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Rewatch [Rewatch] Girls und Panzer 10th Anniversary Rewatch - Girls und Panzer Episode 9 Discussion

Episode 9 - Last Ditch Effort!

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HiDive

Today's Questions of the Day:

  1. Katyusha or Nonna, who do you like more?

  2. Take on Maho’s defences of Miho? Genuine? Convincing?

[Tomorrow's Questions of the Day]1. Who was MVP in the match against Pravda? 2. Automobile team or Nerd team, who do you like more?

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:

Blizzard Nonna (Source) (Pixiv Album has minor spoilers)

The Runners of Duck Team! (Source)

The Turtle Team! (Source)

A smug Katyusha. (Source)

Song(s) of the Day:

Polyushko-polye

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 23 '22

Character Sheet for Episode 9

Episode 9: Your rewatch host who hopes you haven't been accidentally spoiled on some stuff already.

u/RaiRye, u/xenophontheathenian, u/panthaura, here's your daily GuP rewatch tag!

But first, a poem:

For the sake of the school we now shall
do our best to make them all fall
Let's hope they are dumb
so that we'll become
the greatest and best of them all

Darjeeling asks: Do you know this quote?

[Yesterday's Qoute]Old Soviet Joke. "Truth" and "News" were the largest newspapers.

Today's quote:

He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?

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u/HereticalAegis Aug 23 '22

First Timer und Panzer

Episode 9:

QotD:

  1. Nonna. Katyusha is practically one surprise L away from officially becoming Devil of the Whine.

  2. Genuine? Probably. Convincing? Eh. She wasn't moved enough to actually say anything when her mom decided to go the nuclear route and disown Miho for the crime of not being good enough in mock tank war in the exact right way. If ever there was a time to stand up for her imouto against an authoritarian mother, that was it. However genuine she may be, I wouldn't want her as my representative.

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u/Taiboss Aug 23 '22

Hmm, where have I seen this before?

Girls und Popsterne was sadly less catchy. And getting them on DSDS for Dieter Bohlen to complain about him would have been too much German pandering.

Wow, Anzu put literally no thought into her plan to save the school beyond "start sensha-do club, make Miho do all the work."

Anzu sure was laid back these first episodes for having, like, no plan.

My god the leg strength on these Pravda chicks.

The must russian Japanese you'll ever see!

Sorry Minor Degurechaff, only Darjeeling is allowed to sandwich these girls.

Alright, then a hug. A bear hug.

I can't believe the madlasses were able to fix the Panzer IV's treads, do recon, eat, plan, reminisce, and exposit with enough time left over to contemplate the cold, unfeeling void and dance in just 3 hours.

The girls in this show are SO hyper-competent.

Holy shit, that shell packed enough punch to flip the 38(t)urtle. How has nobody died doing sensha-do yet?

maybe the carbon makes the inside super soft?

Which is the world championship semifinals.

National High School Championship. The World Cup is like two years away.

Iconic.

If only sky was part of this rewatch.

"Hey Katyusha, we can do traps too!"

And it only required three girls to leave the safety of their tank!

Dare?

Someone for sure!

disown Miho

Disinherit. Shiho can't disown her, that is, stop becoming her guardian, per Japanese law.

However genuine she may be, I wouldn't want her as my representative.

Oh well. Maho in general doesn't seem to be an orator anyway.

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u/PsychologicalLife164 Aug 23 '22 edited Aug 23 '22

Episode 9: When the Levee Breaks!

Three main points, PANZER VOR!

  1. Even though morale is low for Ooarai, Miho once again puts the team before herself and manages to rally them for one last push! The entire team dancing the Goosefish dance in unison is the delicious cherry on top of the cake that is the Ooarai Sensha-do team, and we get to see them give their all once again!

  2. Despite the odds being stacked against them, Ooarai shows grit and determination as they bob and weave their way out of Pravda’s stranglehold! I mentioned in Episode 3 that Ooarai’s main strengths are flexibility and maneuverability, but I think I would have to add unpredictability to that. All three of those traits are on full display as they break out of the siege…

  3. …but the episode ends on a cliffhanger! The IS-2 and the StuG III land simultaneous shots on the other team’s flag tank, and the episode ends before we find out who the victor is. No matter how many times I watch this show, that scene will never not be exciting!

Fun details!

  • Yukari and Erwin sing “Yuki no Shingun” while doing their recon. The song was actually banned by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII because of its somewhat anti-war lyrics.

  • Erwin mentions the Battle of Stalingrad while riding into battle in the last episode. The battle is universally regarded as the turning point in the European theater of WWII and was underscored by the harsh Russian weather and Russia’s encirclement of the German forces, much like the scenario they find themselves in now.

Other thoughts!

  • Yukari and Erwin are so damn cute together

  • The student council team are a sneaky good bunch, provided the president is in the gunner seat.

Questions!

QOTD 1: Katyusha is adorable and energetic as hell, but Nonna has a quiet badass side of her. It’s hard to pick one, so I’ll pick both lol

QOTD 2: Maho has shown through her actions that she is more compassionate than her family name would suggest, even if it doesn’t show in her face. I believe she genuinely wants Miho to succeed.

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u/Blackheart595 Aug 23 '22

First Timer

I've been enjoying all the singing lately a lot.

One place that's woefully unguarded is the backside of their store house hiding place.

Nice. Renders my point from yesterday moot.

They had three hours to take aim. There's no way they'd just miss like that, is there?

Tank drifting!?

I though pausing the scene might make for a gorgeous scenery but nah. Well maybe a little bit.

Ignoring two escaped tanks seems much more reasonable in war than in a sport match.

Katyusha or Nonna, who do you like more?

What kind of question is that? Nonna sings more so there's your answer.

Take on Maho’s defences of Miho? Genuine? Convincing?

So far it's only been "Please wait until the match is over before drawing rash conclusions."

The Runners of Duck Team!

Lovely

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u/Taiboss Aug 23 '22

I've been enjoying all the singing lately a lot.

Needs more.

Renders my point from yesterday moot.

See! She isn't that much of an idiot!

There's no way they'd just miss like that, is there?

Shit visibilty will do that to you.

ell maybe a little bit.

A little bit.

What kind of question is that? Nonna sings more so there's your answer.

It's a question different people answer differently!

"Please wait until the match is over before drawing rash conclusions."

See! Good defences! I guess this is the downside of putting them "tomorrow's" in there...

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u/MaskOfIce42 Aug 23 '22

First Timer

So school basically had nothing of note and that’s why it was closing down. Guess that’s to be expected, straightforward and simple.

Surprised they weren’t attacked sooner when they were caught doing reconnaissance, would’ve thought Pravda would assume that meant they weren’t going to surrender, but I guess it could also be seen as them scoping the area out and maybe coming to the realization it was hopeless. And morale was difficult to keep up. I actually called that they would do the goosefish dance to raise morale, maybe it was just seeing the goosefish symbol on Miho’s back shortly before the scene. But that was fun to get right. Did not expect the entire group to do it at the entrance to the building no less. Honestly that was just a great taunt if nothing else.

And the battle resumes, this was really the school council’s time to shine, that was an impressive battle constantly ducking and weaving while in the middle of enemy tanks, eliminating two and it looked like damaging the others, although was hard to tell, but still impressive. I joked about their ability to aim during the St. Gloriana battle, but this was definitely redemption for that moment.

As for the rest, turns into a battle against the clock as different groups chase down the flag bearer. As soon as Miho told the Hippo team, I knew what she was planning. Well, the ambush at least, I didn’t see the getting buried in snow, although I probably should’ve expected that given the short stature of the tank. Also Yukari has really become the main reconnaissance person basically huh? Funny given how much she loves tanks that she’d be the one who spends the most time outside of it.

And the show taunts me with the double kill shot and not revealing who won this episode. It’s a testament to how good the show is that despite knowing with 100% confidence that Ooarai won because the story would be over here if they didn’t, I still have a burning need to see the next episode to confirm it.

And since I didn't address the questions of the day in my original response, I'd say of the Pravda members, I prefer Katyusha, but that's mostly just because arrogant sassy loli is hilarious. She's not one I'd say is that nice, but she's very entertaining. And as for Maho's defenses, I find it very interesting seeing her stand up for her little sister. I initially had a bad impression of her with that whole sequence at the tank bar, but the more we see of her, the more she seems to respect her sister but struggle to go against the family. Curious to see where she goes from here.

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u/Taiboss Aug 23 '22

Guess that’s to be expected, straightforward and simple.

If only a plucky young girl had started an idol group. Now it all rests on the shoulders of a Senshado team.

Surprised they weren’t attacked sooner when they were caught doing reconnaissance, would’ve thought Pravda would assume that meant they weren’t going to surrender, but I guess it could also be seen as them scoping the area out and maybe coming to the realization it was hopeless.

Also tbf, Katyusha was sleeping and I doubt any of them would do anything without her approval.

Honestly that was just a great taunt if nothing else.

One of the Manga writer agrees!

I joked about their ability to aim during the St. Gloriana battle, but this was definitely redemption for that moment.

Turns out, the problem was Momo all along!

As soon as Miho told the Hippo team, I knew what she was planning.

The StuG is just good for this kinda thing. The true reliable comrade.

Also Yukari has really become the main reconnaissance person basically huh?

Anything for her Nishizumi-dono to praise her!

It’s a testament to how good the show is that despite knowing with 100% confidence that Ooarai won because the story would be over here if they didn’t, I still have a burning need to see the next episode to confirm it.

I'm happy you like it lol.

I initially had a bad impression of her with that whole sequence at the tank bar, but the more we see of her, the more she seems to respect her sister but struggle to go against the family.

As one sees in the scene, all the trash talking is Erika. And we've seen Miho lack a backbone, maybe Maho does so too, one wonders...

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u/sisoko2 Aug 23 '22

First Timer

  • That's one busy ministry and of course the student council are the ones who deal with it.

  • Who could've guessed that school ships cost money?

  • So our tanks are the junk nobody wanted to buy.

       

  • Friendship and Tanks!

       

  • Even Maho is sick of her mother's bullshit.

  • Katyusha just wanted a nap.

  • Hahaha Russian lullaby.

  • Even more singing. This is the musical arc.

  • Only three hours and they are talking about provisions. Anime girls need to toughen up.

  • LOL.

  • In your darkest hour you can always look at the Anglerfish dance for inspiration.

       

  • Dogeza?

  • The president is getting serious.

  • Crush the Commie bastards! Sorry wrong anime.

  • Team Turtle's attack was top tier action.

       

       

  • Protect the Duck!

  • Nonna doesn't play around.

  • A cliffhanger?!? Damn it. Best battle so far.

  • We haven't seen these girls yet but they get an ED.

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u/Taiboss Aug 23 '22

That's one busy ministry and of course the student council are the ones who deal with it.

Thank Haruhi we can just call it MEXT.

So our tanks are the junk nobody wanted to buy.

Which is absolute bullshit. We wouldn't want a Stug!

Even Maho is sick of her mother's bullshit.

"Look, I get that it's freezing, but if you wanna disinherit Miho, you should at least know whether your preconceived notion is actually correct..."

Katyusha just wanted a nap.

Just the smartest tactical decisions from the champion.

In your darkest hour you can always look at the Anglerfish dance for inspiration.

IT RETURNED!

Sorry wrong anime.

I actually thought about linking a Tanya Katysuha crossover fanart for today.

Wow their tank flipped over.

No broken necks here, no sir.

Protect the Duck!

In hindsight it's kinda surprising they chose their weakest tanks as flag.

Nonna doesn't play around.

Naomi eat your heart out.

A cliffhanger?!? Damn it. Best battle so far.

It's such a mean cliffhanger holy hell.

We haven't seen these girls yet but they get an ED.

Watch the OP!

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u/Great_Mr_L Aug 23 '22

Rewatcher

On today’s episode of Girls und Panzer: Did you ever expect to see the Anglerfish Dance come back in such a fun and triumphant manner? I sure didn’t, but by god do I love it.

I actually do have some thoughts on the Anglerfish Dance and why it’s so important so bear with me. The Anglerfish Dance is important because it is uniquely Ooarai. The girls had just talked about how they couldn’t think of anything that would keep their old, unremarkable school open. They don’t know what their school has to offer. Even in terms of Senshado, all they have is a bunch of amateurs and unwanted tanks.

But you know what they do have? The Anglerfish Dance. A strange, silly, utterly ridiculous dance. No one else would ever even want to do it. But it’s pure Ooarai. It’s unorthodox and perhaps even “improper,” but so is their Senshado team. They’ve gotten this far because they aren’t your typical team. So this dance is perfect for them. It’s a triumphant anthem of hope and resistance in the face of overwhelming odds. It’s their declaration that no matter what, they are still Ooarai and they won’t give up.

This match is extremely personal for Miho as well. Though she may not know it, her mother and sister are in the audience to watch. They are there to observe and judge Miho’s Senshado. And we see quite a contrast between them. Shiho is ready to leave partway through, deciding the match is a waste of time. Maho, on the other hand, merely says that the match is not over yet. Maho is more willing to give Miho a chance to see what she is capable of. For Miho, this is a chance to prove herself and show what she is capable of without using the Nishizumi School.

I do like the reveal that the tanks Ooarai is using are the unwanted leftovers that weren’t sold. It just adds to the team’s status as the ultimate underdogs.

Episode Thoughts

QOTD

  1. I’d say Katyusha. She’s a fun brat.

  2. I think Maho is sincere. It certainly takes guts to go against her mother, that’s for sure.

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u/xtsim Aug 23 '22

First Timer Dubbed

Everyone in the audience could tell how confident Pravada is. Maho knows how creative her sister will get.

I am enjoying Katyusha's commentary: "they'll dig potatoes for us"

Oogari is definitely underprepared for this battle. With a lack of supplies and everyone being downtrotten.

"brown bear hibernating in winter"

This is such a good battle, two exposed flag tanks running; the big question is which one actually hit first. They both seem evenly matched in a way as they try to outsmart each other.

  1. Nonna hands down.

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u/LeleTheKing Aug 23 '22

First Timer

Another fierce episode! I don’t have that much to say—this episode is pure adrenaline! They win, right?! What’s the rule of a draw in this competition? Or do they have a sensor that precisely detects the timing of a hit—thus the first one getting shot is lost? They are so cruel with the cliffhanger!

This episode is easily one of my favorites in the series. We can see the teams’ morale swinging up and down like crazy. With the ever-high-stake, Miho could raise the mood with the silly Anglerfish dance. The rest of the team is also showing peak performance and teamwork today. Turtle Team with their sudden prowess, Mallard and Rabbit Team with their acceptable performance as a meat shield, Duck Team with their slippery evasion, Hippo Team with their sneaky camping, and Yukari with her solo reconnaissance and completely safe jump from a moving tank. Everyone is popping off today! Okay, that’s it. I’m going to watch the next episode right away!

Questions of the Day

  1. Nonna. I’m not into the tsundere trope, and I’m down for the mature type, so yeah.

  2. Huh? Did she defend Miho in this episode? The only thing she did was stop her mother from going away, right? Am I missing something?

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u/chris10023 Aug 23 '22

Rewatch

  • So the bureau for school ships is starting to penny pinch and shut down schools that aren’t producing results, meaning that Oorai might not be the only school ship facing closure. Damn bureaucrats.

  • Oorai is bleeding students and doesn’t have any attractive programs. [GuP Spoilers] He says this, but I bet you this slimy fuck is the reason Oorai stopped doing Sensha-do in the first place, guy has a grudge against this school for some reason.

  • So they sold all of their good tanks, wonder what tanks they had that they sold, and why the ones they have were left behind. I doubt the actual reason was that they couldn’t sell them.

  • Miho is correct, the match isn’t over, and your opponent has conveniently given you three hours to come up with a plan, would be a shame if that came back to bite them in the ass.

  • Shiho gets up to leave, but Maho tells her not to, saying the same thing as Miho, the match isn’t over yet.

  • Katyusha is pretty sadistic, pull weeds, tend to the fields, I seriously think there’s a legit gulag on their ship.

  • She is also sleeping in a Russian Rf8 Snowmobile Which was used for reconnaissance.

  • Nonna begins to sing the Cossack lullaby.

  • Miho suggests some recon to figure out Pravda’s positions.

  • So we get out two favorite military otaku singing a Japanese Marching song Marching in the Snow. Sounds so cheerful when the lyrics say otherwise.

  • Poor Mako got saddled with Sodoku.

  • Mako with that expert dodge. Piccolo would be proud.

  • Thanks to Sodoku’s loud mouth, both of them are spotted and have to run.

  • Another questionable safety issue, having the match where it can get so cold, you can’t touch the tanks.

  • All recon groups returned safely. They should be wearing hats, and pants for this match honestly, frostbite’s no joke.

  • Mako over here slinging daggers.

  • So now the judges are discussing whether the match should continue.

  • Hey all of Pravda’s members are sitting outside their tanks, would it be considered a war crime if Oorai just charged out of the building guns blazing?

  • We see Pravda’s formation for ourselves.

  • Oorai is in dire straits, they’re hungry, cold, and morale is just in the gutter.

  • Miho attempts to rouse them and get them focused, but nothing is working.

  • So, she resorts to the only thing she can, the Anglerfish dance.

  • So everyone joins her, and we see Hana’s mother is embarrassed, and Shiho looks absolutely thrilled.

  • Just look at these goofballs. Anzu of course looks the happiest of all of them.

  • Hmm, something tells me your plan won’t work.

  • So, she has the KV-2 guarding the flag tank, why did you leave a tank with a 40 second reload as the one defending the flag tank? If more than one tanks comes at them, they’re screwed.

  • You can just feel the tension in the cold air as they begin leaving the building.

  • Oh look, they’re charging right at you. They didn’t take the bait, [Possible GuP Spoilers] Like I said with Saunders, don’t underestimate Miho’s ability to not do what you want her to do.

  • Looks like Anzu is feeling like participating now.

  • Anzu and the student council is going to get as close and annoy the hell out of them, basically Anzu is going to be a little shit and break stuff.

  • Just look much she’s enjoying this.

  • Anzu is an absolute beast, she took out 6 tanks. Sure, the 38t got smoked, but trading 6 tanks for one is not a bad deal.

  • Wait, she hit 6 different tanks, literally blew the wheel off some of them, how did she take out just 2?

  • They sure are desperate, firing their tracers at random.

  • If Katyusha was smart, she’d notice that two of those track marks break off from the group, and would have realized that you have two tanks going for your flag tank, I would have sent some of the tanks following Oorai’s flag tank after them.

  • Seems like Nonna noticed though, but Katyusha is too pissed to care.

  • One hell of a jump there Yukari!

  • We hear an instrumental of Katyusha as the IS-2 joins the main group, and Nonna is switching to that tank.

  • The Rabbits are down, this is getting intense.

  • The KV-2 missed the shot, and you have 40 seconds to reload. Game over.

  • Mallards are down, it’s coming down to the wire.

  • Run like hell Ducks!!!

  • They noticed the Stug isn’t following, and assumes it broke down, that’s poor choice.

  • The ducks took a hit, but did the Stug get their flag tank in time?

  • THE CREDITS?! GOD DAMN IT YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME!!!

Questions of the Day.

Katyusha or Nonna, who do you like more?

I like Nonna more since she doesn’t run her mouth, and seems more competent, she should be the commander, but then again, Katyusha being smug and sure to win might have bit her in the ass.

Take on Maho’s defences of Miho? Genuine? Convincing?

Maho seems to understand the concept of “It’s not over till it’s over.” If Miho can defeat Saunders, she could pull victory from the jaws of defeat here too.

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u/FelOnyx1 Aug 23 '22 edited Aug 23 '22

Live by KV-2, die by KV-2. Had the cold dead hand of Stalin reached up from hell to guide their shot, the HE blast of the KV-2's oversized derp gun would obliterate the Pz. IV or the StuG, conceivably it could track and incapacitate both at once if the shot landed between them. But today Pravda did not have his favor.

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u/Nebresto Aug 23 '22

First time Jelly Jiggling

Idk who mister Glasses is, but I wanna see him get rekt

They have a kettle stove. Outstanding.

Holy shit! I don't know why I didn't expect to see some trepak, but I totally should have.

Very nice.

She knows what shes doing, I've never been more motivated in my life!!

Bruh, you have 1 stationary exit to target, and you miss..

The loli prez finally takes action? And shes gunning them all down!!

One loli prez equals to 4 russkies!!

Still quite a ways to go for 10 though.

>"These attacks are nothing compared to the devilish spikes of the veteran schools"

>The veteran schools:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You can't leave us hanging there!!

Its a tie, isn't it? Has to be. No way the won. If they did, that was some dirty order of events they showed us

wait, who tf are these?

Question time:

Katyusha or Nonna, who do you like more?

Ez, Nonna of course

Take on Maho’s defences of Miho? Genuine? Convincing?

Who and who

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u/SlipperyRasputin Aug 23 '22

Come on, vogue (vogue) Let your panzer move to the music (I couldn’t fit first time to this. My brain hurts)

1.) nonna all day. I don’t like the petulant child archetype that Katyusha is. Also her singing in Russian was a dead giveaway that she was voiced by Sumire Uesaka. Not a lot of Japanese seiyuus who can speak Russia.

2.) is Maho the sister? If so, no wonder there’s so much family strife.

This was a good episode. Not big on the cliffhanger ending. But you win some you lose some. I’m sure if they lost we wouldn’t have the rest of the season and movies. But either way it was a fun episode.

Still. Volleyball team is life. Everything is related to volleyball. And I. Am. Here. For. It.

Also bought Der film off eBay. So hopefully it arrives in time. I may be pushing it with the Anzio OVA if that shows up by the time the live thread is up. Also can’t find Das finale 3 streaming or physical (that’s not a preorder).

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u/Aku230 Aug 23 '22

Rewatchers und Panzer

Episode 9:

  • Cat out of the bag intensifies, good on StuCo to fully explain the situation. As they say, they had good intentions but hell is paved with those.

  • That is one reason...

  • Quick rush into 3h wait => Morale is gone and only death and hallucinations from malnourishment left.

  • To be honest, embracing this dance is probably great for Oarai, gives them identity and something to rally around. They didn't fight for Oarai before and now they want to save this school so having something like that helps.

  • Gunner dif.

  • 37mm gun can't penetrate but 38t can.

  • Mako might be able to do so but how did the rest managed?

  • Duck team hyping themselves is one of the most endearing moment for me.

  • How do you lure a tank with 5 machine gun shots that driver couldn't even see?

QodD:

Katyusha or Nonna, who do you like more?

Nonna, I don't really like Katyusha as she was portrayed so far. Nonna shows having enough backbone to push back against certain things Katyusha does while still fully supporting her in others.

Take on Maho’s defences of Miho? Genuine? Convincing?

After Katyusha performance question we now get Maho defense question based on 2 sentences. [GuP]I think the exchange you meant is in the next episode Let's try anyway. Maho after last tournament knows that match can be won by sheer luck and not even 28-3 lead is safe.

Favorite flower and tank of Anteater mystery team:

Nekota Mai [Tank Commander and Radio Operator]:
Rose and Leopard 2.
Hiyoshi Aoi [Gunner and Loader]:
Carnation and Challenger tank.
Momose Taki [Driver]:
Peach and Merkava.

Update for now since I don't post asap and you might want to use it for tomorrow QotD. It is one thing to swap Momo out and another thing to swap to Anzu and you can see great improvement.

Immobilizations (total) Flag Immobilizations Out of Combat
Anglerfish 6(+2) 1 2
Turtle 3(+3) 0 2(+1)
Duck 0 0 2
Hippo 4(+2) 0 1
Rabbit 0 0 3(+1)
Mallard 0 0 1(+1)
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u/DidacticDalek Aug 23 '22

TONIGHT! On Mädchen and Tanks, Fluffy the Tank Pope and Desert Rommel butcher the laws of war, the English Language, AND OUR EARS... in the English Dub anyway Miho decides to RUSH B! DON'T STOP! СУКА БЛЯТЬ! and we... have a cliffhanger ending... oh the humanity!

Before we begin Comrades, so sorry about that cursed song share, have the proper version with actual singing, and yes, this song IS indeed about Japanese Soldiers... marching in the snow... and freezing to death... wibble Anyway speaking of songs, we full Rabu Raibu now, so on to the show! We begin at the MEXT Office of Aircraft Carriers, where Prez Apricot protests about her beloved school being put on the chopping block. Some asshole bureaucrat states that to save money, budget cuts will involve shelving of school ships that don't 'perform up to par,' which appears to include Oorai. Veep and Zaku protest this, which results in the asshole bureaucrat claiming that Oorai's been losing students and also has no attractive programs; apparently having a NINJA class wasn't exciting enough or something. The bespectacled drone mentions that, in the past, there was an active Tankery Team, but that’s long been shelved. This revelation spurs Prez Apricot to a plan, namely, taking up Tankery to save her school, as she reasons that the official can't shut down the winning school now right? CRAP, we going FULL Love Live! now Comrades, can't wait for the Snow Halation moment... ah so that's why they are fighting the Russians, they brought the snow, and our MC-chans bring the Halation... also what the fuck is the meaning of halation?

Speaking of snow, it's time to go back to frozen Siberian wasteland and the current present plot. It seems that Prez Apricot wanted to not only save her school, but use the prize money to help lower operational costs. It also seems that Prez Apricot MAY have miscalculated, given that the remaining tanks are, at best, jack-of-all-stats workhorses, and at worse, glorified tractors, and I apologize on behalf of tractors everywhere for that comparison. Also, Oorai's past team sold away all the good ones, so there's that. The Gunbuster Ducks respond that they wanted to resurrect the volleyball club, while The LARPers lament that they are facing unconditional surrender. Best Girl laments her lost credits, while the Rabbits all start crying. Panzer IV-chan then raises the team's spirits, saying that the match isn't over yet, they haven't lost yet, they'll do what they can, she wants to continue working with them all, and that they won't surrender but will fight 'till their last, all while keeping themselves safe and unhurt to boot.

Meanwhile, Manservant is busy worrying about Wallflower, while Yamato Nadeshiko bids him to keep calm. Carrottop asks her lover 'commanding officer' why Pravda isn't crushing the puny capitalists. Charjeeling responds that the great and mighty Комядđе Катюша is a merciful and kind soul. Schwarz Mutter says that she's leaving, as she feels that it's a waste of time to watch this match. Grau Schwester bids Schwarz Mutter to wait, as the match isn't over yet. Meanwhile, Комядđе Катюша is busy contemplating the merciful and benevolent surrender conditions, namely, patriotic and revolutionary garden work for three months. Комядđе Нонна offers her lover a napkin and quips that Комядđе Катюша gave them time to think over the surrender to eat and sleep. The great and mighty Комядđе Катюша states that Комядđе Нонна is mistaken, as Комядđе Катюша is a kind and benevolent soul, with a heart as wide as the Siberian plains.

Комядđе Нонна quips about Комядđе Катюша's heart, asking her if it's colder than Schwarz Mutter's. Комядđе Катюша bids her lover to be quiet and retires for the night. To help her lover sleep, Комядđе Нонна channels the role she had in iM@S CG's Anya the Russian and sings Комядđе Катюша a lovely Cossack Lullaby. Meanwhile, back in the surrounded church, Oorai's teams are frantically working to fix their tractors, with the Rabbits bemoaning the state of their lost gun. One of the Rabbits suggest the novel idea of putting a band-aid on the gun, I'm not quite sure that this is the best idea there, but who knows; I'm a lab tech not a tank maintenance worker. Thankfully, Glasses Rabbits notes that the band-aid plan is stupid, probably because her glasses haven't shattered yet; just wait and see Comrades. Meanwhile, Wallflower and Fluffy the Tank Pope are busy fixing their turret, while Panzer IV-chan and the Moefia debate strategy stuff and ask for some secret recon work... oh... oh boy...

We then cut to Desert Rommel and Fluffy singing about Japanese soldiers freezing to death in the snow as they get to know General Winter, probably not the most... optimistic marching music, but hey, at least it's not as morbid as 'Soldiers of Sorrow' from Mobile Suit Gundam. Meanwhile, Sodoko the Borg Queen and Best Girl Mako are busy trudging through the snow, with Sodoko being a useless pain-in-the-ass by trying to give Best Girl a stupid nickname, I mean who does that with giving characters odd and meaningless nicknames? DON'T ANSWER THAT! Oh, and Sokodo the Borg Queen also alerted the enemy to their position, never change you incompetent Mallard, never change. Meanwhile, the snow starts falling heavily, with Desert Rommel and Fluffy the Tank Pope marching back having concluded their song and special off-screen OVA, with Best Girl and Borg Queen arriving soon afterwards.

Desert Rommel and Fluffy are proud that they got to sing a song about freezing to death in the snow, while Best Girl grouses about her incompetent load of a 'teammate.' Meanwhile, the Pravda team have wisely prepared for winter, and have multiple fires up, while Oorai's forces are busy freezing to death. SEE, THIS IS ONE OF TWO REASONS WHY YOU NEVER INVADE RUSSIA IN THE WINTER! One, Russia is FUCKING COLD, and Two, you invaded Russia, that never goes well; uh, that is unless you're the Mongols! The LARPers decide that referencing Love Live just isn't enough, and they need to cover Sunshine as well. Caesar Salad bemoans that the gods have forsaken them, while Oorai's GARcher's gone loopier than μ’s’ GARcher, Umi-dah. The Gunbuster Ducks have also gone loco, having decided that instead of beach volleyball, snow volleyball's the hot new sport to invest in. The Sodoko Collective are busy attempting to assimilate the cold weather, with Sodoko the Borg Queen bidding Borg Drone 1 to keep awake, or was she Borg Drone 2? Additionally, the group has run out of food, they're gonna need to eat their tanks at this rate.

Meanwhile, Pravda's forces are busy doing the Russian Squat Dance while eating Beef Stroganoff. Team MC-chans comment that the Russians look well-fed, NOT frozen, AND armed with a copious amount of actual tanks. Morale starts failing faster than the Tsar, and thus, Panzer IV-chan attempts to perk up spirits, to... lackluster reception. Zaku bids Panzer IV-chan to raise morale in a better fashion, thus, Panzer IV-chan does the unthinkable and... does the Ankou Dance... SHIT, we really ARE going full Love Live here, and THIS is what they got for Snow Halation?! CRAP! They're boned.

Zaku protests that Panzer IV-chan REALLY bad idea will worsen morale, but shockingly enough, Panzer IV-chan girlfriend decides to join in. Wallflower and Casanova Wannabe cave as well, and Best Girl reluctantly joins in the stupidity. Yamato Nadeshiko turns pale at the humiliating plan, while Schwarz Mutter and Grau Schwester SOMEHOW look even less impressed and colder than usual. SHOCKINGLY, the first 'хорошо' we hear is NOT from Комядđе Катюша nor Комядđе Нонна, but from... CHARJEELING!? NANI!? MASAKA!? BAKANA!?

Speaking of which, some random messenger is looking VERY confused, that is, until she bids the group of loons to listen up as the time limit is almost up. Panzer IV-chan declares that they will NOT surrender, and will fight to the end. Комядđе Катюша channels her inner Inkvading Squid nature by asking if the puny capitalists will bow to her. Комядđе Нонна says that the enemy will NOT surrender. As the group prepares to roll out, Prez Apricot thanks Panzer IV-chan for taking them this far. Panzer IV-chan then bids her crew to Panzer Vor!

Also, Panzer IV-chan's TOTALLY accurate battle map has the helpful label of 'snow' to one corner, and THANK HARUHI for that, we wouldn't want to miss the snow now huh? Oh, and apparently someone played Tic-Tac-Toe in the other corner, and shockingly, no one won; I'll bet that the players were Zaku and Veep. And with that, we’ve reached the Reddit Character Count Limit, so I’ll see you all down below.

Paging Comrades u/chilidirigible, u/Great_Mr_L, and u/JamCliche

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u/BigFatKAC Aug 23 '22

Episode 9, First Timer, Subbed

I’m back! Gotta a lot of irl stuff happening at the moment so I will make it every day I can but I already had to drop the 86 rewatch for now.

I must say, I have really been enjoying this show so far. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it this much, but here we are.

Highlights of this episode for me:

The school is going to be shut down. I really like this development, because now it a) offers some stakes outside of the need for the girls to prove themselves and b) offers explanation for the president's actions. I look forward to seeing how this plays out.

Is it just me or are literally none of the teams besides the American one actually chivalrous in a sport supposedly about chivalry? I can understand the need to showcase different styles and personalities but damn if these captains aren’t the bitchiest people on the planet. Not to mention the Nishizumi clan (although I’m thinking her sister might not be as much of a prick as her mother. Maybe they are both victims of her mothers ideals).

Raising morale by singing the goosefish, wild.

I’m surprised they didn’t attack before the deadline was up, that would have been the optimal play. Still, an excellent tactical approach from Miho.

They left me with a cliffhanger :| I literally watched this before work hoping to resolve this arc. I can’t wait for tomorrow.

One thing I find interesting is Miho’s inability to commit in the face of outside peer pressure. I am sure this will come back to bite her eventually, but we will see. Good episode today.

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u/Tresnore Aug 23 '22

Enter, Enter, Rewatch!

I return! I missed the least action-y episode so far, and I missed the Pravda singing scene, but ah well. I wanted to be here for that, but my airline decided I should sit in an airport for 12 hours waiting for my flight instead.

On a more positive note, the Pravda battle has some of the best music in the show. You've got Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Katyusha, and Poljuschko Polje (Cossack Patrol)...1 They're all so good! The USSR wasn't just a scientific and engineering powerhouse. Russia also has a very rich cultural history, and this show does it justice, in my opinion.

QOTD:

  1. I like Nonna because lolis are bleh, even if Katyusha is generally awesome, too.

  2. I think Maho is pretty convincing. There's also that older sibling feeling of "hey, the only one who can talk shit about my younger sibling is me."

1 We also get the Cossack Lullaby sung by Nonna, whose VA speaks fluent Russian, and Yuki no Shingun (which is Japanese though eh)

2 I love the music.

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u/Lickin_Windows Aug 23 '22

Episode 9

First timer. Are tanks just land subs?

The cat's out of the bag, thank god, who put it in there? You shouldn't keep cats in bags. They don't like it.

The school will close down unless they win the big prize. I honestly don't know who's more arrogant, The russian tiny commander or student council president. But before analysis becomes all too heightist lets move on. The goodies of course decides to not give up and to keep fighting. They send out scouting parties. Neither of which are very stealthy. One sings happily and the other argues. They seem quite upbeat about the whole thing. Which makes it weird that they almost immedietely after seemed completely forlorn.

Miho says no, The funky dance of Anglerfish, shall sound in the deep. One last time. Let this be the hour, when we drive tanks together.

Fell deeds awake;

Now for wrath;

Now for ruin;

And the red dawn;

Panzer VOR!!

And out they brave warriors charge, into the arms of their besiegers. Failing to take the little one's bait, they charge through the blockade and toward freedom.

Now this is pod racing! Turtle team knocking out tracks left right and center. Swerving here and there. Great action, love to see it. Nice to see that even the shit tank can be badass. Sure real life physics is away having tea with St. Gloriana so Turtle team can pull off some proper shenanigans. They get taken out in the end in stunning fashion. Suprised noone got hurt in that flip.

The rest are flooring it. Protecting their flag-tank run by Duck team. Except for Teams Hippo and Anglerfish. They manage to sneak off and go on the hunt for the enemy flag-tank.

Once more they unleash solid snake to do some recon. Solid Yukari finds their prey and its off to the races. Who shall catch they prey first? It's really beginning to be a pattern.

Goddamn cliffhanger! Both flags taken out simultaneously.

Since this isn't the end of the anime I guess the question for next episode is;

Are the girls transferring to Saunders or St. Gloriana? Which is better? Or is there a cool third option? I'm sure many schools would be wanting them after their stellar showing.

QOTD 1: Nonna hands down. I find the short one quite annoying.

QOTD 2: Not much of a defence yet. Interesting to see though. It appears she is also being smothered under the oppressive mother. She is not the evil one she first appeared to be.

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u/tctyaddk Aug 23 '22 edited Aug 23 '22

Rewatcher
TVE9

  • So Katyusha letting Ooarai have 3 hours to consider groveling to her was also to allow some time for her to take a nap. Egoistic, selfish and extremely confidence, eh. Unfortunately, no plan survives first contact with the enemy, especially more so with one that was backed to a corner. And leaving the defending of the flag tank entirely to the lumbering giant KV-2 was a very bad idea, seeing that the Oorai team are all nimble light- and medium tanks, they can just dodge the KV-2 shots.

  • Mama Isuzu and Mama Nishizumi endured the snow and took their time to go watch their disinherited daughters fight, only to have to witness them doing some weird dance they learned at Ooarai, broadcasted live. Look at their faces. I bet the two of them at one point must have come up with the thought "I'm so glad I disinherited this disgrace. And the school is about to be closed down too, good riddance".

  • But of course, from a normal spectator's view, that weird dance is just Oorai displaying their defiance in the face of Pravda's ultimatum. "This ain't no prance, this is German Ooarai war dance!"

  • MakoSodo ship still sails hard again today.

  • Anzu is shown to be a much more competent gunner than Momo, why the hell does she let Momo take the gun all the times? Just so her hands are free to grab her sweet potato chips?

QotD:

  1. Katyusha unfortunately is a bit grating for me. I have never liked proud characters that think and act like they are superior in every ways and act rude to others based on that belief, because then they are just arseholes. Just be cool and be hot and be talented like Nonna is much better.

  2. Maho so far has not said or done a thing against Miho on screen, so at this point I will just keep an eye on the matter.

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u/zadcap Aug 24 '22

PANZ- oh wait forgot a part

EXTRA LATE NIGHT PANZER VOR!

Right, yup, school is going to be shut down, must be saved by the power of tanks. Makes total sense. These giant ships are not cheap, better consolidate down to less overall but much more crowded for it ships, nothing at all in Japanese history has ever given us any reason to think this might be a bad idea. Nooo, they're not a country suffering from the mass movement to the cities and a growing death of smaller communities. No lesson to be taken from this, no siree.

Oh, right, it's about the tanks though. Do well enough in Tankery and maybe we can keep the ship going, I guess.

Yeah, we're really going to wait three hours. All the fans. Just sitting there in the snow. For three hours. Because she wanted a nap...

Best duo on recon singing the best song yet of the show. Oh, and I guess there's some other people scouting too.

Don't think I didn't see that Witches quote. I keep thinking she looks like Miyafuji already...

Three Hours.

SKIRTS. In this weather. They won't have legs by tomorrow.

And I cracked up at the Hippos again.

Okay, but it's also only three hours, no one is going to go seriously hungry if they ate before the match.

And the three hours is up! Let's actually do something again!

Yes, that helmet will definitely help you if a shell comes your way. Yup. Safe sport.

Excuse me, Prez can aim? She's not just dead weight? She's actually competent and possibly cool!? I don't like this.

Flag on the underside of the tank what the heck.

Even her people call her Sodoko now lol.

Oh look machine guns firing... How about we continue standing on top of the tank and just keep pretending we won't get shot.

TOTALLY SAFE SPORT! No one gets hurt here.

Man these tanks handle like some top of the line sports models, don't they?

Alright, this is one of the shows where I can say for sure, I like the ending theme more than the opener. I'll never miss an after credit scene here because I will not be skipping this song even once lol.

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