How Girls Und Panzer Das Finale Succeeded, Where Most Sports Stories Fail 

While they are not trying to save the school from being shutdown, Momo does mention that before she leaves she wants to make Oorai's senshado team a pillar of the school, making it impossible for the school to be shutdown again. So there is a slight element of saving the school, but in a logical, nonrepetitive way.

one thing i really like about this series is it feels as if everyone is the main character even helmet chan

The Ooarai vs Chihatan match was so good

I really wish girls und panzer eventually gets a sequel with the girls going to college and using tanks that are more and more modern

When the school is saved, the only logical continuation is to explore a possible consequence of that work. Momo's entire school career is in jeopardy here after working so hard to save Oarai, at the cost of herself, so now everyone is trying to help her just like she did for them. The story is the same, just switch Oarai from being lost to saving the one who saved Oarai. The perfect logical continuation for Oarai. And for everyone else, Chihatan grew the most from being with Oarai. From going from pure "Totsugeki" and losing every time, to almost defeating Oarai. Anzio grew pretty well, and Erika now is finding her own Senshado and setting herself apart from both Maho and Miho. Just as much as Das Finale is Oarai's story, it's also the story for everyone from season 1 and Der Film. Seeing their growth, seeing how Oarai affected them, and seeing how far they come. The best way they could have continued the story, and the route they chose. And that's why Girls und Panzer is such a great anime with such amazing writers. Just beautiful. Too beautiful for mere words if you ask me.

Das finale has just been a fantastic watch so far each episode just keeps getting better and better

I would add that there is also growth within the Oarai teams themselves. With the main crew being taken off right off the bat in the latest Der Film episode, it will be up to Momo and probably Azusa to step up and show some progress.

Some good fan translations better come out before Blu-ray! I just can't wait any longer! I need to know if Momo improved as a commander!

What makes a sports story work ultimately is the characters. The sport is more than anything just a medium through which to tell a character or characters' stories, and it's really not a setting where you can maintain status quo like a lot of animations tend to do. So you don't really need goals like "save the school" or "prove we're not underdogs", the goal can simply be seeing these characters grow, learn from their mistakes and become better as they age. The Seigaku team in Prince of Tennis really can't be considered underdogs, and they're never in any dire NEED to win a tournament or under any kind of pressure, they're just kids who love tennis. The story is with each member of the team, seeing how they overcome hurdles, fight past their weaknesses and advance to the next leg of their journey. Hikaru no Go is another great example. Too many people dismiss it as "a show about a board game", but it's really not, it's a show about Hikaru and his journey, and it doesn't just stop with him, it shows the journies of those around him too. And Hikaru doesn't NEED to go pro, he just WANTS to. Realistically there's no tension because there's no consequence if he fails, he can still live a decent life and still play Go, but the tension is there because the writers make him a character you want to see succeed.

At last the wait will soon be over!

I didn’t really want to post this in the Anchovy video as Ive already commented there, but when you go into the analysis of the Anzio v Oarai battle, there is one moment in there that I'd draw attention to, when Carpaccio takes note of Caesar's Hippo on the StuG, she tells Anchovy to leave that one to her. I think it goes to show how much trust Anchovy puts in her team, or at least Carpaccio, that she doesn't miss a beat before agreeing. In the dub that I watch its just "RIGHT!" And off she goes. Despite being in the undeniably worse tank, Anchovy immediately acknowledges and agrees with her subordinate's request.

Never watched the das finale but the summary you make are very good. A good to a story where people improves on the things they have done in the past. Great Work!

I know that's since it's a manga it may be hard to make videos out of, but I would be happy if you take a look at GuP: Ribbon Warrior. I love that it takes a different, rougher look at GuP universe but no less profound.

Well good news, everyone. The 4th part of Das Finale aired in Japanese cinemas around when this video released. God knows when it'll emerge on all the third party anime sites, but it's only a matter of time..

I hope you´re okay in this, Yakov