise:
Ah, finally, an isekai that is not about a self insert loser, who is a gamer, who gets killed by a truck, and who goes to a fantasy world that functions like a videogame and forms a harem! Tanya is different and that makes it better.
No it’s not. Different does not mean better. You can break the norm all you want and it will mean nothing if the execution is c…
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Lets start this quick review by saying that, i am a historian, yes we do exist and we do watch anime.
This anime is deadful in everything but the soundtrack.
The protagonist,tanya degurechaff a reincarnated businessman, is simply a sociopath, and is extremely predictable in her actions. Just think "what wouldn't a normal person do in terms of morals?" yep. Pretty edgy. Shes a "loli" with op abilities and just destroyes everything and everyone for 10 episodes straight. No one really truly challenges her, the ending is pretty boring and the "Moral struggle" of her squadmates is just going nowhere, no one challenges her choices nor the way she treats enemy and especially their troops.
They are just all targets to be eliminated.
Overall, the story is boring and linear, the ending is predictabl…
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TL;DR - This anime is not for your entertainment. If you're watching it to see some badass loli do cool stuff and save the word or something then turn around. You are not the intended audience. Watch this anime and try to understand its take on wartime. Whether you agree or disagree, you should be able to acknowledge the depth of the anime. Once again, if you're coming for an isekai like Konosuba, then you're at the wrong place. There is purpose in the art, sound (and lack thereof), designs, and characters. Overall deserves a 9/10.
I've been reading several reviews and in my opinion most of them see the anime in a horribly surface level with the expectation of entertainment, flashy effects, mind blowing war tactics, or some novel take on the isekai trope. This anime is not about making yo…
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Oh my lord...this is the worst anime I've ever seen. The political/war dialogue scenes are so boring. The character's have the ugliest facial expressions, the plot is just dumb. The sound mixing is AWFUL. You have to crank up the volume for the awful script, then turn it all the way down for any sort of gun shot or explosion. Tanya is an extremely unlikable character who you root for to FAIL, not to win, because she is just awful. The other characters are boring and do nothing. The only enjoyment I got out of this show was the fact that me and a friend of mine ripped on it the entire time we watched it, even that was difficult because the show is nothing. Overall 2/10, if you enjoy life and not wasting your time then please avoid this show at all costs.
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My first encounter with the anime "The Saga of Tanya the Not Particularly Evil" intrigued me greatly. I walked in on my roommate watching some anime with a little girl and, as per tradition, I casually called him a pedophile. But then something strange happened. Rather than the usual "ACKSHUALLY, she's a 500 year old demon," he said "ACKSHUALLY, she's a middle aged man." Now, I was horrified by this. I slapped him and began to shout. "Why?? Hasn't this trap shit gone on long enough??? It’s too far!“ I said. But he explained the plot to me, so I told him it sounded stupid. "No,” he said “Actually, it's really good." And that is where our sad story begins. (It was not, dear readers, actually really good.)
An essential problem here is that the whole premise feels pointless. Some dude dies an…
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How would a modern day salaryman from Japan, an especially ruthless and career-focused one too, manage to survive as a little orphan girl in a war ridden world where magic exists and a being that calls himself God tries his best to make things harder for said girl?
The synopsis might sound a little messy. And honestly, Youjo Senki is an anime that I didn't plan to watch but tempted by the pretty amazing opening song, I decided to give it a try when it started airing. And I'm very glad I did.
The aforementioned salaryman was in his original life a cold person that only focused on his job. He didn't feel any sympathy towards those he had to fire. His goal was to climb the steps of his career and to live an easy and peaceful life. And it was all going according to his plan, until the day a…
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To the people who finally expected a negative review on this show, sorry for being late; Being X gave me trouble. Also, expect lots of religion puns; have a problem, then you'd probably have a hell of a time with this damn review.
Youjo Senki is a pathetic waste that doesn't know what the hell it's talking about, stuck in its own incompetence and stupidity of vengefulness and craziness that it completely ruins a potentially good war story in the name of edge and sacrilege. From its ridiculous premise that's a sloppy combination of the premises of Drifters and Izetta (both mediocre and bad war shows from the previous year respectively), to its laughable and generic attempts at emotion, this anime has less depth and intelligence than a Michael Bay movie; at least those have nice Megan Fox f…
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Let's make it really basic and simple.
Story: 9/10
I would've loved if they explained some things such as how this war started, the origin of the "mages", or even the story of the salaryman. That aside, you cannot just deny this is a hell of a story, how the salaryman(Tanya) doesn't believe in God(Mr.X) and this last refuses the fact that she/he doesn't believe in religion. You get to see some stuff that happened in the war, as well as some fiction, which is phenomenal. You get to see how anger can lead to anything in this world, which is pretty much true. IMO, i seriously loved it, but felt confused at the beginning, obviously understood most of the story at episode 2. Also, that ending though, the tease for a second season is too much.
Art:10/10
The art is just beautiful, pleasing to w…
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Let's start off strong: I hate Youjo Senki. I hate what it aims to be, I hate what it is, I hate that it tries to do things it clearly can't do. I'm an incredibly positive guy, always searching for the enjoyment in any type of series, and yet Youjo Senki cannot achieve the simplest of goals I could have set for it: help me with finding those positives.
I will refer to Tanya as "she" instead of "he" throughout this review and hope that doesn't bother anybody.
*Spoilers included*
Story: 3
The Saga of Tanya the Evil is first and foremost an isekai anime. A very grounded businessman dies after a worker he previously fired throws him under a speeding train. Just before he dies, God, or Being X as the show refers to it, approaches him to talk about his lack of faith and his life lacking val…
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Humanity has historically found the idea of sending our youngest to war abhorrent, yet what happens when one of the most brilliant and talented soldiers of the time is a blonde, blue-eyed little girl? Inspired by the battle-scarred 20th century European climate, Youjo Senki makes use of a variety of unconventional expository elements that prove surprisingly effective for its genre, though not without flaws.
As personal preference, I will be referring to Saga of Tanya the Evil by its Japanese name Youjo Senki for the remainder of the review. Not only does it flow better, but it sounds cooler.
Will you like it?
You may enjoy series title if you…
-- enjoy military themed anime, particularly those inspired by real world settings
-- seek an intriguing protagonist that easily set themselves a…
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Youjo Senki’s protagonist Tanya quickly rose to become my personal favorite character of the winter 2017 season. I guess psychotic loli nazis make for exquisite characters.
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Plot: 6/10
Set in an alternate universe that is similar to the era of the first World War, Youjo Senki follows Tanya Degurechaff as she fights in the Empire’s army. This empire is essentially the world’s version of Germany. In fact, every territory mentioned in the anime shares a geographic resemblance to actual European countries in our world. The major difference between reality and this fantasy realm is that magic exists in this parallel universe while it obviously (though unfortunately) doesn’t exist in our society. It is revealed that Tanya has an abnormally high affinity with ma…
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**No Spoilers
Youjo Senki's concept is kind of risky, it is hard to understand what teh fok is going on at first glance but can easily catch up if the plot is well executed by having good dialogues and decent narration. Youjo Senki is probably the best Anime of Winter 2017 ( all sequels aside ) It is the only series from start to finish delivered and surpasses my expectations, with episode 11 being all well-directed originally by Studio NUT is freaking amazing for a brandnew studio.
Story 9/10
The story is about a salaryman who was accidentally run down by a train and was reborn as a little blonde girl back in WW1( Tanya ). That concept alone is very interesting but a mysterious being calling himself a God just made the story more interesting.
Explaining system / strategies of the mi…
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Before Youjo Senki even aired, I had preconceived notions about it. Based on its ridiculous main character and overall premise, I was sharpening my literary claws in preparation to critically rip it to shreds in this eventual review. Lollis, reincarnation, magic and the tedious politics of war were all aspects I roll my eyes at individually, so naturally I didn’t have my hopes up very high after the first episode. After concluding the final segment of Youjo Senki, I can say without doubt that my initial impressions couldn’t have been farther from my analysis of the finished product. It’s an anime I wanted to hate, but in the end surprised the hell out of me.
The Saga of Tanya the Evil starts out on a battlefield. The fog of war is palpable and laden with smells of gunpowder and blood. Sc…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then it’s probably recognized that the idea of a main character being killed and reincarnated as a totally new person in a new world is a recent new trope. Youjo Senki (Saga of Tanya the Evil) jumps right into the story like pouring rice. It gets more complex as we’ll learn more about the political affairs, wars, and characters. If you fancy fantasy war stories, then Youjo Senki welcomes you with open arms.
To be honest, Youjo Senki can be an intimidating title. The promotional image alone can provoke some thoughts for viewers as they will wonder what kind of person Tanya really is. The show label her as one of the most dangerous individuals among the Imperial army. However, the truth is that this seemingly deadly girl was once a salaryman but was r…
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