Isekai remains one of the animethe most popular genres built around protagonists who find themselves in new worlds and must quickly adapt, survive, and sometimes find their way home. One of the more unique approaches to this premise is Kadokawa's theory. Yojo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evilwhich tells the story of a person reincarnated in an alternate reality during World War I as a girl named Tanya, who is tasked with becoming a ruthless soldier. It was originally created as a light novel before its first season was even developed. But since its anime debut in 2017, the series has been on an indefinite hiatus until now.
Yojo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil is slated to return for a second season in 2026, and a new trailer has been released to mark the occasion. Takayuki Yamamoto will take over directorial duties from Yutaka Uemura for the new episodes from NUT Studios. Returning from the first season, Kenta Ihara will once again be writing the scripts, while Yuji Hosogoe will also return as character designer and chief animation director.
First announced five long years ago, Yojo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil The second season is finally close to its long-awaited return and is currently one of the three most anticipated series of the next year. in MyAnimeList. Its popularity keeps it on par with Kadokawa's other popular isekai games: Re:Zero -Starting life in another world-, Lord, And Konosuba: God's blessing to this wonderful world!albeit without any continuation of the first season, like its contemporaries. However, the first season was followed by a movie called Saga of Tanya the Evil: Movie. The franchise continues to publish new light novel installments, and its 2016 manga adaptation, illustrated by Chika Tojo and serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace, is still ongoing. However, the light novel, manga and anime series have different continuities to varying degrees.
Season 1 and movie Saga of Tanya the Evil are now available to stream on Crunchyroll in English and Japanese. The returning voice cast for the second season includes Aoi Yuki as Tanya Degourchaff, Saori Hayami as Visha, Shinichiro Miki as Rerugen, Tessho Genda as Rudersdorf, and Hochu Otsuka as Zettour.
