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“Tanya's 203rd Battalion battles in southern desert, facing water shortage while receiving dried pasta from Colonel Rerugen.”
Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta
幼女戦記 砂漠のパスタ大作戦
7.46
2,296 rank · 71,661 viewers · 132 favorites
Action
Fantasy
Isekai
Military
Reincarnation
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Synopsis
Tanya's 203rd Battalion battles in southern desert, facing water shortage while receiving dried pasta from Colonel Rerugen.
The 203rd Air Mage Battalion led by Tanya is forced to fight in the southern desert, the front line. In an effort to provide some food for the harsh conditions, Colonel Rerugen sent dried pasta to the battlefield. Will Tanya and the others be able to eat the delicious pasta under the conditions of water shortage? (Source: AniDB)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 14 viewers settled on.
91%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 8
σ 1.11
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.11 · some divergence
The polarity gap
1.9 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 6.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.36
Running avg · Jun 2021 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “the moment I saw youjo senki's new special, I instantly watched it without reading the title or what it was about. ENJOYMENT is 10/10 anything else is 8. How was I able to enjoy it you say? I...”
- 8 “Well this was just a delight., The Saga of Tanya the Evil, out of the shows I've watched with each other to eventually check out Isekai Quartet, was probably among my least-favorite. Nothing...”
- 7 “Military advancements: Weapons, armor, vehicles, strategies ❌ PASTA ✔️ So Youjo Senki not only did announce season 2, they also gave us a pre-movie OVA. Well played. Objectively, it´s a very light...”
Verbosity
Short · 79%
Medium · 21%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 16′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 16m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2021 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20861 catalog
Produced by
- Magic Capsule Producer
- Kadokawa Producer