How Girls Und Panzer Saved Oarai, and Tanks, In Real Life
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2023
- Sounds crazy? Well it's not, because it's actually true! Girls Und Panzer holds a unique place among works of fiction as one that has had direct, positive impacts on the real world--in multiple ways.
But how exactly did a fictional show about high school girls and tanks help save a Japanese city, and rare historical tanks? Well, you'll find out right here!
For many more details on how Girls Und Panzer helped Oarai recover economically from the damage done by the 2011 tsunami, check out Xiao Xu's thesis: researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz...
And check out The Chieftain's video tour of the Parola Tank Museum!
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That time the fans saved the BT-42 was so heartwarming. The museum guys must've been so surprised.
they must've been like: uuhhh why tf are we getting so many donations from Japan of all places?!
@@JaysonVaughn ..and why do I hear polka music?
Japan really suffered a lot after that tsunami in 2011, but Girls und Panzer coming out in 2012 brought about, slowly but surely, huge tourism and brought the town back from suffering and into an age far greater than anyone could imagine. It's a wholesome story for a town going from a small town wracked by a tsunami to a massive tourist destination. Absolutely fantastic! It was a chance to help restore Oarai, but it went far beyond and brought it to glory! It really is the Holy Land for us in the Girls und Panzer community!
And that's before talking about the tanks and history. The BT-42's survival was a true showcase of the fan's dedication to preserving a legendary piece of history. The BT-42 probably would have been lost for good if it weren't for the community. So another score for us!
And the music itself in GuP is absolutely beautiful and I'm glad the fans can love and appreciate. Legendary pieces of military music history made even more legendary thanks to GuP.
The fans really were instrumental is preserving history. Oarai, the BT-42, and the music. Three plans touched by fans, and brought into the new age. Three victories for us, the fans, community, the family.
So, for old time's sake, to the fans of GuP all over the world. Panzer Vor!!!
Now all we need is an actual form of Sensha-do... lazer tag but with tanks?
Panzer Vor
I just visited Oarai today and I got super confused about the amount of girls on panzer stuff along the town. I have never watched the show and had no clue about it, but I'm so happy to hear this wholesome story! I hope to visit it later after watching the show! Thank you for the video explanation, I hope you can also visit it someday, it is a really lovely place!
The entertainment industry can have so much power and influence over people and I'm glad when it's used for good.
Red Skelton once made a comment on things like profanity being on television. The argument was that it couldn't hurt and it wouldn't influence anyone. Red's answer was that if a 30 second commercial could sell thousands of cars, then what could be done in 30 minutes. Fortunately, GUP showed how it can be beneficial to society.
I also want to visit Oarai one day it just looks like a very nice town to visit and it is so heartwarming to see not just tank fans but fans of the Show come together to save the BT-42 an amazing piece of military history
A 4th point would be that GUP helps to teach history. I have always been a historybuff, but I knew very little about the tanks of WWII, and even had many of the wrong stereotypes that are prevalent to this day. I discovered Girls und Panzer because of a Sabaton Bismarck AMV with High School Fleet. Since that video, I have loved High School Fleet, Girls und Panzer, & Sabaton. Sabaton does the same thing that GUP has done, namely, make people aware of History and preserve the stories.
The story of how GUP fans saved the BT-42 is similar to another story. How a children's storybook writer helped to save a railway. Rev. Wilbert Awdry, author of "The Railway Series," visited a little railway in Wales, named the Talyllyn Railway, that was trying to be preserved. (Something never done before). He fell in love with the railway and volunteered. He then made a fictional twin railway in his own fictional train stories complete with twins of the engines on the Talyllyn Railway. Ridership exploded and the survival of the little railway was assured. One of the stories, "Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady," was actually based on something that happened on the Talyllyn Railway. Only, this time instead of Edward Thomas being impatient like Peter Sam, it was because the guard, (one Wilbert Awdry), waved his flag too soon and forgot the refreshment lady.
The Talyllyn Railway now hosts the annual Awdry Extravaganza to remember what the Rev. Wilbert Awdry did for the railway.
Not just Talyllyn, the Bluebell had a similar story with awdry
@@OddHunter5504 The Ravenglass and Eksdale, and the Snowdon Mt. Railway were also mentioned by him.
Thumbnail : "Ignore the explosion"
Well, this is anime about tank. There is no way I can ignoring that
I’ve been to Ooarai and it’s really a nice comfy place to visit
I've been to Ooarai twice, because of Girls und Panzer and I can highly recommend it. I think when they were looking around to find a nice town Ooarai stood out because of 2 things, the very distinguished Harbour Tower ( you can visit it, there's a Gup Restaurant up there ) and the equally iconic looking shopping mall. Btw, the hotel getting demolished by the KV-2 in der Film was planning a renovation. If you had visited Ooarai after the release of the movie, you would have seen the building wrapped in blue plastic. And just as with roadworks, you would have been directed to the local Sensha-do office for explanations.
As for the BT-42. Girls und Panzer normally gives each school the standart tanks from their country, but they also love the weird stuff. Just look at Ooarai, An M3 Lee, Type 3, Type 89 and most tellingly a Tiger (P). So, if you go to Finland, of course you're going to insert Finlands only attempt to make an armoured vehicle. Although I think the actual crews would have given their left testicle for the manouverability shown in der Film. Sidenote, the 3 Finnish girls are based on Moomins characters, guess which country, outside Finland has an actual Moomins town ? You can even see it in an episode of Yama no Susume.
I hope you're manga becomes succesfull enough to get you to Ooarai and if you're there, try to also visit Yokosuka ( Highschool fleet and the Mikasa ) and Toyosato (K-on ). And Saga Prefecture for Zombieland Saga, my next target.
Thank you for doing these reviews of GuP. I've been re watching this show and introducing some friends to it recently and they have loved it. I'll be traveling to Japan in December and have plans to visit Oarai as a sort of mecca visit. Please keep the GuP reviews going. The Das Finales have been some of the best parts of the series so far. I hope you can review those as well.
This is my favorite of your videos so far, simply because I'm a Finn, and I can't be anything but proud of how GUP helped in preserving the BT-42. I need to go visit the museum one day and see it myself.
Visited Oarai a couple weeks back. It was AMAZING. Garupan scenery everywhere. That wall of Kaytusha's, by the way, is in a really cool sake shop. The townfolk are just the best. Friendly, helpful, and always happy to help knuckleheded gaijin.
We rented bicycles and rode all over town. If you leave the main area, you'll still find rarer Garupan figures in businesses up in the hills (along with an abandoned shrine in the woods).
Also, they may have retired the Garupan train, but they bring out one of the cars occasionally. We got lucky and got to ride in it from Mito to Oarai.
I visited Oarai 2 month ago, it was a wonderful experience, but the magic is on the people there, they make you feel so well, like a second home. I went with a taiwanese and an usa guy (im chilean). A true multicultural team
I'm looking forward to the video about GuP music after all the Pravda T-34's marching at the sound of Katyusha is what brought me to this series, I loved the instrumental version of "Funiculi Funicula", "the British Grenadiers", "U.S. Field Artillery March", "Yuki no Shingun" among others.
Has there every been a show as helpful as Girls und Panzer?
I also hope to make my own pilgrimage to the real town of Oarai
So, how much good did you bring to the world?
GuP: Yes
if i ever get the time and money I will definitely be visiting Oarai. As a history and tank fan I absolutely love the show.
its amazing what animation can do in the real world
i dont get where you all got the information that the Train wouldve been retired, it is still in service with new Liveries. (for example, one of the wagons has the Garupan characters as little children as new livery.)
I've visited Oarai back in 2014 and it was great but I couldn't find a single GuP gift shop - all the shops pretty much looked like one though. And now the Oarai Garupan Gallery is a thing?! I don't think that was there back in 2014... Well fuck it, I'm adding Oarai to my September trip somehow.
i never though how big this show impact to irl, thanks
~Past through here during my cycling adventure. Just have 30 minutes to spare and not manage to see everything. Going to visit Oarai again this April, this time I'm going to spend half day explore the place!
wait i dit not know about these things and i realy will go to oarai at some point in time if only i got to see that train
Visiting Oarai next week.
GuP is love, GuP is life.
Did you have a good time?
@@warrenash5370 Yes, Oarai was awesome. As a GuP fan you absolutely have to go when you are in Japan.
I ate in the restaurant where the duck team hung out. Very tasty food and very nice owners. The restaurant is called "Michi" and they have a GuP menu item so you can eat what the ducks ate.
Why exactly did they need to negotiate with the town to set the story in the town? Is it a Japanese thing or just these creators?
Read the PDF he supplies a link to. The answers you seek are in Chapter 3; Section 3.5
Ooarai is a tourist trap, so much wasted potential
(source: I VISITED)
I want to go there some time.
Is it worth the travel?
If not, I'll still probably visit it.
Wow, that's awesome! Still, I feel GuP can do more. People are having a lot of problems with entitled women these days, so I think we absolutely should send girls to school on enormous aircraft carriers and have them fight each other with tanks. It could be a women's sport that anyone would actually watch, instill good values, and be awesome. Given the state of many modern women, it certainly couldn't hurt.