# Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!
**Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!** (ガールズ&パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！) is a Japanese four-panel comedy manga spin-off of the *Girls und Panzer* franchise, written and illustrated by Niyo Maruko (弐尉マルコ) and serialized in Monthly Comic Alive, together with its anime adaptation produced by P.A.WORKS and Actas.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) The manga follows the daily lives and inter-school friendships of the tankery students of Oarai Girls Academy and rival schools, focusing on everyday comedy rather than tank battles.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) The anime was released as four theatrical acts beginning December 26, 2025, and began television broadcast in October 2026.[2](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/) • [3](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/onair/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original manga | Niyo Maruko, serialized in Monthly Comic Alive (KADOKAWA, MF Comics Alive series); volume 26 published[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) • [4](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322607000080/) |
| Genre | Four-panel gag comedy centered on the characters' daily lives, with little tank combat[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) |
| Anime format | Four theatrical acts released sequentially from December 26, 2025; distributed by Shochiku[2](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/) • [5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/) |
| Production | P.A.WORKS × Actas; directed by Masami Shimoda[5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/) |
| Television run | 12 episodes from October 2026 on TOKYO MX, BS Nippon, Tulip TV, Shikoku Broadcasting, and Disney Channel[3](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/onair/) |
| Music | Hiroshi Hamaguchi; ending theme "Oyasuminasai no Tsuzuki desu!" sung by Mai Fuchigami[5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/) • [6](https://recommendationvod.com/archives/3904) |
## The manga
The series is one of several official spin-off manga of *Girls und Panzer*, an anime-original franchise in which high school girls practice tank warfare as a martial art called "sensha-do," treated alongside flower arrangement and tea ceremony as a traditional accomplishment for young women.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) • [7](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/10624?entry_id=7408) Where the parent series centers on tournament battles, *Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!* depicts the daily lives of the Oarai team and the students of rival schools, including their little-known everyday interactions and exchanges between academies.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) KADOKAWA describes the tone as "heartwarming with light tank content," and the series has run long enough to reach 26 collected volumes.[4](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322607000080/)
## Anime adaptation
The adaptation was announced in March 2025 as a four-act theatrical release beginning the following winter, with Masami Shimoda, known for the *Zegapain* series, as director and Noboru Kimura, known for *Code Geass: Dakkan no Rozé*, handling series composition and scripts.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) [Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/animation) is a joint production of P.A.WORKS and Actas, the studio behind the original *Girls und Panzer* anime.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) • [5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/)
The staff list carries over franchise veterans: Fumikane Shimada and Isao Sugimoto are credited with original character concepts, with Sugimoto also as character designer and Takeshi Nogami assisting; Sugimoto's designs are supervised by chief animation directors Tsunekuni Kawaminami, Yuki Akiyama, Sayo Mizuno, and Yuko Iwaoka.[5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/) Hiroshi Hamaguchi composes the music, with Takayuki Yamaguchi as sound director.[5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/) Shochiku handles distribution.[5](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/)
## Release
**Theatrical acts.** Act 1 opened in Japanese theaters on December 26, 2025, followed by Act 2 on January 30, 2026; the acts were released sequentially, with Act 4, the finale, listed as a 2026 film.[2](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/) • [8](https://actas-inc.co.jp/works/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%EF%BC%86%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%A6%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99-4/) Act 4's story covers the students' hobbies such as history and sauna, the winter-swimming habits of the Chi-Ha Tan students who love shouting war cries, and a memory of a battle that "might have happened," as the series closes on the school lives of teams facing advancement and graduation.[8](https://actas-inc.co.jp/works/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%EF%BC%86%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%A6%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99-4/)
**Television.** The four acts were re-edited into a 12-episode television series broadcast from October 2026: TOKYO MX from October 8, Tulip TV from October 9, BS Nippon from October 10, Shikoku Broadcasting from October 8, and [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) from October 17.[3](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/onair/) • [9](https://dengekionline.com/article/202610/90728) The acts also received digital rental and purchase releases after their theatrical runs.[10](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/202603-stream/)
## Cast
The anime retains the main voice cast of the franchise: Miho Nishizumi is played by Mai Fuchigami, Saori Takebe by [Ai Kayano](https://www.edgepedia.org/ai-kayano), Hana Isuzu by Mami Ozaki, Yukari Akiyama by Ikumi Nakagami, and Mako Reizei by [Yuka Iguchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuka-iguchi).[9](https://dengekionline.com/article/202610/90728) The wider cast includes the Oarai supporting teams and the rival-school leads, among them [Darjeeling](https://www.edgepedia.org/darjeeling) (Eri Kitamura), Kay (Ayu Kawashima), Anchovy (Maya Yoshioka), Katyusha (Hisako Kanemoto), Maho Nishizumi (Rie Tanaka), Erika Itsumi (Hitomi Nabatame), Mika (Asumi Miho), and Alice Shimada (Aoi Yuki).[11](https://anime.eiga.com/program/113252/) The ending theme, "Oyasuminasai no Tsuzuki desu!" ("It's the Continuation of Good Night!"), is sung by Mai Fuchigami in character as Miho.[6](https://recommendationvod.com/archives/3904)
## Place in the franchise
The spin-off arrived during a long-running franchise. The *Girls und Panzer* television series aired in 2012 and 2013, a theatrical film followed in 2015 and earned 2.5 billion yen from 1.48 million admissions during a year-long run, and the six-part final chapter *Das Finale* began releasing in 2017, with parts 1 through 4 released in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023.[1](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html) • [7](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/10624?entry_id=7408) *Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!* ran alongside *Das Finale* Part 5, which opened theatrically on October 9, 2026, and the two projects shared promotional space on the franchise's official channels.[12](https://girls-und-panzer-finale.jp/)
## References
1. [ガルパン：「もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！」アニメ化 全4幕 来冬から順次劇場上映, MANTANWEB (March 16, 2025)](https://mantan-web.jp/article/20250315dog00m200061000c.html)
2. [『ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』公式サイト](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/)
3. [放送情報｜『ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』公式サイト](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/onair/)
4. [「ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！ 26」弐尉マルコ, KADOKAWA](https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322607000080/)
5. [スタッフ｜『ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』公式サイト](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/staff-1/)
6. [『ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』作品情報を総まとめ, リコメンVOD](https://recommendationvod.com/archives/3904)
7. [■「ガールズ＆パンツァー」について, Bandai Namco](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/10624?entry_id=7408)
8. [ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！ 第4幕, Actas official web site](https://actas-inc.co.jp/works/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%EF%BC%86%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E3%82%89%E3%81%B6%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%A6%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99-4/)
9. [〖ガルパン〗公式スピンオフ『ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』10/17よりディズニー・チャンネルで放送開始, 電撃オンライン](https://dengekionline.com/article/202610/90728)
10. [第2幕 デジタルセル版・長期レンタル版にて配信開始！｜『ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！』公式サイト](https://gup-mottolovelove.jp/202603-stream/)
11. [ガールズ＆パンツァー もっとらぶらぶ作戦です！ : 作品情報・声優・キャスト, アニメハック (映画.com)](https://anime.eiga.com/program/113252/)
12. [ガールズ＆パンツァー最終章 公式サイト](https://girls-und-panzer-finale.jp/)
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