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On the front lines of the war, Tanya Degurechaff, blond hair, blue eyes, and porcelain white skin, commands her squad with lisping voice. Actually, she is one of Japan's most elite salary men, reborn as

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 6 - Decoy
    9.2/10(637 votes)

    #1 - Decoy

    S2:E6

    Zettour uses himself as a decoy to lure out the enemy and save Tanya.

    Director:Kazuomi Koga
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  2. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 12 - Exit
    9.1/10(287 votes)

    #2 - Exit

    S2:E12

    Tanya defends Rudersdorf's plane from an assassination attempt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  3. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 11 - Resistance
    8.5/10(502 votes)

    #3 - Resistance

    S1:E11

    Tanya's diminished smaller company attack the battalion of Allied Kingdom mages rather than retreat. Their company use their altitude advantage but suffer heavy losses, especially when Colonel Sioux uses an illegal Trench Gun.

    Directors:Yutaka Uemura, Yuzuru Tachikawa
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  4. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 1 - Salamander Combat Team
    8.5/10(633 votes)

    #4 - Salamander Combat Team

    S2:E1

    Tanya is put in charge of a combat team fighting on the Eastern front.

    Director:Takayuki Yamamoto
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  5. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 11 - Hourglass
    8.3/10(253 votes)

    #5 - Hourglass

    S2:E11

    Time is running out for the empire, and both Rudersdorf and Zettour are willing to take drastic measures.

    Director:Mitsuhiro Ogata
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  6. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 2 - Prologue
    8.2/10(538 votes)

    #6 - Prologue

    S1:E2

    The secret of Tanya's birth is revealed. Tanya was a cold and unemotional Japanese salaryman who was pushed in front of a train by a man he laid off. An infuriated godlike creature named "Being X" sent him to this world, and reincarnated him as a baby girl... with no promise that he would ever be reincarnated again. Now Tanya has to survive, because this is all she's got!

    Director:Yasuhiro Akamatsu
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  7. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 10 - The Path to Victory
    8.2/10(459 votes)

    #7 - The Path to Victory

    S1:E10

    Tanya's spectacular mission is a success, and the Republic is surrounded and crippled. But on her way back, she runs into a group of allied mages, lead by Anton Souix, the man she crippled once more. He's back, and powered by Being X, and his one mission in life is to take down the Devil of the Rhine!

    Directors:Yutaka Uemura, Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  8. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 5 - My First Battalion
    8.1/10(486 votes)

    #8 - My First Battalion

    S1:E5

    Tanya's new battalion is off the ground and running, and it's time for them to do their first mission: fight back a massive invasion by the Dakian Dukedom to the southeast. The enemy army numbers in the hundreds of thousands, but they've brought no air units at all, which makes them easy pickings for Tanya's highly trained force. After wiping out the enemy army, she heads straight for the enemy capital and launches an attack there.

    Director:Yuuta Takamura
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  9. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 7 - The Battle of the Fjord
    8.1/10(458 votes)

    #9 - The Battle of the Fjord

    S1:E7

    The Empire is launching a seemingly foolish attack on the Entente Alliance in the middle of winter. They lack the supplies to successfully invade. Tanya realizes that this attack is a feint intended to distract from a fjord landing mission. Sure enough, she is sent to lead the invasion of the fjords, and silence 20 cannon emplacements in time for the fleet to land and the Imperial forces to disembark.

    Directors:Yutaka Uemura, Kana Shundo
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  10. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 12 - How to Use a Victory
    8.0/10(483 votes)

    #10 - How to Use a Victory

    S1:E12

    Tanya just barely manages to restrain herself from disobeying her superior officers and attacking the Republic remanents. But the Republic forces have escaped overseas, and vowed to fight to the bitter end. The Empire has been victorious, but in its victory it has terrified the rest of the world and spurred them to action. Is true victory possible at all?

    Directors:Yutaka Uemura, Kana Shundo
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  11. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 8 - Trial by Fire
    7.9/10(450 votes)

    #11 - Trial by Fire

    S1:E8

    The war with the Entente Alliance is done, and it's back to the Rhine for Tanya and her forces. The Republic troops are highly trained, well-equipped, and stronger than any she's faced before. And in a distant hospital, a former Kingdom officer wakes up, with a mission from God imprinted on his mind...

    Director:migmi
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  12. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 5 - Unlucky Draw
    7.9/10(347 votes)

    #12 - Unlucky Draw

    S2:E5

    Zettour is reassigned to the eastern front after an argument with High Leadership.

    Director:Kei Miura
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  13. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 6 - Beginning of Madness
    7.8/10(455 votes)

    #13 - Beginning of Madness

    S1:E6

    After her easy victory over Dakia, it's time for a more difficult mission: aiding the destruction of the Entente Alliance to the north. The Alliance is being backed by the strong powers, and has equipment and training that in some cases rival the Empire. When Tanya arrives, the Alliance is striking a critical supply base with a bombing raid, and the local Empire force are too overwhlemed to defend against it. Can she get there to hold them off in time?

    Directors:Yutaka Uemura, Yasuhiro Akamatsu
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  14. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 7 - Purgatory
    7.8/10(301 votes)

    #14 - Purgatory

    S2:E7

    Tanya returns to the capital and sees what daily life is like there.

    Director:Shunpei Umemoto
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  15. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 10 - A Way to Survive
    7.8/10(210 votes)

    #15 - A Way to Survive

    S2:E10

    The Empire turns to diplomacy to end the war.

    Director:Satoshi Matsubara
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  16. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 3 - Deus Vult
    7.7/10(486 votes)

    #16 - Deus Vult

    S1:E3

    After her stunning success with her first mission, Tanya is assigned to test a new piece of technology: a highly unstable prototype calculation jewel. This jewel offers her unparalleled power, but just using it risks her life. Tanya is determined to get out of this project and on to someplace easier and safer (like the front lines of the war), but Being X has other ideas...

    Director:Kana Shundo
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  17. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 2 - A Strange Friendship
    7.7/10(435 votes)

    #17 - A Strange Friendship

    S2:E2

    Tanya comes up with a plan to stop the attacks on her unit.

    Director:Mitsuhiro Ogata
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  18. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 3 - Well-Intentioned Mediator
    7.7/10(392 votes)

    #18 - Well-Intentioned Mediator

    S2:E3

    An ally comes up with a plan to end the war.

    Director:Satoshi Matsubara
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  19. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 8 - Torpedo Strike
    7.7/10(254 votes)

    #19 - Torpedo Strike

    S2:E8

    Tanya uses a new type of torpedo to save her allies in the south.

    Director:Madoka Yaguchi
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  20. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 1 - The Devil of the Rhine
    7.6/10(590 votes)

    #20 - The Devil of the Rhine

    S1:E1

    The Empire is a powerful military nation on a continent that looks much like early 20th century Europe. But in this world, magic is real. The Empire is involved in a war against the Entente Alliance, and fighting a poorly executed delaying action in the northern theater. Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff leads a small platoon of mages. But there's something unusual about this lieutenant... she's only nine years old!

    Director:Yutaka Uemura
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  21. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 4 - Operation Iron Hammer
    7.6/10(359 votes)

    #21 - Operation Iron Hammer

    S2:E4

    The Empire goes all-in on a plan to break the Federation army once and for all.

    Director:Tomoaki Takatsudo
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  22. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 4 - Campus Life
    7.5/10(470 votes)

    #22 - Campus Life

    S1:E4

    Tanya is now living life on easy street, as a highly-respected student at the military university. She's so highly respected, in fact, that one of the Empire's chief military planners asks her for her opinion on the course of the war. Eager to show off her intellect (and hopefully land herself a cushy job in the planning department), Tanya comes up with a plan of astonishing insight and intelligence. Her idea backfires, however, when she turns out to be a little too smart for her own good...

    Director:Yusuke Maruyama
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  23. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 9 - Preparations for Advance
    7.4/10(440 votes)

    #23 - Preparations for Advance

    S1:E9

    The last enemy on the continent is the Republic, and the Empire has come up with a bold plan to take them out. Of course, Tanya is sent to the forefront of this operation, and is forced to take on the entire Republic army by herself while the Empire stages a faked withdrawl. Then it's off for a ride on a rocket as she heads straight into the heart of enemy territory!

    Directors:Yutaka Uemura, Yusuke Maruyama
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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  24. Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Episode 9 - Sightseeing Tour
    7.3/10(238 votes)

    #24 - Sightseeing Tour

    S2:E9

    Tanya enjoys a wonderful day in Ildoa before returning to the Empire.

    Director:Kei Miura
    Writer:Kenta Ihara

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Best Episodes Summary

"Decoy" is the best rated episode of "Saga of Tanya the Evil". It scored 9.2/10 based on 637 votes. Directed by Kazuomi Koga and written by Kenta Ihara, it aired on 8/12/2026. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Exit".