Production
In August 2016, the production for the sequel to Girls und Panzer der Film was announced. The following month, producer Kiyoshi Sugiyama teased the format of the project would be a standalone film, but he later retracted his comment and apologized for causing a confusion. The format was revealed in November 2016 to be a series of six films. Screenwriter Reiko Yoshida revealed that the sequel was intended to be an original video animation. When it became a six-part film series, Yoshida began writing the script starting from the last film and finishing at the first film to adjust the overall length of the story.
The dubbing for the first film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1, was completed in July 2017. In October 2017, the new cast were revealed, namely Yumi Hara as Marie, Minami Tsuda as Ando, Chika Anzai as Oshida, and Ayane Sakura as a "mysterious new character". The film was completed in December 2017, four days before its release. That month, Sakura's character was revealed to be Ogin, along with Natsumi Takamori, Yō Taichi, Madoka Yonezawa, and Ami Nanase as Rum, Murakami, Flint, and Cutlass, respectively. Sentai Filmworks revealed the English staff and dub cast for the film in September 2021.
Director Tsutomu Mizushima began working on the second film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2, in December 2017. The staff used Unreal Engine 4 for the jungle match between Ōarai Girls' Academy and Chihatan Gakuen. Mizushima confirmed in May 2019 that the film was seven minutes longer than Part 1. The film was completed in June 2019. Sentai Filmworks revealed the English staff and dub cast for the film in December 2021.
In May 2020, production for the third film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3, was confirmed to be continuing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with Mizushima stating that the staff had begun to edit the film and prepare for the cast's dialogue recording. The dubbing began in September 2020 and was completed the following month. The film was completed in March 2021. Sentai Filmworks revealed the English staff and dub cast for the film in December 2022.
Production for the fourth film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4, began in April 2021. The dubbing was completed in June 2023. The final cut was finished in July 2023, with the film's runtime to be around 53 minutes. Studio Katyusha used 3DCG for about 800 cuts and Unreal Engine for another 600 or more cuts. In September 2023, Shion Wakayama was revealed to be voicing Jouko. That month, the film was completed. New characters were revealed in October 2023, namely Konomi Tada as Yuri, Ai Kayano as Tami, Ikumi Nakagami as Tomi, Nozomi Nakazato as Reino, Satomi Akesaka as Ari, Satomi Moriya as Hida, Sumire Uesaka as Iruma and Katsuya, Misato Fukuen as Cranberry, Kana Ueda as Vanilla, and Yuka Iguchi as Peach.
Mizushima began working on the fifth film, titled Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 5, in September 2023. He stated the film would focus on depicting the "everyday lives" of the characters. The dubbing began in August 2025. Rikuhiro Sukegawa, who is affiliated with MAPPA, joined the staff as one of the directors of photography in March 2026.
