Mako, I mean.
I just feel my wind
I just feel my shine
Rise into the sky
I've always known my dreams won't wait for me
even though the wind hurts me countless times
I'll reach out to the sun
and feel the resonance in my fingertips
I want to feel the blinking of the sunrays
I always take care of the foundations later
I'll shed my faux-adult defenses
and find the brightness
The light streamed through the sky overhead
with a speed that drew me from my sleep
Now it carries along my weak heartbeat
It tells me to be more than I am now
I'll rise to my feet
Reizei
It should be here.
Knock it off and go home already!
Stop treating me like I'm about to drop dead!
Just leave me here and go to school!
And you'd better not be late!
What's with that look?
Are you listening to me?
You're always so rude and never answer me!
Your blood pressure will go through the roof if you scream like that.
Should we leave?
No.
Now that we're here, we must charge!
You really have guts, Lady Isuzu.
That's not true.
Like hell it's not!
Excuse me.
Hana!
Excuse me.
Oh, Miporin and Yukarin came too.
Come on in.
And who the heck are you people?
They're my friends from Panzerfahren.
Panzerfahren?
You're a part of it?
Yeah.
I'm Nishizumi Miho.
I'm Isuzu Hana.
I'm Akiyama Yukari.
We won in the first round of the Nationals!
And you'd suck if you hadn't!
So what about your tanks now?
Right after the match we got a message saying you had collapsed.
We were worried about you and came here.
They were worried about you and not me!
Yeah, I know.
Then thank them properly.
Thanks... and stuff.
Care to say that more politely?!
Thanks.
That ain't any better!
I told you, your blood pressure's going to rise again if you scream.
She only regained consciousness this morning,
but it's been like this ever since then.
As if I could sleep here.
I'm getting out of here tomorrow.
Come on, I told you that's out of the question.
What are you talking about?
You really expect me to sleep here?
Grandma, could you be a bit more civil in front of other people?
Um, do you have a vase for the flowers?
No, but I think we can ask the nurses.
Let's go.
All right.
You guys. You're only gonna rust up here.
Go and make sure your tanks don't.
You should go back too.
Not like you're of much use to them, though.
That's not true.
She was a big help during the match.
And her driving skills are awesome!
It's really admirable!
So you can drive a tank now?
Can't eat that, can you?
I'll be back, Grandma.
She knows no courtesies, but...
Please take care of her.
I will.
Anzio is Next!
I'm happy that Mako's grandma is doing better than we expected.
Yes.
I think I understand now why Lady Reizei needs the credits
and doesn't want to repeat a year.
She wants to see her grandmother happy and at ease.
Yeah.
She wants to graduate as soon as possible so she can be with her.
Mako hasn't really slept much.
Her grandma has collapsed a few times before.
Maybe she found some peace now that she knows her grandmother is all right.
But that was a big scene the other day, wasn't it?
I've never seen her like that before.
She has no other family.
What about her parents?
They died in an accident when she was in elementary school.
So that's what happened...
Miporin.
Found you.
How are the others?
Sleeping.
Oh look, that's the smooth-bore gun of the Leopard 2...
Is something wrong?
No.
Nothing really.
I was just thinking how everybody has their own problems.
You mean Mako?
Yeah.
You know, Mako was really worried about you in the beginning.
You came to Ooarai alone, right?
Without your family?
Mako's mom was a lot like her grandmother,
so they had a fight just before she died.
She regrets that she never had the chance to apologize properly.
You will also inherit the Nishizumi name.
We teach that no matter what befalls us, we advance.
It is our tradition to value strength and merit above all.
But... Mom...
No great victory comes without sacrifice.
Miporin.
Good morning.
Saori!
Please...
Is she okay?
How splendid that you can attend school dead asleep.
Hey, Sodoko.
I'm wide awake.
Hey, I told you not to call me Sodoko!
Call me Sono Midoriko like you should!
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The Student Council went ahead and put it up there.
But could you please get Reizei off of me?
Will this tank be good enough to win the second round?
Lady Nishizumi?
I thought we'd eat together with our tank today.
There she is.
You weren't in the classroom during lunch, so I had a feeling we'd find you here.
We bought you bread.
Thank you.
Are you having lunch here as well, Akiyama?
Sure.
Then let's all have lunch together!
Are you gonna leave me out of the loop?
Hey! Did you skip class?
I independently allocated a break.
Hey! I'm gonna tell Grandma!
Yeah, please don't.
My mom insisted that this is a tank.
Oh my god! A themed lunchbox!
What a waste to eat it.
By the way! Have you seen the notice board?
There's a newspaper extra by the Student Council.
Yeah. It was great.
Ooarai Girls Academy Student Council Newspaper
Saunders Is Not Invincible
Student Council Newspaper
First Battle Great Success
Why of course, we won against Saunders!
Rather than won, I think we somehow made it through.
Still, a victory is a victory!
I guess so.
Winning is all that matters.
Is it?
Wasn't it fun?
The two matches against Saunders and Saint Gloriana were fun,
practice is fun, the maintenance too,
the way home from practice. All of it!
At first it felt cramped in there, my butt hurt, and it was a big mess,
but now I'm really enjoying it!
Now that I think about it, I guess I've been enjoying it too.
Before, I used to think it was all about winning,
so I ran away from all the tanks when I lost.
I watched that match on TV!
Lady Nishizumi withdrew from the line of battle and went to rescue them.
My tank carried the flag, though.
So it was hit and we lost.
We couldn't win our 10th championship.
I think you did the right thing!
I think I've said this before,
but I'm sure the people you rescued are really grateful to you too.
Akiyama...
Thanks!
Unbelievable!
Lady Nishizumi thanked me!
Actually, isn't this the second time?
I think you also thanked me for my recon mission.
Sergeant Oddball.
Oh, come on! Forget that nickname!
There are a lot of approaches to Panzerfahren.
That's right!
And the path we walk will in turn become the "Way of the Tank"!
I wonder if our current forces are enough to win the next match.
Losing is not an option!
The second match is against Anzio.
All they have is plenty of motivation and guts, right?
They're very powerful when they really get into it!
We may have won our first match, but our spirit must be as hardy as ever!
We need to win the next one as well!
Got that, cowards?
Understood!
We'll do our best!
You can't let your guard down after one victory!
Everyone's so zealous, aren't they?
Yeah.
Good job!
That got us pretty worn out, didn't it?
I've lost a little weight since we started.
Speaking of which,
it even feels like my low blood pressure got a bit better.
It improved the circulation, huh?
Maybe you've gotten a bit more spirited.
There are a lot of people in Panzerfahren with rather short tempers.
You think that's related?
Nishizumi, there will be a meeting to discuss the next match.
I'd also like you to prepare a list of parts that need to be replaced.
Okay.
What should we do to align our sights more quickly?
We can't seem to turn the curve well.
Hold up, one at a time—
Commander.
About shortening the time it takes us to fire during an assault...
What should we do when our buttocks hurt after a long drive?
Can't we put an air conditioner inside our tank?
My guy friends all hate it when I talk about tanks.
My boyfriend ran away!
I think you can direct all the mechanical questions toward me.
And I can take care of questions regarding paperwork.
I'll answer whatever concerns driving.
Feel free to ask me for love advice!
Let's each do our part.
You don't have to do everything, Miporin.
Thanks!
By the way, is the StuG III really a tank?
No.
It's an infantry support vehicle for front-line duty.
A support vehicle.
It's a sort of lightweight artillery, I suppose.
Isn't it simply self-propelled artillery?
That's it!
Amazing!
What did you do to make it turn like that?
Just follow the manual and it'll work itself out.
We've tried that!
Love is like a tank!
The only way is forward!
You really are an expert on love!
How many boys have you dated so far?
It's okay!
The tank can be your boyfriend!
That's right! Please cheer up!
Is one dozen jars of grease enough?
Yes.
What are those documents for?
These are old, tank-related records.
I thought I'd look through these as well.
I will help.
Really?
Thanks a lot!
It's so nice with you around, Hana.
I'd love to try flower arrangement, you know?
Isn't there a flower character in your name too?
I believe they call you Momo...
I'm Yuzu...
As for Momo...
Hey, Momo!
Don't call me that!
Nishizumi, sweetie.
Don't you think the teams are having a pretty good time?
Yeah.
Well, it's all thanks to you.
Thanks.
Actually,
I should be the one thanking you.
I wasn't too sure how it would turn out at first,
but now I know there's a different Panzerfahren from the one I remember.
That's nice to hear, but we have to win the next one no matter what.
Think we can win?
The teams are up for it,
and though they're motivated enough...
Truthfully, with just the tanks we have now...
I'm sorry if I'm interrupting,
but according to these documents, we should have other tanks as well.
They're tanks! We'll find them soon enough!
Well, you would think so...
Don't you have any leads?
You're like a detective, Reizei!
They said the clubroom changed places a long time ago, so no one knows.
Good fortune lies in the east.
Can you really tell like this?
Good grief! What is this?
It's like we're inside a ship!
Well, we are.
Now that I think about it, why are we on a ship?
In order to adapt to a growing globalized society,
and also give students a sense of autonomy,
the schoolships were constructed.
I think.
It was probably a reaction to the lack of vision in former education.
Nice work!
Hey, um...
Have you seen any tanks around here?
I'm not sure if it was a tank,
but we did see something like that somewhere, right?
Where was it?
I think it was further inside.
The Panzerfahren history goes way back, doesn't it?
Yeah.
All the way to the 1920s.
Still nothing?
They still haven't found anything yet?
Maybe they got thrown out.
If that were the case, there should be some evidence of that.
Will we really find them?
It's been 20 years already since Panzerfahren was canceled.
Fortune comes to those who sleep and wait.
This is the last clubroom.
None of this looks useful.
Wanna give up for now?
Which club put laundry up here to dry?
Huh? Isn't that...
There it is! A Renault B1 Bis!
Well played, Montgomery.
Um, I don't think...
How about Guderian?
Got it!
Looks like they found a Renault B1 Bis.
Greatest armor thickness at 60mm, a 75mm gun and a 47mm gun.
Better than the Type 89, I guess.
Now we can have another team.
They're not back yet, are they?
Saori and the 1st-year team...
It says... "We've been shipwrecked."
Where?
Somewhere deep inside the ship,
but apparently they have no idea where exactly.
There must be some clues.
Tell them to find some and get back to us!
Okay.
Here.
These are the ship's blueprints.
Form a search party, please.
This feels like a haunted mansion.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
Lady Isuzu, you really do have guts.
Are you alright, Mako?
I hate ghosts even more than getting up early!
I'm... hungry.
Me too.
Are we gonna have to sleep here tonight?
Don't worry!
Look, I have some chocolate here!
Let's all have a piece!
Ooarai Girls Academy Schoolship B21-126F Map
Middle Deck Storerooms II-A5
Middle Deck Silversmith Streets
Middle Deck Dining Hall Streets
If we're looking for Reserve Storeroom 17,
it should be somewhere around here.
Hey, it's Lady Caesar.
Hello!
Go west and look there, Guderian.
Western Front it is!
Understood.
And who would that be?
She called me by the name of my soulmate!
Westward would be...
We're fine.
I've got a compass!
So, why west?
Lady Luck points that way.
So it's a hit or miss, isn't it?
Miporin!
Finally!
The rescue team's here!
We're saved!
Everything's fine now.
Lady Takebe... is super popular.
Indeed she is.
I don't think it's the kind of popularity she was envisioning, though.
Good job keeping it up this late, everyone.
All the new gadgets won't be ready for the next battle,
but this has given us hope that we might make it till the end.
Next is Anzio! Let's do this!
Nishizumi.
Your turn.
Finish it.
Everyone!
Let's do our best!
Ooarai Girls Academy wins the match!
Start the mission!
Come here and let's start the chase!
We're together, we can do it.
If you fail, forget about it and move on!
Go past the punishment and learn from it with everyone
If you believe in someone, you'll be twice as happy
If you put in all your strength,
then it can become reality
Look how earnestly we run
Start the mission!
Come here and let's start the chase!
We have so much strength
Start the mission!
We always hold hands,
and make it through thick and thin
We go for the radiant, shining sun of dawn
that shines on a future where we are together
Episode Eight
Next time on Girls and Tanks:
Against Pravda!