Out of Season Anime Review : Youjo Senki

Am I the only one here who do want to see Tanya Degurechaff grow while hoping she stays at the same age? Yes? No? Well... Youjo Senki or Saga of Tanya the Evil is a story of reincarnated salaryman who wakes up inside a blonde baby girl in a German-ish country right in the middle of a stagnant war. I was captivated with this anime by how it bring us the strategies within the war and not just that "they attack, I defend" kind of thing.

Yes, war strategies with a little spice of politics and "Being X" mixed inside would be the best to describe Youjo Senki. They never describe mages as the strongest forces in the world but a quick and fast to react force that could be used as a new way of strategy. In this anime, I could say that mages is some kind of their Scout class. They are the first one to be out of the gate to wreak the havoc behind the enemy's line while the others progress at the front line. Youjo Senki's writer really optimized that and wrote the strategies based on those ground.

For me, Tanya while being branded as evil from everywhere, she is not so evil as what she wants is living safely and peacefully. She tried her best to stop the war as she has that dream and obsession to beat Being X those drive her to do so. I love how they made Tanya frustrated over not being stop the war for good. I know from many books and websites of histories, that it was a mistake to overlook French Navy's escape to Africa and Tanya, who knew that from her previous life, took that to heart and fell into frustration as she was just a soldier who must obey the higher-ups. Her dream and obsession are two kind of thing that drives the character of Tanya and made her a very solid character.

While watching this anime, I have a good advice for you all. Don't watch this anime on full volume if you are wearing a headset. While the soundtracks are brimming with that military vibes, the sound effect will definitely make you deaf if you listen on full volume. While it is bad for your ear, I think it is a good way to immerse the war vibe in this anime as every bullet and shots being thrown must be deafening in real life, too. If you are not bothered to hurt your ear just to immerse yourself, don't say that I did not give you any warning.

Overall, I really enjoyed this anime being a tactical military drama that rarely I found in an anime with mages involved. With how the anime ended, I really look forward its movie and wish for another season for this anime.

(This review was previously written in MAL : https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=286070)