Girls und Panzer Discussion Thread

[Buckeye]

It's onto a sparring match with St. Gloriana. The difference in experience was pretty obvious at the beginning and were about to be a blowout win for the Gloriana Tea Time as their tactics turned into an ambush. But Miho comes through and is able to separate the battalion. Their guts took down four of the tanks, but the heavy armor gave the Tea gals the win. They fought well considering that they haven't been around for very long. Next up, their first official match against an American academy. This time, the volleyball team is in the ending.

That was a fun episode there. I was expecting the tea tankers to blow them out, and while they did win Miho did put up a great fight, seeing how she is inheriting her mother's skills. Now the real fight begins with their first opponent being Americans.

[strangefour]

-After tea time tank squad?
-Wait wait... they are using actual armor piercing rounds? TEH HELL!?
-"Calm down. People rarely get their heads shot off." Yeah because they aren't dumb enough to be sitting on the tank during combat stupid.
-Activities to engage in while waiting for tank combat: Volleyball. Cards. Sunbathing. Being General Posers.
-Learn to aim and how to shut up miss monocle.
-Don't run away from your tank during combat! >_<
-retreat now is a good idea but.... NOT INTO TOWN! Days without civilian casualties: 0
-THINK OF THE TEA CUP!
-Aaaah. Local business owners like downtown tank battles. Rotten old money grubbing insurance fraud bastards.

-S... Spandex lantern fish dance?
-Family flower drama!
-Mako is the best dark brooding loli.
-Tomorrow's enemy is Colonel Sanders!
-Yay~ Chibi team volleyball~
-Omg adorable confectionery tanks! I'm so hungry.

The tank combat is so crazy and reckless... but this episode was more adorable. Just low on the Mako time. Make more Mako!

[Fencedude]

Whoops. Looks like I forgot this.

Insert Comedy Statement Here

[something]

Episode 4:

- Drinkin' tea on a tank. So refined.
- I adore Miho so much. Despite having the "tank trauma!" background, and seeming at first like a very "normal" girl, she's pretty damn clutch when in a commanding role. She's confident, smart, and very good at what she does. It's a joy to watch.
- Drinkin' tea while being shot by tanks. Hardcore.
- And there's the shot that ended the flash forward in the first episode.
- Hahaha, their goal is to fight the battle without spilling their tea. Oh Gloriana.
- Awwwww, Saori is worried about Miporin. <3 And Miporin is pretty badass. Shrapnel? She's not worried about no shrapnel.
- And what's that about the tanks being coated with carbon inside? So some kind of carbon nano armor I guess? That would explain how they're able to use rounds that can blow huge holes in mountains...

- Momo, you are a lunatic. Also, pretty terrible at this.
- Poor Miho. She's surrounded by idiots.
- Heh. Anzu is so unconcerned. Life is a bit game for her.
- The pink loli tank has been abandoned! Two down.
- Bwhahah I love how they're rolling through town firing rounds that leave big craters in the road.
- And people just stand on the side of the road, completely unprotected. o_O
- Cosplay tank and Volleyball tank score kills! Your turn, Miporin-gumi.
- THE TEA SPILLED. SHIT IS GETTING SERIOUS.
- Haha damnit, your stupid banners gave you away. Also I guess property damage is completely okay in these matches.
- And volleyball team counted their victory a bit prematurely...

- Team A is all that's left. Go go Miho!
- Hahaha, okay so not only is property damage okay, the citizens look forward to it because insurance will reimburse them enough to buy a new place.
- Also this first person stuff is awesome. And for what it's worth, this show probably has the best use of 3dcg I've ever seen in anime, period. And given how much I hate the stuff on principle, that's pretty high praise. The one thing that still realy bugs me is the characters being CG when they're sticking out of the tanks in some shots, but oh well.
- Cornered! Student council to the rescue!
- ...HAHHAHA Momo you're the worst. YOU ARE THE WORST. But I like you.
- They escape. And take down two more, andddddddddd... awwww. So close, Miho. Fantastic attempt! And it definitely makes sense for Ooarai to lose here. If anything I'm surprised they got to close.

- Darjeeling, that better have been roundabout praise, because you know Miho did damn well...
- Ahahahah oh wow. Anzu, of course, is just having a shitload of fun doing that horrible dance. (Also... lots of jiggle in Team A.)
- Go away, Hana's mom. Hana needs tanks! They help her orgasm!
- Damn, Hana is hardcore. She gets disowned by her family and it ain't no thang for her.

- Awww, good. The pink tank loli team apologized.
- And Darjeeling acknowledges Miho as her rival!

Girls und Panzer: Zenkoku-hen!

My god. This show is outrageously good. And just as importantly, it's being recognized as such in Japan. It's been the second best-ranked show of the season on Amazon during the past couple weeks alongside Chuunibyou (not counting Gintama).

One thing I find very impressive about this show is the flow of the tank battles. Not being a tank expert I can't compare these models to their real-world performance, but something about how they move feels so authentic anyway. There's a real feeling of weight and power to everything. The urban battles were especially impressive in this regard.

I expected this show to be good, but wow. It's pretty much a dead heat with Hidamari and Chuunibyou, and that I did not expect.

[Damius]

Originally Posted by something

Episode 5:

Should be Episode 4:

[Damius]

- A whole town on a ship, it stills surprise me.
- Welcome to the team, Yukari!
- Each team has their tank.
- No doubt about that, Yukari loves Miho.
- Yuzu in a bikini!
- Miho’s sister is on TV and Saori is with Miho to cheer her up.
- “Seducing a man” No need for that. Seducing a girl is way more important!
- And we meet Mako!
- The instructor makes a remarkable entrance. Good bye headmaster’s car.
- It’s time to practice driving a tank.

Oh WOW! This show is so wonderful!! No doubt this is an import!!!

[William K]

Originally Posted by something

My god. This show is outrageously good. And just as importantly, it's being recognized as such in Japan. It's been the second best-ranked show of the season on Amazon during the past couple weeks alongside Chuunibyou (not counting Gintama).

It seems to be hitting the sweet spot between the anime fans and the military, especially tank, otakus (otankus?). The models of their tanks seems to be doing well in orders too.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-new...ic-model-world

[something]

Fence brought this to my attention and since nobody has posted it yet:

GirlPan official blog: http://girls-und-panzer.at.webry.inf...article_2.html

In short, someone fucked up big time and episode 6 will not be ready. Next week, we will get episode 5.5. The content is unknown. I'm expecting partial recap and maybe some tank history.

The question is how they'll distribute it. For rather obvious reasons I'd rather consume a rabid dog's three-day-old shit than ever download a release from Commie, so Crunchyroll better find a way to stream this even if it, as would seem likely, doesn't get a normal TV broadcast.

I also hope the staff doesn't use "streamed final episode" as an excuse to delay release for a month or three like most every other show that has had streaming episodes. You'd think they shouldn't because this is just a delayed episode and not a bonus episode, but you'll have to excuse me for being suspicious.

[HitokiriShadow]

Kei's a lot of fun. Hope she sticks around after her match.

Yukaris mission and video was hilarious. I loved how she even included a credit scroll and credited Saunders under "collaboration".

Can't wait to see the rest of the match..... too bad its going to be a 2 week wait. ;_;

[Buckeye]

- A tank cafe, and that's a fancy way to order stuff. Sound a shot to alert the waitress, and the cakes come out on mini-tanks.
- Maho sure likes to rub it in on Miho.
- Time to plan for Saunders. But first, Odd Ball Yukari returns from an espionage mission.
- Game day is here. It seems like Saunders is always one step ahead.
- So that's what is happening. Saunders is wire-tapping.
- Smart thinking using the radio to fool Saunders, then using the cell phones for the counterattack.

This show just continues to be great. It seems like Yukari and Kay are getting along just fine even though she spied on them. And of course, this episode is a battle to show that just having high-end machinery isn't enough. The oddsmaker would make Saunders the prohibitive favorite to win considering that this is an elite program going up against one that is using skeletons from the closet and haven't been around very long. But Miho seems like she knows how to command the troops like a seasoned vet. Next up, the conclusion of the first match, but it will be awhile as there is a delay in production likely pushing the end of the show well into the winter season, so a recap episode is coming.