


It’s an earnest series, and it rewards viewers who take the series seriously with impressive strategic maneuvering, especially in the final two matches. The tank matches are serious affairs: the girls use live ammunition (though the aim is to disable, not to destroy), and there is risk of injury. This is truly the most spectacular thing about Girls und Panzer: for their first original anime production, studio Actas took an idea that could have led to an amusing but frivolous series and played it completely straight.
