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- "This is the way Anzio fight!"
- ―Anchovy
Anzio High School (アンツィオ高校) is one of the schools in Girls und Panzer.
Overview[]
Behavior & Policy[]
Anzio's culture places heavy emphasis on festivities and feasts; they have close ties with Waffle Academy and Blue Division High School due to their love of food, and the schools often reunite in internationally-known food festivals. They are also known for their extravagant post-match parties to thank all participants and officials, regardless of the outcome of the match. Due to the school's poverty, all clubs are encouraged to have street food stalls to raise funds. their popularity raised beyond the schoolship as in addition to residents and students many tourists come to Anzio making them a valuable source of revenue. Most of the food sold at these stalls is made from crops harvested on campus, which keeps the cost of raw materials low. In addition, the labor costs are "self-initiated" by the students, so the prices are low for the taste and volume of the food, which is also the reason for its popularity. They also earn funds through Tankathlon.
It is said by other schools that Anzio's students only have enthusiasm and spirit going for them. But they are also very friendly and impulsive; their impulsiveness is the main cause of the school's poverty. Due to their far-from-frugal attitude, the school's budget is largely allocated to snack times and personal spending. The students often get carried away in the moment and don’t dwell much on the details. They enjoy their carefree life to the fullest and put all their energy into the pleasures at hand. They also known to be fair winners and losers, as regardless of the outcome of the match they always organize their after-match parties, which to them are the most important part.
Most of Anzio's students came from Tochigi, Shizuoka and Aichi prefectures. Many of the students who have trained at their food stalls have greatly improved their culinary skills during their time at school, and of those interested in cooking, many go into the culinary field after graduation.
Materiel[]
Their main force is composed of CV.33 tankettes, representing more than half of Anzio's tanks in service. They also possess a small number of CV.35 and CV.38 tankettes, and some equipped with integrated 20mm antitank guns (making them CV.33cc), but as their mobility has deteriorated, they aren't actively used. Anzio also used CV.33s equipped with Solothurn S-18-1000 20mm antitank rifles fixed on the hull for Tankathlon. The Semovente da 75/18 self-propelled gun is also part of their arsenal, and is their mainstay for firepower. Anzio also made drastic budget cuts to save enough money to buy a P26/40 heavy tank. They possess some M13/40 medium tanks, but they don't seems to be operational due to a lack of care, and they also have some M14/41 medium tanks, although it is unknown why they haven't fielded them.
Anzio is considering proposals to purchase the more powerful Semovente da 75/34, or the even more powerful Semovente da 90/53. However, the latter could create issues due to to its limited ammunition capacity (eight rounds) and open fighting compartment. The only solution would to modify the vehicle to enclose the fighting compartment and increase the ammunition capacity, but it is unclear how they could make such modifications or if the Senshado Federation would approve these changes. So even if the tank destroyer is powerful and inexpensive, Anzio has not decided to purchase it yet.
Tactics[]
Given that tankettes and light tanks make up the bulk of their forces, supported by just a handful of 75 mm self-propelled guns, Anzio tends to rely on baiting and ambush tactics, trying to capitalize on its tankettes' mobility to harass and throw their opponents off guard so they can strike the flag tank with their heavier vehicles. They are also shown to make use of deception in the form of wooden decoys to influence the movements of their opponents by using cardboard decoys. But due to their impulsive nature they unsuitable on defensive tactics and standoffs. They also made impressive plans on paper that usually rarely survive first contact and rarely have backup plans.
Schoolship[]
Anzio's Schoolship.
Their actual schoolship is based and named after the Aquila, an unfinished Italian aircraft carrier from the Regia Marina during World War II. Following Mario Polo's wishes, many of the schoolship's buildings have a Renaissance-style architecture and were modeled after Italian landmarks. Anzio's main plaza is a replica of Rome's Piazza di Spagna with the Spanish Steps, the Trinità dei Monti and the Fontana della Barcaccia. They also have a replica of the Roman Pantheon with its fountain (transferred from Pompei to Japan to commemorate Italy-Japan relations) where they sometimes play opera, of the Trevi Fountain, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and the Colosseum which serves as an all-purpose place (senshado training grounds, athletic fields, stages, etc.). The schoolship is also used as a theme park, luring tourists for sightseeing purposes.
Uniform[]
Anzio's schoolgirl uniform consists into a dark blue beret, a white collared shirt with a black tie, a dark blue skirt with a belt, a white pantyhose, and black shoes. Anchovy's uniform is the same as other students but with a long black mantle. Both the uniform and Anchovy's mantle are heavily inspired by the uniform of the "Giovani Italiane," the organization that grouped young Italian females during fascism.
Anzio's senshado uniform consists of a gray uniform with a jacket (inspired by the World War I Arditi Corps), gray shorts with a black belt, and a pair of black high boots. Anchovy's uniform only differs with puffed trousers instead of shorts, an additional chest belt, and a red armband (although some students like Pepperoni can be seen wearing an Italian tanker’s helmet.)
Background[]
The school's first principal was Mario Polo, an Italian merchant who came to Japan at the end of the 19th century. Mario, who was involved in trade between Japan and Italy, later established the school to introduce Italian culture to Japan. He claimed to be a descendant of Marco Polo, and said that he came to Japan because of this connection, but the truth of this is unclear. When he founded the school, he rented an old sailing ship to use as a school building because he could not acquire a plot of land inland. The school claimed that it was modeled after a school ship used in Venice and that it was the first school ship in Japan. However, by the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Shogunate and some clans were already building school ships, and Sakamoto Industries and others were already using school ships converted from merchant ships. So it is said that the school ship was the first one used by foreigners in Japan, rather than the first one overall.
Anzio High School in Tochigi Prefecture and have its port in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a relatively small school compared to the other main schools. In the past, there was a lot of senshado activity, but due to a lack of funds and the fact that there were only tankettes, light tanks, and self-propelled guns, it was difficult to win against more powerful schools, so the team gradually declined. However, in recent years, senshado has been revitalized under Anchovy's leadership.
63rd National High School Sensha-Dō Tournament[]
Against Maginot[]
- Main article: Anzio Girls High School vs. Maginot Girls' Academy
Anzio participated in the 63rd National High School Sensha-Dō Tournament and faced Maginot Girls' Academy as their first opponent. Their force was composed of seven CV.33 and three Semovente 75/18. Anzio started the match by launching it's signature move, the CV.33 harassment, Maginot took the bait and left their flag tank behind defenseless. Anchovy took the opportunity, telling Carpaccio to prevent any reinforcement to intervene and attacked the enemy's flag tank. However just before being destroy Maginot's flag tank managed to land a shot on Anzio's one. Despite this unsual turn of events, Anzio won the first round and launch their signature after-match party to confort Maginot's girls.
L'arma "non piu" segreta (The Weapon "no longer" secret)[]
Anchovy after many snack times cuts to save money introduce at the coliseum Anzio's new weapon the Carro Armato P26/40. Under the spying eyes of Yukari.
Against Ooarai[]
- Main article: Ooarai Girls Academy vs. Anzio Girls High School
In the manga, the match is completely shown at the expense of the one against Saunders. It is also shown as a far more hard-fought battle than the one suggested by the anime.
Anchovy proves that she is a competent leader by sending a vanguard made up by the CV.33 and some Fiat M13/40 to slow Ooarai down, thus allowing her main force to occupy the vantage point atop the central ridge overlooking the battlefield. When the Ooarai tanks reached the ridge, Anzio sprung the ambush, knocking out Rabbit Team with Anchovy's own Carro Armato P26/40, and pinning Ooarai down, although not without taking losses of their own. To break the stalemate, Miho had Anglerfish Team and Turtle Team flank Anzio. The tactic required the rest of the Ooarai tanks to hold their ground, which they managed to do, albeit barely - Anzio's fire knocked out Duck Team and damaged the tracks and turret ring of the Char B1 bis. Just when the remaining Anzio tanks were about to target Hippo Team, Ooarai's flag tank, Anglerfish Team and Turtle Team appeared to their rear and took out all of them.Tournament Final[]
All Anzio girls arrived very early to assist at the finals as Anchovy promised to Miho. But after an all night party, all girls slept during the match only waking up when the match is over.
Saving Ooarai[]
After the news of Ooarai's decommission and the reincarnation match against the All-Stars University Team's team had been released to the public, Anchovy responded to Darjeeling's SOS about joining forces to support Ooarai. They initially intended to bring their P26/40 but as it was damaged during an exchange program they arrived as other schools during the greetings aboard a CV.33 tankette. They are assigned to Team Dandelion.
Battling the University[]
- Main article: Battle for Ooarai
During the battle Anzio mainly serve as scout. In the middle of battle the Acorn Platoon,composed of Anzio, Duck Team, Turtle Team and Jatkosota , was formed to infiltrate enemy lines to hunt down the source of bombing. The first attack was conducted by Anzio's CV.33 thrown from Duck Team's Type 89B back to let them shoot at Karl's chamber. However, they failed thanks to some poor shooting and the low calibre of their machine guns and ended up flipped upside down on top of the bridge. Later, they were then used as a powered ramp that boosted the Hetzer up into the air. From there the Hetzer fired down the gun barrel of the Karl-Gerät 040 and eliminated it from the match. During the battle in the theme park they were used as reconnaissance and coordination, using the top of the roller coaster as overwatch. However, they were spotted by Rumi and were chased on the roller coaster by two M24 Chaffee and were saved at the last moment by Rabbit Team. Near the end of the match they linked-up with Mallard Team to take down a Pershing holding the rearguard. Anzio used the small size of their tank to sneak into the Pershing's blind spot, prompting the Pershing's crew to attempt to crush them. Anzio then used the light weight and high speed of the CV.33 to "skip" across the surface of a pool. The fast-moving (and much heavier) Pershing narrowly braked in time, but Mallard Team ambushed them from behind, sending them into the water. Seconds later however, Anzio's tank was immobilised by a direct hit from the Centurion.
Tankathlon[]
While not very respected in Sensha-Dō, Anzio has its reputation in Tankathlon. Anchovy practice this sport to earn funds for the next Nationals.
Against Centipede Team[]
After witnessing the match between Centipede Team and BC Freedom, Anchovy gave a written challenge to Shizuka. During the match three CV.33 were shot down by Shizuka and when Pepperoni manage to get a clear shot of the Te-Ke, they buried themselves in public to avoid be shot. Out of frustration Anchovy launched everything she has in the match and was shot down by Jajka, considering it as a weak fight. Pepperoni and Amaretto tried to retaliate but were gunned down by ambushed 7TP.
Failed attempt of Revenge[]
During a training match between Tategoto High School and Bonple High School, Pepperoni and Carpaccio managed to secretly engage alongside Tategoto in order to get revenge on Jajka for having humiliate Anchovy during the match against Centipede Team. While Jajka's tank being busy with Tategoto, Anzio girls charge Jajka's tank, however as Jajka foreseen the attack they were crushed.
Battleling Rookies & Revenge[]
Wanting to settle score with Centipede Team but also unwanting to repeat the outcome of the previous match, Anchovy sent them a written challenge pairing them with the freshly created Tategoto High School. They fielded CV.33 against Tategoto's Ha-Go and Centipede's Te-Ke. While Tategoto under Shizuka's guidance manage to score a hit on Anzio, Pepperoni and Carpaccio destroyed a Ha-Go and the Te-Ke, however this was a ruse that permitted Aung and the rest of her team to charge on Anchovy's position. While everything seems lost for Anzio, Anchovy foreseen such a tactic and sort her trump card, a CV.33 armed with a 20mm Solothurn AT rifle commanded by Panettone. Aung realize too late her mistake as the AT Rifle unleashed hell of Tategoto tanks. Anzio crushed the novice school and got their revenge for the unfinished match against Centipede.
Cauldron Tankathlon Tournament[]
Introduction[]
Many of Anzio students are seen to hold food stalls. Anchovy is latter seen parading distributing tracts promoting her school until Flying Tankers stole the attention with their Osprey.
Against Katyusha's Volunteer Army[]
In first round for the seventh match of the Cauldron Tournament, Anzio will fight Pravda's Katyusha's Volunteer Army in an Annihilation match. They field at least four normal CV.33 and at least three CV.33 equipped with 20mm AT Guns. They used Caesar & Oryou as Yojimbos. True to themselves they set deception and used KVA's girls fear of their Pravda commanders against them. Their first trap was to put a cardboard version of Nonna, making panicked Nina that permitted to Anzio to disable one of their T-70. Their second tricked was a puppet of Klara as the Grim Reaper lift by a drone, if it terrified Alina, Saemonza foiled the deception cutting its rope. Their final deception was to put a puppet of Katyusha on a rod in front of one CV.33 to prevent direct fire on them, while to plan apparently failed when Nina and Alina shoot down the Tankette, the real plan was to provoke them to lure them into a Kill Zone where Amaretto and others annihilated them with their AT Rifles. By defeating KVA, they'll make Nina and Alina fighting the next round under their banner.
Second round[]
During the second round as part of Green Team Anzio fielded at least three CV.33 (commanded by Anchovy, Carpaccio and Pepperoni). At first they standed down and prepared some meals for the team but they return fire when they got attacked by Blue Team and have to retreat covered by Nina and Semla. After Red Team flanked Blue Team, Anzio took the opportunity to attack their assailants and eventually destroyed one Panzer II. Anzio then took pursuit of Blue Team's weaken forces, but finally stop their offensive to eat, refuel and refill ammunitions. During the makeshift alliance between Red and Green Team, one of their CV.33 got destroyed by the Type 89B. After the arrival Oni Team, one of Anzio's CV.33 commanded by Pepperoni took part on the Anti-Oni Team where it was destroyed, while on the Red/Green front Carpaccio's CV.33 was destroyed. Near the end of the match Anchovy destroyed Darjeeling's freshly repaired Harry Hopkins and then comes back to attack Red Team until the end of the match.
Final round[]
At the end of the twenty-four hours long second round, Anzio girls were completely worn out. But with the announcement of the Cauldron Tournament final round, less than three hours after the previous match, forced Anzio to withdrawn. In the end the tournament final round was cancelled because of the few number of participants and their physical condition.
41st Winter Continuous Track Cup[]
Against Bonple[]
Anzio participated in the 41st Winter Continuous Track Cup and faced Bonple High School as their first opponent. Their force was composed of six CV.33, three Semovente 75/18, one of which acted as flag tank, and the P26/40. At the end of the match, three Semoventes are seen exchanging fire with two 7TPs and a TKS, during the firefight two Semovente were destroyed while they managed to take out the TK tankette. On the other side five CV.33s encircle and immobilized Bonple's flag tank giving Anchovy a clear shot but one tankette was destroyed by the stuck tank and Anchovy deliver a coup de grace to Bonple.
Against St.Gloriana[]
Advancing to the quarter-finals brought Anzio to face St. Gloriana Girls' College. Their force was the same as the first round but this time with the P26/40 as flag tank. During it match, they managed to destroy one of St. Gloriana's Crusader but at the cost of one of their CV.33 and one Semovente, then they escaped and harassed their opponent when fleeing. While longing a canal, another of their CV.33 was shot down, they englufed themselves into a narrow stairway. After St. Gloriana followed them they used their high mobility to circle around them and storm their back, but Anchovy's monologue gave time to Darjeeling to evacuate and unleashing Rosehip and her Crusaders. While the Semoventes put the P26/40 on safety, CV.33s did their best to obstruct the Crusaders but two were finally overpowered by their Crusader fell on two CV.33s that reversed and throw it in the canal, a second one had the same fate while by accelerating having its view blocked by two tankettes and ultimately the four last tankettes encircled the last Crusader. However Rosehip managed to break the encirclement by destroying one CV.33 and run away, but what Anzio didn't know is that they were running right into a trap facing the Churchill, three Matildas and the Crusader. All Anzio tanks vainly tried to shield the flag tank but all were overkilled and the P26/40 was destroyed by a Matilda that sneaked behind them. They were eliminated from the tournament.
| Matches played | Victories | Draw/Result unknown | Defeats |
|---|---|---|---|
Current performance in matches Members[]
Anzio High School has four characters of note.
Anchovy[]
- Main article: Anchovy
Her real name is Chiyomi Anzai. Her hometown is Toyota city, Aichi Prefecture. The overall commander of the Anzio Girls High School Sensha-dō Team, called by her team "Duce" ("commander" in Italian), possibly an allusion to the self-appointed title of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator. In the manga, she is arrogant and hot-blooded, but she only desires victory for her team. In the OVA, while still competitive, hot-blooded and a little bit too self-assured, she is much more relaxed and polite, as well as a graceful loser.
Carpaccio[]
- Main article: Carpaccio
Hailing from Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Prefecture. One of the vice-commanders of Anzio, subordinate to Anchovy. She wasn't shown in the anime, but she has appeared in the manga and in the OVA. She usually commands a Semovente, where she acts as the loader. She is a quiet, kind girl loyal to her commander. She's also childhood friends with Caesar from Hippo team.
Pepperoni[]
- Main article: Pepperoni
Her hometown is Mashiko town, Tochigi Prefecture. The other vice-commander of Anzio; she also takes the role of driver in the film. She didn't appear in the anime or in the manga, but she appeared in the OVA. Extroverted and cheerful, she is the natural leader of the fast and nimble tankettes, but her carelesness sometimes can get her team into trouble. She affectionately refers to Anchovy as "big sis".
Amaretto[]
- Main article: Amaretto
Pepperoni's CV.33 Driver, firstly nicknamed "Siko" by fans due to her way of responding to Pepperoni's commands (Si = Yes in Italian).
Secondary Members[]
Aside from the aforementioned four characters, Anzio HS has several other students in their Sensha-do team. Some of them are only named in the spinoff Avanti! Anzio High School.
- Gelato
- Panettone
- Robiola
- Bologna
- Ricotta
Temporary Members[]
During the Cauldron Tankathlon Tournament, every team defeated will fight under the winner's command.
- Nina (after Anzio defeated the Katyusha's Volunteer Army)
- Alina (after Anzio defeated the Katyusha's Volunteer Army)
Vehicles operated[]
Anzio's tanks in the original manga
Tanks[]
- Carro Armato P26/40
- Carro Veloce CV.33
- Carro Veloce CV.33 (with Solothurn S-18-1000)
- Carro Veloce CV.35
- Carro Veloce CV.38
- M13/40 (manga only)
- M14/41
- Semovente da 75/18
Borrowed Tanks[]
- T-70 (after Anzio defeated the Katyusha's Volunteer Army)
Non-fighting vehicles[]
- Fiat-SPA AS42 Sahariana
- Fiat-SPA Dovunque 41
- Fiat-SPA TM40
- Fiat-SPA TL37
- Lancia Aprilia Coloniale
- Fiat-SPA 38R
- Ansaldo-Lancia 1ZM Serie 3
Theme Music[]
Trivia[]
- Its name comes from the city of Anzio in Italy, site of a famous battle of the Italian Theater of World War II (which saw, however, relatively little participation of Italian troops on both sides).
- While being hailed as "Duce" all girls raise their closed fist; while being intended as generic encouragement and to avoid controversy due to the stigma surrounding the Roman salute (addressed in online strips as pun), it is a gesture usually associated with antifascism and political left in general
- Anchovy shouts "Foco!" instead of "Fuoco!" in Das Finale. While not being wrong per se, it is a pronunciation associated with Tuscan accent (though the middle "c" should be dropped in the majority of local tuscan dialect) and old fashioned Italian both from XIX century and fascism propaganda news films.
- As Tochigi, the prefecture Anzio HS is based at, is landlocked, the school ship calls Shimizu Port in Shizuoka their home port.
- Its logo is a pizza with asparagus and brown olive toppings.
- Anzio has a replica of the Colosseum on their school ship, in its present-day state of ruin.
- Only the outcome of the match between Anzio and Oarai is shown in the anime, which suggests that Oarai defeated Anzio easily. However, in the manga adaptation, it is shown that the match was just about as intense as Oarai's other matches. This was somewhat confirmed in the OVA, where the match was shown to be a tough, fast-paced battle that nonetheless ended with a convincing win for Oarai.
- Despite being poor and having to use bad-to-mediocre tanks, Anzio still managed to proceed to the second round of the Tournament by defeating Maginot Girls' College, while the much better equipped Saunders University High School lost on the first turn. Anzio has supposedly been long attempting to reach the final four.
- All the named members of Anzio have names related to Italian foods (or at least food with Italian origins).
- Anzio's Sensha-dō operations are frequently named after food (Macaroni, Rottura) or after mathematical stationary (Protractor, T-Square).
- Anzio students conduct their business in lira, the pre-euro Italian currency.
- Keeping with the rather stereotypical set of the foreign-themed academies, the Anzio girls are depicted as rather carefree and food-loving (much to Anchovy's own displeasure), yet capable of making the most of their subpar equipment.
- Anzio's battle songs are Funculì, Funiculà, a Neapolitan love song turned stereotypical, and "Fiamme Nere", the battle march of the Italian Arditi military corps then proto-fascist militia.
- Anzio school is the only school that has once fought Ooarai but has never been shown in the opening, however, it was shown in the credits of the OVA.
- In the anime, Anzio is the only school to lose 100% of its tanks to Ooarai during their tournament match.
- According to supplementary material, many of Anzio's tanks are trapped in a state of disrepair, as the school lacks the funds to repair battle damage.
- This is cited as the reason for which Anzio did not bring its P26/40 when it joined the Ooarai Compound Team in the events of the film, instead squeezing three people into a two-man tankette.
- All officially named members' birthdates hold significance for Italy during WWII.
- Anchovy: Establishment of the Italian Social Republic.
- Carpaccio: Raid on Alexandria.
- Pepperoni: Liberation of Mussolini.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Anzio Girls High School/Gallery
Tanks[]
Non-Fighting Vehicles[]
Others[]
| Schools in Girls und Panzer ☰ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schools in The Anime Series | Anzio High School ♦ Kuromorimine Girls Academy ♦ Ooarai Girls Academy ♦ Pravda Girls High School ♦ Saunders University High School ♦ St. Gloriana Girls College | |
| Schools in Der Film | Chi-Ha-Tan Academy ♦ Jatkosota High School ♦ All-Stars University Team | |
| Schools in Das Finale | BC Freedom Academy | |
| Schools in The Mangas | Bellwall Academy ♦ Bonple High School ♦ Gilbert High School ♦ Maginot Girls' College ♦ Tategoto High School ♦ Tatenashi High School ♦ West Kureoji Grona High School | |
| Schools in Supplemental Material | Blue Division High School ♦ Count High School ♦ Gregor High School ♦ Koala Forest Academy ♦ Maple High School ♦ Viggen High School ♦ Viking Fisheries High School ♦ Waffle Academy ♦ Yogurt Academy | |