Youjo Senki
| Saga of Tanya the Evil | |
First light novel volume cover
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幼女戦記 (Yōjo Senki) |
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| Genre | Military, Fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Carlo Zen |
| Illustrated by | Shinobu Shinotsuki |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
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| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | October 31, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Carlo Zen |
| Illustrated by | Chika Tōjō |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | April 26, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Yōjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil | |
| Directed by | Yutaka Uemura |
| Produced by | Shō Tanaka Norifumi Kikujima Takuya Tsunoki Noritomo Isogai Keisuke Arai |
| Written by | Kenta Ihara |
| Music by | Shūji Katayama |
| Studio | NUT |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11 |
| Original run | January 6, 2017 – March 31, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Saga of Tanya the Evil, known in Japan as Yōjo Senki (幼女戦記, lit. "The Military Chronicles of a Little Girl"), is a Japanese light novel series written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by Shinobu Shinotsuki. Enterbrain has published seven volumes since October 31, 2013. A manga adaptation with art by Chika Tōjō began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine from April 26, 2016. An anime television series adaptation by NUT aired from January 6, 2017 to March 31, 2017. The anime was renewed for a second season.
An atheist Japanese salaryman, in the moment of being murdered, is confronted by a self-righteous entity he refers to as "Being X" who condemns the man for not believing that "Being X" is God and sentences him to be reborn in a world that is similar to WWI Europe mixed with early aspects of World War II and magic, in an empire torn apart by countless wars with all nearby countries. The salaryman is reborn as a girl, Tanya Degurechaff. According to "Being X", if she's not able to die a natural death, or she refuses to have faith in Him, her soul will leave the circle and be sent to hell for the countless sins that Tanya has committed in her previous life. In search for an escape, Tanya decides to enter into the Empire's Mages Division and fight in the world war, hoping to reach a high enough rank as fast as possible to remain far from the battlefield and in this way avoid the risk of being killed. Even if she's now forced to speak with a young girl's lisp, Tanya soon turns into a ruthless soldier who prioritizes efficiency and her own career over anything else, even the lives of those beneath her, especially those that get on her bad side.
The novels are written by Carlo Zen and illustrated by Shinobu Shinotsuki. It was initially serialized on the web novel hosting website Arcadia, before Enterbrain's acquisition. The first volume was released on October 31, 2013, and as of December 28, 2016, seven volumes have been released. A drama CD was released with the third volume.
An anime television series adaptation by NUT aired from January 6, 2017 to March 31, 2017. Crunchyroll has licensed the series in North America. The opening theme is "JINGO JUNGLE" by Myth & Roid and the ending theme is "Los! Los! Los!" by Aoi Yūki as Tanya Degurechaff.
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