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Girls und Panzer das Finale
The fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened in Japan on October 9, 2026, and landed at #5 on the Japanese box office chart in its opening weekend. Bandai Namco Filmworks is streaming the film's first 10 minutes.
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The fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film is the penultimate entry in the six-part series, and it opened in Japan on October 9, 2026. Bandai Namco Filmworks posted a second trailer and key visual in September announcing the date, after a first full trailer and key visual in late June. The film follows Oarai's semi-final win in the Winter Continuous Track Cup and heads to a finals match against St. Gloriana Girls' College, led by Darjeeling, with Alice now on the Oarai roster after transferring to face Miho again.
The release carries an unusually wide format rollout. Showgate distributes, and the film plays in five formats from opening day: regular screenings plus Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D. Before release, a preview screening with a talk show was held at Imagica Second Preview Room, where sound director Miwa Iwanami and senior supervisor and colorist Mitsuhiro Shoji discussed the video and sound work behind the Dolby Cinema version. A trailer posted in September described the Dolby Cinema engagement as the series' first.
In its opening weekend, the film placed at #5 with 267,301,400 yen. The day after the theatrical launch, Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming the first 10 minutes. Merchandise ties to the St. Gloriana matchup: Good Smile Company scheduled a Nendoroid More Centurion St. Gloriana Girls' College Ver. at 7,500 yen for July 2027, alongside reissues of Oarai's Panzer IV Ausf. D Modified (Ausf. H Specification) at 6,500 yen, Anzio's CV33 Fast Tank (L3/33) at 4,800 yen, and Kuromorimine's Tiger I. The same month as the first trailer, the franchise announced a television broadcast for the Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! anime starting in October.
Key facts
- Opening date
- October 9, 2026, in Japan ↗
- Screening formats
- Regular screenings plus Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D ↗
- Story matchup
- Oarai Girls High School against St. Gloriana Girls' College, led by Darjeeling, in the Winter Continuous Track Cup finals ↗
- Opening weekend chart position
- #5, with 267,301,400 yen ↗
- Streaming clip
- First 10 minutes posted the day after the Japanese opening ↗
- Talk show participants
- Sound director Miwa Iwanami and senior supervisor and colorist Mitsuhiro Shoji, at Imagica Second Preview Room ↗
- Centurion Nendoroid More
- St. Gloriana Girls' College Ver., 7,500 yen, scheduled for July 2027 ↗
- Tank reissues
- Oarai's Panzer IV Ausf. D Modified (Ausf. H Specification) at 6,500 yen, Anzio's CV33 Fast Tank (L3/33) at 4,800 yen, and Kuromorimine's Tiger I, all scheduled for July 2027 ↗
- TV announcement
- Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! anime broadcast starting in October ↗
Timeline
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Facts
- Announced
- seven new St. Gloriana Girls' College characters, a new tank, and a fresh promotional video · 2026-10-23
- Announced
- visitor bonuses and a November 14 stage greeting at United Cinema Mito (stage greeting) · 2026-10-23
- Announced
- television broadcast for the Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! anime starting in October · 2026-06-28
- Release
- movie · opening · Japan · 2026-10-15
- Release
- movie · 2026-10-09 · Japan · 2026-06-28
- Release
- movie · 2026-10-09 · 2026-10-09
- Release
- movie · October 9, 2026 · 2026-10-09
- Noted
- the series' first Dolby Cinema screenings · 2026-09-01
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All coverage
1d ago
The fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film has revealed seven new St. Gloriana Girls' College characters, a new tank, and a fresh promotional video. The characters include Lemongrass and Rooibos Tea as Crusader commanders, Ubah as a Churchill loader, and four Centurion crew members. Orange Pekoe's new tank, the Infantry Tank A43 Black Prince, appears in the film's final scene. Visitor bonuses and a November 14 stage greeting at United Cinema Mito were also announced.
Oct 15
Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu rose from #4 to #1 in its 12th weekend, selling 375,000 tickets and earning 562,647,900 yen from Friday to Sunday. The live-action Resident Evil reboot opened at #2 with 356,000 tickets and 626,567,150 yen in three days. The fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened at #5 with 267,301,400 yen.
Oct 12
Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming the first 10 minutes of the fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film on Saturday, a day after the film opened in Japan. The fifth entry screens in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D alongside standard showings. Its story follows Oarai Girls High School into the Winter Continuous Track Cup finals against St. Gloriana Girls' College, led by Darjeeling.
Oct 9
Girls und Panzer: The Final Chapter Part 5 opened on October 9, 2026, distributed by Showgate. The film plays in five formats from opening day: regular screenings plus Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D. A preview screening with a talk show was held at Imagica Second Preview Room before release, with sound director Miwa Iwanami and senior supervisor and colorist Mitsuhiro Shoji discussing the video and sound work behind the Dolby Cinema version.
Oct 9
Good Smile Company will release a Nendoroid More Centurion St. Gloriana Girls' College Ver. from Girls und Panzer das Finale, priced at 7,500 yen. The line also reissues three earlier tanks: Oarai's Panzer IV Ausf. D Modified (Ausf. H Specification) at 6,500 yen, Anzio's CV33 Fast Tank (L3/33) at 4,800 yen, and Kuromorimine's Tiger I. All four are scheduled for July 2027.
Sep 8
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido will begin selling a Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation cheerleader-themed kuji on September 15, 2026 at 12:00 JST. The lottery uses newly drawn illustrations of the characters in cheerleader outfits. The prize lineup includes an S prize of a selectable BIG acrylic stand figure in three types, an A prize of a selectable B2 wall hanging in three types, a B prize of an acrylic stand figure in six types, a C prize of an acrylic card in nine types, and a D prize of a can badge in twelve types. Each draw costs 770 yen including tax, with shipping separate. The sales period runs from September 15 at 12:00 through October 6 at 11:59. A repost campaign on the Kujibikido X account will give three winners the full six-type B prize acrylic stand figure set. Buyers of a ten-draw set receive one random mini bromide from nine types, with the artwork rotating through cheerleader, bunny girl, and wedding themes featuring Roxy, Sylphiette, and Eris across three periods.
Sep 1
Bandai Namco Filmworks posted the second trailer and key visual for the fifth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale series. The film follows Ooarai's semi-final win in the Winter Continuous Track Cup and heads to the finals against St. Gloriana Girls' College, led by Darjeeling, with Alice now on the roster after transferring to face Miho again. It opens in Japan on October 9, screening in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D, the series' first Dolby Cinema engagement.
Jun 28
Bandai Namco Filmworks released the first full trailer and key visual for the fifth Girls und Panzer das Finale film, which opens in Japan on October 9. The film follows Ooarai's win in the semi-finals and their finals match against St. Gloriana Girls' College. The franchise also announced a television broadcast for the Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! anime starting in October.