Youjo Senki: Sabaku no Pasta Daisakusen

Military advancements:

Weapons, armor, vehicles, strategies ❌
PASTA ✔️

So Youjo Senki not only did announce season 2, they also gave us a pre-movie OVA. Well played. Objectively, it´s a very light episode with basic story and some poor drawings, which is normal considering they are working on S2. No OP or ED, same OST and limited character expressions also were there. But it was still enjoyable. Like the first dish that comes before the pasta (sorry I had to do it, don´t kill me)

Story: 6/10
Art: 5/10
Sound: 7/10
... Character: 7/10
Enjoyment: 7.5/10 --> 8/10

Overall: 7/10
Should I watch it?: If you have 15 spare minutes, give it a try

This is just a nice, short comedic interlude that's not essential viewing...but it is a lot of fun. In short, Tanya and her unit are stationed in the middle of the desert, Water is scarce and their diet is monotonous. So, in a brilliantly stupid way to improve morale and vary their combat rations, the military high command ships in an incalculable quantity of dried pasta. The rest of the story involves the crazy lengths to which Tanya and her mages go to make said pasta tasty. Mayhem ensues.

If you like Youjo Senki then this is a nice treat while we all wait for the ... second season. It'll give you a few laughs and it looks really nice too. I can only hope we get a few more of these in the future.

Hungry? How about some pasta.

This is an OVA where Tanya is shipped way too many boxes of pasta in the desert and needs to find a way to make it edible for her men. It's entertaining enough and fans of Tanya the Evil will likely find enjoyment in it. I personally found it a little boring but not bad by any means. Everyone is back and has at least a single line. Serebryakov has a moment to shine though I've never particularly cared for her character. The performance for Tanya isn't as good as usual, likely because this is just a 15 minute OVA. I ... only watched it to clear the series off of my Crunchyroll watch list. I wouldn't recommend this to anybody unless they absolutely love the original series or want to get an idea of it without the commitment.

Plot: 5/10
Characters: 5/10
Animation: 7/10
Sound/Music: 6/10
Enjoyment: 5/10
Overall: 5.6/10