Girls und Panzer
| Girl und Panzer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Anime Series | ||
| First Publication | 2012 | |
Girl und Panzer is a 2012 anime released by ACTAS studios. Featuring the typical same-faced moe school girls and high-school setting, it might be mistakable for any other anime were it not for the addition of MOTHERFUCKING TANKS. Due to the inclusion of said tanks this show has reached a unprecedented cult-fan following. See /ak/ for more details.
It's not about anime-crazy tanks either: each of the featured vehicles is a CGI/cellshade rendering of a WWII-era war machine. Though it's debatable as to it's level of accuracy to the real vehicles, the performance of each vehicle is generally close enough to real that the show is essentially normal-ville with steel treads and high-caliber guns.
The Anime features 12 episodes and an OVA, with a further 6 OVA's of dubious value and a charming sub-series called Yukari's Tank Corner. A sequel movie is due to arrive in summer of 2015. The series has additional manga ranging from honest supplement materiel to barely concealed yuri-fests. Don't ask about dounjin...just don't.
It also doesn't hurt the popularity of the series that in Asia, it has blended together with World of Tanks. There are official model products with GuP characters depicted on the box art, with decals from the show.
Girl und Panzer and /tg/
There are two official Japanese /tg/ games: one is a paper-model (hah!!! you call that shit paper modeling?) game called Battle in Oarai, which features the main characters vs. St. Gloriana. The other is Panzer Vor, a more detailed chit-based game much like Advanced Squad Leader except with action-cards and moe-schoolgirls.
There is a Lafayette Academy quest thread, starring Gertrude Pool.
There are other quest threads, but they don't come to mind right now. Go ahead, add them.
Lastly, and most humbly, there is the Flames of War adaptation being worked on by a certain jackass that fell in love with the series. he wrote this page. It features the ability to play more balanced games with alternate tank numbers as to what is seen in the show, and tries to be as true to the series as possible without just plain breaking the rules.
It is badly in need of a second edition
more to come...