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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

Mar 19th 2015 at 3:45:51 AM

Rather than Rabbit Team's performance "taking a dive" as a result of the OVA being set midway through the series, I'd say that the OVA is set in showing how their competence actually rises at that point. In episode 5, they showed the courage. In OVA 7, they showed the gunner skill and the leadership. In episode 9, they showed the driver skill. In episode 12, they showed it all to become the killer rabbits!

erana Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 19th 2015 at 4:24:27 AM

"Erwin has typically acted as the sole representative of Hippo Team for tankery-related matters" Actualy, in episode 4 is Caesar their sole representative.

Valiona Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 19th 2015 at 8:28:05 AM

erana,

Those are some good observations. Of course, from what I've heard, many viewers don't have as positive a view of Rabbit Team's competence, focusing instead on their mistakes.

Jamibu Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 19th 2015 at 1:18:55 PM

Valiona,

Keisoku High School is Continuation High School, a Finnish-themed School. BTW, there are some interesting info about the different schools of the Gu Pverse shared on the Girls und Panzer thread here at TV Tropes: Here are the links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6

Also, Girls und Panzer: Little Army will be getting a sequel manga soon.

Valiona Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 19th 2015 at 4:37:53 PM

Jamibu,

Thank you for this information. It'll prove useful when I write fan fiction, although I do notice that it contradicts a few bits of what I already wrote (for example, that the Nishizumi school was founded by Shiho's grandmother).

The idea of having a sequel manga to Little Army sounds exciting. Do you know anything else about it? Will it take place between Miho's graduation from elementary school and the start of the series?

Jamibu Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 19th 2015 at 6:43:33 PM

Valiona,

Not much info of that yet except that it will start on Monthly Comic Alive(the magazine that published Little Army) next month, April 27, 2015.

Also the Girls und Panzer Movie's release date is now on November 21, 2015 in Japan, its runtime now at 120 minutes from the previously planned 90 minutes, and Choucho will perform the film's theme song.

More info:Girls und Panzer RoundUp

Valiona Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 19th 2015 at 7:54:47 PM

Jamibu,

I heard about the new release date 30 extra minutes before, but that and the rest is interesting information.