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Valiona2016-09-02 20:48:59

Hello, and welcome to my liveblog for Girls und Panzer, the show in which tank combat is a sport done by high school girls.

It's been about two years since I was first introduced to the anime, after seeing a video about Katyusha. I found it quite enjoyable, with good action and an interesting cast of characters, even if I'm not into tanks or military history as many of the show's fans are.

Girls und Panzer is a multimedia franchise, and consists of the following entries, listed in the approximate priority I gave each. Next to each, you can see how far I got in each.

1. The main anime series. Complete
2. The manga adaptation. Complete
3. The Little Army prequel manga. Complete
4. The OVAs. Complete
5. The Little Army sequel manga. Cancelled
6. The Maginot manga. Complete.
7. The chapters of Ribbon Warrior that have been released thus far. Cancelled
8. Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu. Cancelled
9. Der Film. Complete

The next entry is the first episode of the anime.

UPDATE 1(November 26, 2014): I've had a change of plans, and will be liveblogging the manga adaptation around the same time as the anime, partly because it mainly covers the changes, and it's easier to liveblog the manga with the anime somewhat fresh in my mind. Expect them to be done at approximately the same pace, and I'll altenate between each version.

UPDATE 2(December 24, 2014): To celebrate Christmas, I decided to release Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu Chapter 9's entry early, and temporarily put it after Chapter 16's entry.

UPDATE 3(January 6, 2015): I have completed the main series anime and manga, and have added the Maginot manga to the list. I'll do it after Little Army and the OVA series.

UPDATE 4(January 22, 2015): I have completed the Little Army manga. Updates may be somewhat slower from here on out.

UPDATE 5(March 18, 2015): I have completed all the OVAs.

UPDATE 6(March 27, 2015): I have completed all of the Maginot chapters so far. I'll add the rest as they come in.

UPDATE 7 (April 2, 2015): I have also completed the Ribbon Warrior chapters so far.

UPDATE 8 (May 3, 2015): I have completed all the chapters that have been translated into English. I will update as new chapters are released and translated.

UPDATE 9 (October 30, 2015): I have completed the Maginot manga.

FINAL UPDATE (September 2, 2016): Having completed der Film, I have decided to officially stop updating this liveblog, as per the plan I made when I started doing der Film. Thank you for reading, and any comments are appreciated, since I'll still check for them from time to time (remember- DO NOT include apostrophes, or your comment will not show up).

Comments

erana Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 28th 2015 at 1:45:34 PM

About "first class" (most of Ankou team) and "second class" (Yukari), they mean the different groups of each course, not "first rate" and "second rate". At a maximum of, say, 30 students per class, even a school as "small" as Oarai is bound to have more than one.

erana Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 28th 2015 at 1:57:28 PM

On a different note, as for the localization being far smoother than the fan translation, it's worth noting that the main translator of the fan-translator group whith which it's not a big secret I'm somewhat involved is not a native English speaker, and it shows in some of his lines being a bit awkward.

Valiona Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 28th 2015 at 2:44:55 PM

erana,

Regarding the "first class" and "second class," I'd heard from someone else that Yukari "(is) not only in a different class, but a different faculty." and he also said that supplemental short dramas with the BD indicate that she has more problems with her studies.

That's an interesting revelation. Of course, regardless of whether the fan translations are done by those with English as a second language, I've noticed that fan translations often a bit more literal than the localizations.

Jamibu Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 28th 2015 at 3:33:16 PM

Valiona,

I just would like to point out that in OVA 4, The 6 Oarai teams were dancing the Anglerfish dance at some of the locations found at the real Oarai town in Ibaraki and not on the Oarai Schoolship. It's a way to promote the town for those who would want to see those places for their anime location pilgrimages.

Valiona Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 28th 2015 at 5:21:00 PM

Jamibu,

Thank you for pointing that out; I edited the entry