
See also: List of Girls und Panzer characters Setting
#Erwin girl und panzer series#
A six-part theatrical anime series has been announced, premiering from 2017 onwards. An animated film was released in Japanese theaters on November 21, 2015. Nine manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory.
#Erwin girl und panzer tv#
The TV series initially aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes that aired in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014. Takaaki Suzuki, who had earlier acted as a military history advisor for Strike Witches and Upotte!!, was involved in the production of the anime. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Reiko Yoshida and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Girls und Panzer ( ガールズ&パンツァー, Gāruzu ando Pantsā) (with the part in German translated: Girls and Tanks) (or abbreviated as GuP) is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle! (2014).Erwin's birthday is the June 18th, the same date in 1940 as both Winston Churchill's "Finest Hour" speech to the House of Common of the Parliament and Charles de Gaulle's famous Appel du 18 Juin (French for Appeal of 18 June) considered as the origin of the French Resistance.She is one of the few characters who personalizes her uniform's neckerchief, tying it in a bow instead of allowing the ends to drape.Her favourite flower is Cornflower and her favorite tank is the German Jagdpanther.Interestingly, it seems that Erwin and Caesar share the command of Hippo Team, given that Erwin is never present at the strategy meetings.His famous peak cap and jacket is also part of her attire, replete with captured British goggles. His nickname, the Desert Fox, is reflected in Erwin's hair cut. Her nickname is based on German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, possibly the most famous general of World War Two and military author of World War One (he authored the book Infantry Attacks: see Infanterie Greift An).Riko's surname Matsumoto means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) ( matsu) and "base, root, origin" (本) ( moto).Her alias name Erwin means "respected friend" in German.The name Riko means "village" (里) ( ri) and "child" (子) ( ko).She only loses her nerve in the most desperate of situations. She is decisive and confident, like her historical counterpart, displaying this in an almost cocky smile most of the time. Her hairstyle resembles the ears of the fennec fox, also known as the "desert fox": Erwin Rommel's nickname was " Wüstenfuchs" which translates to "Desert Fox".Įrwin is well known for her expertise on European history, especially World War II. She wears a German Field Marshal's cap, modeled on that of Erwin Rommel, and tall German Marschstiefel boots over her everyday school uniform she wears an Afrika Korps General's jacket identical to one Erwin Rommel wore in North Africa, while during sensha-dō matches she wears Ooarai's official sensha-dō uniform jacket. She's also a member of history buffs club, or Reki-jo, specializing in European WW II history.Įrwin has short blonde hair and brown eyes. Erwin is a second-year student from Ooarai Girls High School.
