MY FIRST TIME WATCHING SAGA OF TANYA THE EVIL! | Saga of Tanya The Evil Episode 1 REACTION

[@Iejir_Isk]

"Tanya showing compassion for her troops" ... Oh, I needed a good laugh... *wipes a tear away*

[@YeOldeLord]

This show will let you to love the term "technically not a war crime"

[@darkcarnage9188]

as Ex-Army, there did tell us it was a war crime to shoot people with the .50 cal, but they also told us it was not illegal to shot equipment with one, like the canteen someone might be wear for example :P

[@GabrielRojasAhumada]

​@@darkcarnage9188 so technically not a war crime ahahaha

[@darkcarnage9188]

@@GabrielRojasAhumada correct ;) completly inline with the Geneva Conventions ^^

[@theodoricoadlaon1448]

​​@@darkcarnage9188 Geneva Suggestions

[@darkcarnage9188]

@@theodoricoadlaon1448 true, not illegal if not caught :P

[@georgesmith6218]

Anime never goes into it, but in the novel to compensate her weak body, Tanya extensively used body enhancing spells. They have pretty severe mood altering side effects. So most of her blood rage and being overly excited in battle is basically effect of magic drugs.

[@wolve2k]

i mean... she drugs herself on magic half the time and is high as a kite, she hates killing.. (beside commies lol) but since she dopes her brain she gets that insane smile.. totally skipped in the Anime.

[@franespejo5302]

From episode 2 onwards, all episodes have a post-credit scene. They are interesting to watch, even if they are mostly for comedic purpose.

[@bentoarukin]

13:49 "I LOVE THIS BIT- , *clears throat -this child"

[@mrc5256]

🤣

[@Timmycoo]

Tanya is one of my all time favorite anime. I feel like most reaction channels get around to watching it and are always surprised at how the animation has held up so well. I love that also you start off by saying you like her voice lol. One of the best VAs in the industry. It's nuts that she also voices Maomao in Apothecary Diaries lol. Can't wait for you to get stuck in! Also this is one of the best opening episodes I've seen IMO.

[@GabrielRojasAhumada]

Talking about va's, her basically 2nd in command, blue eyed girl's va is the same as for yor in spyxfamily? Sounds similar

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

@@GabrielRojasAhumada Yeah, she voices a lot of popular characters like Yor, Shinobu from Demon Slayer, Miyuki from Irregular at Magic Highschool, Amelie from Iruma-kun, Ruby Rose from RWBY, Fubuki from OPM, Sachi from SAO, Yumeko from Kakegurui, Shinoa from Seraph of the End, etc.

[@Foxy_LamaLama]

​@@decomposedcorpse5186to continue with popular characters she also voiced Tsuyu from mha and Lucy from edgerunners

[@CrayGriffin]

i love how he assumed the best from Tanya, while the show's title is literally calling her out as being evil :)

[@brisingr9518]

I mean, to be fair, the original japanese title Youjo Senki just translates to "The War Chronicles of a Young/Little Girl", but Saga of Tanya the Evil gives a stronger first impression so I guess they just went with that.

[@CrayGriffin]

Huh i didn't know that. Thank you for sharing this information @@brisingr9518

[@MagiaBased]

@@brisingr9518 and she isn't even Evil

[@keithdavy7346]

@@MagiaBased she's lawful evil without a doubt.

[@brentgroen3204]

God may judge you, but his sins outnumber your own. Thats her entire persenality

[@themliemnach]

She is a type of lawful evil, the most efficiency worker who have no sympathy to others who disobey or against her and company

[@Nuktahl]

LOL, never heard the expression chaotic lawful, but it kind of fits 🙂

[@rf7182]

@@Nuktahl true, Chaotic Lawful fit her more because she is not evil, she didn't do anything "wrong" but more chaotic without see good or evil. She abuse the gap of law without brealking the law itself

[@kingofkill6149]

Bros classifying them characters in fate classifications

[@stephen01king]

@@rf7182 There is no Chaotic Lawful. Chaotic is the exact opposite of Lawful. Tanya is Lawful Evil because she has no qualms about doing evil deeds as long as it doesn't go against a the rigid set of rules she subscribes to, which in this case are the military rules.

[@Taubenkill0r]

I would say she's a sociopath. She's as evil as the organization employing her.

[@saiedvalypour1963]

Neel your eye's as you realise who you are dealing with are priceless ... I think i rewinded like three times just to watch your eyes widen 😂😂😂

[@furiousdestroyah9999]

A lot of rewinds were done at that moment 😂😅

[@vevcris9063]

Actually, the eye glow when they are using magic is to show that using magic is like doping. The anime doesn't cover much of this matter but extensive use of magic can be harmful for health.

[@alyotha1040]

And even her crazy smile means she is high on magic

[@furiousdestroyah9999]

@@alyotha1040 God is hooking her up with that good shit 🤣🤣

[@GamerGrovyle]

During WWI Germany used early Morphine and Heroin in war to keep their soldiers mentally fresh. During WW2 which is closer in time to Tanya the Evil iirc they'd moved on to a wonder drug called Perivitin, letting soldiers ignore pain, march for days on end, fight with intense brutality and even make love for hours on end. They fed these to their soldiers liberally and only had to put down a small percentage who went into murderous rages from the side effects or withdrawals. Today you might know Perivitin by its street name, *Crystal Meth*

[@Daelyas]

@@furiousdestroyah9999 great... you made me spit out some coffee on my keyboard from laughing, thx dude :D

[@grantharriman284]

Talking about the hypothetical hell that Tanya must have gone through is hilarious when you know that she literally has the equivalent of a medal of honor pinned to her dress uniform. She's not stuck in hell, hell is stuck around her.

[@erenkun8712]

Tanya VA is Aoi Yuuki, and she's voice is also Dianne from Seven Deadly Sins, Tiamat from Fate/Grand Order, Asui Tsuyu from My Hero Academia, and more

[@carlosbenitez5467]

And Yuuki in SAO 🫶🏻💜

[@mranonymous00]

does she voice whats her name from opm loli no 2 hero ?

[@erenkun8712]

@@mranonymous00 yes, tatsumaki too

[@MirroredDreamscape]

Madoka from Madoka Magica, too. And in contrast to Tiamat, Shuten Douji from FGO as well XD

[@itspaul1304]

Just going to say this thank you for reacting to tanya its going to be fun re watching this plus your reactions 🔥

[@RawringNymNym]

Just some notes, cause I love these series, but the anime leaves out a lot... Original name was "Youjo Senki", roughly "Young Girls War Story".... very different feel. Its never said in the anime, but part of why she "goes crazy" in combat, iirc, is that she is basically doping herself up with magic, she's literally high as a kite to push herself forward. Also, the pillbox thing wasn't her direct plan, in the original, they were sent to the rear, but nothing was ever said about them again. It was an idle comment of another soldier that he felt pillboxes were just sitting targets. They kinda took the "evil" thing a bit crazy far in the anime, and added way more action than the original medium, which sadly loses some of the story.

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

I get it though. Youjo Senki is a great story, but lets be honest, nobody would watch a faithful adaptation. It'd end up as one of those random anime who'd never get a season 2. The novel is great for people who like war and politics, but it's just not what the general population cares about. I wish they kept the brutality and power system of the manga though.

[@shadedmoon]

That slow realisation you see creeping on his face during the ending :) Perfect ^^

[@danielk4335]

Just to add an extra tid bit. Most of the mages who fight use magic to buff themselves up (they basically dope themselves up for strength for both physical prowess and their body to handel the flight. Hence many of the mages like tanya may seem crazy cuz they are basically getting high on magic)

[@xuillian]

Thats gonna be a wild ride for @Neel Desai since ...he doesnt know whats coming LOL

[@Raimazuki]

Hey,im that dude who commented i didn't watch anything from you for a year. Im gonna watch you watch Tanya,since it's fucking awesome.

[@drulad43]

Tanya is one the first "GREAT Isekais " that started the whole Isekai genre together with overlord and a few others. ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RavixAryss]

The cinematography in this show is crazy good. In example, pay attention to when Tanya fights, she always appears to be above her enemies, even when she isn’t

[@drcatspaw]

Watching you react to this was awesome. You had the best reaction possible to the final reveal. Gonna keep watching

[@skynaim7978]

I don't think they mention it in the show, but magic in this world is also capable of giving body enhancements, which is why there is no age restriction for recruiting mages. After all even teenagers or children could beat an adult in a fistfight with a magically enhanced body

[@overlord3083]

idk why but tanya always reminds me of drifters anime - i recommend checking that one out as well

[@ITim178]

УРААА!!!! После опрос, я не думал, что ты начнёшь смотреть этот тайтл

[@azurepulse1870]

Easily one of my top favorite anime of all time. You're in for a helluva ride. I know I'm late but now I get to binge watch the episodes where it all comes together to explain her backstrory.

[@hhound4283]

Yes the Empire is German but this alternate world the time line has no Nazi (yet?) since it's the 1920's and no world war 1 (yet). Just go with Tanya and Viktoriya for the leads, saves on brain meltdown from last names. 11:00 An interjection, episodes 2 and 3 give Tanya's back story then episode 4 picks up after the end of this episode. Lots of Tanya questions to be answered in 2&3. 15:00 Tiny Tanya more difficult to hit plus her lighter weight allows for more speed from her equipment. Her mana is greater than other mages so she gets another boost from that. 17:40 Tanya is telling the enemy ground forces to surrender since she wiped out their air support. 19:36 That's the start of the moment we wait for with first time viewers.

[@Koopacetic]

The 'L' in colonel is silent, and I often pronounce as; Curr-nel phoenetic, two syllables. I don't think anyone would fault you for adding a half syllable at the beginning to make more of a 'Kuro'-nel pronunciation. Coming from a family with multiple generations of servicemen.

[@dreadogastusf3548]

Just another reason why people LUV' learning English.

[@nousagipeko7827]

holyshit i didn't expect you gonna react this, but this was the one of Series that released on golden age of anime.

[@rubiepie]

Technically in this show their not the aggressor in this timeline, the franco alliance (Forgot the actual name) is the one who provoke the the empire. northern region (not mention in the anime) by bombarding if i remember

[@jurare89]

You are entirely correct. The world it takes place in is not "our" world. But it is basically a fictional version of it, in the state of world war 1. The empire is basically germany, then there´s the commonwealth (Great Britain), the Francois Republic (france), Legadonia Entente Alliance (the northern States like Finland and Norway), The Principality of Dacia (roughly romania), the Russy federation (Russia) and the Unified States (USA). The borders from promotional material don´t exactly line up with real world borders, even if you consider changes due to the war, but it is intentionally extremely close. Also little fun fact: another youtuber tha twatched this show also (as many others) couldn´t pronounce Lt. Serebryakow's name and named her "Lt. Squish" xD And yes, the show is named "saga of tanya the EVIL" for a reason

[@66Negima1]

Im so happy to you reacting to this Gem and its one of my top favorite anime

[@sensen9900]

This Smile, This Smile in the absolut Last Scene of the First Episode made me Fall in Love with Tanya and the Whole Series.... Its just so goddam Great!

[@Kmwildride]

Going to be great seeing your reaction to her ammunition factory assault!

[@kenamei]

He's reaction at the end ..... 👌🏾Priceless 😂

[@MagiaBased]

Haven't watched it in a while and I forgot how good Youjo Senki is.

[@Kennot_B]

I love his reaction when Tanya purposely sent the two to Rhine theater 😂 since they'll be an easier target

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

they are allready on the Rhine Theater, she just put them in the backline in a pilebox to have them taken down by enemy artilery so they didn't die under her command because they were a ticking timebomb

[@Kennot_B]

@@Netscape-kd6mg Ohhh right

[@theomnidegenerate5236]

7:50 Tanya is actually wrong here in fact, one of the reasons the US military is such an effective fighting force as demonstrated in operation desert storm is that the US military has a Fishel doctrine that allows soldiers to ignore orders to pursue targets of opportunity based on their own judgment and of course, if you ignored us and it turns out poorly, you’re still gonna be punished assuming you don’t end up dead however, during operation desert storm for example, I forget the name of the commander off the top of my head, but they saw an opportunity to push a enemy tank division with their own division of M1 Abrams, and due to the commanders, quick, thinking, and noticing of the opportunity, he ignored orders and pushed forward, took basically no losses and wiped out the enemies entire main force. Tanya as well as specifically the side she’s fighting for in this anime is more of an authoritarian top down structure like Germany was at the time of World War 1&2 so her reaction to what they did is actually pretty realistic for the time but it’s actually the wrong call if you want to have an actually effective fighting force. Is it a risk yes but it seems the benefits outweigh the potential risk because the alternative as seen here is the punish people who are inspired for the fight, making good decisions in the heat of the moment, resulting in benefits victory, or at least saving the lives of your own men through various methods. So when you’re an authoritarian dictatorship in your troops are mostly if not entirely only fighting for a mere paycheck or because they’re worried you’ll shoot them in the back of the head. If they don’t comply, this top down structure is necessary because of that however, when you have an entirely volunteer fighting force like America does, there’s no need for that top down structure to be so on shakingly rigid, and it leads to the massive effectiveness of the US military as seen today.

[@aidaid3962]

Thanks for pausing to read and comment. I liked your vibrant commentary and exciting take on the show. It was good to see a refreshing interpretation of Tanya's character that is not influenced by the title.

[@broken9658]

This is gonna be a good ride

[@Haxxwell]

im acttually happy af for this. HYPE

[@14Yoshi]

That was an amazing first episode reaction! I love that you’re so into it!

[@joyofbreaktime5992]

Yo this is best anime I got this year and love how you react to it

[@Fallingsnow57]

Tanya has one of the best slasher smiles in all of animation.

[@vexxen8232]

to quote the chubby electron guy "its not a war crime the first time"

[@opstellar]

3:37 the overlay looks like it was designed for this exact shot

[@hansolav5924]

'she's a menace'. and people thought Dennis was bad. :P

[@ZALHERA666]

Love to see you checking out this series!

[@HorrorBr1nger]

8:42 For ur convenience: Serebryakova = Silver... ofc last names isn't translatable, but well..;)

[@Lively-Shiro]

i just love ur reactions man , been with u since the beginning of ur channel

[@sabnock31]

7:46 - "Why did the chicken cross the road?" - "Doesn't matter! He was following orders!"

[@galakstiv]

"I love her voice" ... I'm sure you do, this is Yuuki/Zekken from SAO, Diane from Seven Deadly Sins, and Clementine (just to quote another "cazy b**ch) from Overlord. Aoi Yuuki is OP as hell as a voice actress!

[@heximiasmagaming3995]

Every time her eyes went golden, all i hear is that one line from the movie Scarface, "Say hello, to my little friend!!"

[@666AiEnma]

So hilarious love your reaction, Tanya the evil is underated such a good anime and I love the character of Tanya❤

[@mejestin]

tanya is hype. we'll learn much more soon..

[@Phydeos]

Your reactions was very fitting, love this show - She isn't called The Devil of the Rhine because she's cute

[@enzoys]

omgg you are gonna LOVE this show (I love it)

[@nexx3351]

No matter how many times I watch this 1st episode it's always peak

[@wbrennan2253]

Oh, Tanya's smile.

[@xKazeshi98x]

Ayy, les go, man's watchin Tanya

[@Norbert_Sattler]

In this world the first world war did not happen when it did in our real world, so it is their first world war, but roundabout halfway between when our first and second world wars happened. Between this and the slightly divergent technological development of their world, you'll see a mix of WW1 and WW2 technologies. Small arms, artillary pieces and ships (the manga had well recognizable Nassau and Helgoland dreadnoughts, not sure aobut the cruisers depicted in the anime) from WW1, with tanks that were only built shortly before WW2. And the Empire isn't just Germany, but the combined territories of what in WW1 would have been Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, at least parts of Poland, most of Austria-Hungary and a few bits of Italy. The grin at the end is something the anime came up with, in the novel and manga she was completely emotionless and matter-of-fact about it the two trouble makers dying. That being said, putting the troublemakers into a position to be killed is not what it appears as at the first glance. They disobeyed the orders of multiple superiors (at least Lt. Schwartzkopf and Tanya herself, though the orders probably came through from even higher on), multiple times, which means by strict application of their military law, she would have had to put them up on charges right away. But instead she offered to have them transfered away from the front, without any punishment (beyond the symbolic one), which they refused in the form of disobeying yet another order. At this point, Tanya had every right to either once again have them put in front of a military court - which would have ended either in a dishonorable discharge or more likely execution - or to execute them herself on the spot. If either had happened, their families would have gotten nothing, except ridicule from the more patriotic of their neighbors. By dying "heroically in the line of duty" on the other hand, their families will receive monetary compensation and praise. And more so, any mage that dies in the line of duty gets a posthumous promotion by two ranks, meaning their families are now due even more money. So while at the first glance, Tanya seems utterly merciless and vindictive (especially with how the anime depicts it), in truth ironically she was being more merciful and even kind than most other officers in her position would have been.

[@dreadogastusf3548]

Her story continues in Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie and STE: Operation Desert Pasta I hope that they will continue to give us more of Tanya's story. But it has been five years since the movie. Operation Pasta in 2021 was fun but it is a 16 min. ONA.

[@eriksvoboda6973]

It kinda depends on which side you're on doesn't it, Fairy of the Battlefield for her allies, Devil of the Rhine to her enemies. EDIT: Also easy visual tell the anime added, you can tell the country of origin of the mage by their method of flight, so far we had: -metal horse for the Republic(France) -ski on one leg + the box in front of their lower torso area for Empire(Germany)

[@shidoayasaka8226]

"i love this bi- this child" 😂😂

[@jdoggivjc]

Everyone’s favorite war criminal, Tanya Degurechaff… voiced by the talented Aoi Yuki.

[@IRUKANJI]

Tanya is the only person who can stand that short and still manage to look down on you. That's just amazing shot framing.

[@WeiChengFang-b6n]

The Manga is even more crazy, one of the best drawing for manga...

[@marcusc9931]

Being tiny is what makes her so deadly - that flying harness had been designed with the weight of a full grown person in mind.

[@thehandsomeblack]

Please finish this series!! I love your reactions❤

[@Dgr8shuligan]

not me getting hyped at the end like i haven't seen it a hundred times before

[@Lucas-cp5uj]

8:53 🤣🤣🤣 schwarzkopf is a little difficult to pronounce, greetings from argentina

[@Uchiha_Madara_125]

13:14 Control~~~~Take a deep breath XD

[@greninjax4974]

I hope you will watch today's Solo Leveling first episode 🥳

[@DragonSword35d]

Devil of the Rhine. Tanya is essentially the Red Baron. Edit: It should be stated that Tanya absolutely *hates* what she calls "Wage Thieves". Those that do subpar work, don't follow the rules, and generally get in the way of people actually trying to do shit. Those two chuckle heads were on track to be officers. If they lived, they would have gotten more folks, more importantly HER, killed. She did the Army a favor, all within the rules are regulations that she lives by. Lawful Neutral, at best. Lawful Evil at worst.

[@LumiSlime]

Ayoo... I think I might have underestimated this show too much, I should probably start watching it on my own

[@Zacres]

i did too before, now look at me

[@zaphkiel5536]

Lets go!!! Keep up the reactions😊

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

Yeah unlike in US where initiative is a must, in germany before, follow orders no matter what or get court trial

[@opstellar]

14:00 "I can't curse about a child" later learns the child has the brain of a man in his forties

[@PhntmBlackIce]

Tanya the Evil is an AMAZING anime. Very different but so engaging.

[@gameon150]

Loved the reaction to Tanya 😂😂🎉

[@choicalehenituse1153]

Finaallyyyyyyy tanyaaa timeeeeee🎉🎉

[@Cerberus919]

1 description i can say if u in Tanya platoon..if u say wanna war with dead wish...she will help u with that 100% sure die... but u will not if u follow Tanya order...easy as that~

[@ThisReactiverse]

"It's not a war crime the first time," is literally her slogan.

[@fjoergyn]

YES OUR LOLI TYRANN HAS ARRIVED STAND UP AND SALUTE! xD - a german ... xDD

[@Dark3251]

19:52 Yeah, you were not ready for that. xD Greetings from Germany

[@pakboris2268]

Evil scene with pillbox was added by anime and you can see it `cus it's really contradicts with Tanya's character

[@davidflanders3345]

8:13 you kno she's mad when they hit you with that Gara angle.

[@Lively-Shiro]

yes i will be enjoying this show with u

[@targaryenbatman5728]

This is probably my favorite anime ❤

[@luigimanzelli3786]

that was honestly deserved, as she said, the organization has no use for people who disobey the rules, time for cleanup duty :)

[@marcindraco5666]

well cant wait for season 2 it was anounced som time ago but for now it went sailent just ova released

[@Leovader123]

That bunker was going to get hit eventually, and someone was going to die. Better to lose 2 incompetent soldiers than 2 good ones...

[@ishakchelali9722]

I've been waiting for this reaction 19:54 good reaction👍👍👍

[@DarkPegasus87]

Instead of trying to read their names, wait for them to pronounce them. They do talk to one another by name.

[@akamine4766]

Maybe for the next show you can check Golden Kamuy or Gate JSDF, both started with war and also good shows

[@brentgroen3204]

This is a top 3 isekai btw Slime Tanya Shadow Konosuba Etc.

[@davidkassidi7]

this anime is so underrated tbh

[@MrBongo142]

This anime is peak and underrated ngl

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction!

[@WeiChengFang-b6n]

For everyone who love this anime, go read Manga! The detail and beautiful drawing is very gooooood

[@Avtarangel]

Just a quick FYI the conflict is a cross of both WW's the development of 'Magitech' delayed WW1 so before anyone tries to say such there are NO Nazi's in this anime.

[@Avtarangel]

Also re. Tanya's age due to the low numbers of those who can use magic there actually isn't a minimum age for them to join the mage forces, though most will try to discourage those 'too young' from joining.