Tanya executes the Devil’s Protocol.
Creative Staff
Translation/Adaptation: Emily Balistrieri
What They Say
When the Republican Army, led by Lieutenant Colonel Vianto, attacks the imperial supply base of Arene, the Empire’s top brass orders the 203rd to carry out an operation that Tanya herself proposed back in war college—the “Devil’s Protocol.” But what exactly are the fearsome contents of this ominously named plan…?
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Volume 13 opens with a brief chapter that wraps up the “shovel raid” arc. Although there’s not much action, it’s full of character development, especially for Lieutenant Grantz. I appreciate how the pages show him digesting the previous night’s events and the veterans’ appraisal of their newbies. These elements, which were glossed over in the novel and totally absent in the anime, do a terrific job of further endearing our characters before we move on to the next arc: Ordeal of Fire.