Exciting News: 'Girls & Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!' Spinoff Manga Transforms into 4-Part Theatrical Anime!
Get ready for an exciting cinematic experience! P.A. Works and Actas are teaming up for a thrilling new project hitting theaters next winter.
P.A. Works and Actas Announce Theater Release For New Girls und Panzer Project
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Sunday that Maruko Nii’s Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! spinoff manga will be adapted into a four-part anime project, set to screen in Japanese theaters starting "next winter."
Project Details and Staff
The upcoming anime will bring together noteworthy staff members from Girls und Panzer's earlier works:
- Director: Masami Shimoda (Girls und Panzer das Finale).
- Series Director: Takahiko Usui (Girls und Panzer der Film).
- Scriptwriter: Noboru Kimura (Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture).
- Character Designs: Humikane Shimada and Isao Sugimoto, collaborating with Takeshi Nogami.
- Music: Shirō Hamaguchi returns as composer.
- Sound Design: Takayuki Yamaguchi (Sound Director) and Yasumasa Koyama (Sound Effects).
Animation will be handled by P.A. Works and Actas, while Showgate will distribute the anime.
Confirmed Cast
The franchise’s beloved main characters will be reprised by the original voice cast:
- Mai Fuchigami as Miho Nishizumi
- Ai Kayano as Saori Takebe
- Mami Ozaki as Hana Isuzu
- Ikumi Nakagami as Yukari Akiyama
- Yuka Iguchi as Mako Reizei
Manga Origins and Recognition
Maruko Nii launched Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! in 2013, following the everyday lives of the Ooarai Girls Team. The manga is serialized in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine, formerly under Media Factory. The 23rd volume of the manga is set to ship on March 22, 2025.
Franchise Overview
The Girls und Panzer anime premiered in October 2012 with a 12-episode run. Its cinematic follow-ups include:
- Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
- Girls und Panzer das Finale (six-part film series, ongoing since 2017)
Key Moments From Das Finale
- First Film (2017): Introduces new characters from BC Freedom High School.
- Second Film (2019): Concludes the battle between Ooarai Girls Academy and BC Freedom High School.
- Third Film (2021): Features multiple schools competing on new battlegrounds.
- Fourth Film (2023): Continues Ooarai's battle with Continuation High School and highlights the intense match between Kuromorimine and St. Gloriana.
The franchise has yet to announce plans for the fifth and sixth films.
Canceled Events and Future Appearances
Although the annual "Ooarai Haru Matsuri Kairaku Festa" event was canceled on Saturday due to predicted bad weather, Girls und Panzer will host several stage events during AnimeJapan 2025 next weekend.
Source
Press Release
Disclosures
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