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Jul 5, 2014 8:17 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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About 37 minutes in total. That was very fun. Damn, I missed the OP song so much. I'm glad they played that already.

There were some other moments like preparation, execution, and the actual match. I really liked both sides' planning and strategies throughout the game. Plenty of action in the OVA. Overall, pretty nice OVA imo. I loved it and can't wait for the movie!
Jul 5, 2014 10:46 AM
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The average bra size of women in Italy is a C-cup. The animation seems to have
that aspect roughly correct. That does not surprise me, since the director was
near fanatical in his insistence on accuracy on the original TV series. According to
the same information source, the average bra size in Japan is A-cup. Note that
these girls are actually Japanese girls living in Japan and merely pretending to be
Italian. Their high school merely has an Italian theme. Therefore, there must be
some degree of padding going on. Maybe we'll see that if we look closely.
Jul 5, 2014 8:53 PM
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After such a long wait it's finally here but like always it was worth it!. Nice to see all the teams back and yay Yukari's did it again, such useful info. Hippo team are interesting as always with that name plates and mugs. The battles are awesome as expected, was a bit surprised they matched exactly with that small scene from ep 7

But most of all that ending was priceless! laughed so much and no wonder we didn't get to see them much after their match

Looking forward to the Movie now
What was my signature again?
Jul 5, 2014 9:06 PM
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Are subs out for it already?
Jul 6, 2014 12:00 PM
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okanagan said:
The average bra size of women in Italy is a C-cup. The animation seems to have
that aspect roughly correct. That does not surprise me, since the director was
near fanatical in his insistence on accuracy on the original TV series. According to
the same information source, the average bra size in Japan is A-cup. Note that
these girls are actually Japanese girls living in Japan and merely pretending to be
Italian. Their high school merely has an Italian theme. Therefore, there must be
some degree of padding going on. Maybe we'll see that if we look closely.

what
Jul 6, 2014 12:23 PM
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Anzio uses tankettes! Lots of them. Finally, Duck Team has a target they can take out with their underpowered main gun. When a tankette is knocked on its side, the crew gets out, pushes it upright, and drives off.

Almost everyone except Miho gets some new outfits.

A Sunkus uniform again makes Yuukari invisible.

Anzio's theme is "Funiculì funiculà".
Jul 6, 2014 12:54 PM
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okanagan said:
The average bra size of women in Italy is a C-cup. The animation seems to have
that aspect roughly correct. That does not surprise me, since the director was
near fanatical in his insistence on accuracy on the original TV series. According to
the same information source, the average bra size in Japan is A-cup. Note that
these girls are actually Japanese girls living in Japan and merely pretending to be
Italian. Their high school merely has an Italian theme. Therefore, there must be
some degree of padding going on. Maybe we'll see that if we look closely.

I agree with
your assess-
ment.

Jul 7, 2014 5:22 AM
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god damn that was the tightest shit

I need more
Jul 7, 2014 7:15 AM
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Reduce budget for snacks and buy a new tank. dafuq.

Really good to see all the characters again. I really hope there'll be season 2 someday later.
日本人はイッちゃってるよ
あいつら未来に生きてんな
Jul 7, 2014 11:55 PM

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Watched it raw and will re-watch once the sub is out. But yeah, that ending tho xD
Korrvo said:
I like lolis.

I don't like them sexually.

It's hard to not like lolis, their cuteness pander to the same emotions that naturally makes us fathers.

But it's hard to get off to anything that doesn't have any adult women characteristics like large tits, ass, and thighs.




http://imgur.com/qgjKHGn

Jul 8, 2014 7:47 PM

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jymmy said:
I'm really only commenting to ask DawnJ what the Japanese in their signature is supposed to mean.


"The Japanese Sawako boobs!
They a do I live in the future"

That's what Bing Translate says!

I plan to look CLOSELY at this "C Cup" theory when the subs finally get uploaded. >^,.^<
Jul 9, 2014 4:00 AM

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Hi Stark700, that news item about the US$330,000 first weekend box office
really is interesting. I assumed that the OVA would be sold as a Blu-ray or DVD,
but I had not guessed that it would get theatrical release.

I have some specific numbers that explain in detail how it ends up costing about
US $150,000 to produce one episode of a TV anime series.

http://www.crunchyroll.ca/anime-news/2011/10/30-1/how-much-does-one-episode-of-anime-cost-to-make

Perhaps the OVA would cost twice that. Therefore, it looks like these people are
well on their way to covering their initial investment and making a major profit.
Let's look forward to seeing lots more Girls und Panzer.
Jul 9, 2014 2:45 PM

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Thats great news. I always knew Girls und Panzer were popular in Japan. But still. The sub is still not out yet?
Jul 10, 2014 9:57 PM

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I want the sub!!!!!!!

Anyway, it's not true that the girls are all Japanese. In the series many of the girls from the British team were all fair of hair and of eyes while the girls from the protagonist team have black or brown hair (mostly) and I guess are supposed to be ethnic Japanese. So I guess each team is supposed to represent the country in ethnic terms as well and the Italian team bra size is supposed to be the Italian bra size.
Jul 11, 2014 5:55 AM

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/d89s2gmxsm0o1lu/Anzio%20v2.ass Subs are out! This is only the sub file however, you'll need to get the raw yourself.
Jul 11, 2014 4:49 PM
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YEAAAAH MORE PANZER GIRLS. Makes me miss the series, now time to wait for the movie. I really loved Anchovy in the OVA~
Jul 11, 2014 4:56 PM
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okanagan said:
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Ah, I missed you man!

Thank god for this thread, I thought this was coming out at the end of the month. Thank god for high speed internet service!

Great episode of course, favorite scene was when they had a shot coat the camera with dirt, that is if this was actually be filmed instead of animated! The several million lira joke also never gets old. Also liked the way they showed the 3 new teams in transition, fitting this in nicely with the series continuity.
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Jul 11, 2014 10:18 PM

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It was amazing to see GuP back in action! I had high expectations for this, and I was blown away. Production value is amazing as well. Sound was Explosive! Action was intense, ohh and all the puns, and names of the Italians were great! Absolutely Amazing OVA, I cant wait for the movie!

Yukiari is still Best girl
Glorious Titties Nuff Said!

Make America Great Again!
Jul 11, 2014 10:18 PM
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the subs by ak-submarines is out

1500m, hana-san is best shooter! more sunkus infiltration.

non-rotating turret tank duel is amazing
Jul 11, 2014 10:19 PM

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this series is really cute.. really hope for tv series sequel,,

Jul 12, 2014 1:29 AM
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Great OVA with a really exciting tank battle, but it felt a little rushed. Would've been excellent if it was an hour instead. I LOL'd when Anzio arrived early for the final match, only to miss out on the whole thing.
RMNDolphy said:
okanagan said:
The average bra size of women in Italy is a C-cup. The animation seems to have
that aspect roughly correct. That does not surprise me, since the director was
near fanatical in his insistence on accuracy on the original TV series. According to
the same information source, the average bra size in Japan is A-cup. Note that
these girls are actually Japanese girls living in Japan and merely pretending to be
Italian. Their high school merely has an Italian theme. Therefore, there must be
some degree of padding going on. Maybe we'll see that if we look closely.

what
LOL, you paid waaaay too much attention to the details. O.o
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Jul 12, 2014 4:15 AM

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Duck team MVP

Took out so many of those light tanks.
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Jul 12, 2014 5:42 AM

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that ending xD
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Jul 12, 2014 8:00 AM
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RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE... RACER!!

It felt good to watch some Garupan again. Can't wait for the movie. I could watch this all day.

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Jul 12, 2014 1:15 PM
*hug noises*

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oh how I missed this show :>
Jul 12, 2014 2:12 PM

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Haha, Anzio's girls are a funny bunch, lol'd at them missing the final due to staying late partying.






Jul 12, 2014 4:42 PM

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Nikoka said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d89s2gmxsm0o1lu/Anzio%20v2.ass Subs are out! This is only the sub file however, you'll need to get the raw yourself.


Thanks!
Jul 12, 2014 5:34 PM

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Great to see all this action, I wish we could have got even more light tank combat with Anzio's tiny Carro Veloces, and Yukari as B1bis commander, as in the manga version.

Anzio's girls are hilarious; their school seems like the best one to go to out of all of them in Girls und Panzer.
Jul 12, 2014 8:15 PM

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Who won? Taka-chan or HanaKana?
Jul 13, 2014 1:42 AM

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Who won? Taka-chan or HanaKana?


It was a draw
Jul 13, 2014 7:22 AM

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Thank God the wait is finally over. That was a great episode.

I can see why it got cut out of the series though. As fun as it was Oorai had the upper hand pretty much the entire time.
Jul 13, 2014 8:18 AM

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Italian tanks lack armor and firepower so their chances were always slim. This was the first time Oorai had the advantage in firepower and armor as in the series all their adversaries were superior in those regards.
Jul 13, 2014 6:56 PM
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One of the things that makes this show so great is how, even though, they deal in national stereotypes, they present them in such a way that you sort of wish you were that country.

In this episode they hit every Italian stereotype that didn't involve an organ grinder, but in the end, who wouldn't want to be this kind of Italian.

This applies to the characters as well, a frequent complaint is that they should be "developed" more, but really why? They are so much fun remaining the way they are.
Jul 13, 2014 9:41 PM

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I certainly loved this OVA. Love the Anzio girls. Love the food porn too. *craving for Italian food now.* :)

Anzio's themes:

Funiculi Funicula:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW0W7j04iRQ

Il canto degli Arditi- Le Fiamme Nere -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsEYCDyaSec
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Takuan_soho said:
This applies to the characters as well, a frequent complaint is that
they should be "developed" more, but really why?


I couldn't agree more!

In Episodes 8 and 9, Ooarai is fighting against the "Pravda High School" team,
which we understand represents the Soviet Union during World War II.

Nonna, Katyusha's second-in-command, appears to have a bra size of not less
than F-cup. In real life, the average size of bras sold in Russia is D-cup. So I
see no need for Nonna to be "developed" more.

At the same time, Katyusha, the Pravda commander, does not quite make it to
A-cup. So I guess it all balances out in the end.

- - - - -

Kidding aside, I personally felt that the series struck the right balance between
too much character development and too little.

- - - - -

Regarding national stereotypes . . .
( WARNING: Possible minor manga spoilers )
Jul 14, 2014 6:57 AM

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PANZER VOR!

I really missed moe girls driving tanks... can't wait for the film to come out

Jul 14, 2014 7:15 AM
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As great as usual. Poor Anzio, the tankettes are so weak that it's not even able to beat Type-89. It's the first and only time Oorai actually fight against someone who are weaker than them.
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A school that serves Italian food.
Damn i was in the wrong schools i wanted Italian food as well when i saw still in school.

Officially speaking the CV 33 isn't a tank but a tankette these where little armoured vehicles which looked like tanks.
And there primary function was infantry support and scouting hence the light armour and weaponry.

I have to say tho that battle was chaotic.
Jul 14, 2014 1:06 PM

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That. Was just great.

Crazy tank action. Nice that we got to see the battle.
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FYI, the thing about them Italian WW2 Tanks, was that they have the reputation of being called rolling coffins.

They seem to have exculed two other tanks like the Porsche Tiger, Type 3 girls and the Renault, Mama Mia.
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Nasty001 said:
FYI, the thing about them Italian WW2 Tanks, was that they have the reputation of being called rolling coffins.

They seem to have exculed two other tanks like the Porsche Tiger, Type 3 girls and the Renault, Mama Mia.


They didn't exclude the Porsche tiger or type 3 though. The one girl didn't talk to them, The Porsche Tiger was still broken up and for the Renault probably no training so they had to wait which would
Jul 14, 2014 6:50 PM

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Wow that was great!
Anzio put up quite a fight.

Carpaccio and Caesar using tank-fu, hahaha that was awesome!
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!"

Jul 14, 2014 8:47 PM

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that was crazy, ridiculously fun :3
Jul 14, 2014 11:23 PM

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god how i miss this show and it's tongue and cheek dialogue so entertaining to watch.
Jul 15, 2014 1:12 AM

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That was such a fun episode. Aside from the tank battles, the dialogue is absolutely amusing :D
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Jul 15, 2014 6:15 AM

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Fun, fun, and more fun! Thats how I describe this OVA. It's absolutely entertaining seeing them go out. Team Anzio is a fun bunch.

I want more senshado!
Jul 15, 2014 6:45 PM

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Damn this OVA felt like 5 min, it was rly good. Can't wait for the movie to come out.
Jul 16, 2014 9:27 AM

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Even dirty tank can change to pure love, we need more anime like GUP to save the world.
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Loved how Yukari went undercover again. Plus the tank battles were awesome. Give us second season Japan. We need moar.
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