How Girls Und Panzer Saved Oarai, and Tanks, In Real Life

Sounds crazy? Well it's not, because it's actually true! Girls Und Panzer holds a unique place among works of fiction as one that has had direct, positive impacts on the real world--in multiple ways. But how exactly did a fictional show about high school girls and tanks help save a Japanese city, and rare historical tanks? Well, you'll find out right here! For many more details on how Girls Und Panzer helped Oarai recover economically from the damage done by the 2011 tsunami, check out Xiao Xu's thesis: https://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz... And check out The Chieftain's video tour of the Parola Tank Museum!    • Unofficial High Speed Tour of Panssarimuse...   You can read the prologue to my upcoming manga, Amaranth Angels, over on Webtoons! https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge... Check out my amazon page for my books and light novels: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/ent... And subscribe to my Patreon at any tier for a range of rewards, including seeing future videos early, and previews of my upcoming manga, Amaranth Angels:   / yakovmerkin   I've also got a TeePublic store now! Check it out for cool merch featuring art from my mecha serial & my light novel series! https://www.teepublic.com/user/ascend...