Crunchyroll has brought out a new series for fans for the fall this week with the announcement of Girls und Panzer. The series, which recently got a licensing pickup from Sentai Filmworks for 2013, will simulcast every Wednesday, starting October 10 at 11:00 pm Pacific for premium members and a week later for free members. The show is set for streaming in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and South Africa.
Tsutomu Mizushima (Squid Girl) directs, with Reiko Yoshida (K-On!, Polar Bear’s Cafe) handling series composition. Animation production comes from Actas (Mazinkaiser SKL, Tales of Phantasia).
Plot Concept: In alternate Japan where the art of operating tanks and artillery is considered just as an important for a girl’s education as is flower-arranging or the tea ceremony, every school has a tank club and all the girls participate. The main protagonist, Miho Nishizumi, is a girl who dislikes tanks and just wants to have a normal high school experience. However, after being ordered by the student council president to join the tank club, can she and her friends overcome their dilapidated tanks to win the national tournament?
