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| That was incredibly absurd and stupid, yet surprisingly good at the same time. 6/10 |
| I wish the sequel will be about the third-generation tanks. That would be fun and I wanna see Chouno Ami's tank in action. |
| "Everyone wears their own panties inside their heart" - Kousaku Hata |
wenchance said: Great series! Hoping for a season 2. I'd love to see a game made out of this too. Definitely play it. World of Tanks + GuP Mods http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/183240-girls-und-panzer-world-of-tanks-the-anime-mod-collection/ You'd only need more than that if you wanted to follow the storyline as well. |
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| I wish the sequel will be about the third-generation tanks. I have seen a lot of people say this. But that is not what I would like to see. It was DURING World War II that people discovered the optimal design for a tank through trial and error. This involved a lot of tragedy for tank crews as well as a lot of lost battles. By the end of the war, the basic design had been pretty much figured out. As a result, pretty much any post-WWII tank that you see looks similiar to the others. (I know that many of you experts with keen eyes will disagree.) A thing that made GuP really accesible to non-tank-experts was that their team made use of a very wide range of tank designs. This made it very easy for us to identify them. And of course the crazy color schemes helped too, for the first few episodes. So I think that it would be less attractive to have a spinoff anime based on post-WWII tanks. Yes, I know that some of you would greatly enjoy it. But I think that the potential viewer base would be smaller. My own preference would be to have a spinoff anime based on World War I and immediately-post-WWI tanks. There was a huge variety in their designs. That was because, at that time, nobody had any correct concept of how a tank should be designed. There is a natural place for such a spinoff series as a "prequel" to GuP. After all, we know that there are some of the older characters in GuP who we know were part of Senshado a long time ago. So I would really enjoy seeing them fighting each other in those earlier models of tanks. Shiho Nishizumi is the mother of Miho and Maho. You may recall seeing a beautiful painting of a British Mark IV tank in her home. The Mark IV dates back to 1917. So perhaps the Mark IV has some special nostalgic significance to Shiho. Also, I am interested to learn more about the early days during which she developed her "Nishizumi school" of Senshado. |
okanagan said: I wish the sequel will be about the third-generation tanks. I have seen a lot of people say this. But that is not what I would like to see. I don't agree with the rest of what you said (in regards to WWI tanks) because pre-WWII tanks were pretty much fucking garbage, extremely slow, and not powerful at all. WWII is a great age for this to be done and to continue being done in. Plus, a prequel would still use WWII tanks. The show very clearly is PRETTY FAR in the future from WWII if they have fucking massive land-mass sized boats with schools floating around and 30000000000000000x3000000000000000 truck televisions, etc. So WWII tanks would have probably been used since the entirety of Senshado began in general. I agree about the cutoff date for tanks though, any more modern than they have here and you end up with just MBTs and nothing else, which as much as I love them - they'd be boring and all the same. Not to mention 90% computer controlled. |
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| I'm no tank expert or fanatic but this episode was amazing. Loved when they took down the Maus. |
| Awesome final episode! I loled hard at Mako's grandma busting a jig there at the end. xD Second Season needed, I want MOAR!!! |
| This show should of never been delayed it's final 2 episodes. It was actually really good and well executed in the battle parts. Really fun to watch. |
| Fantastic finale! The bit with the Hetzer driving under the Maus and the Tiger P withstanding a gazillion of shots while other tanks were knocked out by grazes earlier episode are a bit of a stretch, but if you want realism, watch a documentary. Ingenuity winning against all odds, I like that. SAKI SPOKE! I still can't get over that! Nice job keeping her VA a secret until the end. 5/5. Erwin-chan as cool as ever, even if she is on her head. This has been an extremely fun ride, certainly the underdog of the past year obliterating almost all opposition. And who could blame them? It had cute little girls and freaking tanks and wanted to entertain, nothing more, that's why it succeeded, it knew what the target audience was and how to please them. 8/10, I really hope we will get more of this franchise, and with the sales, I have faith in it. Panzer vor! |
| Well executed. Didn't expect the show to be interesting to be honest but something about tanks that glued me to the screen. The action scenes were pretty good, didn't expect them to ramp up on to the Maus like that. |
| Uhm..after watching the Final episode w/ subs, I'll boost my score from a 6 > 8. Actually ended well with a good battle. |
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| I'd hate using World of Tanks to explain Girls und Panzer but this video explains why the Tiger P lasted so long under enemy fire. In case, you're still wondering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wq5S8CrsUig#t=694s |
| AMAZING episode ;-; |
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| "Panzer vor!" Great. The girls claim a thrilling victory true to their style - by the skin of their teeth in a daring do-or-die showdown. A fair win using every available resource including the terrain, with every team contributing. Miho distinguished herself yet again as a brilliant tank commander and a decisive leader. A win also made possible by the fact that her teams performed to the best of their ability and to what the limitations of their machines would allow. Also, that was a pretty impressive and creative operation to take down the Maus. So ends the story of how a dark horse school team of misfit girls and motley tanks came to win the entire tournament. Superior skill, unconventional tactics and flawless teamwork to overcome the overwhelming odds. At its heart, this was an honest-to-goodness sports tournament show full of camaraderie and teamwork. For a show with a lot of cute girls, the creators remarkably resisted exploiting them as a source of cheap fanservice. The only 'dirty' thing here was the grease in their tanks and the tactics of a few past opponents. Exceeded my expectations overall, it was quite the fun ride. |
| DAMN! Those tank battles really are shounen things! I feel like I was watching a shounen-type battle anime.. Feels different from the matches before. So AWESOME, so INTENSE, RECKLESS, SMART, MAXIMUM DAMAGE, with last blow that ensures the victory! This kind of match that I've waited from GaruPan! At last, they gave it to us in these last 2 episodes! Great!! I think this episode is one of the best last episodes in anime history! Panzer vor!! :D |
| Playing WOT and watching this was double fun. 2x4 = 8/10 |
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| Awesome. 9/10 |
| Awesome. Marvelous. Wonderful. The audio was apt, the story was splendid, the tanks were tasteful, and the fights were fantastic. Great show. |
| Considering this anime had a lot of girls in it it was totally bad ass very fun to watch as well... hope they make a season 2 :D |
| Takuan_soho wrote: the show was incredibly realistic. I am certain that this is really the case. Director Tsutomu Mizushima famously gave the following commands to the animation team: Make the tanks realistic ! No panty shots ! My impression is that both commands were consistently followed to the letter. The tanks were realistic in their historical details. Pretty much every rivet was accurate. The physical motions of the tanks, such as the suspension, was carefully reproduced. Fans had to look very, very hard in order to find any mistakes in the tanks. Anybody who did manage to find an error was thrilled to point it out on MAL. However, if you watch carefully you can find some aspects that are not realistic for purposes of drama. To give a very basic example, Miho jumped from tank to tank when they were stuck in the middle of the river. Some 2chan fans in Japan made careful measurements and they determined that Miho could not have jumped quite that far. No doubt someday somebody will write a thick book where they analyze everything in every episode and point out all of the technical inaccuracies. |
okanaganApr 11, 2013 10:52 PM
Krunchy said: Playing WOT and watching this was double fun. 2x4 = 8/10 OMG you got it wrong - it's 2x10=PANTSU VOR!/10 |
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Holy Shit dude... 50,000 attendance... |
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| this was probably the first anime I've watched having Tanks throughout the series Very interesting and enjoyable throughout the end 8/10 |
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| I have a question: what is the background music playing during the scene where the M3 Lee is fighting the Elefant and Jagdtiger? I like it - it makes that mini-battle more epic and heroic and stuff. As for the episode, it didn't have the same impact that 11 did (during which I was saying "No way...!" for a minute straight when the Maus showed up) but it was okay and made for a good finale. What really gets me is watching that scene where the Porschetiger backs up into a last stand position and shoots...and then reminding myself that this is supposed to be a sports anime. As for the series in general...well, it started slow and I found that all the scenes that weren't tank combat were mediocre. The show didn't start to rock until the PzIV fired for the first time in episode 3 (and it didn't stop rocking until the very end). I'm still wondering if the production staff changed some major plot points midway through the series, like the drowning thing and the really late introduction of the Chi-Nu crew. The delays and emergency filler episodes made the show's development look...unstable. Still. Girls und Panzer has driven me to actually import from Japan for the first time (DHL actually got volume 4 to me here in Maryland on the 24th, the release day in Japan, hot damn) and due to my tastes, it may be the only anime I'll ever import. I got a few books on armored warfare history and WWII that look quite nice on the shelf next to the GuP BD box. Now, I just need a PzIVD model from Plamo. One final note: I'm going to go ahead and claim that of the three mecha series being shown this season, none will have an antagonist mecha as intimidating as the Maus. |
SatelliteCannonApr 25, 2013 9:48 AM
SatelliteCannon said: I have a question: what is the background music playing during the scene where the M3 Lee is fighting the Elefant and Jagdtiger? I like it - it makes that mini-battle more epic and heroic and stuff. It's from 2 BGMs found on the Girls und Panzer OST Disc 1: The one with M3 Lee vs the Elefant is from track #3 - "Advance Ooarai Girls' Academy Team"(Ooarai Joshi Gakuen Team Zenshinshimasu!) while the one with M3 Lee vs Jagdtiger is from track #15 - "Senshadou is an art for girls to master"(Senshadou to wa Joshi to Shite no Michi wo Kiwameru Koto Demo Arimasu!). |
| Quite a nice ending I'd have to say a enjoyable anime all around and some lovely characters although for a reason this anime did not appeal to me, it lacked something where I can't put my finger on it, making the anime boring because of it. Plus that sometimes the CGI really bothered me as I'm a texture artists I sometimes really get upset by bad shading. In general the series wasn't bad it just didn't appeal to me when I first though, the championships were pretty great, the intense fights and the ending just made it quite decent, but I can't say I actually enjoyed it. 6/10 |
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| Hi kingfelix92: You posted lots of other great comments. So I don't want to get too picky here. However, I want to just point out for the benefit of everybody that MyAnimeList does not want us to post extremely brief two-word comments such as "good episode". There is an official list of rules for us to follow. Sorry that I am not posting the link here for everyone to see. Even so, kingfelix92, I completely agree with you that Episode 12 was "just brilliant". |
| Just finished this anime... and I freaking loved it!!! Tanks blowing up stuff and a quite nice but rushed storyline makes a fantastic anime IMO. Especially drifting a tank to end an awesome battle XD |
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| great story, great animation, great panzer this is an awesome show, and exceeded my expectation 8/10. i wish i could see more of St. Gloriana's Girls |
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| Takuan_Soho wrote: I would like to see them expand the world view and de-emphasize the Ooarai team. I think with a bit of character development and a better fleshing out of the world this could very well become a well established franchise for the Company. Perhaps the show won't remain centered on the Ooarai school team, but I am not quite sure how that would work. They would need some storylines not based on school teams in a tournament. I do like the idea of exploring what is going on in the world outside of Japan. No matter what, the central characters are going to remain to be the five girls in the Ankou team tank. All of them have had their characters developed to some extent, and a foundation has been carefully laid to do much more. However, I could imagine some story arcs that focus solely in Miho. In the case of Full Metal Panic, the 2nd season was Fumoffu which changed the style to a completely episodic high-school centered light comedy. I wouldn't mind watching a season of that. In addition, I wonder what happens when the girls get older. Do they graduate from high school and go on to do something else? Surely the Japanese Self-Defense Force would be happy to accept a few of the most talented girls. |
| To be honest, the tanks, actual tank battles and the whole concept of "sensha-do"/different schools are where it's at. Character development and overall plot is meh at best. But them tank fights are super-sexy, and that's what I'm here for! Overall it's a really solid show, and I love it. Can't wait for the movie. |
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tomtomr92 said: Season 2 when -_- They're making a movie, not season 2 (as of right now at least). |
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| Wonderful wonderful anime. Exciting, heartfelt, cute as shit (which I thought was surprising), great animation......I'm just debating on what number to rate it..... Fuck it 8/10 |
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| Dude I actually can't believe I skipped out on this. Very enjoyable watch. I WANT MOAR TANK BATTLES! |
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