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Saga of Tanya the Evil

★ 7.6 7K votes 2017–2026 2 seasons · 24 episodes Returning Series AT-X
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 9/10Genius leadExceptional intellect as the protagonist's engine.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 8/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 7/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Aoi YûkiSaori HayamiHochu OtsukaShin'ichiro MikiTessyo GendaDaiki Hamano
Starring
Aoi YûkiSaori HayamiHochu OtsukaShin'ichiro MikiTessyo GendaDaiki Hamano
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A monstrously competent child leads brutal wars"

A cutthroat, atheistic salaryman is murdered by a god he insulted and reborn as Tanya, a small girl with terrifying magical talent, dropped into a war-torn fantasy world modeled on WWI-era Europe. Determined never to die again, Tanya claws her way up the military hierarchy through sheer competence and cold calculation, all while a vengeful deity watches to see if she'll ever show faith. The show is fast, darkly funny, and unsettling by design: gorgeous aerial battle animation paired with a protagonist whose brilliance and amorality never soften into likability.

Watch it for

the jarring, gleeful spectacle of a ruthless tactical genius trapped in a child soldier's body.

Maybe skip if

you need a protagonist to root for morally, not just admire strategically.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

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Season 12017
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Season 22026
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Aoi Yûki Tanya Degurechaff, Tanya von Degurechaff, Tanya von Degurecheff
Saori Hayami Viktoriya Ivanovna 'Visha' Serebryakov, Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov
Hochu Otsuka Hans von Zettour, Hans von Seethur
Shin'ichiro Miki Erich von Rerugen
Tessyo Genda Kurt von Rudersdorf
Daiki Hamano Matheus Johann Weiss, Matheus Johann Wesii, Matthaus Johann Weiss
Yusuke Kobayashi Warren Grantz
Kenta Sasa Officer, Staff Boss, Army Commander
Jun Kasama Wilibald Koenig, Subordinate
Daichi Hayashi Rhiner Neumann, Reiner Neumann

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