Saga of Tanya the Evil II finished its broadcast run with episodes 11 and 12 in early October 2026, ending on Zettour's betrayal of Tanya and an Imperial invasion of Idola. The franchise is in an anniversary year, with a film concert set for March 20, 2027, and Crunchyroll dubbing the second season and the Operation Desert Pasta special.
Saga of Tanya the Evil II finally aired in 2026, five years after it was announced in June 2021. Kadokawa set the premiere for July 8 on AT-X, with Takayuki Yamamoto directing at Studio NuT in place of first-season director Yutaka Uemura. Kenta Ihara returned for series composition and Yuji Hosogoe for character design and chief animation direction. MYTH&ROID performed the opening theme and Aoi Yuki the ending, and each episode was followed by a mini-anime, Yōjo Shenki 2, featuring the new Salamander Kampfgruppe members. Crunchyroll added an English dub with Monica Rial back as Tanya.
The season's reviews tracked Tanya's misreading of people and situations as its engine, then moved to the Empire's collapse. Reviews of episodes 4 through 9 covered Rudersdorf's grief-driven rejection of peace, Zettour's death as a decoy, the stripping of competent officers, and Idola's failed neutrality. Episode 8 set the war in a parallel to mid-to-late 1942, with the Empire isolated and withdrawing from Africa. The show topped ANN's reader rankings for the week of August 12-18.
The finale reversed the earlier framing of Zettour's sacrifice. Episodes 11 and 12 revealed that Rudersdorf died not because he was too extreme but because he was not extreme enough, and Zettour did not end the war after seizing power. Imperial armies rolled into Idola, and Tanya was left facing a betrayal she did not see coming.
Around the broadcast, COSPA released Saga of Tanya the Evil II goods at KyoMafu 2026 in September, with general sales from mid-November, and Kujibikido ran an online lottery from August 6 to August 27. A 10th anniversary film concert is scheduled for Ota Civic Hall Aprico in Tokyo on March 20, with two performances and live voice acting from Aoi Yuki, Daiki Hamano, Haruka Tomatsu, and Yusuke Kobayashi, plus MYTH & ROID as guests.
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Crunchyroll is now streaming an English dub for the Saga of Tanya the Evil the Movie anime, with the video listed as added on Tuesday. The film opened in Japan in February 2019 and was screened in more than 500 US theaters that May. Crunchyroll began streaming the film itself in September 2019. The service added an English dub for the Operation Desert Pasta short last month.
The final two episodes of Saga of Tanya the Evil II pit Tanya against Mary and Mikel while she carries out a clandestine mission to assassinate Rudersdorf and let Zettour seize power. The season ends with Tanya baffled: Zettour has not ended the war, and Imperial armies are rolling into Idola. Community scores for episode 11 are 4.4, for episode 12 4.5.
Kadokawa announced Thursday that Saga of Tanya the Evil will hold its first film concert at Ota Civic Hall Aprico in Tokyo on March 20, with two performances. The Anime 10th Anniversary Saga of Tanya the Evil Film Concert looks back on the anime's two seasons and its film with a live orchestra. Aoi Yuki, Daiki Hamano, Haruka Tomatsu, and Yusuke Kobayashi will provide live voice acting, and MYTH & ROID are listed as guests.
In an interview ahead of Hololive's 4th English group concert, Serendipity, Hakos Baelz talks about choreographing her own dance sets, including for her song "Snake Eyes," and about the limits of virtual motion. She also discusses her chuuni streak, picking up Cantonese from family and Korean in school, and years spent practicing Japanese. She references Tanya the Evil and the Yakuza games along the way.
Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday it will start streaming an English dub for Saga of Tanya the Evil II, the second season of the light novel adaptation, on the same day. Monica Rial returns as Tanya, with Jason Douglas, J. Michael Tatum, Jeannie Tirado, and others in the cast. The season debuted on AT-X on July 8.
Anime News Network reviews episode 9 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II, giving it a community score of 4.4. The episode centers on Idola, a neutral country whose delusions of grandeur and poor neutrality leave it unprepared for war. The review argues Idola is a likely target for the Empire.
Crunchyroll began streaming an English dub for The Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta special on Wednesday. The 17-minute short debuted during a livestreamed event in June 2021 and was added to Crunchyroll's library that same month. The listing does not note the dub's cast or staff.
COSPA is releasing a Tanya "Welcome to Hell" T-shirt and pass case, plus 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion goods including a pass case, reel keyholder, and thin dry parka from "Saga of Tanya the Evil II." Early sales happen at the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2026 on September 19 and 20, 2026. General sales start mid-November 2026, with reservations at the COSPA online shop.
Anime News Network reviews episode 8 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II, noting the war parallels mid-to-late 1942, with the Empire isolated and pulling out of Africa. Tanya's actions secure a retreat and sink Commonwealth ships, potentially drawing Idola into the war. Community score: 4.4.
Anime News Network published its weekly reader rankings for the week of August 12-18. Saga of Tanya the Evil II holds the number one spot, followed by The Ghost in the Shell and Goodbye, Lara. The list covers 38 ranked series based on episode ratings from legally streaming titles in North America.
Anime News Network reviews episode 7 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II, arguing Tanya lacks not empathy but normal emotional processing. She feels joy, anger, and fear, yet these are governed by logic and circumstance. The episode has characters like Zettour, Rudersdorf, Rerugen, and Ugar trying to make her empathize with the common man, but her realization is chilling: even victory brings chaos, not the peaceful life she wants.
Anime News Network reviews episode 6 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II, calling it the most emotionally invested episode of the series. The review focuses on Zettour's role as a decoy, his impending death, and his kinship with Tanya, who tries to save him despite the rising body count.
The TV anime Saga of Tanya the Evil II has a new online lottery at Kujibikido. Prizes include an MA-1 style jacket, a stainless steel mug, an acrylic stand figure, acrylic keychains, and can badges, all featuring newly drawn Tanya Degurechaff art. The lottery runs from August 6 to August 27, 2026, with each draw costing 770 yen.
Episode 5 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II finds the Eastern front at its worst. Both the Empire and the Russy Federation are led by the inept, with Loria pursuing personal goals over victory and the Empire's leadership removing competent officers like Zettour. Zettour, now a scapegoat, plans to use Tanya's forces as bait, but both are undermanned and targeted by Mary's squad and Loria's machinations.
Anime News Network reviews episode 4 of Saga of Tanya the Evil II, focusing on Kurt von Rudersdorf's backstory. The review explains his rejection of peace and push for total victory as a result of personal grief, and notes that Zettour sees this as the beginning of the end for The Empire.
The first three episodes of Saga of Tanya the Evil II center on Tanya's repeated misreading of people and situations, from her inability to grasp the emotions of soldiers under her command to her bias against the Russy Federation. The review notes her lack of empathy and reliance on logic, which leads to strategic errors she must correct.
Kadokawa released the second main promotional video for Saga of Tanya the Evil II on Wednesday, previewing the opening and ending theme songs and revealing a new cast member. The opening theme is "Why? RED induction" by MYTH&ROID, and the ending theme is "Weiter! Weiter!" performed by Aoi Yuki as Tanya Degurechaff. Eiji Hanawa joins the cast as Colonel Virginio Calandro. The season will premiere on AT-X on July 8 at 9:30 p.m. JST, followed by broadcasts on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, and TV Aichi. Takayuki Yamamoto directs at Studio NuT, replacing first-season director Yutaka Uemura. Kenta Ihara returns for series composition, and Yuji Hosogoe returns as character designer and chief animation director. The returning cast includes Aoi Yuki, Saori Hayami, Shinichiro Miki, Tessho Genda, Hochu Otsuka, and others. Each episode will be followed by a mini-anime segment titled "Yōjo Shenki 2" featuring the new Salamander Kampfgruppe members. The second season was originally announced in June 2021.
Kadokawa revealed the second season of Saga of Tanya the Evil will premiere on July 8 on AT-X and other channels. MYTH&ROID returns for the opening theme, while Aoi Yūki performs the ending. A new mini-anime series will follow each episode. Takayuki Yamamoto directs at studio NUT, replacing Yutaka Uemura.