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

Operation Desert Pasta.

It was not a choice, it was a necessity.

Stationed in the desert to rout their enemy and cut off their supplies, the 203rd battalion is running low on food, water, and spices--- they must conserve what little supplies they have left. Meanwhile, the top brass complains about their agonizingly bland food and recognizes the true need to ship some supplies to the main lines to boost the battalion's morale. There was only one problem with their sentiment, the "supplies" shipped weren't at all what the 203rd battalion needed!

There was only Dry Pasta.

Tanya and the 203rd battalion recognize there's only one ... way to rectify this botched resupply. The 203rd battalion must execute "Operation Desert Pasta" and resupply from their enemies.

The result is a lighthearted comic relief episode in the Youjo Senki series!

The animation and art are as high quality as the main series. The animation and action were awesome for a short special.

Overall, this special was an enjoyable side story since we see the characters being more casual and relaxed than in the main series. There were no high stake missions, but you did get to see a couple of moments of awesome action~

Definitely recommend it if you're a fan of the series!

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.