Arisu Shimada

Arisu Shimada, also known as Alice, is one of the main characters from the Girls & Panzer series.
== Charactah Account ==
Commander of the All-Stars University Team, Arisu is a genius and graduated directly to university without going to high school. Like Miho, she's a fan of Boko.
Arisu is a very shy girl. When Miho encounters her at the Boko Museum and gives her the last rare Boko toy, she can't speak and runs away in shyness, unable even to thank Miho. She seems to be be quite intelligent, and to take her responsibilities extremely seriously for a child of her age. She is shown to have a keen tactical mind and is a very skilled fighter.
Perhaps because she's so very shy, Arisu appears to be quite cold at first but, as seen in the OVA, and later Das Finale, she warms up once she better knows the people around her, being more alive and energetic.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Girls & Panzer Movie
* Girls & Panzer Movie Specials
* Girls & Panzer: Final Chapter Part 2
=== Manga ===
* Girls & Panzer der Film Variante
* Girls & Panzer: Operation - More Love Love!
* Girls & Panzer: Ribbon Warrior
* Girls & Panzer: Little Army Two
=== Video Games ===
* Girls & Panzer: Great Tankery Operation!
== Trivia ==
* Arisu's surname Shimada means "island" (shima) and "field, rice paddy" (da).
** Arisu's family name could be a reference to real life ace tanker Major Toyosaku Shimada, who distinguished himself during the Battle of Slim River in British Malaya.
*** Arisu's family name could also be a reference to this series' official character designer, Humikane Shimada.
* Like Miho, Arisu is a fan of Boko, and she accepts the challenge of fighting Oarai if Chiyo, in the case of a win, becomes the sponsor of the Boko Museum, which is about to close because of lack of funding.
* Arisu uses a hand-held radio (as opposed to the in-built radio in her tank) when communicating exclusively with the members of the Bermuda Trio.
* Arisu fights her battles "heads up": viewing the battle while standing in the hatch of the tank, rather than through the vision slits. She is the one of only eight tank commanders shown to adopt this posture.
* Through use of hand signals and, evidently, her feet, Arisu commands her entire tank crew without speaking. She is only rarely seen to use her tank's radio handset during the heat of battle.
* Arisu personally accounts for ten tanks incapacitated during the match against the Oarai Compound Team, the highest total in the match.
* During a practice match, Arisu commanded a white M4 Sherman.
* Arisu's university residence dorm is devoid of Boko paraphernalia save for a small set of pocket-sized bears.
** From the telephone set, Arisu's dorm room is number 204.
* While Arisu is 13-years-old, she skipped grades and is in university instead of middle school.
* In the drama CD, it is revealed that Arisu likes frilly clothes.
* Arisu considers Boko to be her one true love.
* As shown in the "Alice War!" OVA , Arisu suffers from motion sickness.
* Arisu's birthday is October 24, the same date in 1944 as the sinking of the aircraft carrier Zuikaku and the battleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
** Coincidentally, a year later (1945) on this day, the United Nations was founded.
** Interestingly, Arisu's birthday is the day after Miho's birthday, which is October 23.
* Arisu's friendship with Miho Nishizumi shares some similarities with Lysithea and Edelgard from Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Crimson Flower route.
** Also Arisu and Lysithea are both prodigies and teddy bear lovers as well.
* Arisu shares some similarities with Alice Ip from Dance Dance Revolution series, both shares the same first name, loves to sing and appear to be very shy girls but the differences are, Arisu Shimada is 13 years old, Japanese and a tank commander while Alice Ip is 15–17 years old, Chinese, dancer and a singer.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Alice Shimada at Girls und Panzer Wiki
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