A key visual and trailer have been revealed for the upcoming second installment of the Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! spinoff anime. The second part, also known as Act 2, is scheduled to be released in Japan on January 30, 2026.
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The Motto Love Love Sakusen desu! spinoff anime contains a total of four parts (labelled as Acts) and will be screening in Japanese theaters. Act 1 premiered on December 26, 2025, with Act 3 set to debut on March 6, 2026 and Act 4 on April 10, 2026.
Masami Shimoda (ZEGAPAIN) is directing the Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! anime, with Takahiko Usui (Girls und Panzer das Finale Episode 3 co-unit director) as assistant director / series director, and Noboru Kimura (Solo Leveling series composer and co-scriptwriter) as series composer and scriptwriter. P.A.WORKS and Actas are in charge of the animation production.
Motto Love Love Sakusen desu! is based on the 4-koma manga series Illustrated by Maruko Nii, which has been serialized in KADOKAWA’s Monthly Comic Alive since May 27, 2013. Twenty-three tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of March 2025.
Meanwhile, the Girls und Panzer das Finale das Finale six-part theatrical OVA series has so far released four episodes since 2017. The upcoming fifth installment is expected to premiere in Japanese theaters sometime in 2026.
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Both anime are part of the Girls und Panzer franchise where cute girls engage in tank combat (as a sport). The original TV anime series premiered in 2012 and was followed by 2015’s Girls und Panzer der Film.
Sources: Girls und Panzer Motto Love Love Official Twitter (2), Crunchyroll News
