Girls Und Panzer Episode 1 • Authentic

The school's "new" fleet consists of a single rusted .

The story begins with , a timid girl from a prestigious family of Sensha-dō practitioners, transferring to Ōarai Girls' Academy . Miho specifically chose this school because it did not have a Sensha-dō program, as she suffers from trauma following a past tank-related accident involving a sinking tank and a rescue attempt gone wrong. Girls und Panzer Episode 1

Her plans for a quiet school life are disrupted when the school’s reactivates the Sensha-dō program and aggressively coerces her into joining, knowing she is the only student with prior experience. Miho initially refuses, but after seeing her new friends Saori Takebe and Hana Isuzu sacrifice their own interests to support her, she finds the courage to join for their sake. The episode concludes with two major reveals: The school's "new" fleet consists of a single rusted

The entire town of Ōarai is actually built on a massive, city-sized aircraft carrier known as an . Key Characters Episode 1 | Girls und Panzer Wiki | Fandom Her plans for a quiet school life are

The first episode of , titled "I'll Take Up Panzer Warfare!" (or "Sensha-dō, Hajimemasu!" ), originally aired in Japan on October 9, 2012 . Produced by the studio Actas and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima , the episode establishes a world where operating World War II-era tanks is considered a traditional and refined martial art for women known as Sensha-dō ("the way of the tank"). Plot Summary