Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu![c] is a four-part Japanese animatedfilm 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 is directed by Masami Shimoda, with Takahiko Usui serving as the series director, from a script written by Noboru Kimura, who also supervises 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 will be followed by the second film on January 30, 2026, third film on March 6, and fourth film on April 10.
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.[2]
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.[6] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] By May 2025, Maya Yoshioka was set to reprise her voice role as Anchovy, as well as the character designs were released.[7]
In March 2025, Shirō Hamaguchi was announced to be composing Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!.[3] 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 "Oyasuminasai no Tsuzuki Desu!" (おやすみなさいの続きです！; lit.'The Continuation of Good Night!').[8][9]
Marketing
The teaser visual for Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! was released in March 2025.[6] A new visual and the trailer for the film series were released in July 2025.[10] A collaboration with Karaoke BanBan[ja] was held on December 26, 2025, and will last until February 2, 2026.[11]
Release
The first film in the Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! series, subtitled Act 1 (第1幕), was released in Japan by Showgate on December 26, 2025.[4] A short anime, titled Shin Iemoto, Tōjō Desu! (新家元、登場です！, New School Head, Arrives!), was played immediately after the screening. It follows the meeting of Shiho Nishizumi, Chiyo Shimada, and a mysterious woman wearing geta inside the Senshadō Federation building.[12]Act 1 will be followed by Act 2 (第2幕) on January 30, 2026, Act 3 (第3幕) on March 6, and Act 4 (第4幕) on April 10.[4]
↑Japanese: ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！, Hepburn: Gāruzu ando Pantsā: Motto Rabu Rabu Sakusen Desu!; lit.'Girls und Panzer: It's More Love Love Operation!'
References
12スタッフ[Staff]. gup-mottolovelove.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 24, 2025.
↑「ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！」公式アカウント [@garupan_love2] (March 16, 2025). ／📢イントロダクション公開！＼ ガルパンのキャラクター達をもっと好きになる、一大作戦の始まりです💖 #ガルパンらぶらぶ #garupan[/ 📢Introduction released! \ This is the beginning of a major operation that will make you fall in love with the Garupan characters even more💖 #ガルパンらぶらぶ #garupan] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025– via Twitter.
↑キャラクターデザイン公開！[Character designs released!]. gup-mottolovelove.jp (in Japanese). May 3, 2025. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
↑『ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章』第5話、2026年劇場上映決定！『もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』のPVも解禁[Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 5 to Hit Theaters in 2026! The PV for Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! has also been released]. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). November 16, 2025. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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