Girls und Panzer Discussion Thread

[William K]

Originally Posted by bear

What did the Pravda commanders drive up in? Stalin's Calliope (Katyusha rocket launcher)?

Loved Pravda's theme song and the girls singing along. Anyone know what it is?

Yeah, because the commander's name is Katyusha, she first appears driving a Katyusha and then sings the song "Katyusha" :D

I guess Ika-musume has found a new way of invading and conquering Earth :D

Edit : Heh, the Wiki page for the song Katyusha already has GaruPan info added

[Nikopol]

I have to say, i'm really surprised how much i love Garupan. When i first read about the show, i never expected it to be so good. This was suppossed to be my guilty pleasure for the season and now it's my favorite. By far. In a rather strong season with some really great shows.

(now OniAi is/was my guilty pleasure, until they ran out of both ideas and budget XD )

This needs a second season. And a few films. :D

[William K]

Originally Posted by Nikopol

This needs a second season. And a few films. :D

Given the amount of chatter this is generating across the otakudom, and the pre-order numbers, a 2nd season is really a no-brainer. And it's not like Actas is overwhelmed with projects. The challenge would be on how to keep things fresh and interesting. The World Championships of Senshado will obviously be a ready plotline, but they've already gone through a fair amount of WWII-era tanks as well as tactics.

I'm pretty sure that Ooarai town and Ibaraki province would gladly finance part of it with all the tourism and merchandising income they are getting from the show. Heck, even World of Tanks might want to chip in. I don't have any stats to back this up, but I'm guessing they are getting new players because of the anime.

I still think we're more likely to get a Garupan game first though.

[Fencedude]

Let him remember this plain young girl,
And her sweet song like a dove,
As he stands guarding his proud nation,
So Katyusha will guard their love

[Ingraman]

It's a bit weird that CR's stream of the episode didn't have the 'Katyusha' song. The GuP committee didn't get int'l rights? CR couldn't afford it? ?_?

[Fencedude]

For those who missed it: Katyusha

[William K]

Originally Posted by Ingraman

It's a bit weird that CR's stream of the episode didn't have the 'Katyusha' song. The GuP committee didn't get int'l rights? CR couldn't afford it? ?_?

The song should be in public domain like the "Lili Marleen" in Strike Witches. I'm guessing it's an issue with US copyright laws

[something]

Originally Posted by Ingraman

It's a bit weird that CR's stream of the episode didn't have the 'Katyusha' song. The GuP committee didn't get int'l rights? CR couldn't afford it? ?_?

Most likely someone in Japan just screwed up. I've emailed them about it (and so should anyone else watching on CR so it gets flagged with higher priority). I won't be watching until Saturday as usual, so we'll see what happens by then.

[something]

Originally Posted by something

Most likely someone in Japan just screwed up. I've emailed them about it (and so should anyone else watching on CR so it gets flagged with higher priority). I won't be watching until Saturday as usual, so we'll see what happens by then.

Got a really craptacular reply: "The video provided to us by the publisher was for international distribution."

Yeah, no shit Sherlock. What's annoying is that I don't know if they actually looked into it seriously and are saying "The publisher explicitly refused to release the footage with this insert song outside of Japan and there's nothing we can do about it." or just being lazy and saying "Fuck if I know or care, we put up what we get and don't/won't question it."

I know they've fixed this sort of issue before with other shows, which is why the lame response is all the more disappointing.

[Fencedude]

Originally Posted by something

Yeah, no shit Sherlock. What's annoying is that I don't know if they actually looked into it seriously and are saying "The publisher explicitly refused to release the footage with this insert song outside of Japan and there's nothing we can do about it." or just being lazy and saying "Fuck if I know or care, we put up what we get and don't/won't question it."

It seems that, beyond all reason, the song in question is under copyright.

Its the same situation as Lili Marlene in Strike Witches.