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"It's Game Over!"
―Anteater Team

Anteater Team (アリクイさんチーム, arikui san Chīmu) is one of the teams of Ooarai Girls Academy's Sensha-dō team. It is commanded by Nekota, operates a Japanese Type 3 Chi-Nu, and is one of the supporting protagonists's teams in Girls und Panzer.

Background[]

The Anteater Team consists of online game fanatics from Ooarai Girls Academy. The team operates a Type 3 Chi-Nu that was found by Miho and the Rabbit Team in a parking lot, having been earlier ignored because it was assumed non-functional; it was later painted with the team's anteater mascot. Together with the Leopon Team, they were last-minute additions to Ooarai's lineup prior to the final round of the Sensha-Dō tournament.

About Type 3 Chi-Nu[]

The Type 3 Chi-Nu is a Japanese medium tank with a 75 mm gun, built as a stopgap to aid in the defense of the Home Islands of Japan against the M4 Sherman. It never saw actual combat, which is referenced by the fact that Anteater Team was the first team eliminated in the Finals, without even firing a shot.

Against Kuromorimine[]

During the final round match against Kuromorimine Girls Academy, the Anteater Team's tank suffered from serious transmission problems, exacerbated by its crew's inexperience. It accidentally reversed its course in a critical moment —but by blind luck this saved Ooarai's flag tank (Anglerfish Team) when they got in the way of a shot fired by Kuromorimine's Königstiger (Tiger II) commanded by Erika Itsumi. This meant an early exit from the match for Anteater Team, but their (inadvertent) sacrifice allowed the rest of the team to continue the fight.

Against St. Gloriana - Pravda Compound Team[]

Anteater Team participated in the exhibition match, where it fought primarily against Pravda's tanks. It was able to lure one T-34 into an ambush, drawing it under an overpass from which Mallard Team was able to take it out from above. Anteater Team would eventually be knocked out when chasing the St. Gloriana flag tank, hit by a shot from Pravda's heavy tanks moving along a parallel road.

Against the All-Stars University Team[]

Prior to the Annihilation match against the All-Stars University Team, Anteater Team made use of their spare time to practice, work out and build the muscle needed to operate their tank at a passable level. When the match came, their work is shown to have paid off. In the chase through the Wild West setting, Anteater Team were able to outmaneuver an enemy Pershing, reload quicker, and traverse the tank fast enough to put the shot in first, all of which was only possible due to their improved physiques.

Unfortunately, the Type 3 Chi-Nu again suffered from transmission problems, and the controls broke whilst Anteater Team was trying to escape from Alice Shimada, leading to their destruction.

Members[]

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The Anteater Team consists of three online game fanatics from Ooarai Girls Academy.

Nekota[]

Main article: Mai Nekota

The tank commander and radio operator of the team.

Momoga[]

Main article: Taki Momose

The driver of the team.

Piyotan[]

Main article: Aoi Hiyoshi

The gunner and loader of the team.

Trivia[]

  • While not mentioned, it is heavily hinted that the game they play is an online game similar to World of Tanks. Supplementary material used at one point the name "WoP" ("World of Panzers"?). WoT is explicitly mentioned in several fan-made English subtitles.
  • All of them have extensively personalized their everyday school uniform: Nekota wears a headband with cat ears, a knee-length skirt, and does not wear a neckerchief; Momoga wears tall red boots and an ornamental pink collar, wears her serafuku top cropped short, and ties her neckerchief in a bow; and none of them, including Piyotan, wear the serafuku's green chest placket.
  • When they come together to join the Sensha-dō Team, it is the first time that the members of Anteater Team have met face-to face.
  • During the time when they were living away from the school carrier, they trained physically to the point of becoming the strongest members of the whole Sensha-do Team.
  • The Chi-Nu is designed for a crew of five. Anteater Team has to make do with only three crew members.
  • When the title logo appears in der Film, their Chi-Nu slows down under it because of a mis-shifting problem, similar to the one they had in at the end of episode 10.

Gallery[]

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Schools in The Anime Series GUP AnglerfishSmall 2949 Anglerfish TeamGUP DuckSmall 4123 Duck TeamGUP HippoSmall 5828 Hippo TeamGUP RabbitSmall 3569 Rabbit TeamGUP TurtleSmall 8241 Turtle TeamGUP MallardSmall 437 Mallard TeamGUP AnteaterSmall 2970 Anteater TeamGUP LeoponSMall 7317 Leopon TeamShark team Shark Team
Tanks Panzer IVType 89BStuG IIIM3 LeePanzer 38(t)/HetzerChar B1 bisType 3 Chi-NuTiger (P)Mark IV
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