Fans have discovered a cute homage in the tank battle against Anzio High School in the 2014 Girls Und Panzer OAV: the fight between rival teams of tanks faithfully reproduces the famous chase sequence from the beginning of the 1979 theatrical anime film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.

Although the above Tweet from @col_danzai (asserting "Those Panzer Girls are ridiculous!") notes the similarities, there's actually a longer video dating back to October of 2014 that compares the entire chase / tank battle sequence side-by-side, and the similarities are too striking to ignore.

&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24754416"&amp;amp;gt;Niconico ＣＶ５００&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

Of course, one person's "clever homage" may be another person's "blatant rip-off". What do you think? Does the Girls Und Panzer animation cross the line, or is it more properly framed as a loving tribute?

Source: My Game News Flash

Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.