| Bellwall Academy |
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Currently being used as a placeholder for anyone working on characters associated with Bellwall Academy. This page will become an official "school" page in the future. But for now, I'll just be using it to keep track of all the sensha-dō team characters. -TTG
PS: This is my reference. If you guys see any discrepancies between the Kanji names and their Romanji variants, please feel free to correct me!
Bellwall Academy is a school featured in the spin-off manga: Girls und Panzer: Little Army Two. The school's sensha-dō team operates a motley assortment of (mostly-German) tanks, usually acquired from personal refurbishment, auctions or as gifts. Despite these factors, the leadership and crews of the sensha-dō team are experienced and effective enough to override such disadvantages.
Overview[]
Behavior & Policy[]
Bellwall Academy is a relatively large school, with over 3000 students in attendance. Before the events of Little Army Two, the school was considered to be very strong in sensha-dō, with the team itself exhibiting the ferocity of the girls that it was made up of. However, after Jinko Yoshinaga abandoned the team, it fell into ruin, with many of the tanks sold off and the team divided between two delinquent factions, led by Chifuyu Doi and Neko Yamamori. During that time, the only member of the team that attempted to keep the club running was Hitomi Yuzumoto. Sensing weakness, and an opportunity to create a large racetrack in the area designated for sensha-dō practice, the leaders of the automotive club, Kanako and Tsurugiko Kashiwaba, began putting pressure on the team, trying to get them to disband so that the Automotive club could acquire the practice fields.
With the team on the verge of downfall, Hitomi Yuzumoto put out offers for experienced sensha-dō crew members to transfer to Bellwall Academy. Emi Nakasuga would accept the offer, and during her time there, would turn the team around with the help of nearly all the aforementioned individuals.
Materiel[]
In the events of Little Army Two, their main forces consists of the Tiger I, the Jagdpanther, the Elefant, the Panzer II Ausf. C and the rare Soviet T-44 tank, the evolved version of the T-34. Apart from the Tiger I, all tanks were purchased by the Kashiwaba Sisters. They also bought a Type 10 to be used in combat as well, until they realized that the tank was prohibited by the rules of sensha-do.
Tactics[]
Their main tactics are unknown.
School ship[]
The inspiration for the Bellwall schoolship is unknown. The schoolship itself is divided by a wall, separating the "normal" department and the "industrial" department. The normal department is a relatively standard school, but the industrial department is filled with delinquents, thus making that part of the school look like a war-zone.
Uniform[]
Due to the delinquent culture surrounding the school, the school uniform is rarely worn properly, in stark contrast to schools like Ooarai, St. Gloriana's and Anzio. Regardless, the full uniform consists of a white uniform shirt and a light brown skirt with a red stripe running around it. There is also a small bow that goes around the collar of the shirt. A beige or black colored blazer, vest or sweater is usually worn over the shirt.
Due to the aforementioned delinquent culture, the uniform is often modified. Kita wears a hoodie in place of her shirt while wearing the school blazer over her hoodie, Neko Yamamori wears a fur coat over a v-neck instead of the school shirt, Doi Chifuyu wears a long dress in place of the skirt.
Sensha-dō Culture[]
Ferocity[]
The "Bout"[]
The bout is a practice match between two tanks and their crews. Both commanders are seated outside of their tanks, facing each other. They are each given a radio to communicate with their crew members. They then engage in a "rock-paper-scissors" competition, with the victor being able to attack the loser. Both commanders use their radios to order their tanks to attack or to evade. It is a high tension and intense form of practice, and it is not unusual to see commanders sprawled on the ground in weariness after undergoing "the bout."
This has only been seen once during the events of Little Army Two, when Chifuyu Doi and Neko Yamamori faced off against each other. Emi Nakasuga initially displayed disbelief that they would incorporate Rock-Paper-Scissors in order to conduct a practice match. After Kita explained their situation, Emi was able to draw parallels to her time in Germany. She then observed the match, taking time to wrap her head around it.
Members[]
There are a total of eight tank crews that make up the Bellwall Sensha-dō Team.
Chain of Command[]
Left to Right: Kunihiro, Terauchi, Nogata, Enami, Wakasugi, Chifuyu, Nagisa, Kita, Takami, Hitomi, Emi, Neko, Koharu, Yano, Hirono, Kanbara, Kanako, Tsurugiko, Minami, Azuma, Hokuto & Saionji.
The overall commander (officially "manager", as both Chifuyu Doi and Neko Yamamori proclaim themselves "overall commander" and delegate responsibility) is Emi Nakasuga, with the vice-commander being Hitomi Yuzumoto. Chifuyu Doi and Neko Yamamori are the two delinquent leaders that head up two tank-destroyer crews, and provide advice to Emi on the side. Minami Youko is the commander of the T-44, Bellwall's only Soviet tank, and specializes in scouting and observation. Finally, Kanako and Tsurugiko Kashiwaba both crew a Panzer II, and are in command of the other three Panzer IIs (crewed by automotive club members) in the "Panzer II squadron". The twin's Panzer II has performed in a reconnaissance and scouting role, as well as being a bit of a repair vehicle, allowing the Kashiwabas to rapidly traverse the battlefield to repair damaged friendly tanks.
Tiger Team[]
Commanded by Emi Nakasuga. They operate a German Tiger I.
- Commander: Emi Nakasuga (中須賀 エミ). 2nd year Student.
- Gunner: Nagisa Shiratori (白鳥 渚). 1st year Student.
- Loader: Hitomi Yuzumoto (柚本 瞳). 2nd year Student.
- Driver: Takami (高み)
- Radio Operator: Kita (喜多)
Jagdpanther Team[]
Commanded by delinquent leader Neko Yamamori. They operate a German Jagdpanther.
- Commander: Neko Yamamori (山盛り 猫)
- Gunner: Koharu Sakai (坂井 小春). Black hair in twintails. She's Neko's Secretary. 1st year Student.
- Loader: Yano (矢野). Easily the tallest girl in the sensha-d? club, as well as appearing to be Neko's second in command.
- Driver: Kanbara (神原). Wears a facemask with a cross design over it.
- Radio Operator: Hirono (広能). Wears a striped sleeveless shirt off-duty. Is a bit of an airhead.
Elefant Team[]
Commanded by delinquent leader Chifuyu Doi. They operate a German Elefant. They are Bellwall's largest team.
- Commander: Chifuyu Doi (土居 千冬)
- Gunner: Mayumi Enami (江波 真弓). Ponytail. Wears headphones around her neck. 2nd year Student.
- Loader: Terauchi (寺内). Tall, short-haired blond.
- Loader: Wakasugi (若杉). Blond with a black hairband.
- Driver: Nogata (野方) Short with black hair in twintails.
- Radio Operator: Kunihiro (国広). Pink hair in twintails.
T-44 Team[]
Commanded by Youko Minami. They operate a Soviet T-44.
- Commander: Youko Minami (南 陽子). Likes Chinese Tanks, as a :3 face when excited. 1st year Student.
- Gunner: Saionji (西園寺). Miho look-alike.
- Loader: Azuma (東). Tall, black short hairs and freckles.
- Driver: Hokuto (北都) Blond with glasses.
Panzer II Command Team[]
Commanded by Kanako Kashiwaba. They operate a German Panzer II. This tank is operated by Automotive club Leaders.
- Commander, Gunner and Loader: Kanako Kashiwaba (柏葉 金子). Hairs tied-up at the left side. 2nd year Student.
- Driver: Tsurugiko Kashiwaba (柏葉 剣子). Hairs tied-up at the right side. 2nd year Student.
Panzer II Squadron[]
Commanded by Kashiwaba Sisters. They operate three German Panzer II. These tanks are operated by Automotive club and maintenance club members.
- Beanie-chan
Former members[]
- Jinko Yoshinaga, former overall commander of Bellwall Sensha-do Team.
Vehicles Operated[]
Tanks[]
- PzKpfw.II Ausf.C
- PzKpfw.VI Ausf E "Tiger"
- (Sd.Kfz.173) Jagdpanzer V "Jagdpanther"
- (Sd.Kfz.184) Panzerjäger Tiger(P) "Ferdinand/Elefant"
- T-44
- Type 10 (Never fielded)
Gallery[]
- Main article: Bellwall Academy/Gallery
Trivia[]
- Their logo consists of a white wall, with a white bell in front. On the waist of the bell there are kanji letters written in oozing black ink, while on the sound bow it says "Bell Wall".
- Colorized fan-made variants of the Bellwall logo have already shown it with a brown wall and a faded gold bell instead of white. While in another variant, the kanji letters stop being black and become red, probably alluding to blood.
- The school's name has two meanings:
- The "Bell" in the name and logo is probably a reference to the Olympic Bell from the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, which is today on display in the Olympiastadion as a memorial.
- The Wall in the name and logo is a reference to the Berlin Wall, built in 1961 by East Germany to block the passage of refugees to West Berlin. The Berlin Wall is one of the greatest symbols of the Cold War, as well as the symbol of the political division between capitalism and communism that occurred during the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was destroyed in 1989 and a year later, Germany was reunified.
- Although Bellwall is a West and East German-themed school, the T-44 was never used by East Germany.
- Sometimes, the T-44 is mistakenly drawn as a T-34/85, and ironically, the T-34/85 was used by East Germany.
- Bellwall and Ooarai share two unusual coincidences: the first coincidence is that the first match they played was fought against British tanks (Ooarai against St. Gloriana and Bellwall against West Kureoji). The second coincidence is that the first match played by both in a tournament was fought against American tanks (Ooarai against Saunders' Shermans and Bellwall against Gilbert's Pershing).
- There is no knowledge about the tanks of the old Bellwall Sensha-do Team, but it is likely that it was also composed of German and Soviet tanks due to it being a West and East German-themed school.
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