Girls und Panzer das Finale OVA: Taicho War!

Girls und Panzer das Finale is a six-part Japanese animated film series and a sequel to the 2012 anime series Girls und Panzer and 2015 anime film Girls und Panzer der Film. Produced by Actas and distributed by Showgate, the film series was 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, which was completed in August 2026. Production on the sixth film began in September 2024. 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. Part 5 is set to be released on October 9, 2026. The film series has grossed over ¥2.3 billion in Japan and received nominations at Newtype Anime Awards and Tokyo Anime Awards Festival.