Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)

Original title

ガールズ&パンツァー 劇場版

Directed by

Tsutomu Mizushima

Genre

animation, action, comedy

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The students of Oarai Girls Academy face their school being shut down after their big tank battle win is declared invalid. They must team up with old rivals and friends in a new match to save their school.

energeticlightheartedfast-pacedfunteamwork-focusedexcitinggirl-filledunderdog

What happens

Girls und Panzer der Film is a 2015 Japanese animated film and a sequel to the 2012 anime series Girls und Panzer. Produced by Actas and distributed by Showgate, the film is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima from a script written by Reiko Yoshida and features an ensemble cast that includes Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, and Yuka Iguchi. The film follows the students of Ōarai Girls' Academy learning about the closure of their school after their recent victory against Kuromorimine Girls' High School was denounced. A Japanese newspaper first reported that a sequel to the anime television series was "being tentatively planned" in December 2012, but it was later denied by staff. A sequel was announced as a film in 2013, with Mizushima returning to direct it in April. The film was set to premiere in 2014 but got delayed the following year instead. New cast members to join the returning cast of Girls und Panzer were announced in June and October 2015. Girls und Panzer der Film premiered in Tokyo on November 20, 2015, and was released in Japan on November 21. The film grossed over $22 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics for its action and character interaction. The film received awards and nominations, including the awards at Japanese Movie Critics Awards and Seiun Awards. Its sequel, Girls und Panzer das Finale, began to release one of its six films in the series in Japan on December 9, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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