is a four-part Japanese animated film series based on the manga series of the same name by Maruko Nii. Produced by P.A. Works and Actas, and distributed by Showgate, the film series was directed by Masami Shimoda, with Takahiko Usui serving as the series director, from a script written by Noboru Kimura, who also supervised the series composition. It features the daily lives of Girls und Panzer characters outside of sensha-dō.
A film adaptation of the manga was announced in March 2025, with Shimoda, Usui, and Kimura joining the project. That month, Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, and Yuka Iguchi were set to reprise their voice roles from the franchise. The remaining staff and several voice cast were revealed in July 2025.
The first film of Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! was released in Japan on December 26, 2025, and was followed by the second film on January 30, 2026, the third film on March 6, and the fourth film on April 10. The film series grossed million.
Premise The unknown daily lives of students of Ōarai Girls' Academy and other schools will be highlighted, as they not just dedicate to sensha-dō but also experience being youthful, high school girls.
Voice cast
Production In March 2025, a four-part film series adaptation of Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!, a spin-off manga series of Girls und Panzer illustrated by Maruko Nii, was revealed to be in the works at P.A. Works and Actas. Masami Shimoda was announced as its director and Takahiko Usui would serve as the series director. Shimoda worked as the unit director and storyboarder for Girls und Panzer and Girls und Panzer das Finale, while Usui worked in Girls und Panzer der Film production advancement. Additional staff members were also announced, including Humikane Shimada and Isao Sugimoto as the original character designers, with Takeshi Nogami cooperating and Sugimoto also designing the characters for animation, and Kōsuke Kawazura, Yuki Akiyama, and Sayo Mizuno as the chief animation directors. That month, Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, and Yuka Iguchi were revealed to be reprising their voice roles as Miho Nishizumi, Saori Takebe, Hana Isuzu, Yukari Akiyama, and Mako Reizei, respectively. By May 2025, Maya Yoshioka was set to reprise her voice role as Anchovy, as well as the character designs were released.
In July 2025, the staff working on the film series were revealed, including Motonari Ichikawa as the 3DCG director, Sachiko Harada as the color designer, Daichi Asakura as the art director, Junya Kodama as the director of photography, and Masato Yoshitake as the editor, with Yuko Iwaoka joining Kawazura, Akiyama, and Mizuno as one of the chief animation directors. That month, several voice cast were set to reprise their roles, including Misato Fukuen as Anzu Kadotani, Mikako Takahashi as Yuzu Koyama, Kana Ueda as Momo Kawashima, Mika Kikuchi as Noriko Isobe, Eri Sendai as Caesar, Hitomi Takeuchi as Azusa Sawa, Shiori Izawa as Midoriko Sono, Nozomi Yamamoto as Nakajima, Ikumi Hayama as Nekonyā, Ayane Sakura as Ogin, Eri Kitamura as Darjeeling, Mai Ishihara as Orange Pekoe, Ayako Kawasumi as Kay, Hisako Kanemoto as Katyusha, Sumire Uesaka as Nonna, Rie Tanaka as Maho Nishizumi, Hitomi Nabatame as Erika Itsumi, Asami Seto as Kinuyo Nishi, Mamiko Noto as Mika, Ayana Taketatsu as Alice Shimada, and Yumi Hara as Marie.
The film series was structured in an "omnibus" format containing shuffled chapters from across the manga's 20 volumes instead of tracing the source material. Shimoda revealed that each film had a "jo-ha-kyū rhythm" but stated that at the end of the first film "Erika leaves us with a question mark, but that mystery will be resolved by the time you reach [the fourth film]."
Music In March 2025, Shirō Hamaguchi was announced to be composing Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!. In November 2025, ChouCho and Sayaka Sasaki were revealed to be performing the opening theme song of the film series titled "Nonstop Daydream", as well as Fuchigami (voicing as Miho) performing the ending theme song . Both songs were released digitally on December 26, 2025. The ending theme song for the seventh episode of Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! – Act 3, titled , was released on music streaming platforms on March 7, 2026.
Marketing The teaser visual for Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! was released in March 2025. A new visual and the trailer for the film series were released in July 2025. Collaborations with the film series were held by and the cinema chain .
Release Theatrical The first film in the Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! series, subtitled , was released in Japan by Showgate on December 26, 2025. A short anime was played after the screening titled , which shows the meeting of Shiho Nishizumi, Chiyo Shimada, and a mysterious woman wearing geta inside the Senshadō Federation building. was released on January 30, 2026. was released on March 6, 2026. A new short anime was played after the screening titled , which features Yukari Akiyama and other students searching the lower decks of Ōarai Girls' Academy's ship for a new tank. was released on April 10, 2026. Following its screening was the release of the pilot anime written by Takuya Miyashita and Yohei Penguin and directed by Morihito Abe titled Girls und Panzer: Princess Samurai, which is based on the manga series Girls und Panzer: Ribon no Musha.
Home media Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! – Act 1 and Shin Iemoto, Tōjō Desu! were released digitally on streaming services in Japan on January 30, 2026, followed by Act 2 on March 6, Act 3 and Shin Sensha, Hakken Desu! on April 10, and Act 4 on May 15. The film series will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, Tulip Television, Shikoku Broadcasting, and Disney Channel beginning October 8, 2026. It will be released on Blu-ray in Japan on January 27, 2027.
Reception Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! – Act 2, Act 3, and Act 4 each earned million at the Japanese box office.
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References According to each of the film's runtime found on their Eiga.com web pages:
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