Girls und Panzer Complete Book

Girls und Panzer Complete Book is the official companion guide and art collection for the original 2012 anime television series Girls und Panzer, published by Gakken. Spanning 176 full-color B5-sized pages, the book brings together everything a fan of the series could want in a single volume: character profiles and concept designs, a full story digest, an episode guide covering all 12 episodes plus the OVA, production screen caps, staff and cast interviews, and an extensive section dedicated to the real-world military hardware that makes the series tick — including tank configuration data, design references, and historical background on the vehicles featured in the show. It's equal parts animation production document and military reference, which perfectly reflects the dual appeal of Girls und Panzer itself.

Girls und Panzer is an original anime series directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and written by Reiko Yoshida, set in a world where competitive tank warfare — called sensha-dō, or "the way of the tank" — is practiced as a traditional school sport by girls' academies. The series follows Miho Nishizumi, a girl from a prestigious tankery family who transfers to Ooarai Girls Academy hoping to leave that world behind, only to be pulled back in when the school revives its long-dormant sensha-dō club. What distinguishes Girls und Panzer from its contemporaries is the genuine affection for real armored vehicle history baked into every frame — the tanks are accurate, the tactics have real historical precedent, and the match-ups are clearly designed by people who know their WWII armor. The Complete Book is the definitive companion to that effort, offering production detail that rewards both the casual fan and the military history enthusiast equally.

Originally published by Gakken in 2013, the Complete Book covers the full original TV run and has become a go-to reference for collectors and fans of the franchise. A separate Girls und Panzer der Film Complete Book was later published to cover the 2015 theatrical film.

Other Notable Works

Tsutomu Mizushima (Director): Another (Anime), Shirobako (Anime), Squid Girl (Anime)   Reiko Yoshida (Series Composition): K-On!, A Silent Voice, The Ancient Magus' Bride   Actas (Animation Studio): Girls und Panzer der Film, Girls und Panzer: Das Finale

Book Details

Japanese Title: ガールズ＆パンツァー コンプリートブック (Girls und Panzer Complete Book)
English Title: Girls und Panzer Complete Book
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Series Composition: Reiko Yoshida
Animation Studio: Actas
Publisher: Gakken
Pages: 176
Format: Softcover (B5)
Language: Japanese
ISBN-10: 4054057942
ISBN-13: 978-4054057944
Age Rating: All Ages
Genre: Animation Guide / Art Book, Military, Comedy, Action

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