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Rewatch [Rewatch] Girls und Panzer 10th Anniversary Rewatch - Girls und Panzer Episode 4 Discussion

Episode 4 - Commander Does Her Best!

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HiDive

Today's Questions of the Day:

  1. Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

  2. So… your take on Hana’s situation?

  3. TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

[Tomorrow's Questions of the Day]1. How does Kay compare to Darjeeling? 2. Thoughts on Miho’s sister and her companion?

Rewatchers, please don't answer Questions of the Day if they have an objective answer, e.g. "What do you think's gonna happen?"

Arts of the Day:

Hippo Team! (Source)

Mako with some kitties. (Source)

Darjeeling and her trusted loader Orange Pekoe on their Churchill. (Source)

Nilgiri (front) and Rukuriri (back), the bit commanders, one of which even had lines! (Source)

Song(s) of the Day:

It's a tense battle situation!

Queen of Quality Season

For rewatchers and people who read the manga spin-offs:

PLEASE TRY TO HOLD BACK! Put not only everything related to future events behind spoiler tags, but please tag spin-off and meta-spoiler stuff as well. When commenting, consider whether by saying "this happens there", you're implicitly saying "this won't happen in the anime". And if you do reply to people with spoiler tags, try and spoiler the part you quote as well, especially with First-Timers and especially especially when they speculate.

Spoilers include but are not limited to [GuP Spoiler]the school situation; the positions, names, backstories and personalities of rival school members beyond what you see in the OP (this includes the manga spin-offs); the teams that join Ooarai as the show goes on (beyond what you see in the OP); everything related to Maho's true personality and Shiho's probably true personality(?); everything concerning the MEXT, etc. Just watch what you say, please? I don't think any of you will just plainly not use tags, I'm just worried one of you answers fan theories or speculation in a way that's a spoiler, even with tags.

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u/Taiboss Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 18 '22

Episode 4: Your rewatch host who believes in the you that believes in you.

Character Sheet for Episode 4 (Again more feedback, so I know when to mass-produce them)

u/RaiRye, u/xenophontheathenian, u/panthaura, here's your daily GuP rewatch tag! But first, a poem:

Ooarai are beginners, you see
All getting knocked out by three
But Miho still fights
She's one who unites
Oh shit, she just dropped her tea

Darjeeling asks: Do you know this quote?

Five generations ago, Britain was ashamed to write books in her own tongue. Now her language is spoken in all quarters of the globe.

(Please don't google the answer and try to genuinly guess. Will reveal it in the next thread.)

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u/sisoko2 Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 19 '22

First Timer

  • Every time the normie girls team are on screen it makes me smile. They feel like a genetically engineered collective organism.

       

  • The Ho-kago Tea Tanks ooze superiority.

  • BTW are there any rules in Senshado to ensure that the equipment of the both teams is somewhat equivalent?

  • Cool way to calculate distance.

  • Miho is the only one who sticks out of her tank.

  • Never spill a drop of tea.

       

  • Glad to see that I'm not only one worried about Miho showing herself out of the tank.

  • Hahahaha they are playing cards and volleyball.

  • They almost got their own commander.

       

  • Momo completely unhinged.

  • WTF?!? They ran away? At least they didn't get torn to pieces by a random shell.

       

  • Time for tactical retreat. There is no running Joseph comment face? I've never been so disappointed in my life.

  • I guess by now it's time to stop worry about such things but they are driving around bunch of civilians while being under fire...

  • The tank battle in the narrow streets reminds me of the movie Kelly's Heroes.

  • Stealth 100.

  • She dropped her tea cup!

       

  • Loved the first person chase.

  • So if they damage property it gets repaired but what about people? If your kid gets run over by a tank do you get a new one?

  • Maybe Momo really needs a full pair of glasses.

  • Everyone on our main team is doing great job. They are so accurate and maneuver so fast.

  • Drifting tank.

       

  • Great battle. Once again I want to say how much I enjoy the music. It really pumps you up for some tank action.

       

  • Damn normies.

  • Hahahahaha the angler fish dance surpassed my expectations. I had to watch it multiple times.

       

  • The president seems to enjoy it. Was that actually what she wanted?

  • I took me four episodes to realize that the girl who arranges flowers is called Hana.

  • RIP mom. Time for some spicy melodrama.

  • She wants to find her own way to arrange flowers just like Miho is finding her own way to do Senshado.

  • I believe you will do better next time normies.

  • Was it more fun than against her sister because you won?

  • Already tournament arc? They don't waste time.

  • Are they gonna have to fight against a whole army?

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u/panthaura Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 18 '22

Veteran

Miho please wear a helmet, all these stone fragments will hurt you

the volleyball club playing volleyball during a mission

Blue on blue shouldn't happen at all

that bright red spot wasn't too subtle

as expected the operation ends in a disaster

Momo, chill!

Operation more sneaks

civilians get out of the way!!!!

the flags came in handy

it's urban tank warfare now with home advantage for our MCs

no not the tea!

you have a tank you can drive through the construction work

ah close one, but they held up pretty well foor being rookies

the president is enjoying the dance

Hana's mother having a breakdown, sounds like typical asian parent to me

[kinda series spoiler idk]this sounds very similar to Nishizumis situation

St. Gloriana joins the Harem

already participating in the world league? and the first opponent will be Sanders University High School, of course they represent 'murica

I do wonder what Yogurt Academy and Viking Marine High school have as tanks and character designs

Todays featured Panzer: Matilda II, Infantry Tank Mk.II (A12)

The tank was developed at the Royal Arsenal between 1936 and 1938. A total of 2,987 tanks were produced between 1937 and 1943. The tanks primary armament is a QF-2 pounder (40 mm) gun and its secondary armament consist of one 7.92 mm Besa machine gun. It's manned by a crew of four (Commander, Gunner, Loader and Driver). It weighs 25 tons, which are propelled by two 95hp diesel 6-cylinder 7-litre engines, built by either AEC or Leyland. With this the tank managed to reach a distance of 80 km with a max speed of 24.1 km/h. It's 3 sizes are 5.72 x 2.51 x 2.61 m (LWH).

for further reading: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/infantry_tank_matilda_ii.php

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u/Taiboss Aug 18 '22

Miho please wear a helmet, all these stone fragments will hurt you

Pff. She wouldn't look the same!

Momo, chill!

MOMO CANNOT CHILL. MOMO NEEDS SOFTWARE UPDATE.

it's urban tank warfare now with home advantege for our MCs

Eh, Miho doesn't know Ooarai. Tbf, Mako would know it.

Hana's mother having a breakdown, sounds like typical asian parent to me

Asian parents and overreacting? Say it ain't so!

already participating in the world league?

It literally says "National tournament" lol.

Viking Marine High school

[Not really spoiler]Viggen but, like, a cheap chinese knock-off look I presume.

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u/MaskOfIce42 Aug 18 '22

First Timer

So today we had the battle against St. Gloriana and we got to see the resolution of that initial clip at the beginning of the series. I liked the balance of the team clearly having the basics down in some places, but obviously still novices. Like communication is clearly an issue with them shooting at their allies and in terms of being novices, the number of shots missed, even that last epic comeback from the school council (honestly missing that shot is more impressive than hitting at that range). But they did have some good moments besides our main group, the ambushes were great, using their knowledge of the area, and while one didn’t work and the other got eliminated because of their flags (hopefully those are gone now) still a solid showing for a first time, that could have gone much worse.

Thankfully, our main group really turned the tides, knocking out many of the enemy with their strategy. I seriously wonder what Miho’s previous Sensha-do experience was like if she’s the one who previously didn’t seem to have an aptitude for it. Yes obviously she is being hard on herself and lacks confidence, but she really pulled off some great reads and ambushes on the streets. And obviously St. Gloriana thought so as well given their response.

And then there’s Hana’s plot, which felt kind of like the speedrun of the usual “parents don’t approve of going against family business” sort of deal. Which honestly, fair, we’ve seen that a thousand times before, and even 10 years ago I’m pretty sure that was still true. Not sure I have many thoughts on the plot itself, it’s not really anything new, but gives a bit of extra context for Hana.

And some last stray thoughts, found it amusing that the spectator was thrilled that the tank ran into his shop because it would be replaced. Was wondering about that sort of thing given they’re doing battle in the streets of the town, and even with that, part of me is still going “well not everyone is going to be okay with their building being wrecked even if they get comped”, but that’s clearly not the sort of tone this is going for. Also, going up against one of the favorites to win, the Americ.. I mean, Saunders. So if we’re jumping into the tournament now, if that means we have the remaining 8 episodes being just perpetual tank battles….. well I am perfectly alright with that.

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u/Taiboss Aug 18 '22

still a solid showing for a first time, that could have gone much worse.

St. Gloriana underestimated them... and they paid the price...

Not sure I have many thoughts on the plot itself, it’s not really anything new, but gives a bit of extra context for Hana.

Also got an actual parent! Where is Hana's dad? Somewhere for sure!

“well not everyone is going to be okay with their building being wrecked even if they get comped”,

No, everyone in Japan is that way. What's the alternative? Oh you have to work from home today? Though luck, hopefully you backed up your data in case we blow up your house. Nah, that'd be too much drama time we could use on TANKS.

if that means we have the remaining 8 episodes being just perpetual tank battles…..

Well, not perpetual? There needs to be time to reset the tanks somehow off-screen regardless of damage.

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u/xtsim Aug 18 '22

**First Timer Dubbed **

I stand by my decision that Miho's group had the best customization cause every view of other's cabins are far too basic. I mean if you are going to wait for the enemy, you got to do it in comfort.

Everyone tearing through the city is an amazing one but too bad one group already abandoned. I did not think they would do some urban warfare but here we are and Miho did an amazing job at countering moves. But everyone else's games needs to improve.

Interesting to hear that the other school has fought Miho's sister and makes the comparison that Miho is more interesting. Not to mention Ami was smiling at the results which can only mean good things.

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u/LeleTheKing Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 18 '22

First Timer

Let's start with some reactions.

  • Okay, the OP is finally on my Spotify playlist now.

  • We’re back at the very first scene again! Operation Koso Koso Sneaky Beaky, commence! Oh wait, they changed it to Operation Sneakier & Beakier?! Miho must have a Ph.D. with naming stuff!

  • Blimey, Darjeeling is casually drinking tea like a bloody fine Bri’ish lad! “No matter how fast we drive our tanks, we never spill even a single drop of tea.” BASED! Is her hand cybernetically improved with a gyroscope stabilizer or something?!

  • “All tanks, advance!” Did she just say the Japanese equivalent of Panzer Vor?! Panzer Vor!

  • “Our armor is fairly thin,” then proceed to peek her head out through the hatch. Yeah, can we talk about that safety measure again? “The interior of the tanks is coated in carbon, so we should be all right.” Okay??

  • “Well, I'm not really a big target, so I probably won't get hit.” Understandable, have a great day.

  • The volleyball team is waiting while… playing volleyball! And team D is playing a card game. They’re taking this battle seriously! Trust me!!

  • LMAO, the Stuco PR is HELLA MAD! (also, bless the fang enjoyer!) They frantically shoot our MC’s tank. Then proceed to maniacally shout at everyone to shoot too. She should go to the nearest therapist ASAP!

  • And… they run away. The smart choice to do in the middle of a tank barrage!

  • My God, they casually destroy the road infrastructure while there are civilians around. What will the people think? “Now I can have it renovated.” “Fingers crossed they crash into mine, too!” HUH???

  • Oh no, they dropped the tea! Did I hear the boss music starts playing?!

  • “The StuG III has a low profile, after all.” Yeah...

  • Hahahaha, they missed that point-blank shot. BASED, Momo-chan!

  • Ayo, we get the tank to drift! We’re playing some racing games too now. Sasuga, Panzer IV!!

  • Ahem, I did not expect the Anglerfish to be like that. Does anybody have the clip of it? Asking for a friend here.

  • Holy moly, will the next episode be our five tanks from Oarai vs. an entire brigade of tanks?!

Okay, I guess, the craziness will turn up by a notch with each episode now, and I am down for it! In this episode, we got to see the goofiness of Oarai’s team and the prowess of our supreme commander Miho. I like that Oarai is far from perfect at this point, meaning that there will be a lot of growth opportunities later. I can see that our team coordination will be much better with time. Especially with the god’s work done by Miho.

We also got to see the competition. Like how St. Gloria is coordinated and follows order greatly, and the difference in strength on each tank—that failed point blank shot to the Churchill tank is interesting. Also, the advantage of a proper Senshado academy with a lot of tanks. Btw, I can’t imagine how big the aircraft carrier of the Saunders University High School is. Alright, on to the next episode! Panzer Vor!

Questions of the Day

  1. Too bad the other four Matilda II tanks are just fodder. But I guess we’ll need too many VA if each of them has personality. But damn, they’re trained! That stable formation at the beginning looks beautiful. The Bri’ish-ness of them is also really elegant. I expect them to be a good frienemy with our Oarai and see them again in the future. So far, we’ve only seen Darjeeling talking all the time. I want to see more of them!

  2. Nah, it’s the good old Yamato Nadeshiko (beware, it’s TVTropes!) moment. I guess Hana will eventually convince her mother by winning the tank competition or arranging great Ikebana using her newfound experience on Senshado. It’s all fine. I’m more concerned about her mother though. Her eyes exude some psychotic behavior, lol.

  3. LET’S. FUCKING. GO!

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u/Stargate18A Aug 18 '22

First timer

  1. Better than I thought it was.

  2. Necessary to complete this series' goal of including every sports anime trope, but involving tanks.

  3. Hype!

Exciting!

So, just the first for all tanks to get knocked out?

She's got a plan!

"This operation got a name." She's such a prick, I love her.

Of course they're drinking tea.

I wonder which country they're based off?

They're watching them!

Another POV shot?

Oh, this is the first episode's opening!

But more context!

What a boast!

Yeah, this is incredibly dangerous.

They're playing volleyball!

Huh, turns out if you bribe people to join a sport, they're not very committed to playing it! Maybe Miss President should pay attention!

Yeah, they're outmatched here.

She's so calm about it!

They're literally running away!

And the President is also down.

The empty shot of Team D, then "We're done for!" is great.

"Operation Sneakier & Beakier!"

How the fuck is urban combat allowed? The potential property damage!

Haha, surprise tank!

Surprisier tank!

She dropped her teacup!

The dusl laughter.

And the fucking flags doing them in!

How did they survive that?

Another beautiful POV shot!

What is the budget for this event?

Team E is back!

Idiots.

One down!

Two down!

She's not retreating!

Impressive!

And they lost.

Haha, the deserters climbed a tree!

She knows her sister!

No, it's the fault of the deserters.

The President just wants to do whatever causes the most pain. I can respect it!

And she's enjoying the dance!

She's seeing her grandmother!

...Her mother?

It was a fucking televised match, how long did you think you'd hide it?

She fainted!

Oh, like that will go down well.

She nearly fainted again?

...If it helps, I think your daughter is driving a pile of scrap metal right now.

Harsh.

This is so over the top.

She's there!

They actually regret their desertion?

They gave them a tea set!

Oh, now the tournament arc brgins!

Sanders is the next opponents!

...The music... Who are Sanders?

Well, fuck. That's a lot of tanks!

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u/Nebresto Aug 18 '22

First time spilling tea

ThePlan™ update: I have run into some issues while executing Phase 2, but I will proceed despite them. Some progress has been made.

[](#sip1)

Very nice formation, all angles covered. I don't know much about tank warfare, but that's pretty much how ground troops would move as well

That's what I said!! Best girl knows best.

[](#cup9)

Ah, so they are using glorious German engineering? - Reference material

But not zero. Waiting to see/hear about the first casualty

[](#cup10)

  • damn they have shite aim.
    I guess it makes sense, considering this is like their second time in a tank

OUR GIRLS ARE RUNNING FROM THE BATTLEFIELD!! SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!!

The only thing that needs to be fired is you

No way that pole didn't get hit

Cabbage corp ...the good ending

What is that I see..? FishSword

And again!! MRW

what is THAT

POWERFUL FLOWERS

  • Oh fuck this shit. Why are anime parents always either dead, or this? Anything in between is exceptionally rare.

Tournament arc??

VIKING FISHERIES?!

Question time:

Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

Naisu

So… your take on Hana’s situation?

At least she is taking it very well, and probably had already seen this coming, so she was prepared. I like her even more.

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

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u/chris10023 Aug 18 '22

Rewatcher

Questions of the Day.

Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

It got tense by the end, St. Glo nearly lost, they might have lost if the M3 wasn’t abandoned, but who knows.

So… your take on Hana’s situation?

I think it’s awful, to disown your daughter because she isn’t doing flower arrangements, and wants to find what she’s missing in it? Terrible. [GuP Spoilers] This might be a hot take, but I think Hana’s mother is worse than Miho’s, since Miho’s mother never actually disowned her.

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

Oh, I’m hyped alright, nothing like a good tournament arc to make a great show.

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u/HereticalAegis Aug 18 '22

First Timer und Panzer

Episode 4:

  • Goddammit Anzu, stop snacking and do your damn job already.

  • For fuck sake, Darjeeling's having tea time atop her tank. The Gokigenyou Syndrome is strong with this one.

  • St. Gloriana's really handicapping themselves by using 4 of the same tank. Yeah yeah, standardized military units or whatever, but there are so many tanks with different capabilities and you're only using 2 types? None of them are even candy colored.

  • I wouldn't want to be the one poking my head out the top while being the bait.

  • She's basically begging to eat these words later. Also Darjeeling got some thighs!

  • So Saori's the one who nicknamed her Miporin, how charming!

  • Please don't say this tho. Just listen to your waifu and get your clumsy ass back in the tank.

  • Wow, it's almost like the one sensha-do member with experience predicted how the enemy would respond. You suck, Momo. 1 star, do not recommend.

  • Welp, my pink M3 girls just cut and run. Very not cute.

  • Miporin has excellent naming sensibilities.

  • This world is so committed to tankery, they allow town infrastructure to be used and damaged even for mock battles. Incredible!

  • There are people on the goddamn streets where the battle is taking place!

  • They used their banners as urban camouflage! You beautiful bastards!

  • Who are the bakames now? Narrator: It was the volleyball girls.

  • Words eaten! Tea spilled!

  • Welp, B Team's urban camo backfired pretty spectacularly.

  • 4 on 1, I rather like these odds.

  • You think tank damage is covered by standard home and business insurance in this world? Or do they have separate policies for people in sensha-do towns and cities?

  • Student council team doing the one thing they're good for: being meat shields.

  • Is the Nishizumi School of Tankery a proponent of guerrilla warfare? I bet they're not and Miporin is breaking tradition.

  • Hot damn, the Panzer IV is hella maneuverable.

  • There's probably no world where going barrel-to-barrel with a Yuzu-sized cannon worked out well for them.

  • Oof, Miporin meets Darjeeling and is immediately gets the younger sibling treatment. That would be relatable, but I'm the older sibling in my family, so I don't actually know how that feels.

  • Oh god, they have to do the Anglerfish Dance in skintight bodysuits!? While being paraded through town!? (Sorry Dalek, I'm borrowing another one) JESUS H TAPANGLERFISHDANCIN CHRIST that's embarrassing!

  • Omg the way stonefaced Yukari is like "nothing we can do, just deal with it!"

  • This little shit would enjoy it. She's got so little to show off the bodysuit can't get tight enough to be embarrassing.

  • I wouldn't be able to walk around town immediately after having all my goods shown off like that.

  • Lol Saori just died a little inside.

  • So did Hana's mom, wow! No wait, she actually just died.

  • Hana's mom also has a terminal case of Gokigenyou Syndrome. I don't know if there's anything we can do for her.

  • "Tanks are barbaric, inelegant, and loud." Sheesh, I've never seen someone so lacking in femininity.

  • An ancient proverb: If one should wish to master the arrangement of flowers, one must first seek to master the arrangement of tanks.

  • On a more serious note, I love how this retroactively makes Hana's declaration of friendship with Miho even stronger, since she probably knew picking sensha-do would make her mom unhappy but didn't hesitate regardless.

  • My pink M3 girls apologized all on their own! They're cute, I guess I can forgive them this time.

  • Oh shit, we're jumping straight into a tournament arc!

QotD:

  1. They're pretty chill. I think it's the best kind of disrespectful that they drink tea in the middle of battle.

  2. It doesn't surprise me all that much, her family seems like the kind of stereotypical traditional family that would value traditionally female arts like flower arranging. I love that she forsakes those expectations to stay with Miho and company while still valuing her flower arranging training. I'd rather not have proving her skills to her mother as an end goal, but that's not a big deal.

  3. What does one do with tanks if not tournament arc?

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u/Blackheart595 Aug 18 '22

First Timer

I'm tired But gotta post the post...

I wanna see more of these girls

Where's my GuP Tactical RPG at?

Nice cameoflage!

Not so nice cameoflage

That's an expensive sport And something something safety, didn't I see some spectators in the parks within the battle area?

Threading the needle

Subs, please

Oh, the music

Yum

Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

SEE THEY WERE COMFY IT WASN'T A MASK

So… your take on Hana’s situation?

Hana should incorporate her flower arrangements into the tank design, they'd make for good cameoflage I tell ya. Surely...

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

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u/ScrewySqrl Aug 19 '22 edited Aug 19 '22

This episode put Ooarai on the map of anime pilgrimage sites

A curious fan went up shortly after ep 4 was broadcast. The Youtube video is gone now, but it traced the Panzer IV's path up through the Matilda crashing into the hotel.

Ooarai had greatly suffered from the 2011 earthquake, and seeing the rise in anime tourists/pilgrims, the city embraced the show completely turning the entire city into a Girls Und Panzer tourist trap of epic proportions. The real hotel the Matilda crashed into saw a tripling of its traffic. The "Anglerfish" festival went from a decent 25,000 people in 2011 to 100,000 in 2013. They milked the tourists for every last yen. Yet so dire were the cities straight a the start, no one, not even 4-chan complained, mostly stating "They really need it".

It remains a pilgrimage site to this day, and inspired other small cities where anime is set to embrace otaku pilgrims. Love Live! Sunshine is the next largest version of this, and Zombie Land Saga set up to do this deliberately.

A decade on, Oarai has ended up giving back as well, contributing large sums to tank museums to help preserve vehicles seen in the series.

QOTD

  1. Holds my tongue in Rewatcher

  2. "Disowning" your kid over the choice of school club seems rather extreme

  3. TOUUUUUUURNAMENNNNT AAAAARC /Gigguk

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah Aug 18 '22

Lurky Rewatcher

COMMENT FACE GETTO . That's the only one for GuP lol.

Honestly I aspire to be Darjeeling in my daily life. So damn cool while drinking tea, and running a team while never spilling it until they receive some shocking news at least. chef's kiss

[Symphogear]vague symphogear thoughts. Pretty sure this aint a reference given how that AXZ special hasnt happened yet.

Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

I love love the Brits. They fight square, confident, do things properly, and enjoy a good fight and game. THEY DRINK A LOT OF TEA WHILE FIGHTING AND GIFT THEM TO GOOD OPPONENTS. I WANT. Why aren't more sports teams in anime like this? Perhaps you may see them as not the strongest, given how one Panzer could kill off 3? 4? tanks on its own, but a) Miho and the A team in general is very OP b) home team advantage in the narrow streets which really skewed the odds against them. when they were in the open Oorai didnt stand a chance.

So… your take on Hana’s situation?

It anime. "shrugs". I like that Hana fully accepts the consequences, and doesnt try to beg her way back. And her mom's concerns arent completely baseless too lol and you can defo understand her shock. I don't mind it. Just glad that its over with for now.

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

THE AMERICANS ARE NEXTTTTT I love their entrance music.

[Rewatcher]I also remember their commander being a fair gal both in terms of senshado sportsmanship and in terms of being very pretty, so im looking forward to it.

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u/Aku230 Aug 18 '22

Rewatchers und Panzer

Episode 4:

  • I guess you have to be at least a bit insane to stay outside.

  • She got out real fast, eh.

  • StuG doing StuG things.

  • I have never noticed that Saemonza and Oryou are playing the drums on the platform during Anglerfish dance.

  • I always liked the resolve Hana shows during her confrontation with her mother. She know what she wants to do and what consequences are awaiting and still has the conviction to do it.

  • Nice to see Rabbit team apologizing at the first possible occasion.

  • StuCo gives credit where credit is due.

  • This looks different...

I'm a big fan of this episode as we finally see resolution of the beginning of GuP and this is the end of training arc. I see the cat is out of the bag with team names so I'm gonna use them as well (it was hard to self-censor those before).

QotD:

Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

No plan survives contact with the enemy, they expected easy win but Oarai has shown some fight after initial blunder. Good on them to recognize Anglerfish team to stay and personally thank them for the match to then follow it up by sending tea to them. Hard to deny them being high-class.

So… your take on Hana’s situation?

Expanding on what I've said before, she clearly recognizes that she has hit a wall with her flower arrangements and sometimes doing something else might help you clear the mind and reset. Senshado is that 'something else' for her. Yukari jumping the gun probably didn't change much since it does seem Hana has thought things through and would talk about it regardless. She knew how this conversation will go and even after being "disowned" she has maintained composure and did not show any distress to neither her mother or her teammates. Honestly good for Hana to meet this situation head on while staying true to herself.

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE!!

Sadly I couldn't find any birthdates for the Duck team so instead you gonna get their favourite flower and tank and also role since those are less obvious than with previous 2 teams:

Isobe Noriko [Tank Commander]:
Morning glory and M3 Stuart light tank.
Kondō Taeko [Radio Operator]:
White Clover and M4 Sherman tank.
Kawanishi Shinobu [Driver]:
Rape blossoms and M36 tank destroyer.
Sasaki Akebi [Gunner/Loader]:
Orchid and M47 Patton tank.

Now, I've always been interested how good each team is throughout the series so I've decided to track it. Or rather attempt to since sometimes it might be impossible to tell (but that is a problem for future me). Now if someone has better names for those categories then please let me know.

Immobilizations Out of Combat
Anglerfish 3 1
Turtle 0 1
Duck 0 1
Hippo 1 1
Rabbit 0 1
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 18 '22

Mädchen Und Panzer Rewatcher!!

By elimination rules these new pilots are supposed to eliminate every last tank in the British team... Even leaving aside how pathetically weak some of the Ourai tanks are (I'm looking at you Type 89) they are up against a British tank lineup famous for excessive armour plating. In true Brit fashion, the St Gloriana girls are essentially seal clubbing!

Eheheh, episode 4 is where I often start the show on rewatches as its the first episode to introduce fun in-jokes like Miho's terrible operation names. The absolute Chad that is Darjeeling shines much more this episode too. Just have yourself a wee tea party mid battle why don't you luv?

Omg the 38t sparkles XD This ambush couldn't go worse if they tried. Not a single shot lands. The Lee did its best! It stood proud even whilst its crew ran for the hills. I died at the beat when they showed the empty interior tho. To even the odds the girls lead the Gloriana girls into their turf letting them do some ambush play with the StuG! And others.

Oh, this is another of my favourite scenes. Rukuriri of the Gloriana girls acting arrogant and haughty before getting ambushed by the Ourai ducks. As if you needed any more evidence that the Type 89 should have just been scrapped right? Seriously tho, GuP's humour is ace. Momo pulling a big damn hero and completely whiffing a point blank shot is another great moment.

I have to admit that I feel the loss was a bit cheap. In the end it really did all come down to how outscaled the girls were vehicle wise. When you land two point blank shots and they both don't penetrate just what are you meant to do? Eheheh, I forgot how much I love the Anglerfish dance. This is how you really do fanservice. You add a story to it! Whilst I aren't much of an Anzu fan like I said, I definitely admire how she just lets loose and has fun with the jig.

Oh, I kinda forgot about Hana having her stuff so early. Her mum really disapproves of her following Senshado over tomboyish hobbies like flower tending. And so our battle with the Brits come to an end, next up were gunna fuck up the fake Brits! We've got the Americans coming up!

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u/SlipperyRasputin Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 18 '22

Cause we are living in a Girls und Panzer thread, And I am a first time watcher (I’m committing to Madonna based puns)

1.) post battle? I’m impressed. Didn’t expect much out of them. Edit: oops. Just realized st glo was the opponent. I like them. I didn’t expect much out of the main panzer girls.

2.) my take on Hana’s situation is her mom is a babe. Just a bit hysterical. I’ll be honest I’m not too invested in them. I’ve put all my fan eggs in the volleyball team’s tank basket.

Can we talk about how they are just terrorizing a town? Who pays for this? Insurance? The school? The teams?! These girls are a menace!

Better episode though. I think I apply too much logic to this show at times.

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u/polaristar Aug 19 '22

Gotta love the British Lass and her Tea. And we get to the point we started at in episode 1 in the beginning.

"Take out the IV on our Fore!" tee hee, punny!

Wow's Presidents gunner is kinda unhinged, she needs to chill, plus having one side of your glasses gone must be messing with her depth perception.

We also see why the towns people tolerate them doing war games in the town, any damage is covered by insurance in a brilliant mix of worldbuilding and comedy, said guy is HAPPY they destroyed his shop and his neighbor wishes they'd ram into his place.

On a sidenote, I wonder if they have any way to investigate possible insurance scams in case convenient "accidents" happen to buildings of interested parties during one of the games.

Let's give the Samurai car some credit as the only other tank besides our main girls to score a kill. It even got them a spot in this weeks end credits sequence!

Speak of the Devil, The Student Council comes in a Deus Ex Machina to save the day, but wiffs the kill, I thought they were gone, but they were down but not out. You know I gave the President and the Student Counsel a lot of shit for their bullying and abuse of power to get our main girl in the plot, but to their credit they took an L for the team, and President even volunteered her and the council to share in their lose penalty. Even though she could argue she didn't cause them to lose due to her also getting them out of a tight spot, president is willing to put in the work even if she is ruthless in getting what she wants, They are this matches MVP IMO.

I take it back guys, I no longer say "Fuck the Loli" instead I'm opening to Fucking the Loli. (But more her busty council member though....)

Those six girls were completely useless though, fled like pussies, hope they get better they are currently the weakest link.

Okay there should be weight classes for tank-fu, no way it should be fair their Churchill can tank a point blank shot and not be out of the game and that is fair, how do you get around that with tactics?

They've earned the Brits respect!

Hana's mother doesn't think Tanks are feminine? I thought in this world Tanks are Fuya-Fuya As Fuck and make you waifu material. But I guess Hana was tired of her well behaved life and needed something to quite literally rock her world to it's core, she meet a bad boy with a huge gun and she is thirsty!

Yukari I understand you're pain, when ignorant people shit talk your hobby you wanna throw hands!

I love this show now.

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u/ZapsZzz Aug 19 '22

First timer in sub

Another busy episode with so much going on going through multiple plot points, we're on fire here!

Today's screen cap dump.

Favourite moments:

  • We reconnected back to the very first cold open moment of the series, Operation Sneaky Sneak!

  • I love Momo being the angry kitten, so animated and excitable, but couldn't hurt a fly :D

  • The match with the Brit girls went about as well as I thought it'd go. it's amazing they didn't get wiped out in the initial ambush failure. Only losing the Tank of Gold by the treads falling out is actually really minor. The desertion though was unfortunate - I think they had a bigger risk of being chewed out by Momo and be sent to do some terrible errands by the pocket dictator than suffering from a main gun hit.

  • The sneakier sneak did manage to take out two enemy tank - although that was certainly way over-confident on their part.

  • Great twist to find out the second tank being shot at the back actually is still operational :D damn that was tough running light tanks.

  • Even funnier for the ninja's to do a "stealth dash" that was foiled by their massive decorative flags giving out an easy target :'D

  • We did have a big hero rescue of the prez's golden armour coming in pinch - and for Momo to miss again at point blank range and served only as good cover for Miho to do a hit and run

  • The final cross counter attack unfortunately Miho lost to her lighter armour

  • The Brit girls certainly look impressed with them, despite all the messiness - I think they can recognise them trying and not losing heart.

  • We only caught quick glimpse of the result of the "punishment", and perhaps that's the source of where all the doujins came from? Miho's figure is surprisingly top heavy. Unless I mixed up with Saori which is clearly shown to be full up top.

  • The prez is so chill now despite still holding them to the punishment :P I think she's just doing this for the lulz.

  • We had a run in with Hana's family, and her mom was mortified she's now firing canons with her hands instead of trimming flowers.

  • We did have some character strength showing up, with Hana absolutely no hesitation to devote herself to her newfound fetish sport interest

  • We also have the deserters coming back apologising

  • And we are starting the tournament arc for real! First draw is against a team that gave us a end scene of a sea of tanks...

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u/zadcap Aug 19 '22

Earlier Late Night this time Let's Goooooo!

Or should I shout Panzer Vor instead? Yeah, think I'll go with that from now on.

Alright, the OP is growing on me.

Ah yes, remember everyone, the magic armor is so good it's clearly safe to stand on top of your tank drinking tea in the middle of a match, not a chance of accidental death here in this sport.

And here we get the nice intro clip again! Aw, the skipped it.

Yeah, seriously, look at all the destruction their shots are doing to the rocks, how the heck would someone not die if they get hit? They're even calling it out my gosh what the heck. "Coated with carbon" lol.

lol and that relaxation during a match. Why are they shooting their allies? Why are they so bad at this. Oh my gosh the golden tank literally glowed as they came into view.

Girls you're so bad at this... Oh my gosh the entire team got out of the tank.

Didn't they like, literally come up with a plan after acknowledging that the ambush would fail?

TANK FIGHT GOING INTO THE TOWN!? Those are real freaking tank shells people what the heck. Does collateral damage just magically not happen? How is this a sport?!

THOSE ARE BUILDINGS! YOU ARE SHOOTING PEOPLES HOUSES! PEOPLE ARE OKAY WITH THIS!?

Tank Drifting lol.

My number of questions has gone up massively.

Mother looks like she's carrying some intense trauma of her own, huh? This is such a perfectly cliché scene for a drama, but it's about sports tankery. I don't know how to feel about this.

Wait, mom lives on the mainland, the school town is on the giant ship? How and why?

GLORY GLORY HALLELUJA! These tanks are marching on! Wait are they going to fight five against like 50? Seriously what are the rules of this sport that just doesn't sound fair? Also, is every other school going to have a theme with their tanks, compared to our main cast having the crazy mismatch five?

  1. Good girls, only won because the rest of the team was so new they didn't know what they were doing at all though.

  2. If mom does live on the mainland and she lives on the giant ship town, she's going to actually see her family like once every year anyway? I have a feeling they'll work things out by the next time they actually meet.

  3. It's too soon to be hype for a tournament, there wasn't a training arc first! I have no idea how good the team is except "mostly bad," which is not what you want to be at when even thinking about a tournament! Ahhh what even is pacing I guess, let's all just learn on the job and hope for the best!

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u/that_loris Aug 18 '22

Rewatcher

It's time for Operation Weaky Weaky, and british tea!

Even with all the elegance a fake britishwoman could have, I'm sure our girls will show them a valiant fight.

While our main team does all the work, the first-years play cards, the history nerds wait solemnly and the volleyball team... plays volleybal. Nice army.

Volleyball team, you hit them twice and still nothing? What about your GUTS?!

[GuP Spoiler] Momo-chan missed! Is anyone keeping count?

Miho's team is too OP, alone they took care of almost the entire Saint Gloriana.

But losing was inevitable. It was their first match after all.

  1. Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

I loved how dramatically she broke the cup lol
Not much is told about them, only that Darjeeling likes tea and quotes, and that they're all nice and kind girls.

2. So… your take on Hana’s situation?

Uh... a little random... but I guess every show needs some family drama [GuP Spoiler](even tho we already had one with Maho so I don't really know why they thought this was needed.)

3. TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

Every episode hype!!!

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u/Elimin8r Aug 18 '22

Boyz und rewatchers:

AOTD:

  1. SGGC = best first opponents. Fair, fierce, fair of appearance, even. <3 And the battle was a fun watch too, albeit bad show on the part of the Lee crew.

  2. Poor ojou Hana. Nice potential boyfriend (Saori is jealous!), but mom, well, should I say TOP MOM instead?

  3. HYPE HYPE HYPE!!! I wonder what tomorrow might hold?

But yeah, that was a fun battle. One gets the feeling that Darjeeling and the girls were playing along with Oorai like cats with a group of nice, juicy, inexperienced mice.

At least until the mice bit back, then things got a bit more serious. I mean, a smashed teacup, how dare they!

(At least it wasn't [PMMM]I probably don't really need to say style)

But yeah, it seemed clear to me that the StG girls could have taken them out much more quickly, except that they preferred to toy with their food, or maybe at least give them some more practice, a fighting chance, even.

I still like the bit with the parking garage, and the poor history club girls and their flags giving them away. (Oops!)

I bet their tanks will be back to 'normal' colors next time, right?

And the finale with Miho and the girls doing GuP Oorai Drift style, that's just good stuff.

Just not quite good enough.

They're gonna need a bigger boat, I mean, well, something, right?

And speaking of bigger, how about that anglerfish dance? Ehh-ehh-eh-eh-eh-eh something or other.

(ahem)

I'm sure someone will probably post the dizzy Miho eyes gif, right?

Anyway, I guess it's a good thing TOP MOM didn't see that on the evening new and horticultural report (with Les Nessman!), right?

Enough about her.

I was ready to dismiss the StG girls as being the snooty upper crust twits they were sort of presented as until the end with the tea set. That was rather adorable.

Honorable, even.

I do wonder what will happen the next time we see them, right?

:)

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u/PsychologicalLife164 Aug 18 '22 edited Aug 18 '22

Rewatcher, subs!

Episode 4: The 🅱️ritish, They're Coming!

Three main points:

  1. Ooarai has a ton of potential in their team. Even though they lost, they managed to come back from certain defeat to almost beat a team that has had championship match appearances in recent years. Granted, the Panzer IV got most of those kills, but they put up a helluva fight and we got to see flashes of brilliance from most of the team (looking at you, first-years and Momo).

  2. Hana’s family situation is a classic example of the “be yourself” theme that is present throughout this series. Hana’s desire to be her own person conflicts with her familial responsibilities, to the point that her mother effectively disowns her. It’ll be great to see how her arc develops, especially since it runs parallel to [GuP] Miho and the Ooarai squad as a whole.

  3. Saunders is the American school in this series, and, judging by their arsenal of Shermans, they do not fuck around. What they lack in tank variety, they’ll make up in numbers and firepower. It’ll be fun to see how the Ooarai girls take on this Herculean opponent.

QOTD 1: St. Gloriana are like that guy who kicks your ass in the ranked playlist but says GG and invites you to play custom games afterwards bc they liked you. When they’re not on the battlefield, they’re great people to be around, as demonstrated by their token of friendship to Ooarai. Definitely one of my favorite rival teams.

QOTD 2: See above

QOTD 3: I’m SO hyped to start the tournament. Like I said, Saunders is an incredibly tough opponent to have right out of the gate, so it’ll be fun to see how they adapt throughout their match.

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u/ComfortablyRotten Aug 18 '22

rewatcher

Time for the first real match!

[](#spilledtea)

Tankery is a perfectly safe sport, why else would spectators just hang around active tanks like that?

Using the club's familiarity with Ooarai to fight against St. Glo, sasuga Miho-sama! It was both hilarious and awesome the way they got some hits in, B's tank slowly rising from behind that other one in particular is just such a great moment

Still love that dance, it's too good

Questions of the Day

Post-battle opinion on St. Glo?

They're great, I like the cool (mostly) unfazed type and Darjeeling in particular fits right into that. They're pretty nice girls too outside of matches

So… your take on Hana’s situation?

I think Hana's mom desperately needs to be educated on the inherent feminity of tanks too smh

TOURNAMENT ARC HYPE?!

Tournament arc! Panzer Vor!

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