Saga of Tanya the Evil II Premieres July 8
The return of MYTH & ROID for the opening theme and the inclusion of a mini-anime spinoff signal that the production committee is betting on the franchise's established formula to sustain momentum through a second season.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime.
The second season of the TV anime adaptation of Carlo Zen's military fantasy novel, Saga of Tanya the Evil II, will begin airing on July 8, 2026. Broadcasting starts on AT-X at 21:30, followed by TOKYO MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, and TV Aichi. Streaming will be available ahead of terrestrial broadcast on ABEMA and d Anime Store starting July 8, with other platforms following from July 11. The opening theme is MYTH & ROID's "Why? RED induction," continuing their role from the first season. The ending theme is "Weiter! Weiter!" performed by Tanya Degurechaff (voiced by Aoi Yuki), with sound production by Masayuki Nakano. A mini-anime, Youjo Shenki 2, will air after each main episode on AT-X and stream on YouTube. The season is set in autumn of unified calendar year 1926, with Lieutenant Colonel Tanya commanding the newly formed Salamander Combat Group. The cast includes Aoi Yuki, Saori Hayami, Shinichiro Miki, and others. Animation production is by NUT.
The second key visual shows a giant Tanya standing at the center waving a baton, flanked by Imperial Army leaders Zettour and Rudersdorf. The image is meant to build expectations for what the three will bring to the Empire in the new season.
MYTH & ROID, returning for the opening theme, provided a comment. The band said the new song "Why? RED induction" inherits the "wild excitement" of the first season's "JINGO JUNGLE" while adding "the seriousness and sorrow unique to the second season." They described the track as one that lets listeners "digest frustration and rouse their spirits to live in the darkness."
The mini-anime "Youjo Shenki 2" will cover stories not told in the main series, including Weiss struggling with undertrained new recruits and Tanya dealing with various problems before winter arrives. The Salamander Combat Group has been reorganized with new members.
Additional cast includes Tomokazu Sugita as Mikel, Tomoyuki Morikawa as William Drake, Yoko Hikasa as Lilya, and Haruka Tomatsu as Mary. Key staff credits include director Takayuki Yamamoto, series composer Kenta Ihara, character designer Yuji Hosogoe, and music composer Shuji Katayama. The original novel series has cumulative sales exceeding 12 million copies.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Denfaminicogamer TVアニメ『幼女戦記Ⅱ』7月8日より放送開始。OPはMYTH & ROID、EDはターニャ・デグレチャフが担当
- Anime Anime 夏アニメ「幼女戦記II」7月8日より放送開始！OP曲はMYTH＆ROID続投♪「二期ならではのシリアスさと悲哀を込めた」