History Trivia / GirlsUndPanzer

** Creator/AyaHirano's OneSceneWonder role as Arisa came after a lot of bad publicity had nearly ended her career. While she never again gained the level she had as ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', it did lead to further roles.

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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://gup.wikia.com/wiki/Girls_und_Panzer_Wiki Girls und Panzer Wiki]], and another [[http://girlsundpanzer.wikia.com/wiki/PanzerVor Girls und Panzer Wiki]].

** Before the sho, the annual Anglerfish Festival averaged about 25,000 people comingto Oarai. On November 17-18, 2012, it drew '''65,000''' people, because of ''Girls Und Panzer''. Attendance at the 2013 festival was '''100,000'''. Apparently the cast who played the Anglerfish Team all turned out for the event in costume, which presumably helps to account for the boom. The festival has become as much a celebration of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' as it is about the actual fish.

** The annual Anglerfish Festival usually draws about 25,000 people to Oarai. On November 17-18, 2012, it drew '''65,000''' people, because of ''Girls Und Panzer''. Attendance at the 2013 festival was '''100,000'''. Apparently the cast who played the Anglerfish Team all turned out for the event in costume, which presumably helps to account for the boom.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: The English dub seems to be quite a reunion for certain [=VAs=] from various Houston-based dubs as evident below:
** ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'' [=VAs=]:
*** [[Creator/CynthiaMartinez Maya]] plays as Duck team's driver Shinobu.
*** Hippo team has [[Creator/ShannonEmerick Char's]] and [[Creator/LuciChristian Chifuyu's]] respective [=VAs=] playing as Caesar and Erwin, respectively; the latter also lends her voice to Leopon team's driver Tsuchiya.
*** [[Creator/MonicaRial Houki]] gets behind the wheel of Rabbit team's M3 Lee Tank as Karina.
*** [[Creator/TiffanyGrant Laura]] takes command of Mallard Team as Sodoko.
*** [[Creator/BrittneyKarbowski Cecilia]] voices Leopon Team's loader Suzuki and Saunders' Arisa.
*** Meanwhile [[Creator/HilaryHaag Rin]] takes command of Pravda's Sensha-do team as Katyusha, while [[Creator/ShannonEmerick Char]] double-roles as her second-in-command Nonna.
** ''Anime/AKB0048'' [=VAs=]:
*** [[Creator/LuciChristian Nagisa]] co-leads Hippo Team as Erwin along with [[Creator/ShannonEmerick Sae Miyazawa the 10th]] as Caesar, while [[Creator/NancyNovotny Haruna "Kojiharu" Kojima the 8th]] is Oryou, the driver, and Yuko Oshima the 9th (Tiffany Terrell) is Saemonza, the gunner
*** Suzuko (Caitlynn French) plays Hana Isuzu
*** [[Creator/MonicaRial Yuka]] is the driver of the [=M3Lee=] tank, Karina, while Sonata (Juliet Simmons) plays Aya Oono, one of the gunners for Rabbit Team.
*** Makoto (Molly Searcy), the most cowardly of understudies for the next generation of [=AKB0048=], plays the [[BrilliantButLazy tired, sleepy, but smart driver]] of Anglerfish Team, Mako.
*** [[Creator/MargaretMcDonald Yuki "Yukirin" Kashiwagi the 6th]] plays the show's protagonist and leader of Anglerfish Team, Miho Nishizumi. (note: Margaret is credited as "Meg".)
*** Two next generation [=AKB0048=] understudies, Kanata Shinonome (Genevieve Simmons) and [[Creator/CarliMosier Mimori Kishida]], play Duck Team (The members made up of the Volleyball Club) members Noriko Isobe and Akebi Sasaki. Also, [=AKB0048=] Successor [[Creator/CynthiaMartinez Minami Takahashi the 5th]] is the driver Shinobu Kawanishi.
*** Tomomi "Tomochin" Itano the 11th (Creator/AllisonSumrall) commands Rabbit Team as Azusa Sawa.
*** [[Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack Tsubasa Katagiri]] plays Sensha-do instructor Ami Chouno. She also doubles as Mallard Team's driver, Moyoko Gotou.
*** Megumi Wanaguchi (Meaghan Avocado) is Yuzu Koyama, the Student Council's Vice President and driver of Turtle Team (which consisted of the Student Council members).
*** [[Creator/EmilyNeves Chieri Sono]] leads Saunders College High's Sensha-do team as Kei, while [[Creator/BrittneyKarbowski Orine Aida]] is Saunders' cheating third in command, Arisa.
** ''Anime/ExcelSaga'': [[Creator/JessicaCalvello Excel]] is Saori Takebe, the radio operator for Anglerfish Team, while [[Creator/MonicaRial Hyatt]] is Karina, the driver for Rabbit Team (they also would go on to be in ''Manga/MariaHolic'', about one year later as Kanako and Mariya).
** ''Anime/PrincessNine'':
*** [[Creator/HilaryHaag Ryo Hayakawa]] plays the bratty half pint leader of Pravda's Sensha-do, Katyusha.
*** [[Creator/TiffanyGrant Yoko Tokashiki]] is Midoriko "Sodoko" Sono, the hall monitor of Orai Girls Academy, and leader of Mallard Team.
*** [[Creator/CynthiaMartinez Hikaru Yoshimoto]] is Duck Team's driver, Shinobu Kawanishi.
*** [[Creator/MonicaRial Izumi Himoru]] is Rabbit Team's driver, Karina.
** ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' [=VAs=]:
*** [[Creator/LuciChristian Elsie]] is now Hippo Team's co-commander Erwin, as well as Leopon Team Driver Tsuchiya.
*** Keima's mother [[Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack Mari]] now teaches Sensha-do as Oarai's instructor Ami Chouno. She also doubles as Mallard Team's driver, Moyoko Gotou.
*** [[Creator/BrittneyKarbowski Kanon]] (and in Season 2, [[TheOtherDarrin Chihiro]]) plays Leopon Team loader Suzuki, as well as Saunders' Arisa.
*** [[Creator/HilaryHaag Shiori]] now takes command of Pravda High's Sensha-do team as Katyusha.
*** Meanwhile, her fellow librarian [[Creator/MonicaRial Fujidera]] has taken the wheel of an M3 Lee as Rabbit Team's Karina
*** Kusonoki (via her [=VA=] Maggie Flecknoe) does double duty as Rabbit Team radio operator Yuuki, as well as Anteater Team loader Piyotan.
*** [[Creator/CynthiaMartinez Jun]] is now driving a Type 89 Medium Tank as Duck Team's Shinobu.

* TalkingToHerself: The Mallard Team in the original Japanese dub are all voiced by Shiori Izawa. Averted in the Sentai Filmworks dub.

** Creator/AyaHirano's OneSceneWonder role as Arisa came after a lot of bad publicity had nearly ended her career. While she never again gained the level she had as ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', it did lead to further roles.

*** [[Creator/LuciChristian Nagisa]] co-leads Hippo Team as Erwin along with [[Creator/ShannonEmerick Sae Miyazawa the 10th]] as Caesar, while [[NancyNovotny Haruna "Kojiharu" Kojima the 8th]] is Oryou, the driver, and Yuko Oshima the 9th (Tiffany Terrell) is Saemonza, the gunner

*** [[EmilyNeves Chieri Sono]] leads Saunders College High's Sensha-do team as Kei, while [[Creator/BrittneyKarbowski Orine Aida]] is Saunders' cheating third in command, Arisa.

* SleeperHit: As noted on the main page, ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' was consistently a top-5 rated show in Japan while it was being broadcast, completely surprising EVERYONE. It went on to be the second most popular AnimeFirst series of the entire UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, after ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear''.

** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/4614738 This fanart]] showcases what the Anglerfish Team, and the setting in general, would have looked like in their original forms. Highlights include tanks using ersatz airsoft rounds instead of actual live rounds, Miho being DelicatAndSickly, and Mako having a short silver hair instead of a long black hair.

** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/4614738 This fanart]] showcases what the Anglerfish Team, and the setting in general, would have looked like in their original forms. Highlights include tanks using ersatz airsoft rounds instead of actual live rounds, Miho being an IllGirl, and Mako having a short silver hair instead of a long black hair.

** Creator/GenevieveSimmons, who plays Noriko Isobe, the leader of Duck Team, as well as Miho's {{Jerkass}} mom, Instructor Shiho Nishizumi, as well as a Pravda Member, is the older sister of Creator/JulietSimmons, who plays Rabbit Team gunner Aya Oono.

* SleeperHit: As noted on the main page, ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' was consistently a top-5 rated show in Japan while it was being broadcast, completely surprising EVERYONE.

* AnimeFirst

** TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Social Engineering 1: Back to School lists the series in the appendix for recommended supplementary material.

** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/4614738 This fanart]] showcases what the Anglerfish Team, and the setting in general, would have looked like in their original forms. Highlights include tanks using ersatz airsoft rounds instead of actual live rounds, Miho being an IllGirl, and Mako having a short [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair silver hair]] instead of a long black hair.

* FanNickname:
** The series as a whole got the nickname ''Girls und [[PantyShot Pantsu]]'' or ''Girls Underpantsu'' (Apparently, this was denied by WordOfGod).
*** Alternative nicknames include ''[[Series/PimpMyRide Pimp My WWII Tank]]''[[note]]Thanks to the events of episodes 3 and 4[[/note]], ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks'': The Anime, and ''Moe of Tanks''; the latter two became one heck of an example of HilariousInHindsight.
** The [=OVAs=] were given nicknames as well, to wit:
*** The first OVA got ''[[FanService Girls und Panzervice]]'';
*** The second, ''[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Girls und Spamzer]]'';
*** The third, ''[[CoolShip Girls und Flugzeugträger ]]'' even before it was released
*** The fourth, ''[[CrowdSong Girls und Pan Ahn Ahn-Ahn, Ahn Ahn Ahn-Ahn...]]''
*** The fifth, ''[[SnowMeansCold Brrrrrrrrr und Panzer]]''
*** The sixth, ''[[{{Sentai}} Girls und PANZER FIVE!]]''
*** Meanwhile, the seventh got called ''[[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Girls und Pastah]]'', or alternatively ''[[Manga/InitialD Girls und Dorifto]]''.
** As for the characters:
*** '''Kampfgruppe Miho''' for A Team/Team Anglerfish.
*** "Tank Fairy", "Fluffy Hair", "Floof" and "The Tank Pope" are just some of the many nicknames Yukari has.
*** Hippo Team's driver Oryou is usually just nicknamed as "Oreo".
*** [[SendInTheClones The Sodoko Collective]] for the [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals Morals and Discipline Committee]] [[spoiler:a.k.a. Mallard Team]].
*** [[{{Manga/Saki}} Tank]] [[AloofBigBrother Teru]] for Maho, due to her similar role in the series, although Maho is shown to care significantly more for Miho than she lets on.
*** Tank [[TheDragon Sumire]] for Erika. Both of them are the sidekicks to the main leader of the opposing team, and they both [[spoiler:fall prey to attempts by their opponents to hinder them, leaving them unable to fight at full effectiveness]]. ''Sturmdere'' is also a common nickname for her particularly in /a/.
*** Tank [[LargeHam Touka]] for Kay of Saunders.
*** "Wani" (Crocodile) for Erica, because of a typo in ''Phase Erica''.
*** Gunner-chan and Loader-chan for two of the nameless crewmembers of Alisa's crew. The Loader is also nicknamed 'Helmet-chan'.
*** As for the notable crew members from Kuromorimine, pixiv have given them the following names: "Ritaiko"[[labelnote:*]]Track Girl[[/labelnote]] for the Jagdpanther commander (which the Hetzer tracked ''Twice''), "Geshiko"[[labelnote:*]]"Kick Girl" since her scene had her kicking the driver in the shoulder as she saw the Hetzer punch through the siege line from behind[[/labelnote]] for one of the Panther Commanders, and "Mauko"[[labelnote:*]]Maus Girl[[/labelnote]] [[spoiler:for the Maus Commander.]] The former two are usually also called by way of the tanks they commandeered: Jagdpanther-chan and Panther-chan, respectively.

* CareerResurrection: The role of Saori Takebe was this for Creator/JessicaCalvello. She originally was best known as Excel in ''Anime/ExcelSaga'', but doing the character's voice put a ton of strain on her vocal cords (this was exacerbated by ADV ignoring her medical professional's suggestions to give her plenty of rest). After that, she quietly moved to New York, but only could have minor roles over there (her only known major role there was Karin Aoi from ''Manga/DNA2''). In late 2013, she moved back to Texas again, returning to major anime roles starting with ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', then landing high-profile roles like Eclair in ''Anime/FairyTailTheMoviePhoenixPriestess'' (which was released around the same time as the dub of ''Girls und Panzer''), Kanako Miyame in ''Manga/MariaHolic'' and Hange Zoe in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (which Jessica was a fan of when it was simulcasted).

* ReferencedBy: TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Social Engineering 1: Back to School lists the series in the appendix for recommended supplementary material.

*** Gunner-chan and Loader-chan for two of the nameless crewmembers of Alisa's crew.

* ActorAllusion: Very cryptic reference: Arisa's CV Creator/AyaHirano voices Suzumiya Haru''hi'', and her boyfriend is called Takashi. It's a nod to [[VisualNovel/RumblingHearts Takayuki Narumi]] whom Suzumiya Haru''ka'' is in love with.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: The miniature tank in the tank cafe bears a striking resemblance to the real [[http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/italy/ww2_Italian_Tanks.php Fiat 2000]]

* TheRedStapler: The show put the real Japanese town of Oarai in Ibaraki prefecture on the anime map, seeing an increase in tourism especially after episode 4, which featured the town. For a more specific example, the hotel/restaurant that was shown wrecked by a drifting Matilda got a spike in reservations following the episode.
** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fVvSzdu88SI]] video gives a tour of Oarai, showing the real life version of locations that were used in certain scenes of the anime.
** The annual Anglerfish Festival usually draws about 25,000 people to Oarai. On November 17-18, 2012, it drew '''65,000''' people, because of ''Girls Und Panzer''. Attendance at the 2013 festival was '''100,000'''. Apparently the cast who played the Anglerfish Team all turned out for the event in costume, which presumably helps to account for the boom.
** As noted elsewhere, Oarai has turned itself into an anime pilgrimage city, milking the show's popularity for every last Yen. Since the city was devastated by the 2011 tsunami, this has not created any fandom backlash. Comments usually go along the line of 'they really need it'.
** Ooarai has remained an anime pilgrimage city, with an entire episode dedicated to a visit in ''Anime/AnimeGataris'', and its inclusion in a 28-city package tour for foreign otaku tourists.

* [[TalkingToHimself Talking to Herself]]: The Mallard Team in the original Japanese dub are all voiced by Shiori Izawa. Averted in the Sentai Filmworks dub.

* TheCastShowoff: During Episode 8, Nonna, Pravda's XO, leads TheTeam in singing the Russian song "Katyusha"; her voice actress, Creator/SumireUesaka, is a Russian language major. Unfortunately, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dM2IIvs6m4 the song]] was removed from Crunchyroll's stream due to copyright issues. Its replacement with an instrumental version of "Korobeiniki"[[note]]You know it as the theme from ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''.[[/note]], while Katyusha and Nonna just stare silently forward like a couple of spare pricks was not massively well-received.

* ReferenedBy: TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Social Engineering 1: Back to School lists the series in the appendix for recommended supplementary material.