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[jonjonaug]

I turn it on and I see women flying with guns and praying to God

what the hell is this

Trash at first, turns into fun trash after this episode. The main purpose of this episode is to establish what everyone else thinks of Tanya, before delving into her actual character and how that vastly differs. A good comparison for this show would be The Flashman Papers, in that sense.

 

[SDBurton]

I can't get past the duck lips and weird eyes.

I find the plump lips and eyes strangely attractive. lol

 

[Line_HTX]

Loli Akuma, hahaha whut

 

[jonjonaug]

Oh I love what the anime did with these scenes, much more interesting than either the book or the manga.

 

[Envelope]

here comes the r/atheism edgelord "hehe xd i'm so cool and rational xd"

 

[Nishastra]

Fair word of warning: Tanya is a really fun show but the first episode is garbage and isn't representative of the full thing at all. Wait until episode 2 and 3.

Yeah, the first episode is misleading. I think I understand what they were going for, but I hated the show after the first episode.

I'm glad I stuck with it, though.

 

[zeshakag]

This guy is the definition of /r/iamverysmart

 

[Regiruler]

Why the hell is this guy arguing at a time like this

 

[Line_HTX]

That was an Overload ad poster, holy shit

 

[jonjonaug]

Why the hell is this guy arguing at a time like this

Cause he's a dick

He's voiced by Kousuke Torumi come on.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Okay wow.

So that's their game eh?

Interesting.

 

[Rynocirator]

Oh geez didn't realize Tanya was on

 

[Envelope]

so uh


how is making the protagonist an edgelord atheist douchebag supposed to make the show more enjoyable

 

[jonjonaug]

so uh


how is making the protagonist an edgelord atheist douchebag supposed to make the show more enjoyable

Because the show is about them

Spoiler

getting dicked over by circumstance, misunderstandings, their own talent, and God him/herself from getting what they most want. Over and over and over.

 

[Geist-]

I love how all the flight methods are different depending on the country.

 

[SDBurton]

so uh


how is making the protagonist an edgelord atheist douchebag supposed to make the show more enjoyable

Yeah I'm lost. So an asshole edgelord atheist dies and rather than say "fuck him" and leave him be, 'God' decided he wasn't pleased with having a nonbeliever and reincarnated the dude into a loli? LOL

 

[wandering]

so uh


how is making the protagonist an edgelord atheist douchebag supposed to make the show more enjoyable

Welcome to Japanese light novel writing.

 

[Geist-]

so uh


how is making the protagonist an edgelord atheist douchebag supposed to make the show more enjoyable

Yeah I'm lost. So an asshole edgelord atheist dies and rather than say "fuck him" and leave him be, 'God' decided he wasn't pleased with having a nonbeliever and reincarnated the dude into a loli? LOL

The longer you watch, the more you realize this is a

Spoiler

dark comedy

more than anything else.

 

[Boke1879]

I turn it on and I see women flying with guns and praying to God

what the hell is this

Peak anime

 

[jonjonaug]

"Shit, I worked too hard and now I'm a war hero..."

ED of the year coming next episode, just the OP previous this time

 

[jman2050]

Because the show is about them

Spoiler

getting dicked over by circumstance, misunderstandings, their own talent, and God him/herself from getting what they most want. Over and over and over.

So she's like Black Mage from 8-Bit Theater only with slightly less murder?

 

[Line_HTX]

Nice Myth & Roid song.

 

[SDBurton]

"Shit, I worked too hard and now I'm a war hero..."

"Maybe there's a child protection agency I could talk to..."

 

[jonjonaug]

lmao I forgot about that after credits scene

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Existence is a cosmic practical joke.

Feelsbadman

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

This premise is hilarious

 

[Tacitus_]

I tuned in just before the train bit and I'm so lost. This is absolutely bizarre and I can't stop watching.

 

[Alucrid]

is that what you anime people call a tsunami?

 

[jonjonaug]

"Oh boy, a safe rear deployment!" *explodes*

Getting into the real meat of the show finally lmao

 

[Ullus]

Mountains in southern Sweden

 

[Tacitus_]

Mountains in southern Sweden

hotlinking

 

[Line_HTX]

Praise me!

 

[Line_HTX]

Nutcracker is God, well damn...

 

[Geist-]

"I only did it because it makes me look good."

 

[jonjonaug]

Right now: the only good song Aoi Yuki has ever sung

 

[Regiruler]

Japanese saleryman dies, reincarnated into little girl that fights in magic World War 1 with Germany who hates God despite numerous encounters.

New ending already?

 

[jonjonaug]

Japanese saleryman dies, reincarnated into little girl that fights in magic World War 1 with Germany that hates God despite numerous encounters.

New ending already?

This is the main ED. Ep 1 didn't have an OP or ED and ep 2 used the OP as the ED theme because it also didn't have an OP.

 

[DiGiKerot]

Japanese saleryman dies, reincarnated into little girl that fights in magic World War 1 with Germany that hates God despite numerous encounters.

New ending already?

The first episodes do that thing where they use the shows opening song at the end of the episode instead of the ending song.

 

[Talents]

ReLIFE doesn't air until 4:30am in England. Feelsbad.

 

[jonjonaug]

Aoi Yuki is so good in this role...

In this scene: Congrats Tanya you played yourself

 

[Line_HTX]

Fascist!

Also making up a sob story with big moe eyes, LOL

 

[Laiza]

The longer you watch, the more you realize this is a

Spoiler

dark comedy

more than anything else.

It's also a surprisingly competently rendered alt-universe war series. I really enjoy the thought the author clearly put into the politics, strategies, and tactics of war in a world with mages.

Incredibly silly premise aside, I enjoyed it quite a bit for that aspect alone. The dark comedy just adds to the appeal.

 

[Tacitus_]

the anime

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

LOL

Get Jebaited shorty!

 

[NSESN]

Wait is that the same voice as Aho girl and Tsuyu?

 

[Line_HTX]

She Jebaited herself so hard.

 

[jonjonaug]

Wait is that the same voice as Aho girl and Tsuyu?

Tanya is voiced by Aoi Yuki who also did Madoka in Madoka Magica, Futaba in Persona 5, and a ton of other roles. She's easily one of the best active VAs right now.

 

[NSESN]

Tanya is voiced by Aoi Yuki who also did Madoka in Madoka Magica, Futaba in Persona 5, and a ton of other roles. She's easily one of the best active VAs right now.

She also did Iris in Pokemon so nothing is perfect.

 

[Nishastra]

It's also a surprisingly competently rendered alt-universe war series. I really enjoy the thought the author clearly put into the politics, strategies, and tactics of war in a world with mages.

Incredibly silly premise aside, I enjoyed it quite a bit for that aspect alone. The dark comedy just adds to the appeal.

Unsurprisingly, the original author is a fan of Europa Universalis.

 

[Geist-]

It's also a surprisingly competently rendered alt-universe war series. I really enjoy the thought the author clearly put into the politics, strategies, and tactics of war in a world with mages.

Incredibly silly premise aside, I enjoyed it quite a bit for that aspect alone. The dark comedy just adds to the appeal.

That's true. I actually think it would have been received better if the author didn't go the "she's fucking 9 years old" route. It's really ridiculous for what is otherwise a grounded anime.