But, as I watched the rest of the show, I felt like those themes presented in episode 2 weren't as prominent as I would've liked them to be. Sure, we had a few good scenes of Tanya cursing God, but the show turned its focus to military strategy. If you're a history buff who is really into early-20th century war tactics, then you might love this show, since it spends a lot of time asking how WW1 would have played out if they had MAGIC! Personally, I was more into the religious angle and would have liked to see more emphasis placed on Tanya's conflict with the almighty Being X.
There's still a lot of fun to be had with this show, regardless of whether it satisfies your intellectual cravings. The production has some annoying cgi sprinkled in; one crowd shot had me longing for the days when they would pan over a still frame. That being said, most of the show's aerial action scenes were quite beautiful. The inventiveness of Superman flight with guns gave me the same feeling I had when Attack on Titan introduced samurai-Spider-Man combat. For all her sociopathy, Tanya is an engaging protagonist; it's hard not to connect with a character who gets so close to the things she wants, but always seems to stumble a bit at the last step. Meanwhile this show's OP and ED tunes are both insanely catchy; after each episode, these songs would battle for supremacy inside my brain.
I can't say Tanya is the instant classic I was hoping for from the second episode, but if you like evil children, military strategy, or a good J-pop/metal fusion tune, you might as well give the show a chance.
