GIRLS und PANZER- OVA Collection

 After I became a huge fan of ‘GIRLS und PANZER’ of course I had to grab everything I possibly could. The OVA collection I want to talk about is one of those many things that I purchased. The only problem with talking about this particular collection is that it’s not really all the OVA’s that had been released. It might have been all the OVA’s released at the time, I’m not sure, but I know there is at least one OVA that hasn’t been released as of writing this.

Another problem that comes with talking about this OVA collection, is that not every OVA actually has a story. Some are information based, while another one features a special song and dance.

So with that said, let’s talk about them!

‘GIRLS und PANZER- OVA Collection’ features the girls of ‘Oarai’ in different situations. One OVA features the girls going out to buy bathing suits, another features them setting up camp and eating BBQ. These OVA’s take place during the main series, with one OVA actually taking place during a battle between ‘Oarai’ and ‘Pravda’.

So like I said. These OVA’s aren’t really telling a story. Most of them are information based, but some are just funny and weird. Of course I enjoy the episodes where the girls are just hanging out and bonding.

For instance in the first episode, we see the girls actually go out and buy new swimsuits. And when I say ‘girls’, I mean everyone in ‘Oarai’ who’s taking tankery. We didn’t actually get a beach episode in the main ‘GIRLS und PANZER’ series, so this episode makes up for it. We see the girls trying out different swimsuits.

Honestly, I’ve never been into swimsuits, but I actually enjoyed seeing some of their choices. This OVA actually leads into another OVA which involves the girls wearing their swimsuits while setting up camp and having a BBQ. They do have an interesting talk about rations.

In another episode we learn the history of school ships, why they exist (or the reason they believe they were made) and also how their giant ship was made. Then we have an OVA called ‘Ankou War’, which just involves showing the girls dance the ‘Anko’ dance. The song that’s sung does have an English version and I actually enjoyed it. The dance though is kind of bad, but I enjoyed it as well.

Finally I want to talk about my favorite OVA ‘Snow War’. This OVA takes place during ‘Episode 9’ of the main series. During this OVA we see what Yukari and Erwin did when they went on reconnaissance. I was honestly surprised how well Yukari and Erwin got along.

I think what makes this OVA so fun for me, is the fact that at some point they dress like ‘Pravda’ students and got information out of another girl.

So with all that said, I do recommend checking out these OVA’s. I know I didn’t talk about all of them and I didn’t go into a lot of detail, but like I said. Some of these are kind of hard to talk about. They are informative and fun to watch though!

Thanks for reading everyone!
Take care!