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]
^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.
^スタッフ [Staff] (in Japanese). Girls und Panzer Official Website. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2012.