The spin-off manga Ribbon Warrior follows the girls from Tatenashi High School as they practice Tankathlon, another type of Sensha-dou. The spin-off manga Little Army gives a prequel for the animated series and follows the girls from Bellwall Academy as they practice the sport.
The anime series follows the girls of Ooarai Girls Academy as they learn about, operate, and battle with all kinds of WWII tanks against other tanking schools while forming bonds with their machines and each other. The sport is entirely practiced by girls and women and is considered feminine. Girls und Panzer is set in an alternate universe where a sport known as ' Panzerfahren' or 'Sensha-do' - the art of fighting tanks, or tankery, is a lot more common than today.