Panzer Kōkō Sensō
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| Panzer Kōkō Sensō (戦車高校戦争 Panzer High School War) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Slice of life, Psychological |
| Created by | Ryuji Saitaiya |
| Developed by | Amaze |
| Written by | Ryuji Saitaiya |
| Directed by | Ryuji Saitaiya |
| Opening theme | "Panzer Vor!" |
| Ending theme | "Campus War" |
| Composer(s) | Haruki Minawa |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | Nihongo English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (7 currently under production) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Naoto Kuroki |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Amaze Entertainment (United Kingdom and Austrakiba) Tailbend Entertainment (Rest of Tyranian nations) |
| Release | |
| Original network | United Kingdom and Austrakiba: SBS, LBS, CNBC, ATX Reruns: Animazing Rest of Tyranian nations: Animazing ND |
| Original release | July 24, 2013 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Three Sisters and Their Crazy Lives (TRP) |
| Followed by | N/A |
Panzer Kōkō Sensō (戦車高校戦争 Panzer High School War) is an Aomorinese four-panel manga series by Kiyoshi Saito. It was first serialized in May 19, 2010. An anime adoption was made and first aired on July 24, 2012. A second season is currently being aired from September 17, 2017. Both the manga and anime are set in Aomori and features numerous high school universities having a sport of tank warfare or Sensha-dō, which is a national sport in the United Kingdom and Austrakiba. It features numerous Great War-era vehicles.
Manga
Plot
Characters
Ibaraki University
Grouper Team
Consists of mostly the student council members. They are the main protagonists. They pilot a Cromwell tank and later on, upgrading it with a longer QF 75mm gun.
Yuno Nishikawa
Miyo Nakatani
Tomoya Saiki
Shinsuke Oda
Rinna Fujiwara
Saber Team
Consists of mostly the alumnus of the student council. Despite not being protagonists, they play a big roll in the series. They pilot a Lucian Kuiper Tank. In the film however, during a tank battle with Moskova University, one of the IS tanks loaded HEAT (which is against the rules of Sensha-do) and fired on Saber Team's tank, hitting the ammo rack and instantly killing them as the turret blew off the tank. The team's members are the only characters who are known deceased.
Shizuma Asakawa
Inori Saionji
Minori Tsuzuki
Francis Sekai
Tortoise Team
Consists of the school's physical education students. They pilot a Type 89-D.
Hare Team
Consists of the school's first year students. They pilot an M3 Medium tank
Marble Team
Consists of the student council's PR members. They pilot a Shalumite Jagdpanzer Hetzer.
Salmon Team
Consists of the school's history class, most of which have names based on historical figures. They pilot a prototype of the Tiger I, the VK 4501.
Wasp Team
Consists of the school's science class. They pilot a Gusurg tank, which they later overhauled it with a QF 17 pounder, making it a Gusurg Firefly.
Stinger Team
Consists of the school's top mathematicians. They pilot a Cacertian Terremoto Medium Tank