Girls und Panzer
| Girls und Panzer | |
Cover of the first manga volume
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ガールズ&パンツァー (Gāruzu & Pantsā) |
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| Genre | Action |
| Manga | |
| Illustrated by | Ryūichi Saitaniya |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Flapper |
| Original run | June 5, 2012 – March 5, 2014 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Little Army | |
| Illustrated by | Tsuchii |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Original run | June 27, 2012 – January 26, 2013 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Produced by | Kiyoshi Sugiyama |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
| Music by | Shiro Hamaguchi |
| Studio | Actas |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, TVA, TVO, BS11, AT-X, TV Tokyo, TVh, TVQ, SBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 9, 2012 – March 25, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 + 2 recap episodes |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yuu Hibiki |
| Illustrated by | Humikane Shimada, Shin Kyougoku |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | November 22, 2012 – June 25, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Studio | Actas |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 21, 2012 – June 21, 2013 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! | |
| Illustrated by | Nii-Marco |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Original run | May 27, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Game | |
| Girls und Panzer: Senshadō, Kiwamemasu! | |
| Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
| Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
| Genre | Action |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
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| Original video animation | |
| Girls und Panzer: This is the Real Anzio Battle! | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Written by | Takaaki Suzuki |
| Music by | Shiro Hamaguchi |
| Studio | Actas |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 5, 2014 |
| Runtime | 37 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Ribbon no Musha | |
| Written by | Takaaki Suzuki |
| Illustrated by | Takeshi Nogami |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Flapper |
| Original run | September 5, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Gekitou! Maginot-sen Desu!! | |
| Illustrated by | Ryūichi Saitaniya |
| Published by | Media Factory (digital) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Walker (digital) |
| Original run | November 19, 2014 – August 19, 2015 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Little Army II | |
| Illustrated by | Tsuchii |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Original run | April 27, 2015 – March 26, 2016 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime film | |
| Girls und Panzer der Film | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Studio | Actas |
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| Released | November 21, 2015 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer Der Film Variante | |
| Illustrated by | Ino Takashi |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Flapper |
| Original run | August 5, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Senshado no Susume | |
| Illustrated by | Midori Hagi |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Flapper |
| Original run | August 5, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Girls und Panzer: Phase. Erika | |
| Illustrated by | Ryūichi Saitaniya |
| Published by | Media Factory (digital) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic Walker (digital) |
| Original run | September 19, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime film series | |
| Girls und Panzer das Finale | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Studio | Actas |
| Released | December 9, 2017 – scheduled |
| Films | 6 |
Girls und Panzer (ガールズ&パンツァー Gāruzu ando Pantsā?) is a 2012 Japanese anime television series created by Actas. It depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Reiko Yoshida and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Takaaki Suzuki, who has earlier acted as a military history advisor for Strike Witches and Upotte!!, was involved in the production of the anime. The series initially aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes airing in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014. Nine manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory. An animated film was initially announced for release in 2014, however was pushed back to Summer 2015. The movie was released in Japanese theaters on November 21, 2015. A six-part theatrical anime series has been announced, with the first film premiering in Japan in December 9, 2017.
The story takes place in a universe where historical World War II–era tanks are maintained for sport-style warfare competitions and large carrier ships known as Academy Ships support mobile sea communities. Of the many activities high school girls can participate in, one of the most popular is "sensha-dō" (戦車道?, lit. "the way of the tank"), the art of operating tanks, which is considered a traditional martial art. Miho Nishizumi, a girl from a prestigious family of sensha-dō practitioners who became traumatized by a past event, transfers to Ōarai Girls High School to get away from sensha-dō, as she presumed the school was no longer practicing the sport. However, shortly after Miho begins her new school life and makes some new friends, the student council announces the revival of sensha-dō at Ōarai and coerces Miho, the only student with prior experience, to join. While reluctant to join at first, having practically been forced, Miho soon warms up to sensha-dō again and comes to enjoy it, after which the school prepares to enter a national sensha-dō championship, facing off against various other schools.
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