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Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie

2019 · 98 min

A relentless, darkly cynical war spectacle with aerial magic battles and political scheming, offering little warmth but plenty of tension.

Directed by
Yutaka Uemura
Genres
Animation, Action, War
Starring
Aoi Yuki, Saori Hayami, Shin-ichiro Miki
Overview
The time is UC 1926. The Imperial Army's 203rd Air Mage Battalion led by Major Tanya Degurechaff has won the battle to the south against the Republic's stragglers. They expected to be given a vacation after returning victorious, but instead receive special orders from Staff HQ as soon as they get home. They are told that there were signs of a large-scale deployment near the Empire-Federation border. Faced with the prospect of a new major enemy, the desperate Empire fans the flame of war. Meanwhile, an international volunteer army spearheaded by the Commonwealth set foot in Federation territory. As they say, the enemy of an enemy is your friend. They suffer through misfortune purely out of national interest, and among them is a young girl. She is Warrant Officer Mary Sue, and she takes up arms hoping to bring the Empire, who killed her father, to justice.

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Directed by
Yutaka Uemura
Genres
Animation, Action, War
Starring
Aoi Yuki, Saori Hayami, Shin-ichiro Miki
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • revenge
  • power
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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