It was announced during the Saga of Tanya the Evil Roundtable special on Abema that the series will be receiving a second season.
Along with the announcement was a new trailer, visual teaser, and celebratory comments from the original creators and animation staff. It was also announced that all the original voice cast from the animated series and film will be returning for the second season of Saga of Tanya the Evil. There has been no announcement of the official release date for the series, but we will keep you posted.
The returning staff consists of:
- Head Director: Yutaka Uemura
- Chief Animation/ Character Designer: Yuki Hosogoe
- Series Composition: Kenta Ihara
- Head Animation Studio: NUT
Here is the new trailer for Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2:
Saga of Tanya the Evil Visual Teaser:
Carlo Zen and Shinobu Shinotsuki’s light novel series, Saga of Tanya the Evil, launched the novel’s series in 2013, and the 12th volume will be released on February 20th, 2020. Tojo launched the manga adaptation in the Monthly Comp Ace in 2016, while Kadokawa published the manga’s 21st volume in May. Yen Press licensed both the light novel and manga adaptation in English, and has released volume 14 of the manga adaptation on June 8th.
Here are some celebratory illustrations by the illustrators of Saga of Tanya the Evil:
Saga of Tanya the Evil received a 12-episode anime adaptation back in 2017, and an animated film in February 2019. The first season and animated film can be watched on Crunchyroll.
Yen Press describes the story:
High above the blood- and mud-soaked trenches, a young girl pits herself against army mages in high stakes aerial duels with bullets, spells, and bayonets. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff and she is the Devil of the Rhine, one of the greatest soldiers the Empire has ever seen! But inside her mind lives a ruthless, calculating ex-salaryman who enjoyed a peaceful life in Japan until he woke up in a war-torn world. Reborn as a destitute orphaned girl with nothing to her name but memories of a previous life, Tanya will do whatever it takes to survive, even if she can find it only behind the barrel of a gun!
