A little girl is fighting on the front lines of the war. She controls her team with a lisping voice and blond hair, blue eyes, and porcelain white skin. Tanya Degurechaff is her name.
In truth, she is a high-ranking Japanese salaryman who was resurrected as a little girl after angering a mysterious deity who calls himself God. This tiny girl, who values efficiency and her own career above all else, will rise to become the imperial army’s most lethal being.
Saga of Tanya the Evil has been extremely popular, as has been the case with many series that do something unique. Of course, it’s not just the genre twist that makes it stand out; fantastic visuals, writing, and sound effects all contribute to the series’ overall appeal.
We get to witness a darker aspect of humanity with a villain at the center of the story, which may be intriguing. However, in a market flooded with superhero storylines, finding anime that is similar to it will be difficult. However, we were able to build a list of anime that were similar. While you wait for season 2 of Saga of Tanya the Evil, here are 15 comparable anime to watch.
1. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
Lelouch Lamperouge is a Britannian student who lives in Area 11, which was formerly known as Japan. The strong Holy Britannian Empire attacked the small island nation in 2010 and deprived it of its identity.
Lelouch investigates the wreckage after witnessing the crash of a military transport plane in the middle of a restricted region. When patrolling British soldiers threaten to execute him for trespassing, his journey is cut short.
Fortunately, he is rescued by the plane’s lone survivor: a mysterious woman named C.C., whom he discovered locked in the plane’s cargo. She bestows to Lelouch the power of Geass, a supernatural ability that requires complete obedience from those who are subjected to it, making his dictates invincible.
Lelouch assumes the identity of revolutionary Zero, armed with incredible power, promising to annihilate the wicked Britannian Empire and those who mistreated him many years before.
2. Overlord
The renowned virtual reality game Yggdrasil has reached its final hour. Momonga is a powerful wizard and the master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown; he decides to spend the game’s final moments as the servers begin to shut down.
Momonga is still completely conscious as his character, even though the clock has struck midnight, and the non-player characters appear to have gained their own identities!
When confronted with this odd situation, Momonga instructs his dedicated followers to aid him in exploring and seizing control of this new world in the hopes of learning what caused the change and whether there are others in the same situation.
3. Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin
Ikta Solork is a carefree young man with two desires in life: a woman on his arm and a place to snooze. Unfortunately, when war breaks out between the Katjvarna Empire and the neighboring Republic of Kioka, his quiet life is devastated.
On a boat headed for the military exam site, Ikta and his childhood friend Yatorishino Igsem meet infantryman Matthew Tetojirichi, sniper Torway Remion, and medic Haroma Becker.
However, after their ship is sunk by a rogue storm, the five of them find themselves in enemy territory near a military outpost. They discover that Princess Chamille Kitora Katjvanmaninik, the Katjvarnan heir to the throne, has been kidnapped.
The five are successful in rescuing her, and each of them is awarded the title of Imperial Knight, one of the highest honors bestowed upon a soldier. Ikta’s goal of tranquillity appears to be on hold as he is forced to become the hero he never intended to be.
4. Knight’s & Magic
Tsubasa Kurata, a software engineer and hardcore mecha otaku from Japan, dies in a car accident at the start of the story. Later, he is reborn in the fantasy Fremmevilla Kingdom, a medieval world where huge, powerful mechs known as Silhouette Knights battle terrifying beasts known as Demon Beasts.
Kurata is reincarnated as Ernesti “Eru” Echavalier, a noble’s son. He enrolls at the Royal Laihiala Academy, an exclusive magic school where the Silhouette Knights’ pilots, known as Knight Runners, are educated to face threats from both within and beyond the kingdom and is blessed with exceptional magical powers and memories of his prior existence.
He then partners up with Adeltrud “Addy” Olter and her twin brother, Archid “Kid” Olter, with the objective of piloting his own Silhouette Knight, something that has never been done before.
5. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
A 34-year-old shut-in found the courage to attempt something heroic despite being bullied, scorned, and oppressed his entire life—only for it to end in a tragic accident. But, by a strange twist of fate, he wakes up in another world as Rudeus Greyrat, a baby born to two loving parents.
Rudeus adjusts to his new surroundings quickly by maintaining his memories and knowledge from his previous life. He begins to demonstrate the magical talent that exceeds all expectations, honing his skill with the assistance of a mage named Roxy Migurdia. Rudeus is taught swordplay by his father, Paul, and meets Sylphiette, a young girl who quickly becomes his best friend.
Rudeus’ second chance at life begins, and he sets out to make the most of it while overcoming his traumatic past. And perhaps one day, he’ll find what he couldn’t find in his prior life: love.
6. Shingeki no Kyojin
Titans, monstrous humanoid creatures, slaughtered humanity to near extinction centuries ago, forcing humans to hide in fear behind massive concentric walls. The fact that these hideous creatures appear to be motivated by pleasure rather than hunger is what makes them so horrifying.
To secure their survival, humanity’s survivors began to dwell within protective walls, which resulted in a century without a single titan encounter. When a Colossal Titan breaches the allegedly impregnable outer wall, the battle for survival against the man-eating abominations is reignited.
After suffering a devastating personal loss at the hands of the invading creatures, Eren Yeager decides to join an elite military unit, the Survey Corps, that combats the merciless humanoids outside the walls. Eren, his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman, and childhood friend Armin Arlert join the Titans’ horrific fight and strive to vanquish them before the final defenses collapse.
7. Enen no Shouboutai
A chaotic phenomenon, Spontaneous Human Combustion, has afflicted humanity for years, changing regular people into flaming, ferocious beings known as Infernals at random. The first generation of Human Combustion accounts were infernals, but the second and third generations were pyrokinetic—people blessed with the ability to harness and control their flames while remaining human.
Fire Defense Agency, The Tokyo Armed Forces, and Holy Church of Sol created the Special Fire Force to battle the Infernal menace and find the source.
Shinra Kusakabe, a young third-generation pyrokinetic known as Devil’s Footprints because of his explosive ability to shoot his feet at whim, joins the colorful Special Fire Force Company 8. Shinra is resolved to become a hero who protects those threatened by flame terror, fulfilling the brigade’s duty to extinguish fiery Infernals and lay their souls to rest.
But this isn’t the hero’s game Shinra had in mind. The Fire Force is a jumble of feuding brigades, odd Infernal sightings are becoming more common across Tokyo, and a secret organization claims to have answers to the mysterious fire that killed Shinra’s family 12 years ago.
8. Death Note
The human world is polluted by brutal murders, petty thefts, and needless violence. The world of the death gods, however, is a mundane, unchanging gambling den. Both Light Yagami, a brilliant 17-year-old Japanese student, and Ryuk, the sadistic god of death, believe their worlds are rotten.
For his own amusement, Ryuk releases his “Death Note” into the human world. Light comes across the Death Note and laughs at the first of its rules: the person whose name will get written in the Death Note will perish. Light, however, succumbs to the temptation and tries writing a felon’s name, which disturbingly reenacts his first murder.
Light—under the identity “Kira,” aware of the dreadful godlike power that has fallen into his hands—follows his vicious sense of justice with the ultimate objective of purging the world of all evil-doers. The meticulous, brilliant detective L is already on his tail, but as Light’s brilliance surpasses that of L’s, the epic search for Kira becomes a gripping war of wits that can only stop when one of them is dead.
9. 86
The Republic of San Magnolia says that their ongoing conflict with the Giadian Empire has resulted in no casualties; however, this is pure propaganda. While the Republic’s silver-haired Alba lives safely behind secure walls in the Republic’s eighty-five sectors, individuals with other appearances are detained in a secret eighty-sixth group. The Eighty-Six, as they are known in the military, are obliged to fight against the Empire’s autonomous Legion, which is led by the Republican “Handlers.”
To replace their former Handler, Vladilena Milizé is assigned to the Spearhead squadron. She continues to fight against her colleagues’ inhumane discrimination for being a fellow Eighty-Six supporter. The Spearhead squadron’s captain is Shinei Nouzen.
He is well-known for being the lone survivor of every squadron in which he has served, and he is adamant about carrying the names and wishes of his fallen friends. When the fortunes of these young souls from two different worlds converge, will it ignite the spark that lights their way to salvation, or will they burn themselves in the flames of despair?
10. Vinland Saga
Thorfinn grew up hearing stories of old sailors who had traversed the seas and arrived at Vinland, the legendary land. It’s claimed to be pleasant and fertile, a place where fighting isn’t necessary—a far cry from the frigid village in Iceland where he was born, and certainly not his current existence as a mercenary.
He has made war his home. Despite what his father once told him, Thorfinn realized as he grew older that nothing could be further from the truth.
With each passing year, the war between the Danes and England worsens. Death has become normal, and the viking mercenaries are relishing it. Affiliating with either side will result in a substantial shift in power, and the Vikings are content to establish a reputation for themselves and take what they can.
Thorfinn must seek vengeance on Askeladd, the man who murdered his father, amid the mayhem. The Vikings only paradise seemed to be the ongoing era of war and death.
11. Ajin
Ajin, or mysterious immortal beings, first appeared in Africa 17 years ago. They have deemed a threat to humanity upon their discovery, as they could utilize their abilities for evil and were unkillable. Since then, whenever Ajin is discovered in society, they must be instantly arrested and placed into captivity.
Kei Nagai, a high school student working hard to become a doctor, has very little knowledge about Ajin since he’s only seen them on the news on occasion. Although students are taught that these creatures are not human, Kei does not pay attention in class.
As a result, his extremely shaky understanding of the subject becomes utterly irrelevant when he survives an accident that was supposed to kill him, signaling his rebirth as an Ajin and the beginning of his days of misery. However, as he finds himself alone and on the run from the rest of the world, Kei quickly realizes that additional members of his species may be closer than he thinks.
12. Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
Off-duty Youji Itami, a JSDF officer, and an otaku is on his way to Ginza, Tokyo, for a doujin convention when a mysterious portal in the shape of a massive gate appears out of nowhere. Supernatural creatures and medieval armored warriors emerge from this gate, rampaging across the city, killing and destroying everything in their path. Youji rescues as many lives as he can with quick actions, while the rest of the JSDF focuses on preventing the invasion.
About three months after the attack, Youji has been tasked with leading a special recon team as part of a JSDF task force that will be sent to the world beyond the gate, now known as the “Special Region.”
They must venture into this unknown realm to discover more about what they’re up against and to make friends with the inhabitants in the hopes of forging peaceful ties with the ruling empire. However, if they fail, they risk being drawn into a deadly war that would engulf both sides of the gate.
13. Angel Beats!
Since the beginning of time, humanity has been plagued by several mysteries. However, for 17-year-old Yuzuru Otanishi, the burning issue of what happens to one’s soul after death is quickly answered. He finds the unpleasant truth of the afterlife after waking up with no past memories in a world between life and death.
This strange dimension, which takes the shape of a high school, is designed to house those who have met untimely deaths. Residents of the school have formed the Afterlife Battlefront, a rebellious party intent to challenge Kanade “Angel” Tachibana, their godlike student council president, and they believed that God had harmed them during their earthly lives.
Yuri Nakamura, the group’s leader, recruits Otonashi to join them in their war against Angel in order to seize control of their own life. However, in order to grasp the opposing side of their common fate, Otonashi goes behind enemy lines to examine the morality of their conduct.
14. Jormungand
Jonathan “Jonah” Mar, a child soldier who grew up in a conflict-ridden society, despises guns and those who deal them. Jonah has no choice but to take up arms when Koko Hekmatyar, an international arms dealer, hires him as one of her bodyguards.
Jonah is now tasked with protecting Koko and her overly idealistic objective of world peace from the countless dangers that come with her line of work with her other bodyguards, most of whom are former special-ops soldiers.
Jonah, Koko, and the rest of the crew are followed in Jormungand as they travel the world selling weapons for the international shipping company HCLI. Because Koko’s work is prohibited by international law, she is forced to work behind local and international authorities while dealing with armies, private militaries, and militias.
With the CIA on her tail and assassins lurking around every corner, Jonah and the crew must risk their lives to protect Koko and her dream of world peace or die trying.
15. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
For Satoru Mikami, it’s simply another average day. The sun is shining brightly on the Tokyo streets, and he is in the middle of a conversation with his coworkers when he is stabbed by a passing robber. The average 37-year-old corporate employee is nearing the end of his life and has only one regret: dying a virgin. He is startled by a bizarre AI-like voice repeating commands as he fades out.
Satoru awakens in the middle of a mysterious cave, but something unusual has happened: he has turned into a slime goop! He’s learned to absorb anything and take on its appearance and skills thanks to his new body.
He comes across a massive dragon named Veldora, who has been trapped away for the previous three hundred years while testing out his newfound abilities and exploring the cave. Satoru agrees to assist the beast escape after swiftly befriending him; in exchange, Satoru is given a new name: “Rimuru Tempest.”
Rimuru is ready to embark on a grand quest that will change his own destiny as well as the fate of his new world in order to prevent a life like his monotonous and mundane past.
16. Kakegurui
Hyakkaou Private Academy is a prestigious and influential school that educates the children of businessmen and politicians. However, unlike other schools, Hyakkaou students do not take academic accomplishment seriously. They put a premium on strategic prowess and the ability to read people. Many locations on campus are transformed into gambling dens regulated by the student council, where players battle for rank, money, and other prizes after dark.
Ryouta Suzui is a “house pet”—a student in the bottom one hundred who is forced to serve his peers. Yumeko Jabami, a mysterious new transfer student, comes to the academy, and his situation quickly changes.
Yumeko immediately becomes engaged in the school’s gambling scene, despite Suzui’s warnings, and faces off against several high-profile opponents. Her actions attract the attention of members of the student council, who begin interfering in her affairs. Yumeko is kept out of trouble by Suzui, but she turns out to be the type of person who is most suited to attend Hyakkaou: a compulsive gambler.