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幼女戦記 [Youjo Senki] Manga #17
The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 17 (manga) (The Saga of Tanya the Evil
酔いしれた勝利の味は甘い毒。手荒い目覚めの一撃は、鈍く煌めく銀の弾丸―
帝国の運命を占う、V-1を用いた二〇三大隊選抜中隊の強襲はフランソワ軍司令部を混乱の坩堝へ叩き落す。だが、この死角外からの一撃さえもゼートゥーアがタクトを振るう神算鬼謀の一端でしかなく―?
帝国の運命を占う、V-1を用いた二〇三大隊選抜中隊の強襲はフランソワ軍司令部を混乱の坩堝へ叩き落す。だが、この死角外からの一撃さえもゼートゥーアがタクトを振るう神算鬼謀の一端でしかなく―?
162 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 23, 2020
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November 8, 2022
In Summary
To fans of the anime and light novels who wonder if the manga is worth looking at, I say Volume 17 definitely is. Tojo-sensei does an excellent job expanding on the original work’s strike on the Republican Army’s HQ. In addition to heralding the end of the Republic, this installment deftly lays the groundwork for the entry of the Commonwealth into the war. Political discussions aren’t as gripping as enemy spies on the run, but Tojo-sensei balances out those debates with comedy on the 203rd‘s submarine ride home.
The Review
Volume 17 is all over the place–literally. In the thick of battle, amid quibbling politicians, and out at sea aboard a submarine. However, everything works, and Tojo-sensei’s artwork, in addition to brilliantly communicating the complex plot, is top-notch, whether conveying the grandeur of the Commonwealth Parliament or the silliness of a more comic moment.
It begins with a very brief recap of the events of Operation Open Sesame thus far. Even though the mangaka could have done a standard summary, she goes the extra mile of framing it as a documentary created by the Commonwealth decades in the future. In addition to refreshing readers on the current state of events, the documentary’s “reenactment” is so off-target it’s hilarious.
Then it’s back to Tanya’s decapitation assignment. The anime spent barely any time on the Republican HQ attack, and the details in the light novel were fairly sparse. Thus, I was surprised that Tojo-sensei dedicated as many pages as she did on the surprise strike and especially the elimination of the Commonwealth’s spy nest. Her fleshed-out version of events are an absolute delight, especially the conclusion to Chapter 48.
Chapter 49 then shifts to the Commonwealth Parliament. Compared to the action and intrigue of Chapter 48, quibbling between politicians is much drier stuff. However, aside from a couple confusing exchanges, the chapter does a good job conveying the Commonwealth’s military capabilities and their view of the Empire, which will be necessary background information once they get dragged into the war.
Balancing out the high-level discussions of peace talks, foreign debt, and the implications of sending Commonwealth soldiers to foreign soil are scenes of the 203rd in the submarine sent to pick them up. Tanya’s is a coed unit, so Tojo-sensei uses the cramped quarters as fodder for comic relief. While Visha’s shirt conveniently becoming unbuttoned is a bit of a stretch, I’m glad the portrayal of her body odor is realistic.
Extras include a world map, battle log thus far, character introductions (in ridiculously small font), profile for the 203rd Battalion, country profiles, and glossaries for each chapter. While the glossary pages are inserted between the correct chapters, they’re labeled with the wrong chapter numbers.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
To fans of the anime and light novels who wonder if the manga is worth looking at, I say Volume 17 definitely is. Tojo-sensei does an excellent job expanding on the original work’s strike on the Republican Army’s HQ. In addition to heralding the end of the Republic, this installment deftly lays the groundwork for the entry of the Commonwealth into the war. Political discussions aren’t as gripping as enemy spies on the run, but Tojo-sensei balances out those debates with comedy on the 203rd‘s submarine ride home.
The Review
Volume 17 is all over the place–literally. In the thick of battle, amid quibbling politicians, and out at sea aboard a submarine. However, everything works, and Tojo-sensei’s artwork, in addition to brilliantly communicating the complex plot, is top-notch, whether conveying the grandeur of the Commonwealth Parliament or the silliness of a more comic moment.
It begins with a very brief recap of the events of Operation Open Sesame thus far. Even though the mangaka could have done a standard summary, she goes the extra mile of framing it as a documentary created by the Commonwealth decades in the future. In addition to refreshing readers on the current state of events, the documentary’s “reenactment” is so off-target it’s hilarious.
Then it’s back to Tanya’s decapitation assignment. The anime spent barely any time on the Republican HQ attack, and the details in the light novel were fairly sparse. Thus, I was surprised that Tojo-sensei dedicated as many pages as she did on the surprise strike and especially the elimination of the Commonwealth’s spy nest. Her fleshed-out version of events are an absolute delight, especially the conclusion to Chapter 48.
Chapter 49 then shifts to the Commonwealth Parliament. Compared to the action and intrigue of Chapter 48, quibbling between politicians is much drier stuff. However, aside from a couple confusing exchanges, the chapter does a good job conveying the Commonwealth’s military capabilities and their view of the Empire, which will be necessary background information once they get dragged into the war.
Balancing out the high-level discussions of peace talks, foreign debt, and the implications of sending Commonwealth soldiers to foreign soil are scenes of the 203rd in the submarine sent to pick them up. Tanya’s is a coed unit, so Tojo-sensei uses the cramped quarters as fodder for comic relief. While Visha’s shirt conveniently becoming unbuttoned is a bit of a stretch, I’m glad the portrayal of her body odor is realistic.
Extras include a world map, battle log thus far, character introductions (in ridiculously small font), profile for the 203rd Battalion, country profiles, and glossaries for each chapter. While the glossary pages are inserted between the correct chapters, they’re labeled with the wrong chapter numbers.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
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November 23, 2024
Adding the LGBTQ tag back, because "Tanya" casually mentions how she's a "former man" herself (which I'm sure is fun for the folks who jump in in the middle of the series and/or forget to read the EXTREMELY SMALL PRINT reminder notes at the beginning of the book about how she's a dead man reincarnated into a tiny girl's body). I'd tag ALL the books for the same reason, but the subject otherwise doesn't come up, and "she" periodically forgets her male self enough to pass as fully female.
(Puberty will be fun!)
Objectively, this volume is one of the worst. It's not that different quality-wise, but the first chapter is the equivalent of a recap episode, with a future (present?) day retelling of the events in Tanya's time, from the perspective of historians. It's both aggravating, since it means retreading old ground, but it's also good, since it explains things that happened more clearly, for anyone who may have not understood the implications of the Empire's actions.
The REST of the volume is
- Tanya's squad clearing out the rest of the Republic's headquarters, uncovering the enemy by accident but deciding to suffocate them (burning out the more than likely air-tight basement) rather than take any unnecessary risks with close-quarters fighting
- Tanya's squad going home via submarine
- every other faction having meetings about what presumably just happened (the Empire pretending to retreat but really drawing out the Republic in order to take advantage of the absence of troops to completely defeat the Republic's leaders)
with a LARGE emphasis on meetings. From both the Republic's side presuming they won, only to find out they are now at a SEVERE disadvantage, and from the Empire's side, having doubts to suddenly being told they've effectively won the war.
I mean, I get that politics are normally not terribly exciting, and for military buffs, this is probably the best series ever. I just got SO BORED reading this, despite my theoretical interest in wanting to understand all of this exact kind of thing.
(Wanting something does not mean it comes easily, sadly...)
I don't know. I'm pretty sure about here is where I decided it was too much effort to keep up with, particularly since it's a crapshoot finding books in the wild (for ANY series I actively follow, and there are too many to do a subscription/special order thing with ALL of them). Can't really recommend, except to readers who would already be following the series ANYWAY.
(Puberty will be fun!)
Objectively, this volume is one of the worst. It's not that different quality-wise, but the first chapter is the equivalent of a recap episode, with a future (present?) day retelling of the events in Tanya's time, from the perspective of historians. It's both aggravating, since it means retreading old ground, but it's also good, since it explains things that happened more clearly, for anyone who may have not understood the implications of the Empire's actions.
The REST of the volume is
- Tanya's squad clearing out the rest of the Republic's headquarters, uncovering the enemy by accident but deciding to suffocate them (burning out the more than likely air-tight basement) rather than take any unnecessary risks with close-quarters fighting
- Tanya's squad going home via submarine
- every other faction having meetings about what presumably just happened (the Empire pretending to retreat but really drawing out the Republic in order to take advantage of the absence of troops to completely defeat the Republic's leaders)
with a LARGE emphasis on meetings. From both the Republic's side presuming they won, only to find out they are now at a SEVERE disadvantage, and from the Empire's side, having doubts to suddenly being told they've effectively won the war.
I mean, I get that politics are normally not terribly exciting, and for military buffs, this is probably the best series ever. I just got SO BORED reading this, despite my theoretical interest in wanting to understand all of this exact kind of thing.
(Wanting something does not mean it comes easily, sadly...)
I don't know. I'm pretty sure about here is where I decided it was too much effort to keep up with, particularly since it's a crapshoot finding books in the wild (for ANY series I actively follow, and there are too many to do a subscription/special order thing with ALL of them). Can't really recommend, except to readers who would already be following the series ANYWAY.
December 24, 2023
good as always
It’s always nice to get the backstory that the anime couldn’t show. It makes sense why the “English” mages showed up when they did.
It’s always nice to get the backstory that the anime couldn’t show. It makes sense why the “English” mages showed up when they did.
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