幼女戦記
Saga of Tanya the Evil
The novel series centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff, and she speaks with a young girl's lisp and commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan's elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god, was reborn as a little girl. Tanya prioritizes optimization and career advancement above all, and she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army's sorcerers. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 幼女戦記 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Youjo Senki |
| English | Saga of Tanya the Evil |
| Chinese | 幼女战记 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | 幼女战记 · Колдунья в погонах |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-01-06 → 2017-03-31 (Winter 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | NUT |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionFantasy |
| Themes | MilitaryWarAnti-HeroFemale ProtagonistRevengeIsekaiGodsMagicPrimarily Adult CastReligionHistoricalCosmic HorrorForeignGore |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.86 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.86 / 10 |
| Composite | 65.5 |
| On lists | 275,787 |
| Favourited | 10,015 (3.6%) |
| Completion | 84.2% |
| Drop rate | 4.2% |
| In backlog | 24.3% |
| Score spread σ | 1.51 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.96 / 10 |
Score distribution
16382408394641,71754,02367,596722,388837,194926,8351012,620
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | NUT | — | 3 of 10 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2017 | A | 7 of 73 |
| Year | 2017 | A | 21 of 376 |
| Source material | Light novel | A | 73 of 927 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | A | 120 of 1,557 |
| Era | Late 2010s | A | 128 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Fantasy | A | 149 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Action | A | 226 of 2,765 |
| Length | Single-cour | A | 231 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | B | 342 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 480 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Yutaka Uemura, Yoshikazu Iwanami |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kenta Ihara |
| Character design | Shinobu Shinotsuki, Yuuji Hosogoe |
| Music | Shuuji Katayama |
| Original creator | Carlo Zen, Shinobu Shinotsuki |
Franchise — 幼女戦記
Dようじょしぇんき
Youjo Shenki
A劇場版 幼女戦記
Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie -
B幼女戦記 砂漠のパスタ大作戦
Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta
B幼女戦記Ⅱ
Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2
ようじょしぇんき2
Youjo Shenki 2
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2017 | Youjo Shenki |
| sequel | 2019 | Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie - |
| character | 2019 | Isekai Quartet |
| character | 2020 | Isekai Quartet 2 |
| side story | 2021 | Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta |
| character | 2022 | Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World |
| character | 2025 | Isekai Quartet 3 |
AniList id 21613 · MAL id 32615 · Bangumi 167655 · record updated 2026-08-27