Yukari Akiyama gets drunk on orange juice.Anglerfish Team's forté is supposedly the Anglerfish Dance.This likely a reference to Anchovy's resolution to have her school focus less on the food and more on the sensha-dō. Due to the poor financial situation of Anzio, these are sale items. Anzio Girls High School sends canned anchovies as a commemorative gift.Katyusha's congratulatory message is a reference to the 1980 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award Winning, the Soviet film " Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears".Orange Pekoe mixes up her congratulatory message to Ooarai with an inspiring saying that is more suited to a wedding.Oryou and Saemonza drink their juice from Kylix bowls.Finishing in 1 st is the student council, a biased decision that is initially met by outrage, except that the grand prize is revealed to be 100,000 yen worth of sweet dried potatoes. Turtle Team does a performance of the ballet Swan Lake.ģ rd place is awarded to Rabbit Team. Hippo Team acts out a selection of scenes from the book Little Women, but repeatedly digress into historical content, and are hence disqualified.Īnglerfish Team carries out a performance as the 'Panzer 5', a Super Sentai style group defending Ooarai from the clutches of the evil student council, until Anzu Kadotani gets over-competitive and hits back. Duck Team does imitations of the other characters. Rabbit Team performs a gymnastics routine. Leopon Team does a magic show, with their grand finale being to 'convert' the Type 89B into a Tiger (P), which outrages the members of Duck Team.Īnteater Team puts on an acapella song, but are booed off the stage for its musical inadequacy. Mallard Team goes first, using the identical Morals-Committee-regulation hairstyles of their members to perform illusions. Prizes are prepared, with 3 rd place being lottery tickets, 2 nd place being canteen coupons and 1 st place being 100,000 yen worth of unspecified consumer goods. Quickly dispensing with formalities, the student council organises a team competition, dubbed the "Hidden Talent Contest", wherein each tank crew must put on a performance without resorting to their respective areas of expertise. The student council makes announcements and reads several congratulatory letters. The ending sequence features Anglerfish Team riding their Panzer IV Ausf.D.The Ooarai Sensha-dō Club convene at a function hall in Ooarai city to celebrate their victory in 63ʳᵈ National High School Sensha-dō Tournament.The girls buy their swimsuits from Resort Outlet Ooarai in Ooarai City.Aya's shark-shaped floater might be an homage to Steven Spielberg's Jaws.In the spin-off manga, Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! that is exactly what happens whilst swimming in the public pool. Erwin buys a German swimsuit that is allegedly designed to dissolve in water.Mako Reizei is initially unaware of the meaning of 'frilly' clothing.Yukari Akiyama states that an upcoming trend in the fashion industry is imitating 'tank features'.This may be because she transferred into Ooarai Girls Academy as a second-year student. Miho Nishizumi evidently does not have a swimsuit issued by the school.Unfortunately, the day is ruined by a sudden downpour. The girls all get a chance to show off their new swimsuits. On the day, the Panzer IV is mocked up as a mobile drinks kiosk and driven down to the beach. However, Yukari Akiyama anticipated that eventuality, and bought one for Miho, having memorised her measurements from when the sensha-dō uniforms were fitted in Episode 5. Miho eventually helps everybody choose a swimsuit, but forgets to buy one for herself in the process. Anglerfish Team inundate Miho with their indecision. Upon hearing this, Anzu abruptly changes the outing to a shopping trip at a swimsuit mall. This is met by great enthusiasm from everyone except Miho Nishizumi, who does not own a swimsuit, and Mako Reizei, who has only a school-issued swimsuit. It takes place chronologically amidst the events of Episode 5.Īt the end of a training session, the school council announces their intention to take the sensha-dō club to the beach. The first OVA episode "Water War" "Wōtā Wō" (ウォーター ウォー ! ) is a special episode aired on December 21, 2012. " Let's go buy swimsuits!" ―Anzu Kadotani