Girls und Panzer" talk show and stage event at "Oarai Spring Festival Kairaku Festa" on March 18!

Oarai Spring Festival Kairaku Festa," a large-scale event, will be held on March 18 (Sun.) in Oarai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, the setting of the "Girls und Panzer" anime, which is about to release its latest Blu-ray and DVD "The Last Chapter Episode 1" (March 23 (Fri.), 2012).

Girls und Panzer" is an original TV anime that aired in 2012, set in a world where the martial art of tanks, called "tank-do," is considered an etiquette for Yamato Nadeshiko, and depicts how girls strengthen their bonds through tank competitions. A "heartwarming tank story. In 2014, the OVA "This is the real battle of Anzio! In August 2016, the production of the "final chapter" consisting of six episodes was announced. The first episode is currently being screened as a blockbuster hit from December 9, 2017.
⇒Animation Film Screening Schedule

On March 18 (Sunday), a talk show by the cast and various stage events will be held at the large-scale event "Oarai Spring Festival Kairaku Festa" in Oarai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, where "Girls und Panzer" is set!　There will also be a variety of booths and product exhibits, mainly featuring local specialties, so be sure to visit Oarai-cho on the day of the event.

Event Information] (*Honorific titles omitted)
Oarai Spring Festival Kairaku Festa
Period: Sunday, March 18, 2018, 9:00 - 15:00 Pedestrian mall area 9:00 - 16:00
・ Location:
　Lawn in front of Oarai Marin Tower (10 Minato Chuo, Oarai-cho, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture)
　Shopping street pedestrian paradise area (Kurumatsu, Nagamachi, Hagegama shopping street)
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＜Event Summary
The Oarai Spring Festival Kairaku Festa has become an established spring event!
The event will feature a talk show by the cast of "Girls und Panzer," a TV animation series set in Oarai and featuring the latest theatrical release of the much-talked-about "Girls und Panzer," as well as various stage events. Last year, approximately 80,000 people visited the event, making it a lively event.

＜Event Schedule
9:00～ Opening Ceremony
9:30～ Shirasu rice bowl eating contest
10:00～ Ohr Rider street wrestling
10:30～ The 11th Galupin Quiz Contest
12:00～ Girls und Panzer Cast Talk Show
13:00～ NHK Mito Children's Choir
13:30- Oarai High School Marching Band "BLUE-HAWKS
14:00～ WHITE OUT TOKYO
14:30～ Hula Dance Show
15:00 Closing

<Cast> (*Tentative)
Mai Fuchigami (Playing the role of Miho Nishizumi)
Mami Ozaki (Playing the role of Hana Isuzu)
Misato Fukuen (Playing the role of Anne Kadoya)
Mikako Takahashi (Playing the role of Yuzuko Koyama)

＜Access
By train: From Mito Station on the JR Joban Line, transfer to the Kashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Kashima Line and get off at Oarai Station. 10 minute walk from Oarai Station.
By car: Exit at the Mito Oarai Interchange on the Kita-Kanto Expressway or Higashi Mito Road and drive approximately 10 minutes toward Oarai via National Route 51.
Parking: Approx. 6,000 cars (free of charge)