
Anime fans have again been busily voting on which titles they most want to see sequels to, this time apparently being in more difficulty than usual as continuations for most of the previous top choices are already confirmed…
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The latest car manufacturer to plotting to empty otaku wallets with an official itasha is none other than Toyota, with Girls und Panzer Prius and Vitz (“Yaris” in barbarian lands) models.
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Hordes of Girls und Panzer otaku, itasha and a real type 74 have descended upon Oarai, the Ibaraki town in which the anime is set, for the Kairaku Festa, with the practice of enticing studios to set their anime in real locations proving as shrewd as ever.
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China’s military media has been attracting ridicule in China and beyond after it published an article attacking bishoujo tanker anime Girls und Panzer for being secret Japanese militarist propaganda.
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Military otaku not satisfied with Upotte!! have been graced with tank moe anime Girls Und Panzer – although despite its promising title (“panzer” rendered into Japanese happens to sound just like “pantzer”) viewers will just have to settle for polishing their barrels unaided.
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