Girls und Panzer Discussion Thread

[William K]

Originally Posted by strangefour

-Team Military Cosplay's tank has a non moving turret... And they are thankful for it! Hmm. They are all based upon a different historical military and probably a specific general too.

Yeah, the girl with the German uniform is called Erwin, as in Rommel.

[strangefour]

Originally Posted by William K

Yeah, the girl with the German uniform is called Erwin, as in Rommel.

Let's see on the cast page there's: エルヴィン, カエサル, 左衛門佐, & おりょう That's Erwin Rommel (hat), Julius Ceasar (scarf), Sanada Yukimura (one eye), & I have no clue (librarian in a coat).

[William K]

Originally Posted by strangefour

Let's see on the cast page there's: エルヴィン, カエサル, 左衛門佐, & おりょう That's Erwin Rommel (hat), Julius Ceasar (scarf), Sanada Yukimura (one eye), & I have no clue (librarian in a coat).

The last girl is Oryō, nickname of Narasaki Ryō, wife of Sakamoto Ryoma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasaki_Ry%C5%8D

[Buckeye]

Time to start tankery training. But before you can't have tankery class without tanks, so it's time to take out those skeletons in the closet. And Miho and company will be using the Pantsu Aho, err, Panzer Vor. First order of business, introduce the instructor Ami Chouno. Now it's time for a mock combat. And you gotta kick to properly steer this thing.

Just like the first episode, this one picks up right where things leave off with the girls getting ready to do some tank training. This show continues to exceed my expectations, and in all likelihood, I will be watching this. Seeing the girls having trouble handling those tanks is truly something.

[something]

Episode 2:

- Tanks are sorta like cars, right? >_>
- New girl, Yukari! No-name seiyuu, only did a Bakatest role before.
- Total talk otaku. Likes rubbing her faces on old tanks found out in the woods. ...Why the hell was a tank there?

- Tanks acquired. Teams assigned.
- APOLOGIZE TO THE FINNS! XD
- Oh god Yukari has it bad for Miho.
- I twitch with absolute glee every few seconds while watching this show. I love it love it love it.
- Oh my. Yuzu in that bikini. Wow.

- Hey, it's Miho's sister, Teru. ...I mean, Maho.
- Saori is a great friend. She knows when Miho needs a bit of cheering up.
- Everyone sucks at cooking. Saori ot the rescue! Saori with glasses!

- Yay, we meet the last girl, Mako. She's... not really a morning person.
- Ahahaha, their instructor makes the best entrance. And you just knew it would be a woman to crush Saori's hopes.
- I love the girl from the cosplay group who always has one eye closed. What was her name... Saemonji.
- HAHAH one girl asks the internet for help learning how to pilot a tank. "I don't know what model it is so I can't answer." "Google it." "Take off your clothes." DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE INTERNET!
- Haha Yukari is so in her happy place.
- That kick. XD
- Suddenly tank action!
- ....And we're about to run over one of the main characters. Ooops!

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SHOW.

[William K]

Tank Driver get! Mako and her low blood pressure issues lead to many funny situations, from her giving up because she has to wake up at 5 am for the match, to Team A using extreme measures to wake her up. Didn't think that Tari Tari's horse-riding through town could get trumped so quickly...

Considering how much this series is similar to Saki, it's amusing how un-Saki-like Ueda Kanna is as Momo. And after a session of Pimp my Tank, the Student Council tank is not yellow, it's gold! Team A's tank looks normal from the outside, but lol at the interior.

Time for a match against the St Gloriana Afterschool Tea Tank-girls (which is the opening scene from Episode 1). And if you think the Oarai aircraft carrier was ridiculous, the St Gloriana one is even more so! Sounds like all (girl?) schools are floating instead of on land for some reason...

Chibi-tank in the ED changes and it's the turn of the Student Council and their 38(t). Yuzuko is too cute...

[bear]

Damn, what a guilty pleasure this is turning out to be. Absolutely silly premise but between the girls and the tanks I'm loving it. Pink, gold and scarlet tanks! The background music snippets are fun with one of the girls humming "Scotland the Brave" and the music they were playing before the competition started (can't remember the name). The attention to the tank details is amazing (ranks up there with K-On! for musical instruments,and Upotte! for guns). Miho gets sucked into commanding the tank and then commanding the whole squad! And what is the angelfish dance?

[Fencedude]

Officially the best show of the season. Not even a competition.

Mako's so adorable~~

[William K]

Originally Posted by bear

The attention to the tank details is amazing (ranks up there with K-On! for musical instruments,and Upotte! for guns).

Takaaki Suzuki is the military history advisor for the show. He played the same role in Strike Witches and Upotte. And it's not just the tanks themselves but the strategy and tactics that are realistic too. The part where you drive the tank to just behind the ridge with only the turret showing where you can shoot at others while being protected, for example.

[bear]

Originally Posted by William K

Takaaki Suzuki is the military history advisor for the show. He played the same role in Strike Witches and Upotte. And it's not just the tanks themselves but the strategy and tactics that are realistic too. The part where you drive the tank to just behind the ridge with only the turret showing where you can shoot at others while being protected, for example.

I agree. The little details really add to this show such as the smoke when they start the engines or the way the suspension reacts. I was even impressed when the Lee threw a track trying to retreat. They could have just had it just bog down but they went to the trouble of actually animating it. I hope they show us the automotive club at some point with a real tank recovery vehicle and transporters. They're the unsung heroes of the Sensha-dō competition!