Youjo Senki Movie

The Youjo Senki Movie is a mixture of historical anomalies, self-reflective commentaries on the perpetual cycle of death and war in human history and the persistent yet noble personal battle which our main character Tanya puts up against what's effectively the God of this world (Or Being X, if you will). All whilst stuck in the body of a young girl. Sounds like your kind of thing? Then welcome, to the "Saga of Tanya the Evil" (movie)! Tanya as a series was made by Studio NUT, a relatively new studio comprised of passionate individuals willing to work their ass of for their craft. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Japan to see this movie and on the trip I took a detour to visit the official Youjo Senki café (a 1-floor detour). Lots and lots of memorabilia from the series could be found, including a functional suit of battle gear which Tanya wears in the series & movie. Slick, gritty & beautiful key-art littered the area, and it made me even more stoked to see the movie. The passion in each frame could be seen before I even entered cinema and my anticipation and excitement was met with a bombastic balls-to-the-walls historical action-adventure with the same cast of characters we all fell in love with back in season 1. This time... introducing the communists! As an enemy to Tanya and the "Eternal Empire" they were far more fearsome than the psuedo-French of last season. Not that they didn't do their job back then (and they do show up in the movie), but in comparison the size and scope of the Russian federation could be felt thanks to a combination of striking visual symbolism & an attentive composer doing his best to ease you into an underlying feeling of dread which permeated throughout the entire movie. Similar musical motifs are used from season 1, but they're given a real "Hans Zimmer" treatment (Hans Zimmer of 10 years ago that is) Calm piano pieces, high octane trumpets & an ill-boding pipe organ are all examples of instruments used to help elevate the score to greater cinematic heights. In the end this was worth waiting for. The animation still looks crisp and beautiful, even more so with a movie budget. The characters and VA's all work perfectly, some of the new ones give off more of an impression thanks to their VA's (All veterans, like Cho & Toshiyuki Morikawa) I'm not going to go into spoilers, but the ending gave me shivers. In what way I won't tell, but they make fine use of directing choices to present a suggestion to both the audience and characters... that is very interesting. Myth & Roid's new song is pretty great too, more subdued & ominous.

Spoiler-Free Review! The long-awaited sequel is here and oh boy was it good. The movie was action-packed from start to finish and gave us some solid character development for the new faces. More importantly, it continues the story of Tanya and the Empire right where Season 1 left off — no filler, just straight back into the chaos. We get introduced to a new anti-protagonist, Mary Sue, the daughter of Anson Sioux (aka the guy with the frucking trench shotgun from Season 1). The movie gives a glimpse into her “upbringing” and what kind of person she is, which adds a new layer to the story without spoiling anything. She’s clearly set up to be a major piece moving forward. The film also hints at what’s to come in the next season (which is confirmed, by the way), and that alone had me excited. The quality was top-tier as usual — Studio NUT did a fantastic job keeping the same gritty energy and art style from the series. The new battle OSTs go hard, mixing familiar tracks from Season 1 with fresh ones that hit even harder in the theatre. It gave me chills hearing those themes again during the big fights. Yuuki Aoi absolutely nailed Tanya’s performance as always, and the new voice actors — especially Mary’s VA — really brought emotion into their roles. If I had one complaint, it’s that the movie felt short when it came to introducing how the new and old characters connect. It’s not bad, I just wanted more — but that’s probably because it was only an hour and a half, and it’s clearly meant to bridge into the next part of the story.There were a couple of CGI shots here and there, but nothing that ruined the experience. Honestly, that’s becoming standard for most studios now, and it was barely noticeable. Everything else looked great and stayed true to the tone of the anime. Overall, the movie was fire. It scratched that itch for more of our little “loli Nazi” (Tanya, obviously) and got me hyped for what’s coming next. As of this review, it was a one-day premiere, so it might take a bit before it’s widely available, but it’s absolutely worth the wait. Definitely watch it before Season 2 since it’s 100% canon. No spoilers :3. Just pure Tanya energy.

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The long awaited sequel to the Youjo Senki series, this movie brings in a new character and antagonist to light. Once again, our sociopathic salaryman loli finds herself in a complex predicament reminiscent of our world’s historical world wars, facing the interference of being x at the worst possible times. Like the original series, Tanya’s squad 203 sets out to face enemies that appears impossible to win against, according to their political and strategic heads, and the battles are reflective of the nature of difficulty. In this movie, we are shown a more emotional side of Tanya. There are some scenes in the movie where she even has “human” moments, which is a stark contrast to her original series presentation. You can look forward to some subtle times of hesitation on the battlefield for reasons you’ll have to watch the movie to find out about. If you watch carefully, you may even notice some moments of increased leniency towards her men. This movie seems to prepare for a new season where the anime begins to dissect her as a character. For some reason, Tanya also makes a ton of communist jokes throughout the movie, which made the people in my theater laugh a lot. (Something tells me the plot's writer really dislikes communists) The graphics were pretty much the same as the original series graphics with no real addition in quality that I noticed. Like I said in my original review of the series, they’re pretty good overall and I’d give them an 8/10. The only difference between the characters in the series and the characters in the movie is the new main antagonist who appears to be what the next season will focus on. Overall, I enjoyed this movie and would definitely recommend it to anybody who enjoyed the first season. This is not a recap and is all fresh material, so you will need to watch the original series in order to understand what is happening in this movie. Watch it!

Just personal scratch. Advised, possible spoilers. Opinion & Informal Art: 8/10 The anatomy and proportions checked out and no noticeable changes in these two points were made between the main series and this movie. There weren't any special panoramics or expanses that were showcased. There were a few environmental and nature elements in this movie but they weren't particularly focused on or given their own scenes for us to admire any sort of artistic skill in that regards. The few instances where there was living foliage and nature that we got looked pretty nice but not something I'd praise; much of what was actually relevant was city-scapes and the familiar grey, dull, and war-torn battlefields that were prevalent in the main series. However, the urban art was excellent. I really liked how nicely detailed and styled the backdrops and artwork for the urban areas looked; it felt like the style was more something out of a painting: not clean and crisp, but had an air of vintage if that makes sense. The character details remained fairly close to the main series art-quality-wise. Characters like Tanya and Serebryakova looked very clean and crisp but background fodder like the nameless soldiers were either very basic or just not-too-impressive cgi models. The cgi elements weren't terrible, but were mediocre enough to sometimes pull me away from the impressive art and animation. Overall, what I thought of the art was that other than particular impact moments like action scenes or scenes emphasizing the revelations or expressions of Tanya, the art quality was more or less similar to the main series. Animation: 9/10 This is what I'd expect from a feature length film. While the majority of the general motions and natural movements of the characters such as body language, shifts in motion or stance, or walking had similar quality of that from the main series (I watched the BD releases), the parts that mattered such as the impact sequences during the battles or Tanya's gesugao asides looked great and were what I'd expect from a movie release. In the battle department, this movie did not disappoint. I was wholey satisfied with the animation for the battles. The cgi elements during the "big budget" battles such as Tanya's duel were kept to a minimum or presented in a way that didn't detract from the experience at all. Overall, the animation for everything but the "big budget" scenes are pretty much the same as what you'd see in the main series. However, the reason I gave this area such a good score was how impressive (or, well, how satisfied I was) the impact sequences were. Characters, Plot & Development: 6/10 The characters were the same from the main series. This movie didn't put too much mileage towards developing any of the characters too deeply (or at all) or any of their relationships or dynamics. No backstories or personal development was allotted to any of the characters at all other than what we were already aware of from the main show, not even Tanya or Mary Sue. Moreover, the direction of the development was more of the main show's formula giving me the impression that this movie was just a high-budget OVA. I understand that the nature of the the circumstances that the Empire is in as well as Tanya's place in it all leaves little to deviate from (they can't just ignore the war to introduce some crazy plot just for the movie) but the reason I gave this area a 6 is because of that. It was just more of sending Tanya and her troops to areas that needed help or carrying out decisive missions. Mary Sue, the antagonist in this movie, was just there to serve as the bad guy. There were moments where the story could have touched upon heavier questions or ideas such as the topics of revenge (during Mary Sue's conversation with her superior in the barracks or between Tanya and Mary in the church), human nature, or morality versus following orders. Many of those opportunities were there, but were given the "It's my job, therefore I must do it" or "I am angry or I am fighting because the Empire is evil" explanation. This development direction in my opinion shunted all of my sympathy for Mary Sue. Mary Sue's anger and resentment didn't "feel" heavy and I found it hard to connect with her emotions. I feel that the movie failed to give me any sort of foundation or something to work with to humanize Mary Sue and her anger other than the 5 seconds of flashbacks of animation from the main show. Tanya was just more Tanya. She was still acting in accordance to her goal of finding an easy life and simply trying to survive her circumstances. There weren't any moments of conscientious growth, personal revelations, or shifts in personality for Tanya in this movie which is fine, but there wasn't even any of those wonderful debates with Being X in this movie. Overall, the characters were the same and weren't given any backgrounds or personal growth that we don't already know from the main show. Their inter-personal relationships and dynamics were exactly the same too. The plot development had the same sortie-based + aftermath direction as the main show in which Tanya and her squad would roll out, come back, and we would get the political and wartime aftermath; not much experimentation was done such as trying to at least dive into a bit of Mary Sue's psyche and its relevance to how it stems from a cycle of hate. Music: 7/10 I wasn't too happy with the music and bgm as they were mostly the same as from the main show with no new notable additions. However, I gave this area a 7 because I was really happy with how well the soundboard was used. The battles really popped out and felt alive with how much was going on. The gun sounds, explosions, and battlefield noises sounded good and made those scenes feel good. No sound design to note. The ED credits used the same ED from the anime, but had different showcase art which was a treat since I liked those so much. Conclusion: 6/10 The conclusion was an open-ended conclusion that's like something you'd see from an OVA or special episode which is why I mentioned that this movie felt more like a high-budget OVA than a separate special entity in the universe. While I see the value in being more closely in-tune to the atmosphere of the main anime as well as that the nature of this movie is a sequel, the movie's conclusion left much to be desired and felt a bit anti-climactic. The fact that the "How did it come to this?" gag was used for the conclusion added to the "OVA" feeling. The conclusion setting up the future for 'more of the same' felt underwhelming to me. Overall: 7/10 I wasn't exactly sure what I was expecting from this movie coming into it, but I can definitely say that some parts weren't surprising while others were satisfying. The direction decision to stay more true to the formula of the anime and source material was fine by me; it wasn't surprising, but because of that I wasn't "wow'd." However, I was completely and utterly satisfied with the impressive art quality and animation, especially the impact sequences and battles. What I thought of this movie: It's more of the same from the anime, just flashier battles and better animation; this movie doesn't attempt to experiment with the source material and doesn't really try to touch upon any of the intricacies of morality or any tough questions which is why I only thought this movie was just good but not great.

So much missed potential in this anime This series is just really dissapointing, for an anime dealing with global issues it sure is way too scared to actually engage with the different philosophies that were at play in that era. Hiding behind it's another world doesn't help cause it's just a copy paste from the world war but with magic and without substance. It's especially apperent in this movie and it's portrayel of communists. The "rational" characters keep saying commie bad cause theyr'e dumb and evil, without any elaboration. The communists are potrayed as corrupt and incompetent while the facists are portrayed as logical and effective. It's really clear on how the creators feel on these topics but they refuse to actually engage with the material they're criticizing. Furthermore none of the characters have any substance it's all so surface level and boring there is no trace of any character arcs or character progression. Side characters especially have no personality except for drinking and glazing tanya. Lastly, the anime tries to criticize war and the horrors of it but fail miserably. They barely show the actual gruels of war or the effect it has on all the parties involved. And when it does try to show it it's only very briefly and then cuts back yaaaay we killed the enemies we're so good and happy. In conclusion this anime is good for people who like action and animation without turning their brain on to actually think about the media they're watching. But if you like thought out stories and characters you should find another anime

I'll keep it short. - The story mainly concerns a World War that seems to have aspects from both the World Wars in our world. Literally nothing else happens. Some really like this premise, anyways, but I don't see what's so great about it. - The art and animation does not disappoint since this does have a movie budget. - The same OST and ending from the anime. I liked them both and the OP. - I don't like the only main character and all the side characters are her subordinates whose only personality is being a soldier and a drinking addiction. We see some higher officers too, but I didn't see much in them, either. Conclusion: Didn't like it very much, and even most of the fans would agree that the main antagonist's motive is really cliché. I had to take multiple breaks watching the movie, since I just couldn't get into it. I sat through the last 30 minutes, though, since there was a really cool mid-air gunfight.

I have to say that I was very excited for the premiere of the second season, having enjoyed the first one very much. However, while this second installment has some interesting things, it didn't manage to keep me as hooked as the first one did. I really liked the magic system presented in the series, and the way it's used to give more depth and complexity to the plot. Additionally, Anya is presented as an impeccable protagonist, and her presence in the series is definitely one of the strongest points. However, compared to the first season, I felt that the story in the second installment was a bit confusing and didn't have the same clear direction. Additionally, while the humor in the series was very good, at times it felt a bit forced. Despite this, if you enjoyed the first season and like the isekai genre, I would definitely recommend giving this second installment a chance. The magic system is interesting, and there are some action and development moments that are worth it. Overall, I would give it a 6/10. Debo decir que estaba muy emocionado por el estreno de la segunda temporada, después de haber disfrutado mucho de la primera. Sin embargo, aunque esta segunda entrega tiene algunas cosas interesantes, no logró mantenerme tan enganchado como lo hizo la primera. Me gustó mucho el sistema de magia que se presenta en la serie, y la manera en que se utiliza para darle más profundidad y complejidad a la trama. Además, Anya se presenta como una protagonista impecable, y su presencia en la serie es definitivamente uno de los puntos más fuertes. Sin embargo, en comparación con la primera temporada, sentí que la historia de la segunda entrega era un poco confusa y no tenía la misma dirección clara. Además, aunque el humor en la serie me pareció muy bueno, en algunos momentos llegaba a ser un poco forzado. A pesar de esto, si disfrutaste de la primera temporada y te gusta el género isekai, definitivamente recomendaría darle una oportunidad a esta segunda entrega. El sistema de magia es interesante y hay algunos momentos de acción y desarrollo que valen la pena. En general, le daría un 6/10

While the movie I feel is good, I am somewhat disappointed at it. It pains me to say this since i'm a big Tanya fan. One of my big problems for the movie is that, while the movie is action packed, battles are quite often short or skipped, then summarised. I feel like I was constantly being teased with those battles with really no pay off until the final big battle. Another problem I have is with charactor growth/arc. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't go into details. I feel like the main atagonist Mary Sue's arc was just way to speed up. She went from trainee to Tanya's level super fast and without us seeing much growth other then like 1 skimirish. I also feel the ending wasn't very satasifying as it mainly serves to setup for another sequel. The animations and visuals with the movie budget certainly improved and looks very good. However, this might just be a personal preference of my, but I still don't really like the character designs. As I much prefer the Manga character designs. While I at the end enjoyed the movie overall, there is just too lot's of problems that I dislikes. I think they just tyed to cover too much things into one movie, thus lot's of things feel rushed to me.

A few months late to writing a review. Youjo Senki's film debut offers the same great animation, humour, story and action that fans of the series have come to expect, dialled up to 100. The film manages to encapsulate everything that's great about Youjo Senki and is fun throughout. I was certainly not disappointed. If you're into the LN series, the film covered book 5 and did so really well. The fight between Tanya and Mary Sue is one of the best animated fights I've ever seen, there's some really cool first person viewpoints similar to DBS Broly, and this rivalry looks to be the main plot-point of season 2. My only regret is that more people were not able to see the film due to Crunchyroll's limited one day release. I was luckily able to do so and am really glad, as it is definitely a great film. Hopefully with the success of this and Isekai Quartet, we will get a season 2 somewhere down the line soon. Another cool note, the director stated that Youjo is for true otaku's, even inside Japan, so if you are a big fan, congrats you are the real mccoy! Youjo Senki launches on Blu Ray and DVD on 23rd August so be sure to pickup a copy when you can.

The anticipated sequel of Youjo Senki has finally arrived & starts off immediately from where it left off (along with some “spoilers” of the future events). From start to finish, the movie has Tanya kicking butts left & right, the Infamous loli smile and Tanya kicking butts again but this time with style. Although the story and characters felt pretty bland to me but had a great time watching it nevertheless. Story:2/10 In all honesty, the movie felt like a filler rather than an actual arc happening. It was more of a transition period for the series to move on to the next arc with little to no plot progression. Besides, the apparent parallel with real world event( WW2 to be exact) as the story progressed made most of the future events predictable. Moreover, the reality of war and it’s effect which were somewhat presented in s1 were barely touched upon making the overall story dull and uninteresting. The only good part of the story seems to start near the end making this whole arc seem like a filler one. Character:2/10 Youjo Senki was never a character focused show as even in season 1, the only interesting character of the show was Tanya and this movie made it more of an one character show despite it’s attempt to introduce a “rival” of Tanya and have more interactions between Tanya’s squad which at the end felt pretty pointless. But we get to learn some interesting thoughts of Tanya about communist regime(Yes, we have commies and even the chad Stalin himself) which in her words were something along the lines of “Totalitarian with zero brain cells” despite her being part of the “fascist reich”. Furthermore, It was good to see her humane side although rare but it was there subtly throughout the show which hopefully foreshadows her big developments as a character in the sequel. Animation:8/10 The animation was more or less what one can expect from a movie. From gorgeous art of ww2 era fighter planes, bombers to the mage and dogfights were some of the best parts of the show. Especially fighter plane vs mage fights were really well done in terms of camera movement to outstanding animation. Although there were some “poor” use of cgi’s here and there, most of the fights were on point. Sound:8/10 Yoshikazu Iwanami did a perfect job in this department. The fight scenes became more impactful due to the on point soundtrack and osts. Just wish that there were some more new osts for the movie. Almost all of them were more or less modified version of s1 osts. Tanya moment:10/10 (MANDATORY!!!!) #POSSIBLE_SPOILERS Best part of the show! From her “evil loli” laugh to sleepy Tanya, she was as always the best part of the show(As it should be!). Also it was great to hear her say ”f** ‘em commies” while flying over “the red square” burning everything and waving the fatherland’s flag haha. Rating : 6/10 N.B. Hope you enjoyed reading my first review at MAL. Thank you!!!!

The Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie – Review The Saga of Tanya the Evil novels are among my favourite series, so I approached the movie with equal excitement and hesitation. The novels go beyond military stories or isekai; they cynically and intelligently critique war, ideology, and institutions. They show how systems reward ruthless efficiency and how modern conflict becomes impersonal and bureaucratic rather than heroic. I was curious how the anime film would adapt material that, in the books, relies so much on internal monologue, political analysis, and strategy. After watching it, I came away with two distinct impressions. As an adaptation of the novels’ ideas and structure, some of the deeper political nuance and strategic context are simplified, and certain character dynamics are pushed further for cinematic drama. At the same time, taken purely as a film, the execution is outstanding. The animation, direction, and sheer spectacle are so strong that I found myself completely absorbed in it despite those differences from the books. Production quality and spectacle The first thing that stands out is the production itself. The animation, sound design, and cinematography are all a clear step above the television series. The aerial combat scenes are especially impressive and easily some of the most intense mage battles the franchise has produced so far. What makes these sequences so effective is how they preserve the series’ idea that mage warfare resembles World War-style dogfighting rather than traditional fantasy magic battles. Characters spiral through the sky at enormous speeds, dive through artillery fire, and weave around aircraft formations like fighter pilots. The choreography constantly shifts between long-range magical artillery and brutal close-range combat, making the battles feel chaotic and dangerous rather than purely flashy. The climax of the film is where the animation truly shines. The battle escalates from high altitude mage dogfights to brutal fighting across a ruined city. Tanya and the battalion tear through formations while artillery and aircraft fill the sky. There are moments where soldiers slice through planes at extreme speeds or fight enemies at point-blank range in midair. The scale and intensity of the sequence are incredible. Even as someone who prefers the novels’ systemic portrayal of war, it’s hard not to admire how cinematic and visceral the action becomes here. The final battle is visually impressive and remains one of the adaptation’s highlights. Tanya as a character Thankfully, the film also captures Tanya’s character extremely well in multiple crucial scenes. One of the most memorable moments occurs when Mary confronts her and accuses her of killing her father. Tanya’s response is blunt and brutally honest. She does not even know who Mary is talking about. For Tanya, the battlefield is not a stage for personal revenge or moral drama. It is simply her job. That moment captures one of the darkest ideas in the series. For Mary, Tanya is the demon responsible for destroying her life. For Tanya, Anson Sue was just another enemy officer among many she had fought and killed. Mary’s entire identity revolves around that moment, while Tanya barely remembers it. Another excellent moment comes when Tanya almost loses to Mary’s rage and reminds herself of her own philosophy: “This is work. There’s no room for emotions. With my free will, guided by my rational mind… I choose to kill you.” That line encapsulates her worldview: Tanya does not fight out of revenge or ideology, but as a professional soldier doing her job. The film nails these character moments and keeps what makes Tanya fascinating. Differences from the novels Where the movie diverges most noticeably from the novels is in its handling of Mary Sue and the structure of the final encounter. In the books, Mary is powerful because of Being X’s influence, but she is not portrayed as a dramatic final boss as the movie does. The novels emphasise that she is emotional, reckless, and driven by revenge. Tanya remains the more competent and rational combatant. The film exaggerates Mary’s abilities significantly. She survives attacks that seem almost impossible, breaks through Tanya’s defences, and at one point even gains the upper hand. The confrontation becomes a massive cinematic duel between Tanya’s cold rationality and Mary’s vengeance. While this works for a movie’s dramatic climax, it weakens the novel’s central argument: war is not a personal rivalry but a product of institutions, ideology, and structural forces. Some of the political satire from the novels is also simplified. Tanya’s commentary about the Federation’s ideology is toned down, though the famous joke about their endless manpower remains when she sarcastically suggests the enemy soldiers must be growing on trees. In the novels that line is part of a longer satirical explanation about propaganda and ideology. These kinds of changes make sense for a two-hour film. A story that relies heavily on internal examination and tactical discussion inherently gets streamlined when adapted into a fast-paced war movie. Scenes that the film improves Despite these changes, the movie also includes several moments that work brilliantly in animation. One of the strongest scenes is Tanya’s discussion with her superiors near the end of the film. As she explains why the Empire is strategically doomed if the war continues as it is, the visuals become increasingly surreal. Planes begin flying through the room, and the map table dissolves as the background transforms into flames and ruined landscapes. It is an incredible visual metaphor. The generals calmly discuss strategy inside a conference room while behind them, the world burns. The scene communicates the catastrophic scale of the war far more powerfully than dialogue alone could. It additionally reinforces one of the series’ central ideas. The Empire may be winning individual battles, but the long-term strategic situation is becoming worse. The country is surrounded by enemies with far greater manpower and resources. Tanya understands this perfectly, even if her motivation is mostly to avoid dying on the front lines. The perfect ending joke The movie's final scene perfectly captures the dark humour that defines the series. After presenting her calculated analysis, Tanya believes she has finally secured a safe rear assignment. She relaxes and enjoys a brief moment of peace, convinced that she has escaped the worst parts of the war. Then the call comes, telling her that all her proposals have been accepted. From the military’s perspective, the logic is obvious. If Tanya is the officer who proposed the reforms, then she is also the best person to implement them. As a result, she is placed in command of the Salamander Kampfgruppe, an elite formation that will put her right back into dangerous operations. The irony is perfect. Tanya believes in meritocracy and rational systems. The Empire is simply applying those principles exactly as she would expect. The only problem is that her competence keeps pushing her more deeply into the war she wants to escape. Final thoughts While not the most faithful adaptation, the film is clearly respectful of the source material. Many of the changes are understandable when translating a story that relies so heavily on internal analysis and political commentary into a cinematic format. The deeper themes of war, ideology, and institutional thinking remain, just presented through different means, with the film leaning more heavily on action and spectacle while keeping Tanya’s character and worldview recognisable. What ultimately makes the film work so well is its engaging moment-to-moment pacing. I found myself glued to the screen throughout the final act. The aerial combat is spectacular, the animation is excellent, and the climactic battle is intense and visually stunning. The novels remain the defini…

ITS FINALLY BACK!!!!! The amazing Youjo Senki series is finally back with our lovely Tanya Degurechaff being calculating and evil as ever. If you thought the series was epic and bombastic then the movie doubles that easily. The action, explosions and emotions are tripled, giving an amazing experience of war and destruction. I find it really interesting how many of the battles of Youjo Senki have clear similarities to real life battles that occurred in world war 2. I'm really happy Youjo Senki has this setting as so little anime actually explore war and the world war so getting a sequel to the series is a god send. The movie is set in Russia (or whatever they call it in the movie) and they really amplify the struggles of fighting them towards the end of the film. In this movie we get to see Tanya genuinely struggle with fighting an enemy (not that she didn't in the series its just amplified here). The returning characters are back with some new additions such as the new rival to Tanya, Mary who goes above and beyond her father in terms of power and threat. I find Mary really interesting as she's just an honest girl trying to avenge her father. I wont spoil anything but she makes some of the best scenes in the movie. Of course we also have Tanya who seems more upbeat in the movie cracking jokes here and there and generally having more fun with what she's doing. Of course when she's not getting impossible missions from HQ that is. Tanya's reactions are still beautiful to witness with her over the topness and the super talent behind her, Yuki Aoi who does an amazing job as always of portraying this calculating and psychotic loli. The soundtrack is amazing with all the best coming back from the series. My personal favourite which they play at the beginning and end of the original series when Tanya grins at the beginning is back as well. Every time I hear that track I cant stop myself from grinning from ear to ear. Youjo Senki being one of my favourite series I couldn't wait to see this movie. Finally getting to watch it after about 5 months of waiting was completely worth it. I really hope they continue this series so we can get a conclusion and continuation of Tanya's struggles against god. If you're a Youjo Senki fan or just love war anime I'd HIGHLY recommend watching the movie and the series if you haven't already. 9/10 I'm definitely re-watching this movie again.

Youjo Senki Movie – (anime movie) Out of 100 Nobles watching... 68 were impressed! 32 died in the trenches of modern animated movie development I really struggled with how to score the Youjo Senki Movie. Youjo Senki is one of the finest and most unique Isekai in the genre, but that makes a disappointing adaptation all the more painful. It’s really hard to pinpoint exactly where everything didn’t hit for me, and I feel bad saying it’s mostly in the animation but that’s really most of it. It’s safe to say that if you like Youjo Senki and don’t have a discerning eye then you will probably get a lot more out of this film than I did. The greatest strength of the original series was by far the sound design, and that holds true here. Meaty thwacks, cracking bones, gunfire, and explosions are all excellently rendered. I highly recommend watching the original anime and this movie with a nice surround sound system for so audio porn. The movie continues to execute the premise of the series very well. I remember when the anime aired my initial impressions were that this series was going to be edgy tragedy porn like modern magical girl anime, but to my surprise the series takes its isekai startup and elevates it to a much more standard military anime. Unfortunately, the story of the movie felt pretty weak. Picking up where the first season left off the movie dives into the Mary Sue arc where god has ordained another with their divinity to further test Tanya. I have yet to watch it but I believe the Kimetsu no Yaiba movie did this same approach. Following up a season with a film of the next arc is a pretty clever way to keep the ball rolling on the story while getting funding for that second course. Demon Slayer just judging by the trailer seems actually cover the entire arc in its movie where the Youjo Senki Movie does not. The film ends very lukewarm and while I don’t have much to complain about in the way of the actual structure of the movie an ending with no actual conflict resolution feels pretty lame. Studio Nut is a relative newcomer, but they should definitely be disappointed in themselves. Another title has now entered in the list of “movies that look worse than their neighboring material”. The Youjo Senki anime had some abysmal animation I won’t deny that. Stiff 3d model soldiers falling over like chess pieces with stock looking explosion animations in the foreground is something I won’t defend. What the original anime did right, however is that it went all out where it counted. The conflicts and dogfights between mages were what was important in the series and the anime season clearly spent most of its budget on those scenes as well as the expressive unique facial animation of the main characters. The movie on the other hand constantly berates you with 2d over 3d assets that really is distracting. It may seem like a little thing, but when you can clearly see that the urban background characters are flying by are cheap 3d models you can be pulled out of a scene. Instead of thinking “this is hype!” what comes to mind is “this looks really bad” and you never want that to be in your viewers minds during a climactic battle scene. I like Youjo Senki. I like it a lot. I would even say I generally enjoyed this movie. I was just fairly disappointed with the amount of story that was covered with this film as well as the lackluster animation. Studio ufotable tricked everyone with Kimestu no Yaiba’s animation by really putting their all into most of the important scene’s that viewers would remember, relying on those moments to carry the lackluster animation found in the rest of the show. Studio Nut failed to do this and instead produced something I would compare to the “Dragon Ball Super Movie: Broly” that had awful 1st person perspective with bad looking CG lava in its main feature. If a studio doesn’t have the resources to produce something visually impressive or at the very least cannot present what’s important as best they can then I would rather have a work never be adapted to film, and that’s a terrible feeling to have about a property you love.

The only think I didn't like about this was that the CGI was at some points bad, but that's a common problem within most anime... just look at Dragon Ball Super: Broly. This was everything and more that I was expecting. The sound design was phenomenal... NO everything was phenomenal. As stated the CG was at some points bad, but not distractingly so. Story wasn't too complex, but it didn't need to be. In the movie the characters from the series stayed as great as they were and even the newer characters worked great in the story and Mary Sioux's character development and change from a calm and collected character to the dark side was beautiful. The only downside to this is that I can only give it 10/10 where as this deserves at least 11/10.

After watching the movie, I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you liked Season 1, hope you're ready for some new content in "Loli Hitler VS The Commies." The movie gives more development to Tanya and tackles the next page in Tanya's story, as well as giving us new insight into the character properly introduced at the end of Season 1: Mary Sue, daughter of Anson Sioux. The illusion that there is always a "right" side is easily destroyed once again. War is complex, and this movie exemplifies it. Not to mention the irony of going to war in order to attain peace. Studio NUT makes great use of the movie budget, and the resulting aerial battles look amazing. The fights are crisp, clean, and full of action, while the shot composition during lengthy conversations is great as always. Due to the scale of the battles, however, there are some CG crowds. But, they're just a few one-off scenes, so there aren't too many of them. The musical score for this movie is also great! The violins, trumpets, and choir of Tanya von Degurechaff's bombastic theme make a return. Though the OST of the movie is similar to the OST of Season 1, the themes and motifs easily proved themselves in this movie. The familiar ED "Los! Los! Los!" also makes a return, and with the gunshot, sounds of warfare, and new art, it doesn't lose its luster. Also, MYTH & ROID does not disappoint with their song "Remembrance." Definitely, a more somber piece that fits the loss and agony of war. Overall, this movie is more of the Youjo Senki that we know and love, and definitely worth the watch.

Subarashi! Way too much! An overwhelming battle scene, and i really like the concept of the war. Simple, but full of art, full of determination, full of dilemma! Once again, my beloved little bitchy evil bring another victory to my dearest empire. She regret it at the end tho. But still, what a brilliant combat she brought for the glory of the empire! They even really bring the description over a nation with the USSR nation concept to the show. It have foreshadowed before, however they apperance in this movies really give me a little heart attack! They did change it into the Federation names, its somehow bring me more joy to the whole series! Look at Tanya reaction. How she really hates a communist being, while at another side, her attitude toward God so same to the communist itself (idk if this all correlated, but, its my own opinion). Like, wtf with her? Can you shut up? Later at the end of show, she get a real carma, the cursed fate, her super power now get really pressure, got outleague by new monster in the girl suit! Yes, that girl, an avengeful strong girl! With the time being forward, I got more into loving her personalisations. Like her reactions toward some battle fury. A good command with the body of kid, she show who the boss is. Her devillish aura never vanish. Even at the complex situations. Idk tho, if that was pure lucky, or her fate to die not at the right time. But still, she was really a solid being of genius little kid (yeah, she was officially not origin from there, but still, the soul from before really fit well for the situation at the world war. Too good to be true, eh?). Damn, why this movies not come with more long duration? Gah, no complain at all. The LN still continue tho. So i need to put my restrain wait into another level. Lets see how Tanya end her cursed fate! And lets see how the whole Empire nations problem of war, bring their fortune toward another decade to decade to come! Yes, i may discuss the first scene. But, it is rather just my plain hunch or just my random thought. Weell, not problem at all! As you can see, to the story progression by the end of the season 1. Empire Nation war finally escalated to the never ending World War, which will lead to the WW II events at the future. This got foreshadowed again by the post-credit scenes, with so much new technologies and army for incoming war. But, with the year stated in the information, i doubt it. Still, my prediction over this outcome war so far really bring to those events. And with the future happen at the first scene, i got a pessimistic way to the glory of the Empire Nation. By the future foreshadowed event of unclear in the first minutes, all got their answer. The war, the empire, the little devil, what is the result? With the scene refer at the Union basis nation, which i may guess at the AK or in english Allied Kingdom, i shall say, the Empire at last momment lost their victory. Lost their history by being a single ruler toward the world. And, to another big questions, what happen to Tanya? Well, my answer shall be get on the LN, and hope the answer do not dissapointed me. Lol! Ok, enough for my summaries. I must say one or two other detailed paragraph toward some review sections. But, my review here shall be the shortest review i may had for the past anime show. Yes, no other score i shall give to this great show rather than my full 10 scores to the whole sections! I may give 9 to the art, but, i really enjoyed the development on war graphic Nut has gived to me. The studio really put much effort now, which is realistic since this was the movies. Shall make a good art for the good sales, right? Btw, Look, how amazing the magic art was! Look, how intimidate image art giving to the Tanya. Look, how good and give so much detail depiction toward Tanyas desperation (at the duel battle to the new Bakemono girls)! Love all of them, i really enjoy every seconds i got to the show! All same to the music, sound, character. With the story shall be my favourite which is make me not put this less than 10. Yeah, the music and sound keep the same pace. Irritating as always. Thrilling as expected. Tensing up so much as predicted. No more bad reason. Amazing show shall give an amazing score points too! Same to the character section. As remember from the start. Yet, we can see other development contribution, with nice conversation and story progression toward this development. My beloved assistant Mayor (i cant quite fit to say her name, so i shall say her Sere-chan!), shall be another shine star in this show. Yes, it shall be the third star. While another Bakemono, looks like a rival girl to Tanya. Her name was Mary, and she simply be my second charas for the most developed in this whole series. I may skip a bit about Mary, yet, her skill and magic shall be the problem at the future. But, what she can do to fight the devil itself? It somehow shall need more help for the God to show some mere fight. Gah, enough about that at next series. I can't focus for the next events. So, my point here, i must focus to the Sere-chan. What can she do? She was a master at poker! Yet, she sure has so much lucky side, an fortune one to the whole crews, even to Tanya itself! Yes, that was my well decision to give the characterization section to the full of 10. Love thats change of characterization development. From being a lifeless boring sided character, which is show at the begin, i think she shall die in the first sign. But, at the end she was the real hero to Tanya's progression. The real deal for Being X purposes. Now i know the real reason why Tanya always still alive at the middle of the deadly situation at the whole deadly massive never ending war. Sere-chan was there for save some butt. And ofc, other batallion member crews Tanya command had enough development and screen time. All of them was good, impresive teach, once again, to my beloved little bitchy devil, Mayor Tanya (forget, i know her rank now is Lieutenant Colonel. But still, i like the Mayor one!). With thats being said, overall, no need for another drama. The drama about art of war shall be too good to be true. My recommendation still same from the start. With another great enhancement to the art points. My judge shall be no clue, but, for the Saga of Tanya the Evil, all just solid. 10/10. Hope the LN shall come to the conclusion no more a decade to see where this shit show end, where my devil Tanya deserve her cursed fate. Finger crossed!

This review will include **SPOILERS** Story: 10/10 I have already read up on the light novels and they adapted this very well into the movie. They did do a very good in managing the chapters and time. Though this did leave out some details that made the light novel enjoyable, but I understand they had to do it to not make it too boring. The only thing I do regret about it was that they left out the African Campaign, I guess they wanted to get straight into the fight with Mary Sue. Art: 8/10 The art is pretty ok, but there are some points where the CG gets whacky. But overall it is decent and doesn't really bother me. Sound: 10/10 I'm pretty sure this has been overstated to death ,but the sounds in this series is seriously amazing. Nothing to say much about it. Character: 10/10 Characters were the same from the original series. Interesting as usual but this movie gives less insight on the character but more on the feud between Mary and Tanya. Enjoyment: 10/10 Overall, I'm just glad we had more Youjo Senki. I am personally satisfied as I got to understand more about what happened since the novel lacked some maps. Overall: 10/10

Tanya’s military chronicles, not her maleficent saga, curse you Japanese light novel title translators, is an immensely entertaining story, specifically this movie. The film adapts the 4th Volume of the book or light novel collection, but don’t call it a book or a *full* novel around Carlo Zen. He might rage at you in the afterword of the latest entry of the novel due to the improper classification that he loves along with his Chicago’s school of economics, such a tragedy would reach his ears so beware. Anyways… The pacing is immaculate, the movie times every fight in accordance with its more calm and quieter moments effectively to have them sprinkled strategically as breaks from the rather intense action sequences. On this note if you compare the film to the 4th volume it exceeds the motionless wall of text with its scarce illustrations. It goes beyond the constraint of the light novel medium, playing to its strength of action, having a golden bough of pictures and audio visual compliments, which is why a lot of the monologues are cut out in favor of showing you what it's good at. Not necessarily cutting out all of it as a crutch, still including Tanya’s thoughts on her life as we’ve seen in the anime, as you’re most probably familiar with, to give a reasoning. value and weight to the happenings. Not necessarily expecting you to do a triple backflip somersault at you witnessing some commies dying. Even if we mostly follow Tanya, the movie builds upon the already existing cast so that we’re invested and empathize alongside them in the exhausting struggle that’s known as war. Be it with Viktoriya’s grudge and background with her former Motherland. The general’s misunderstanding regarding Tanya’s intention on the war, and Weiss' alcohol addled addiction and Grant’s eventual blooming which are interesting in their own screen time adding to the fun factor. NeverthelessI would’ve given this movie a 9, but why? It is thanks to a few nitpicks from my part, not exactly entirely breaking the experience for me nor for you I hope, but annoyances that make me frown a bit, something comparable to raising your eyebrow at a concerning choice from the studio: a disrespect to the viewer’s attention span and intelligence. Rewatching the movie now for the fifth time I had forgotten all about the dedicated ass cam that makes its debut 3 times at least which isn’t a lot in retrospect, but I feel insulted regarding it. I would’ve preferred to have its existence be worthless and naught, especially when the cam appears tragically to Adjutant Viktoriya Ivanova Serebryakov’s despair while she is helping Tanya. Picture this: Viktoriya is putting up the railroad maps related to the enemy’s and empire’s territory and you’re paying attention as you rightly are: *entertained* to see why it’s so important, then the next few seconds you’re greeted by the rear that Tanya longs for, but not the kind you’ve heard from her, it is equivocally the booty cheeks of her adjutant. To recount the other 2, one appears when Mary SiouX stands up from shooting practice targets and the cam makes its fleeting appearance with an unnecessary close up. Finally, The primordial progenitor of this phenomena, this happens when a certain comrade Loria is looking for prey. He becomes the ass cam himself and only finds disappointment, which is one of the only moments where it is justified in its existence. To defend myself I’m not some prude regarding anything sexual, I’ve indulged in Visual Novels that could be described and are in the eroge genre, such as “Song and Saya” and “Dead End Aegis”. I don’t actively react like a communist to the fact that I saw a reproductive organ, or *something* enticing the stirrings that may lead to fornication or rather its more lonely cousin called Onanism. I can understand their inclusion as part of their appeal, exploring and discussing its message through a nuanced portrayal that you seldom not see in more conventional types of media, but this is not it. This cam is a fundamental insult that I *must* pay attention immediately by checking using primal means unaware that the movie had within its grasp my undivided attention. Of course, other anime have done the same with being far more nonsensical with their attempts aka Ecchi, by far the worst offender, not to say that they’re exempt from this judgment, but in a movie such as this? It’s a blemish that has no reason beyond insecurity on its own qualities and merit. Sadly the motive around the initial score of 9 is not only regarding the ass cam, but the artstyle being let’s say unattractive with Tanya’s face resembling a duck’s and Viktoriya with her potato shaped eyes. The studio has clear talent if you look at the other wömen, such as Maria SueX, she looks like what you would expect, nothing out of the ordinary, but for some reason Tanya and Victoriya get discriminated against to not elicit any sort of physical attraction. Well, reflecting on this, there is a chance that… Yes. I am a reluctant prude or even a closeted pervert for writing this much about it, along with bearing Carlo Zen’s inner childish nature regarding their own works and thoughts. My friends weren’t particularly bothered by it, besides me and another compatriot, but not to the same degree. When I tried bringing this point up I couldn’t quite articulate it well, and despite my failings at that time I believe that it deserves a voice, which is why I’m writing this and rescinding the previous opportunity into a new canvas. Still I must reiterate, beyond what I’ve been annoyed at, The move is amazing. The sound design is simply superb, it beautifully compliments the mix of visuals and its movement with making you feel the weight of each action in battle, be it the immense mana being expended and or explosive formulas being launched then tearing apart the local commy block. Not to mention the powerful Oomph! of the mages producing an unrivaled force to launch themselves into the sky, simply sublime! But. There are many untold surprises that I'd rather have you experience for yourself. The music is also a standout with it working well, given that one of the ending songs is called “Los! Los! Los!” is arguably a great listen until at certain points where they spout a stream of nonsense in German. It's as if a toddler discovered a German dictionary and spouted all the words that sounded cool or might’ve seemed witty in the context of Tanya’s struggle, but it comes off as tone deaf. I’m surprised Carlo Zen didn’t oversee this process of music making, he would have surely wept more that the inclusion of the German language was this badly handled if you compare it to the books, but I digress. The music that covers each fight is mostly composed of a melodic choir of voices that add much needed embellishment to each scene with an orchestra to back it up. The cinematography and framing of shots comes to show the talents of the director and team. Specifically when in the climax Tanya shoots a certain enemy of hers in a cathedral, it portrays how she also shoots an Angelic statue too with the blood splattering and bouncing off as if desecrating that goddamned being X. 3D is utilized too to compliment the 2D, for example in the climax we see how two mages fly through a city in a complex dogfight which is exhilarating how buildings weave in and out or zoom past into the continuum of their fight while one of them dodges the devastating attacks, trying to utilize the space around them to have a opening to escape to safety to counter-attack. The space is used masterfully, not as an afterthought to make it look pretty. Later witnessing the beautiful destruction that is left on it’s wake. The historical accuracy is on point continuing from the anime which is a nice surprise how much detail planes, tanks and even guns have on them with the polished and clean finish that each one possesses. Those animators really must’ve wantonly inspected all those…

What's not to love? It's more Tanya with even better fight choreography and an opponent who can actually take her on. That automatically elevates this movie over the first season, which was let down a bit by its fights. All the hits are here including the manic energy that Tanya is known for expressing, and while I do miss some aspects of the original series (speaking with the godly being directly was part of the appeal), it's still working exceptionally well. It ends up not leading to any dramatic shifts in the status quo, but it does give an intriguing segway into S2.