Girls Und Panzer Review

Now to review something I know some of my friends would appreciate, time for Girls Und Panzer.

Miho Nishizumi is a member of a prestigious family that practices sensha-do the way of the tank or Tankery in English, (which seems to be a sport aimed at women only, because Anime) but an incident during a match causes her to switch schools and turn her back on the sport, upon entering Oarai Girls High School, which for some reason is on a giant aircraft carrier, Miho finds she can't escape her heritage as she gets drawn into Tankery after a less than subtle threat from the student council but knowing that her new friends are willing to stick by her, she returns to the sport she's trying to avoid and gets thrust into the national championships again.
Girls Und Panzer runs slightly differently compared to your average Moé Military as the research as well as the attention to detail to the tanks far outweighs the fanservice in the show, so much so that World of Tanks actually used the series to help promote the game for the Japanese market.
I like it when a series is so willing to show off it's creativity and the concept is just so fun you can't help but get sucked in; Miho could easily have been a lousy character or a dreaded miracle rookie type but proves to be balanced enough to be a good lead character who is well backed up by the supporting cast despite having too many characters to really give any depth to, an issue it suffered late in the 12 episode series where a new unit joins up only for them to be shot down before anything happens and the viewers are left wondering if it was worth putting in these characters in the first place.
The dub has a habit of being drowned out by the music track but shouldn't be an issue in the sub version, otherwise the dub is solid.
The problems are relatively minor and easy to ignore so it won't take away the experience from the battles and it's the battles that really sell the show.
Final Verdict: Minor problems aside, Girls Und Panzer manages to succeed in showcasing a great story, give us good characters and keep everyone's attention with some epic battles. It's definitely worth a watch and I kind of wish it didn't end so soon as it needs more episodes.

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