Film opened on February 8 and earned 100 million yen in 1st 5 days

The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Carlo Zen and Shinobu Shinotsuki 's Saga of Tanya the Evil ( Yōjo Senki ) novel series announced on Saturday that the franchise's anime film has earned 200 million yen (about US$1.8 million).

The film opened in Japan on February 8, and it earned 100 million yen (about US$906,285) in its first five days.

The film's story follows from the events of the television anime. In 1926, Tanya and her battalion return home from defeating remnants of the Republic's army. However, when they arrive they receive word of a massive mobilization near the border with the Russy Federation, so the Empire's army must prepare. At the same time, a multinational army under the leadership of the Allied Kingdom moves into the Russy Federation. The enemy of an enemy is a friend, but among the Allied Kingdom army is Mary Sue, a girl who has sworn to exact justice against the Empire for the death of her father.

Most of the staff and cast returned from the earlier television anime.

The television anime premiered in January 2017. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired, and Funimation streamed an English dub.