Saga of Tanya the Evil
A rationalist Japanese salaryman rejects the deity Being X and is reincarnated as Tanya, a girl in a war-torn alternate world. Seeking safe rear duty, her exceptional ability instead keeps sending her to the Imperial Army's most dangerous fronts.
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Saga of Tanya the Evil — Timeline12 events
A salaryman defies Being X and is reincarnated as Tanya
A rationalist salaryman is killed by a former employee he dismissed and meets the self-proclaimed deity Being X at death. After rejecting faith, he is reincarnated as Tanya, an orphaned girl in an empire of war and magic.
Vol.TVアニメ第2話・第6.5話 第2話 プロローグ／第6.5話 戦況報告Ch. — Flashbacks in TV episodes 2 and 6.5; marked estimated because no specific birth year is assigned here. ↗
Tanya holds off an enemy mage company alone
Tanya joins the military to escape poverty and is assigned observation duty in Norden for her final academy training. When an Entente Alliance incursion starts a war, she is surrounded by an enemy mage company but survives alone until reinforcements arrive, earning distinction.
Vol.TVアニメ第2話 第2話 プロローグCh. — Official TV episode 2 synopsis. ↗
Being X binds forced prayer to the Type 95 computation orb
After earning a transfer to the instructor unit, Tanya is ordered to test an unstable prototype computation orb. Facing death, she experiences Being X's intervention, which creates the powerful Type 95 orb that functions only when she offers prayer.
Vol.TVアニメ第3話 第3話 神がそれを望まれるCh. — Official TV episode 3 synopsis and Being X's intervention within the episode; the several-week interval is explicit. ↗
Tanya forms the 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion
After discussing a rapid-response concept at the War College, Tanya graduates and is ordered to command the resulting unit herself. Contrary to her wish for rear duty, rigorous selection and Alpine training produce the elite 203rd Aerial Mage Battalion.
Vol.TVアニメ第4〜5話 第5話 はじまりの大隊Ch. — Official TV episode 4–5 synopses; the year 1924 is explicit in episode 4. ↗
The 203rd overwhelms Dacia as the war expands globally
When the Grand Duchy of Dacia invades the Empire's south, Tanya destroys its forces, which lack aerial capability, and attacks military factories in the capital. As surrounding powers increase support for the Entente Alliance, the Empire's conflict expands into a multi-front world war.
Vol.TVアニメ第5〜6話 第6話 狂気の幕開けCh. — Official TV episode 5–6 synopses. ↗
The 203rd breaks the Entente Alliance's northern positions
Redeployed north, the 203rd defends a supply depot and eliminates Republican volunteers and an Allied Kingdom observation post. It strikes the enemy concentration in the fjords and advances the campaign against the Entente Alliance after fighting Anson's mage force.
Vol.TVアニメ第7話 第7話 フィヨルドの攻防Ch. — Official TV episode 7 synopsis; marked estimated because no specific date is stated. ↗
The 203rd is deployed to suppress the Arene City uprising
As the Rhine war against the Republic continues, an uprising erupts in Arene City along the Imperial supply line. After issuing a formal evacuation warning, the Imperial Army attacks a city where combatants and civilians cannot be reliably separated, and the 203rd carries out the brutal suppression order.
Vol.TVアニメ第8話 第8話 火の試練Ch. — Official TV episode 8 synopsis; the year 1925 is explicit. ↗
Operation Shock and Awe destroys the Republican command system
Tanya's team crosses the defensive line aboard V-1 rockets and raids the Republic's Rhine army headquarters. The Imperial Army uses Operation Revolving Door to encircle the leaderless main force, while the 203rd also defeats Anson's intervening mage unit.
Vol.TVアニメ第9〜11話 第11話 抵抗者Ch. — Official TV episode 9–11 synopses. ↗
A ceasefire lets Republican remnants escape, prolonging the war
After the Republican capital falls, Tanya recognizes General de Lugo's plan to escape south. A ceasefire order blocks her pursuit, allowing the remnants to continue as the Free Republic, and the 203rd is sent to the southern desert in Unified Year 1925.
Vol.TVアニメ第12話・前日譚 第12話 勝利の使い方／砂漠のパスタ大作戦Ch. — Official TV episode 12 and Desert Pasta Operation prequel synopses; the prequel explicitly states 1925. ↗
After the southern campaign, the 203rd is sent to the Federation border
The 203rd wins its southern campaign against Republican remnants but receives no victory leave. After detecting mass Federation mobilization, General Staff orders the battalion to reconnoiter and respond on the eastern border, leading into full war between the Empire and Federation.
Vol.劇場版 幼女戦記 劇場版・南方戦役から東部派遣Ch. — Official movie story, which explicitly states Unified Year 1926 and the post-campaign special mission. ↗
The 203rd raids the Federation capital as Mary enters the eastern front
Advancing inside Federation territory, the 203rd raids the capital Moskva for propaganda effect. Mary Sue, whose father Anson died fighting the Empire, joins a multinational volunteer force and moves through the Federation toward the eastern front seeking revenge.
Vol.劇場版 幼女戦記 劇場版・モスコー急襲／メアリー参戦Ch. — Official movie story and the film itself; marked estimated because no finer date within the year is stated. ↗
Tanya defeats Mary and is assigned the Salamander Kampfgruppe
At Tiegenhoff, Mary attacks Tanya with power granted by Being X, but the 203rd repels the Federation force. Tanya requests rear research duty and briefly finds peace, only for General Staff to adopt her findings and order her to command the Salamander Kampfgruppe.
Vol.劇場版 幼女戦記 劇場版・ティゲンホーフ攻防／終幕Ch. — The Battle of Tiegenhoff and movie ending; marked estimated because no finer date within 1926 is stated. Events from the currently airing Saga of Tanya the Evil II are not included. ↗
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