Video teases new project will be "the final battle"

Bandai began streaming the announcement promo video on Friday for the Girls & Panzer Saishūshō (Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter) anime project. The announcement video was previously streamed at the "Girls & Panzer Heartful Tank Carnival II" event that made the project's announcement.

Text: Girls & Panzer isn't over yet!

Text: The outbreak of a large disturbance that shocks the Ōarai Girls High School!!

Text: Girls & Panzer Saishūshō work decided!!

Text: How will the new student council move?

Text: This is the final battle!

The video doesn't specify the format of the new anime project.

The Girls und Panzer anime film opened last November 21, and screenings will continue through November 21 of this year. As of August 21, the film had sold a total of 1,355,313 tickets for 2,315,264,894 yen (about US$23.08 million).

The film shipped on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on May 27, and the release came with a new OVA that takes place after the events of the movie, as well as an episode of the "Akiyama Yukari no Sensha Kōza" (Yukari Akiyama's Tank Lecture) shorts. The limited special edition Blu-ray Disc of the film sold 162,361 copies in its first week and topped Oricon's overall Blu-ray Disc chart for the May 23-29 week.

Update: Although Girls und Panzer series producer Kiyoshi Sugiyama indicated during a talk show event at Tokyo Game Show on Thursday that the new project is a film, he later clarified on Twitter that his comments were in error, and asked fans to wait for the format of the project to be revealed.

Source: Game Watch via Nijipoi, My Game News Flash