The
official website of the four-part film project based on the manga Girls
und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!, a spin-off of the popular Girls
und Panzer franchise, has unveiled a new trailer, promotional
illustration and release dates for the films.
The films
will be released in Japan on December 26, 2025, January 30, March
6 and April 10 of the following year 2026.
Creative
team and production behind it
The anime
is directed by Masami Shimoda (known for his work on Girls
und Panzer and Girls und Panzer das Finale) under
the P.A. Works and Actas studios. The general
supervision is in the hands of Takahiko Usui. The scripts are the
responsibility of Noboru Kimura, while the original character
designs are once again the work of Humikane Shimada and Isao
Sugimoto, with collaboration from Takeshi Nogami. Sugimoto is
also in charge of character design for the animation.
In the
musical section, Shirō Hamaguchi returns as composer, while
the sound direction is by Takayuki Yamaguchi, with sound effects
supervised by Yasumasa Koyama. Distribution will be handled
by Showgate. The original cast of the franchise will reprise their
roles in these new installments.
Context
and current state of the franchise
Maruko
Nii's original
manga was first published in 2013 in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine.
It currently has 23 volumes, and number 24 will hit bookstores on August
21, 2025. The story follows the day-to-day life of Ooarai's women's team
and their teammates. The Girls und Panzer television anime
premiered in October 2012 with a 12-episode season, followed by the film
released in November 2015.
In
addition, the series continues with the film saga Girls und Panzer das
Finale, made up of six films. The first premiered in December 2017,
encompassing a winter battle between new schools. The second installment
arrived in June 2019, showing the final showdown between Ooarai and BC Freedom
High School, as well as matches between other academies.
The third
film was screened in March 2021, with the emergence of six new schools on three
distinct fronts, and the fourth was released in October 2023, showing decisive
battles and the rivalry between Kuromorimine and St. Gloriana. For now, no
details have been given about the upcoming fifth and sixth films in the series.
