Girls und Panzer

Girls und Panzer
Key visual for the anime television series featuring (left to right) Yukari Akiyama, Saori Takebe, Miho Nishizumi, Mako Reizei, and Hana Isuzu
ガールズ&パンツァー
(Gāruzu ando Pantsā)
GenreAction, comedy, military[1][2]
Further information
Manga
Illustrated byRyohichi Saitaniya
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Flapper
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 5, 2012March 5, 2014
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Manga
Little Army
Illustrated byTsuchii
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 27, 2012January 26, 2013
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Manga
4-koma Panzer Vor!
Illustrated byYuuma
Published byGakken
MagazineMegami Magazine
Cho! Animedia (online)
Original runJuly 30, 2012July 26, 2022
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Produced by
  • Kiyoshi Sugiyama
  • Yōichi Sekine
  • Hirotsugu Ogisu
  • Youhei Hayashi
  • Takeshi Ishigaki
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioActas
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, BS11, AT-X
Original run October 9, 2012 March 25, 2013
Episodes12 + 2 recap episodes (List of episodes)
Light novel
Written byYū Hibiki
Illustrated by
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Bunko J
Original runNovember 22, 2012June 25, 2013
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Produced by
  • Kiyoshi Sugiyama
  • Yōichi Sekine
  • Hirotsugu Ogisu
  • Youhei Hayashi
  • Takeshi Ishigaki
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioActas
Licensed by
  • AUS: Hanabee Entertainment
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • UK: MVM Entertainment
Released December 21, 2012 June 21, 2013
Runtime4–16 minutes
Episodes6 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Yukari Akiyama's Tank Course
Produced by
  • Jun Yukawa
  • Kiyoshi Sugiyama
StudioActas
Released December 21, 2012 June 21, 2013
Runtime5–17 minutes
Episodes6
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Illustrated byMaruko Nii
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2013 – present
Volumes19 (List of volumes)
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Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Comics Flapper Series
Original runOctober 23, 2013November 22, 2014
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Video game
Master the Tankery!
DeveloperNamco Bandai Games
PublisherNamco Bandai Games
GenreAction game
PlatformPlayStation Vita
Released
  • JP: June 26, 2014
Original video animation
Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle!
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Produced by
  • Kiyoshi Sugiyama
  • Yōichi Sekine
  • Hirotsugu Ogisu
  • Youhei Hayashi
  • Shinichi Sugawara
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioActas
Released
  • July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05)
Runtime38 minutes
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  • Takaaki Suzuki
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DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 5, 2014March 5, 2021
Volumes16 (List of volumes)
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Published byIchijinsha
ImprintDNA Media Comics
Original runNovember 5, 2014 – present
Volumes9 (List of volumes)
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Fierce Fight! It's the Maginot Battle!!
Illustrated byRyohichi Saitaniya
Published byKadokawa
MagazineComicWalker (online)
Original runNovember 19, 2014August 19, 2015
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
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Illustrated byTsuchii
Published byMedia Factory
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Original runApril 27, 2015March 26, 2016
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Video game
Great Tankery Operation!
DeveloperShowgate
PublisherMobcast Games
GenreSimulation game
PlatformAndroid, iOS, PC
Released
  • JP: November 11, 2015
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Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Comics Alive Series
PublishedNovember 21, 2015
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
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Illustrated byMidori Hagi
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Flapper
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 5, 2016June 5, 2019
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
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Illustrated byRyohichi Saitaniya
Published byKadokawa
MagazineComicWalker (online)
Original runSeptember 19, 2016March 19, 2018
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Manga
Daily Life of Girls und Panzer: 4-koma Comic Anthology
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Comics Alive Series
Original runMarch 23, 2017February 23, 2019
Volumes4 + 2 complementaries (List of volumes)
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Illustrated byMotofumi Kobayashi
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCorocoro Aniki
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 15, 2017March 15, 2021
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Video game
Dream Tank Match
DeveloperNatsume Atari
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
GenreAction game
PlatformPlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch (as Dream Tank Match DX)
ReleasedPlayStation 4
  • JP: February 22, 2018
  • SEA: February 27, 2018
Nintendo Switch
  • JP/SEA: February 21, 2019
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Published byKadokawa
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Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Video game
Gather! Everyone's Tankery!!
DeveloperKLab Games
Bandai Namco Entertainment
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
GenreLife simulation game
PlatformAndroid, iOS
Released
  • JP: August 3, 2018
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Illustrated byMichio Murakawa
Published byKadokawa
MagazineComicWalker (online)
Original runNovember 16, 2018 – present
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
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Published byKadokawa
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Original runFebruary 1, 2019June 21, 2021
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
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Published byMedia Factory
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Girls und Panzer (Japanese: ガールズ&パンツァー, Hepburn: Gāruzu ando Pantsā, with the part in German translated: "Girls and Tanks"), abbreviated as GuP or Garupan (ガルパン), is a Japanese franchise created by Actas[3] which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport.

The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Reiko Yoshida and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Takaaki Suzuki, who had earlier acted as a military history advisor for Strike Witches and Upotte!!, was involved in the production of the anime. The TV series initially aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes that aired in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014.[4][5] Nine manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory. An animated film was released in Japanese theaters on November 21, 2015.[6][7] A six-part theatrical anime series premiered in 2017.[8]

  1. ^ Høgset, Stig. "Girls und Panzer (TV)". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Scott (September 28, 2012). "VIDEO: Girls und Panzer Anime Commercial". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2020. A new TV commercial offers a short but charming look at the "military series that'll tickle your heart," Girls und Panzer.
  3. ^ スタッフ [Staff] (in Japanese). Girls und Panzer Official Website. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "Girls und Panzer TV Anime Slated for October". Anime News Network. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Girls und Panzer TV Anime to Debut on October 8". Anime News Network. August 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "Girls & Panzer Film's Theme Singer, Date, Length, New Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Girls und Panzer Film's Promo Video Reviews Franchise's Story". Anime News Network. March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Girls & Panzer Final Chapter Anime Project is 6-Part Theatrical Anime". Anime News Network. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.