<s>
,	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
GuP	B-Application
or	O
Garupan	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
anime	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Actas	B-Application
which	O
depicts	O
a	O
competition	O
between	O
girls	O
 '	O
high	O
schools	O
practicing	O
tank	O
warfare	O
as	O
a	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miho	O
Nishizumi	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
from	O
a	O
prestigious	O
family	O
of	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
practitioners	O
who	O
became	O
traumatized	O
by	O
a	O
past	O
event	O
,	O
transfers	O
to	O
Ōarai	O
Girls	O
High	O
School	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
,	O
as	O
she	O
presumed	O
the	O
school	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
practicing	O
the	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Miho	O
begins	O
her	O
new	O
school	O
life	O
and	O
makes	O
some	O
new	O
friends	O
,	O
the	O
student	O
council	O
announces	O
the	O
revival	O
of	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
at	O
Ōarai	O
and	O
coerces	O
Miho	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
student	O
with	O
prior	O
experience	O
,	O
to	O
join	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reluctant	O
to	O
join	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
having	O
practically	O
been	O
forced	O
,	O
Miho	O
soon	O
warms	O
up	O
to	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
and	O
they	O
enter	O
a	O
national	O
championship	O
,	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
various	O
other	O
schools	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
competition	O
that	O
becomes	O
a	O
serious	O
matter	O
after	O
Miho	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
learn	O
that	O
their	O
school	O
will	O
be	O
closed	O
should	O
they	O
not	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
,	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
:	O
Little	O
Army	O
,	O
follows	O
Miho	O
in	O
her	O
elementary	O
school	O
days	O
as	O
she	O
participates	O
in	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
alongside	O
her	O
friends	O
Emi	O
,	O
Hitomi	O
,	O
and	O
Chihiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
aired	O
its	O
first	O
episode	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
Tokyo	O
MX	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
TV	O
Osaka	O
and	O
TV	O
Aichi	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
BS11	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
and	O
AT-X	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
12	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
series	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Actas	B-Application
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Tsutomu	O
Mizushima	O
from	O
a	O
series	O
composition	O
written	O
by	O
Reiko	O
Yoshida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sentai	O
Filmworks	O
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
12	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
and	O
DVD	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
six	O
episodes	O
of	O
its	O
OVA	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
formats	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hanabee	O
Entertainment	O
licensed	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
for	O
an	O
Australian	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
its	O
OVA	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
and	O
DVD	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Ryohichi	O
Saitaniya	O
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
by	O
Media	O
Factory	O
in	O
their	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
Comic	O
Flapper	O
from	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
:	O
Little	O
Army	O
II	O
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
Monthly	O
Comic	O
Alive	O
magazine	O
from	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
gag	O
"	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
featuring	O
Anzio	O
Girls	O
 '	O
High	O
School	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
der	O
Film	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
of	O
Dengeki	O
Twitter	B-Application
Magazine	O
from	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Yuu	O
Hibiki	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Fumikane	O
Shimada	O
and	O
Shin	O
Kyougoku	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Media	O
Factory	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nijibox	O
developed	O
a	O
mobile-based	O
social	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
Mobage	O
,	O
GREE	O
,	O
and	O
Mixi	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Pixiv	B-Application
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
simulation	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Showgate	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Mobcast	O
Games	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
:	O
Dream	O
Tank	O
Match	O
DX	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
countries	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile-based	O
life	O
simulation	O
game	O
jointly	O
developed	O
by	O
KLab	O
Games	O
and	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collaborative	O
project	O
between	O
the	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
animation	O
team	O
and	O
Belarusian	O
computer	O
game	O
developer	O
Wargaming	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
game	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
South-East	O
Asian	O
game	O
server	O
for	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
tutorial	O
documentation	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
manga	O
,	O
titled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawn	O
by	O
Midori	O
Hagi	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
characters	O
as	O
they	O
learned	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
game	O
tutorial	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
Thai	O
,	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
;	O
it	O
depicts	O
the	O
five	O
members	O
of	O
Ōarai	O
Girls	O
High	O
's	O
Anglerfish	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
team	O
as	O
they	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
,	O
intending	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
basics	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
in	O
an	O
entertaining	O
and	O
interesting	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tutorial	O
manga	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
side	O
effect	O
of	O
introducing	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
to	O
many	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
players	O
,	O
increasing	O
its	O
popularity	O
amongst	O
the	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
Asian	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
six	O
voice	O
packs	O
released	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Anglerfish	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
voice	O
pack	O
for	O
Nonna	O
,	O
the	O
vice	O
captain	O
of	O
Pravda	O
's	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
team	O
;	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
crew	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Anglerfish	O
team	O
voices	O
the	O
five	O
different	O
crew	O
positions	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
:	O
Commander	O
,	O
Gunner	O
,	O
Loader	O
,	O
Radio	O
Operator	O
,	O
and	O
Driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
packs	O
replaces	O
the	O
standard	O
crew	O
voices	O
with	O
the	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
character	O
voices	O
,	O
when	O
tank	O
commands	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Target	O
acquired	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
a	O
garage	O
mod	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
change	O
the	O
regular	O
game	O
garage	O
to	O
the	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
garage	O
square	O
in	O
Ōarai	O
Girls	O
High	O
's	O
Academy	O
Ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mod	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
skins	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
select	O
tanks	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
paint	O
jobs	O
of	O
the	O
tanks	O
in	O
the	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
mod	O
that	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
changed	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
destroyed	O
tanks	O
for	O
certain	O
vehicles	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
smoking	O
wreck	O
of	O
metal	O
that	O
is	O
shown	O
when	O
a	O
tank	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
tank	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
moderate	O
condition	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
flag	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
when	O
tanks	O
are	O
knocked	O
out	O
in	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
,	O
to	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	O
tank	O
is	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mods	O
were	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
mod	O
pack	O
that	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
South-East	O
Asian	O
server	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
South-East	O
Asian	O
server	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Girls	O
und	O
Panzer-themed	O
mod	O
pack	O
,	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
der	O
Film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
the	O
Anglerfish	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
team	O
and	O
replaces	O
the	O
standard	O
game	O
garage	O
with	O
the	O
Ōarai	O
Girls	O
High	O
School	O
Tank	O
Garage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
new	O
tank	O
skins	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Panzer	O
IV	O
D	O
of	O
Ōarai	O
Girls	O
High	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
converted	O
into	O
the	O
Ausführung	O
H	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
T95	O
,	O
M24	O
Chaffee	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
M26	O
Pershing	O
of	O
the	O
university	O
's	O
sensha-dō	B-Application
team	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
previous	O
ones	O
released	O
in	O
earlier	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
Blu-ray	O
volume	O
met	O
with	O
similar	O
success	O
during	O
March	O
,	O
with	O
23,528	O
copies	O
sold	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
peaking	O
at	O
third	O
place	O
behind	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
Unicorn	I-Application
and	O
Magical	O
Girl	O
Lyrical	O
Nanoha	O
the	O
Movie	O
2nd	O
A	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
week	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
:	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
Real	O
Anzio	O
Battle	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
and	O
to	O
promote	O
local	O
tourism	O
,	O
on	O
24	O
March	O
2013	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Ōarai	O
in	O
Ibaraki	O
Prefecture	O
held	O
an	O
event	O
themed	O
along	O
the	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
anime	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
yearly	O
spring	O
festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
:	O
Senshadō	O
,	O
Kiwamemasu	O
!	O
</s>
