# Girls und Panzer das Finale

Girls und Panzer das Finale is a six-part Japanese animated film series and a sequel to Girls und Panzer (2012) and Girls und Panzer der Film (2015). Produced by Actas and distributed by Showgate, the film series is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima from a script written by Reiko Yoshida and features an ensemble cast from previous installments of the franchise.
The film series follows the students of Ōarai Girls' Academy helping Momo Kawashima with her university entrance by winning the Winter Continuous Track Cup. With Miho Nishizumi demoting to Vice-Commander to give her commanding position to Momo, Ōarai faces and defeats BC Freedom Academy, Chihatan Gakuen, and Keizoku High School, advancing to the finals against St. Gloriana Girls' College, where Alice Shimada transferred.
A sequel project for the franchise was greenlit in August 2016. Although the project was first teased as a standalone film in September 2016, the format was revealed to be a six-part film series in November. The first film in the series was completed four days before its premiere in December 2017. That month, Mizushima began working on the second film, which was completed in June 2019. Production on the third film continued in May 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which was completed in March 2021. Production on the fourth film began in April 2021 and was completed in September 2023. That month, Mizushima began working on the fifth film.
Four films in the Girls und Panzer das Finale series have been released in Japan since 2017: Part 1 on December 9, 2017, Part 2 on June 15, 2019, Part 3 on March 26, 2021, and Part 4 on October 6, 2023. The film series has grossed over ¥2.3 billion in Japan and received nominations at Newtype Anime Awards and Tokyo Anime Awards Festival.

## Films
### Part 1

As winter arrives, Momo Kawashima is determined to find Ōarai Girls' Academy's missing ninth tank. However, news travels throughout the school that Momo has not been accepted by any universities, resulting in a misleading rumor that she might be held back. Miho Nishizumi and her friends figure that they can get Momo accepted into the same university as Anzu Kadotani and Yuzu Koyama if they can demonstrate that Momo is skilled at Sensha-dō. To achieve this, they name Momo as the commander of Ōarai's tank teams and join the Winter Continuous Track Cup. Anglerfish Team travels below the aircraft carrier's deck to find the tank and wins the challenges set by a delinquent group led by Ogin. Learning of Momo's predicament, Ogin's group decides to join them, forming the Shark Team, to repay their debt to Momo for saving them from expulsion. They also recover the missing Mark IV tank being used as a smokehouse. Ōarai faces off against BC Freedom Academy at the start of the tournament. Yukari Akiyama learns through surveillance that the BC Freedom students are deeply divided between the original students and the high school transfer students, with their commander Marie seemingly oblivious of the situation. Confident that BC Freedom lacks the teamwork for a coordinated defense, Ōarai undertakes a direct attack on their flag tank. However, BC Freedom demonstrates an unexpected esprit de corps and traps Ōarai in a crossfire on a bridge. Ōarai uses Shark Team's tank as a makeshift bridge to escape. BC Freedom and Ōarai retreat following the failed ambush.

### Part 2

After escaping BC Freedom's ambush, Ōarai uses Mallard Team's Renault Char B1 and the cover of a bocage's hedgerows to pose as a BC Freedom tank and reignite the quarrel between their students. Exploiting their opponent's temporary confusion, Ōarai takes out Marie's flag tank and wins the match. While on a break before the next match, Saori Takebe accompanies Momo to her home and meets her four siblings and her frail mother. Meanwhile, Chihatan Gakuen, Pravda Girls' High School, Saunders University High School, Kuromorimine Girls' High School, St. Gloriana Girls' College, Anzio Girls' High School, and Keizoku High School advance to the next round. Ōarai's next opponent is Chihatan, which adapts a new set of effective tactics that they learned from Ōarai's examples. Chihatan uses hit-and-run attacks and amphibious assaults to launch numerous ambushes on Ōarai, but the latter forces their retreat after luring them into a trap.

### Part 3

After regrouping, Chihatan resumes its hit-and-run attacks on Ōarai. Chihatan's commander Kinuyo Nishi decides to focus on taking out Anglerfish Team to destroy Ōarai's morale. Ōarai tank teams quickly become separated in the confusion and multiple skirmishes take place. Miho decides to turn on her tank's headlight to expose her location and draw all of the Chihatan tanks towards her. As Chihatan celebrates after disabling Anglerfish Team's tank, Turtle Team, Ōarai's flag tank, comes out of hiding and disables Kinuyo's tank, winning the match in the process. In other matches, Kuromorimine defeats Pravda after Erika Itsumi followed Maho Nishizumi's advice and used her tactics that diverge from the school's traditional frontal attack, St. Gloriana easily defeats Anzio, and Keizoku manages to pull an upset victory against Saunders. This leaves Ōarai to face off against Keizoku and Kuromorimine against St. Gloriana in the semifinals. At the outset of the third match, Keizoku uses hit-and-run attacks and guerilla tactics against Ōarai, splitting their forces as a result. As Anglerfish Team protects the Anteater Team, their flag tank, one of the Keizoku's tank team, commanded by the one known as the "White Witch", disables Miho's tank with a single long-range shot.

### Part 4

The quick elimination of the Anglerfish Team sinks the morale of Ōarai and sends shockwaves to viewers of the game. Anzu takes an impromptu role as commander to keep the team from falling apart and has their tanks protect the Anteater Team by digging trenches in the snow. After discovering an abandoned underground aqueduct for escape, Anzu appoints Azusa Sawa as the new commander, before the Turtle Team's tank is taken out by the "White Witch", Jouko. Sawa leads the Ōarai tank teams to weed out Jouko and eliminate her, through baiting tactics. With Sawa's commands, she allows Ōarai tanks to outnumber Keizoku's flagship tank, Mika. However, Mika lures them into a trap, causing both Keizoku's and Ōarai's tanks to plunge down the side of a mountain. As the two teams fight, while sliding down the mountainside, an avalanche takes out all but the Anteater Team and two Keizoku tanks, including Mika. Keizoku chases Ōarai into a village, where they are tricked by a diversion allowing the Anteater Team to eliminate Keizoku's flagship tank and win the match. Meanwhile, Kuromorimine and St. Gloriana face each other in the semifinals. Darjeeling overwhelms Erika, by spreading Kuromorimine's teams apart. Before St. Gloriana can corner Kuromorimine, a sandstorm allows Erika to regroup and bring the match to an even playing field. St. Gloriana then introduces their new transfer student, Alice Shimada, who enacts a decisive blow on Kuromorimine and wins the match, deciding the final match between St. Gloriana and Ōarai.

## Cast and staff
### Voice cast

This section includes characters who have appeared in more than two films in the series.
* An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
* A green cell indicates the voice actor is a Japanese cast member.
* A white cell indicates the voice actor is an English dub cast member.
| Character | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
| Ōarai Girls' Academy |||||
| Miho Nishizumi | Mai Fuchigami | Mai Fuchigami | Mai Fuchigami | Mai Fuchigami |
| Miho Nishizumi | Margaret McDonald | Margaret McDonald | Margaret McDonald | TBA |
| Saori Takebe | Ai Kayano | Ai Kayano | Ai Kayano | Ai Kayano |
| Saori Takebe | Jessica Calvello | Jessica Calvello | Jessica Calvello | TBA |
| Hana Isuzu | Mami Ozaki | Mami Ozaki | Mami Ozaki | Mami Ozaki |
| Hana Isuzu | Caitlynn French | Caitlynn French | Caitlynn French | TBA |
| Yukari Akiyama | Ikumi Nakagami | Ikumi Nakagami | Ikumi Nakagami | Ikumi Nakagami |
| Yukari Akiyama | Rebekah Stevens | Rebekah Stevens | Rebekah Stevens | TBA |
| Mako Reizei | Yuka Iguchi | Yuka Iguchi | Yuka Iguchi | Yuka Iguchi |
| Mako Reizei | Molly Searcy | Molly Searcy | Molly Searcy | TBA |
| Anzu Kadotani | Misato Fukuen | Misato Fukuen | Misato Fukuen | Misato Fukuen |
| Anzu Kadotani | Christina Stroup | Christina Stroup | Chelsea McCurdy | TBA |
| Yuzu Koyama | Mikako Takahashi | Mikako Takahashi | Mikako Takahashi | Mikako Takahashi |
| Yuzu Koyama | Serena Varghese | Serena Varghese | Meaghan Avacato | TBA |
| Momo Kawashima | Kana Ueda | Kana Ueda | Kana Ueda | Kana Ueda |
| Momo Kawashima | Elizabeth Maxwell | Elizabeth Maxwell | Elizabeth Maxwell | TBA |
| Noriko Isobe | Mika Kikuchi | Mika Kikuchi | Mika Kikuchi | Mika Kikuchi |
| Noriko Isobe | Genevieve Simmons | Genevieve Simmons | Genevieve Simmons | TBA |
| Taeko Kondō | Maya Yoshioka | Maya Yoshioka | Maya Yoshioka | Maya Yoshioka |
| Taeko Kondō | Kalin Coates | Kalin Coates | Kalin Coates | TBA |
| Shinobu Kawanishi | Mari Kirimura | Mari Kirimura | Mari Kirimura | Mari Kirimura |
| Shinobu Kawanishi | Cynthia Martinez | Cynthia Martinez | TBA | TBA |
| Akebi Sasaki | Sakura Nakamura | Sakura Nakamura | Sakura Nakamura | Sakura Nakamura |
| Akebi Sasaki | Carli Mosier | Carli Mosier | Carli Mosier | TBA |
| Takako Suzuki / Caesar | Eri Sendai | Eri Sendai | Eri Sendai | Eri Sendai |
| Takako Suzuki / Caesar | Shannon Emerick | Shannon Emerick | Shannon Emerick | TBA |
| Riko Matsumoto / Erwin | Satomi Moriya | Satomi Moriya | Satomi Moriya | Satomi Moriya |
| Riko Matsumoto / Erwin | Luci Christian | Luci Christian | Luci Christian | TBA |
| Kiyomi Sugiyama / Saemonza | Yuka Inoue | Yuka Inoue | Yuka Inoue | Yuka Inoue |
| Kiyomi Sugiyama / Saemonza | Joanne Bonasso | Joanne Bonasso | Tiffany Terrell | TBA |
| Takeko Nogami / Oryō | Ayuru Ōhashi | Ayuru Ōhashi | Ayuru Ōhashi | Ayuru Ōhashi |
| Takeko Nogami / Oryō | Elissa Cuellar | Elissa Cuellar | Elissa Cuellar | TBA |
| Azusa Sawa | Hitomi Takeuchi | Hitomi Takeuchi | Hitomi Takeuchi | Hitomi Takeuchi |
| Azusa Sawa | Allison Sumrall | Allison Sumrall | Allison Sumrall | TBA |
| Ayumi Yamagō | Nozomi Nakazato | Nozomi Nakazato | Nozomi Nakazato | Nozomi Nakazato |
| Ayumi Yamagō | Savanna Menzel | Savanna Menzel | Savanna Menzel | TBA |
| Karina Sakaguchi | Konomi Tada | Konomi Tada | Konomi Tada | Konomi Tada |
| Karina Sakaguchi | Monica Rial | Monica Rial | Monica Rial | TBA |
| Yūki Utsugi | Yuri Yamaoka | Yuri Yamaoka | Yuri Yamaoka | Yuri Yamaoka |
| Yūki Utsugi | Maggie Flecknoe | Maggie Flecknoe | Maggie Flecknoe | TBA |
| Aya Ōno | Chuna | Chuna | Chuna | Chuna |
| Aya Ōno | Juliet Simmons | Juliet Simmons | Juliet Simmons | TBA |
| Midoriko Sono | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa |
| Midoriko Sono | Tiffany Grant | Tiffany Grant | Tiffany Grant | TBA |
| Moyoko Gotō | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa |
| Moyoko Gotō | Shelley Calene-Black | Shelley Calene-Black | Shelley Calene-Black | TBA |
| Nozomi Konparu | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa | Shiori Izawa |
| Nozomi Konparu | Emily Neves | Emily Neves | Emily Neves | TBA |
| Reira Nakajima | Nozomi Yamamoto | Nozomi Yamamoto | Nozomi Yamamoto | Nozomi Yamamoto |
| Reira Nakajima | Juliet Simmons | Juliet Simmons | Juliet Simmons | TBA |
| Maria Suzuki | Mai Ishihara | Mai Ishihara | Mai Ishihara | Mai Ishihara |
| Maria Suzuki | Brittney Karbowski | Brittney Karbowski | Brittney Karbowski | TBA |
| Keiko Hoshino | Hisako Kanemoto | Hisako Kanemoto | Hisako Kanemoto | Hisako Kanemoto |
| Keiko Hoshino | Chaney Moore | Chaney Moore | TBA | TBA |
| Muuton Tsuchiya | Eri Kitamura | Eri Kitamura | Eri Kitamura | Eri Kitamura |
| Muuton Tsuchiya | Luci Christian | Luci Christian | Luci Christian | TBA |
| Mai Nekota / Nekonyā | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama |
| Mai Nekota / Nekonyā | Monica Rial | Monica Rial | Monica Rial | TBA |
| Taki Momose / Momogā | Masayo Kurata | Masayo Kurata | Masayo Kurata | Masayo Kurata |
| Taki Momose / Momogā | Olivia Swasey | Olivia Swasey | Olivia Swasey | TBA |
| Aoi Hiyoshi / Piyotan | Sumire Uesaka | Sumire Uesaka | Sumire Uesaka | Sumire Uesaka |
| Aoi Hiyoshi / Piyotan | Amelia Fischer | Maggie Flecknoe | Maggie Flecknoe | TBA |
| Ogin | Ayane Sakura | Ayane Sakura | Ayane Sakura | Ayane Sakura |
| Ogin | Dawn M. Bennett | Dawn M. Bennett | Dawn M. Bennett | TBA |
| Rum | Natsumi Takamori | Natsumi Takamori | Natsumi Takamori | Natsumi Takamori |
| Rum | Sarah Wiedenheft | Sarah Wiedenheft | Sarah Wiedenheft | TBA |
| Murakami | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi |
| Murakami | Morgan Berry | Morgan Berry | Morgan Berry | TBA |
| Flint | Madoka Yonezawa | Madoka Yonezawa | Madoka Yonezawa | Madoka Yonezawa |
| Flint | Amber Lee Connors | Amber Lee Connors | Amber Lee Connors | TBA |
| Cutlass | Ami Nanase | Ami Nanase | Ami Nanase | Ami Nanase |
| Cutlass | Alyssa Marek | Alyssa Marek | Alyssa Marek | TBA |
| BC Freedom Academy |||||
| Marie | Yumi Hara | Yumi Hara | Yumi Hara | |
| Ando | Minami Tsuda | Minami Tsuda | Minami Tsuda | |
| Oshida | Chika Anzai | Chika Anzai | Chika Anzai | |
| Oshida | Avery Smithhart | Avery Smithhart | Jade Kelly | |
| St. Gloriana Girls' College |||||
| Darjeeling | Eri Kitamura | Eri Kitamura | Eri Kitamura | Eri Kitamura |
| Darjeeling | Kara Greenberg | Kara Greenberg | Kara Greenberg | TBA |
| Orange Pekoe | Mai Ishihara | Mai Ishihara | Mai Ishihara | Mai Ishihara |
| Orange Pekoe | Christina Kelly | Christina Kelly | Christina Kelly | TBA |
| Assam | Satomi Akesaka | | Satomi Akesaka | Satomi Akesaka |
| Assam | Joanne Bonasso | | Brittney Karbowski | TBA |
| Rosehip | Natsumi Takamori | | Natsumi Takamori | Natsumi Takamori |
| Rosehip | Emily Neves | | Emily Neves | TBA |
| Alice Shimada | | Ayana Taketatsu | | Ayana Taketatsu |
| Alice Shimada | | Shanae'a Moore | | TBA |
| Saunders University High School |||||
| Kay | Ayako Kawasumi | Ayako Kawasumi | Ayako Kawasumi | |
| Naomi | Mariya Ise | | Mariya Ise | |
| Naomi | Shelley Calene-Black | | Patricia Duran | |
| Alisa | Aya Hirano | | Aya Hirano | |
| Alisa | Brittney Karbowski | | Brittney Karbowski | |
| Pravda Girls' High School |||||
| Katyusha | Hisako Kanemoto | | Hisako Kanemoto | Hisako Kanemoto |
| Katyusha | Hilary Haag | | Hilary Haag | TBA |
| Nonna | Sumire Uesaka | | Sumire Uesaka | Sumire Uesaka |
| Nonna | Olga Jankowski | | Shannon Emerick | TBA |
| Klara | Jenya | | Jenya | Jenya |
| Klara | Sarah Natochenny | | Christina Kelly | TBA |
| Kuromorimine Girls' High School |||||
| Maho Nishizumi | Rie Tanaka | | Rie Tanaka | |
| Maho Nishizumi | Kim Prause | | Kim Prause | |
| Erika Itsumi | Hitomi Nabatame | Hitomi Nabatame | Hitomi Nabatame | Hitomi Nabatame |
| Erika Itsumi | Katelyn Barr | Katelyn Barr | Katelyn Barr | TBA |
| Koume Akaboshi | | Eri Sendai | Eri Sendai | Eri Sendai |
| Koume Akaboshi | | Melissa Molano | Ellen Evans | TBA |
| Emi Kozima | | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama |
| Emi Kozima | | Olivia Swasey | Olivia Swasey | TBA |
| Anna Iruma | | | Sumire Uesaka | Sumire Uesaka |
| TBA ||
| Anzio Girls' High School |||||
| Anchovy | Maya Yoshioka | Maya Yoshioka | Maya Yoshioka | Maya Yoshioka |
| Anchovy | Kira Vincent-Davis | Kira Vincent-Davis | Kira Vincent-Davis | TBA |
| Carpaccio | Saori Hayami | Saori Hayami | Saori Hayami | Saori Hayami |
| Carpaccio | Christina Stroup | Christina Stroup | Chelsea McCurdy | TBA |
| Pepperoni | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi |
| Pepperoni | Christina Kelly | Christina Kelly | Christina Kelly | TBA |
| Chihatan Gakuen |||||
| Kinuyo Nishi | Asami Seto | Asami Seto | Asami Seto | Asami Seto |
| Kinuyo Nishi | Alexis Lee | Suzie Yeung | Chrsity Guidry | TBA |
| Tamaki Tamada | Madoka Yonezawa | Madoka Yonezawa | Madoka Yonezawa | Madoka Yonezawa |
| Tamaki Tamada | Chaney Moore | Chaney Moore | Chaney Moore | TBA |
| Shizuko Hosomi | Ami Nanase | Ami Nanase | Ami Nanase | Ami Nanase |
| Shizuko Hosomi | Joanne Bonasso | Joanne Bonasso | Joanne Bonasso | TBA |
| Emi Ikeda | Konomi Tada | Konomi Tada | Konomi Tada | |
| Noriyo Hamada | Yuka Inoue | Yuka Inoue | Yuka Inoue | |
| Noriyo Hamada | Monica Rial | Whitney Rodgers | Whitney Rodgers | |
| Tomiko Teramoto | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama | Ikumi Hayama | |
| Rin Kubota | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi | Yō Taichi | |
| Haru Fukuda | | Naomi Ōzora | Naomi Ōzora | Naomi Ōzora |
| Haru Fukuda | | Terri Doty | Terri Doty | TBA |
| Setsuko Nagura | | Miho Ishigami | Miho Ishigami | |
| Yasoko Nishihara | | Yuka Inoue | Yuka Inoue | |
| Keizoku High School |||||
| Mika | Mamiko Noto | Mamiko Noto | Mamiko Noto | Mamiko Noto |
| Mika | Allison Sumrall | Lauren Herink | Kelly Greenshield | TBA |
| Aki | Shino Shimoji | Shino Shimoji | Shino Shimoji | Shino Shimoji |
| Aki | Melissa Molano | Melissa Molano | Melissa Molano | TBA |
| Mikko | | Miho Ishigami | Miho Ishigami | Miho Ishigami |
| Mikko | | Jenny Strader | Jenny Strader | TBA |
| Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |||||
| Ami Chōno | Hekiru Shiina | Hekiru Shiina | Hekiru Shiina | Hekiru Shiina |
| Ami Chōno | | Shelley Calene-Black | TBA | TBA |
| Chitose Hachiya | | | Minami Tsuda | Minami Tsuda |
| TBA ||
| Hand-picked University Team |||||
| Azumi | Yuko Iida | Yuko Iida | Yuko Iida | |

### Staff

| Staff | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
| Director | Tsutomu Mizushima | Tsutomu Mizushima | Tsutomu Mizushima | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Screenwriter | Reiko Yoshida | Reiko Yoshida | Reiko Yoshida | Reiko Yoshida |
| Original character designer | Fumikane Shimada | Fumikane Shimada | Fumikane Shimada | Fumikane Shimada |
| Chief animation director and character designer | Isao Sugimoto | Isao Sugimoto | Isao Sugimoto | Isao Sugimoto |
| Historical researcher and supervisor | Takaaki Suzuki | Takaaki Suzuki | Takaaki Suzuki | Takaaki Suzuki |
| Original character design assistant | Takeshi Nogami | Takeshi Nogami | Takeshi Nogami | Takeshi Nogami |
| Military works | Takeshi Itou | Takeshi Itou | Takeshi Itou | Takeshi Itou |
| Prop designer | Takao Takegami, Noriko Ogura, Momoko Makiuchi, and Kanta Suzuki | Takao Takegami, Noriko Ogura, Momoko Makiuchi, and Kanta Suzuki | Takao Takegami, Noriko Ogura, Momoko Makiuchi, and Kanta Suzuki | Takao Takegami, Noriko Ogura, Momoko Makiuchi, and Kanta Suzuki |
| 3D director | Keiichiro Yagino | Keiichiro Yagino | Keiichiro Yagino | Keiichiro Yagino |
| Modeling draft | Keiji Harada and Arkpilot | Keiji Harada and Arkpilot | Keiji Harada and Arkpilot | Keiji Harada and Arkpilot |
| 3DCGI | Graphinica | Graphinica | | |
| 3DCGI | | Studio Katyusha | Studio Katyusha | Studio Katyusha |
| Color designer | Sachiko Harada | Sachiko Harada | Sachiko Harada | Sachiko Harada |
| Art director | Satoru Hirayanagi | Satoru Hirayanagi | Satoru Hirayanagi | Satoru Hirayanagi |
| Director of photography | Yoshihiro Sekiya | Yoshihiro Sekiya | Yoshihiro Sekiya | |
| Director of photography | Hyo Gyu Park | | | |
| Director of photography | | Kōhei Tanada | Kōhei Tanada | Kōhei Tanada |
| Editor | Masato Yoshitake | Masato Yoshitake | Masato Yoshitake | Masato Yoshitake |
| Sound director | Yoshikazu Iwanami | Yoshikazu Iwanami | Yoshikazu Iwanami | Yoshikazu Iwanami |
| Sound effects | Yasumasa Koyama | Yasumasa Koyama | Yasumasa Koyama | Yasumasa Koyama |
| Recording adjustment | Takayuki Yamaguchi | Takayuki Yamaguchi | Takayuki Yamaguchi | Takayuki Yamaguchi |
| Composer | Shirō Hamaguchi | Shirō Hamaguchi | Shirō Hamaguchi | Shirō Hamaguchi |
| Animation studio | Actas | Actas | Actas | Actas |
| Distributor | Showgate | Showgate | Showgate | Showgate |

## Production

In August 2016, the production for the sequel to Girls und Panzer der Film was announced. The following month, producer Kiyoshi Sugiyama teased the format of the project would be a standalone film, but he later retracted his comment and apologized for causing a confusion. The format was revealed in November 2016 to be a series of six films. Screenwriter Reiko Yoshida revealed that the sequel was intended to be an original video animation. When it became a six-part film series, Yoshida began writing the script starting from the last film and finishing at the first film to adjust the overall length of the story.
In October 2017, the new characters to appear in the first film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1, was revealed, namely Yumi Hara as Marie, Minami Tsuda as Ando, Chika Anzai as Oshida, and Ayane Sakura as a "mysterious new character". The film was completed in December 2017, four days before its release. That month, Sakura's character was revealed to be Ogin, along with Natsumi Takamori, Yō Taichi, Madoka Yonezawa, and Ami Nanase as Rum, Murakami, Flint, and Cutlass, respectively. Sentai Filmworks revealed the English staff and dub cast for the film in September 2021.
Director Tsutomu Mizushima began working on the second film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2, in December 2017. The staff used Unreal Engine 4 for the jungle match between Ōarai Girls' Academy and Chihatan Gakuen. Mizushima confirmed in May 2019 that the film was seven minutes longer than Part 1. The film was completed in June 2019. Sentai Filmworks revealed the English staff and dub cast for the film in December 2021.
In May 2020, production for the third film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3, was confirmed to be continuing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with Mizushima stating that the staff had begun to edit the film and prepare for the cast's dialogue recording. It was completed in March 2021. Sentai Filmworks revealed the English staff and dub cast for the film in December 2022.
Production for the fourth film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4, began in April 2021. The dubbing was completed in June 2023. The final cut was finished in July 2023, with the film's runtime to be around 53 minutes. Studio Katyusha used 3DCG for about 800 cuts and Unreal Engine for another 600 or more cuts. In September 2023, Shion Wakayama was revealed to be voicing Jouko. That month, the film was completed. New characters were revealed in October 2023, namely Konomi Tada as Yuri, Ai Kayano as Tami, Ikumi Nakagami as Tomi, Nozomi Nakazato as Reino, Satomi Akesaka as Ari, Satomi Moriya as Hida, Sumire Uesaka as Iruma and Katsuya, Misato Fukuen as Cranberry, Kana Ueda as Vanilla, and Yuka Iguchi as Peach.
Mizushima began working on the fifth film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 5, in September 2023. He stated the film would focus on depicting the "everyday lives" of the characters.

## Music

In July 2017, the title of the opening theme song for the first three films in the Girls und Panzer das Finale series was revealed as "Grand Symphony", performed by Sayaka Sasaki. That month, ChouCho was set to perform the opening theme song for the final three films. The CD for "Grand Symphony" was released in Japan on December 6, 2017. The ending theme song for the film series was titled "Enter Enter Mission! Das Finale ver." (Enter Enter MISSION！最終章ver., Enter Enter Mission! Sai Shūshō ver.), performed by Maho (Mai Fuchigami), Saori (Kayano), Hana (Mami Ozaki), Yukari (Nakagami), and Mako (Iguchi). Its CD was released in Japan on December 13, 2017. The original soundtrack album for the first three films, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale Episode 1–Episode 3 OST, was released in Japan on May 12, 2021.
In July 2023, the title of the opening theme song that would be used for the final three films was revealed as "Never Say Goodbye". Its CD was released in Japan on October 4, 2023.

## Marketing

An announcement video for the Girls und Panzer das Finale project was released online on September 16, 2016, which was first shown at Girls und Panzer Heartful Tank Carnival II event last month. In June 2017, a bus tour promoting the film series was held at Tsukuba Circuit during the D1 Grand Prix series, in which two cars of Pacific Racing Team with Girls und Panzer character designs participated. In October 2017, Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company announced that they would issue Mastercards designed with members of Anglerfish Team. In September 2023, JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation revealed a collaboration with the film series, in which they would promote it during the match between Mito HollyHock and Oita Trinita at the 2023 J2 League on September 23 and would release a commercial featuring the company mascot Copper-kun and the Anglerfish Team in early October. In November 2023, Heiwa Corporation announced a smart pachislot based on the film series, which was launched in February 2024.
In January 2024, Culture Entertainment announced the original goods based on the film series would be available on their online lottery Kuji Luck Online. In May 2024, a collaboration between the film series and the Japan Mölkky Association was announced; Mölkky is a game invented in Finland, the motif of Keizoku High School, and was featured in Part 4. The collaboration included standees of Mika and Jouko of Keizoku High School being displayed during the 2nd Mölkky Japan Open in Imabari, Ehime in June 2024 and goods being sold during the 2024 Mölkky World Championship in Hakodate, Hokkaido in August.
The film series had collaborations with brand partners, namely Lawson, Tsutaya, Marui, Animate, Coco's, Daily Yamazaki, Morinaga Milk Industry, Sega, HMV, Joysound, Baskin-Robbins, Marion Crepes, Tower Records, Seiko, Cospa, Big Echo, Saza Coffee, Don Quijote, Sato Pharmaceutical, Kentex, and Pine Ame. It also had collaborations with video games, such as Vivid Army, World of Tanks, and Sega Net Mahjong MJ.

## Release
### Theatrical

Four films in the Girls und Panzer das Finale series have been released in Japan since 2017. Part 1 was released on December 9, 2017. Part 2 was released on June 15, 2019, and in Dolby Atmos and DTS:X theaters on August 16. Part 3 was released on March 26, 2021, and in 78 4DX and MX4D theaters on October 8. Part 4 was released in regular and Dolby Atmos theaters on October 6, 2023, and in 4D theaters on November 23.

### Home media

The home videos of Girls und Panzer das Finale films were distributed by Bandai Namco Filmworks, under their label Emotion, in Japan, Sentai Filmworks in the United States and Canada, and MVM Entertainment in the United Kingdom.
| Film | Format | Country | Release date |
| Part 1 | Blu-ray, DVD | Japan | March 23, 2018 |
| Part 1 | Blu-ray | United States, Canada | September 14, 2021 |
| Part 1 | Blu-ray | United Kingdom | April 11, 2022 |
| Part 2 | Blu-ray, DVD | Japan | February 27, 2020 |
| Part 2 | Blu-ray | United States, Canada | November 23, 2021 |
| Part 2 | Blu-ray | United Kingdom | May 16, 2022 |
| Part 3 | Blu-ray, DVD | Japan | December 24, 2021 |
| Part 3 | Blu-ray | United States, Canada | September 20, 2022 |
| Part 3 | Blu-ray | United Kingdom | October 31, 2022 |
| Part 4 | Blu-ray, DVD | Japan | March 27, 2024 |
The first three films were streamed on Hidive: Part 1 on December 13, 2021, Part 2 on February 21, 2022, and Part 3 on December 19.

## Reception
### Box office

As of August 3, 2024, the four Girls und Panzer das Finale films have collectively grossed ¥2.3 billion in Japan and $171,152–254,015 in other territories. In the opening weekend, Part 1 earned ¥146 million, Part 2 earned ¥145 million, Part 3 earned ¥107 million, and Part 4 earned ¥212 million.
| Film | Box office gross | Box office gross | Ref(s) |
| Film | Japan | Other territories | Ref(s) |
| Part 1 | ¥603 million | $37,388–81,337 | |
| Part 2 | ¥553 million | $37,257 | |
| Part 3 | ¥600 million | $45,204–45,392 | |
| Part 4 | ¥582 million | $51,303–90,029 | |
| Total | ¥2.3 billion | $171,152–254,015 | |

### Critical response

Ian Wolf of Anime UK News gave Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1 a score of 9 out of 10, praising the production, the comedy despite being "basic and based on stereotyping", the new characters that belonged to Shark Team, and the opening theme song. Regarding the whole film series, he felt "frustrat[ed]" about how it would be taking a long time to be completed due to a "two-year gap between each [films]" and suggested "mak[ing] a few longer films rather than many short ones". Wolf gave a similar score to Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2, praising the action scenes that he described as "thrilling, with unexpected twists and turns", the music, and the "slightly longer" runtime.
The Japanese review and survey firm Filmarks placed Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3 first in their first-day satisfaction ranking, with an average rating of 4.17/5, based on 284 reviews. Fuminobu Hata scored the film 9 out of 10 for IGN Japan, praising the tank action sequence, the "inductive flow and cliffhanger-style" direction for a 48-minute runtime, and the "exquisitely composed" sound. Wolf gave Part 3 a score of 8 out of 10, noting the use of mixed CGI during the scene taking place in the jungle and finding the characters being animated with CGI "disappointingly clunky". He found the action sequence "more substantial" as compared to Part 2.
Filmarks placed Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4 first in their first-day satisfaction ranking, with an average rating of 4.33/5, based on 477 reviews. Hata gave the film a score of 9 out of 10, lauding it for featuring tank battles that were "more gripping" than Part 3 from start to finish and noting the use of visuals to develop a story that had minimal dialogue. He also noted how the film explored the theme of "successor" (後継者, kōkeisha).

### Accolades

In October 2018, Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1 and the film's mechanical animation director Takeshi Itou were nominated for Best Picture (Film) and Best Mechanical/Prop Design categories, respectively, at the Newtype Anime Awards. In December 2018, Part 1 was nominated by fans to win the Anime of the Year at Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019. In October 2019, Itou and prop designers Takao Takegami, Noriko Ogura, Momoko Makiuchi, and Kanta Suzuki, who all worked on Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2, were nominated for Best Mechanical/Prop Design at the Newtype Anime Awards. In December 2021, Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3 was among the Top 100 Favorites nominated for the Anime of the Year at Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2022. In December 2022, Part 3's 4D version placed sixteenth among the top 20 Japanese animated films voted by fans to win the Anime of the Year at Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2023.

## Original video animations

The Blu-ray and DVD of Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 were bundled with original video animations. In September 2021, Saori Onishi and Azusa Tadokoro were revealed to be voicing Jane and Belle, respectively, in Daikon War!. In February 2024, new characters and cast to be introduced in Commander War! were revealed, namely Kebiko as Minami Iinuma and Chinami Hashimoto as Sofia and Yūko.
| No. | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | "Taiyaki War!" Transliteration: "Taiyaki Wō!" (Japanese: タイヤキ・ウォー！) | February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27) |
| Before the upcoming match of BC Freedom Academy against Ōarai Girl's Academy, Oshida informs Ando to close the street food stalls where she cooks and sells taiyaki since it badly reflects the school's appearance. Ando resists their demand since her fellow poor student cannot afford high-end foods sold in the cafeteria. Their conflict causes a riot until Marie mends their differences by eating a chocolate-filled taiyaki. She is later informed of infiltration by Yukari into the school so she orders everyone to act that the riot continues to fool her. |||
| 2 | "Daikon War!" Transliteration: "Daikon Wō!" (Japanese: ダイコン・ウォー！) | December 24, 2021 (2021-12-24) |
| The Anglerfish Team heads to the Agriculture Department of Ōarai Girls' Academy to give Jane, the department's representative, printouts from the student council. They manage to find her dueling with an outlaw named Belle, who steals daikons. Belle reasons that she needs them to prepare pickled daikons since she is being rejected from obtaining them due to their unpopularity. After the issue is resolved, Miho invites Jane to join Senshadō as a gunner, but the latter refuses to remain as a sheriff in the department. |||
| 3 | "Commander War!" Transliteration: "Taichō Wō!" (Japanese: タイチョウ・ウォー！) | March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27) |
| The Senshadō Club commanders from different schools hold a meeting to find ways in boosting popularity of sensha-dō. Miho suggests to create a PR video, similar to what her school have shown to attract new members. The commanders suggest the themes for the video, until Koala of the Koala Forest Academy recommends to make it cute. The Senshadō Club commanders then perform the song "Kawai Pretty Senshamichi" along with Koala and Waterzooi of Waffle Academy as mascots, gaining attention online. |||

## Related books
### Manga
#### Girls und Panzer das Finale: Heartful Tank Anthology

A manga anthology based on Girls und Panzer das Finale, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Heartful Tank Anthology (ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章 ハートフル・タンク・アンソロジー), was released by Kadokawa under their MF Comics Alive Series label. As of March 23, 2018, it has been published in a single volume in Japan.

#### Girls und Panzer das Finale: Keizoku High School's Starving Art of Dining

A spin-off manga illustrated by Ashimoto☆Yoika, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Keizoku High School's Starving Art of Dining (ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章 継続高校はらぺこ食事道, Gāruzu ando Pantsā: Sai Shūshō – Keizoku Koukou Harapeko Shokuji-dō), was serialized in Monthly Dengeki PlayStation Comic magazine from November 28, 2018, to March 28, 2020. It follows Keizoku High School students Mika, Aki, and Mikko struggling with their meals due to financial difficulties. The first volume was published in Japan on June 10, 2019, and the second and final volume was published on June 27, 2020.

### Light novel

A light novel adaptation of Girls und Panzer das Finale by Media Factory, under their label MF Bunko J, was set to be published in Japan on March 25, 2024, but it was temporarily cancelled on the day of its release due to "various circumstances in the production process". It was later moved to December 25, 2024.

## Works cited

* $^{P1}$ indicates the staff only worked on Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1.
* $^{P2}$ indicates the staff only worked on Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2.
* $^{P3}$ indicates the staff only worked on Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3.
* $^{P4}$ indicates the staff only worked on Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4.