Ōarai: Ōarai Girls' Academy (Anglerfish Team, Duck Team and Hippo Team, Rabbit Team and Turtle Team)
Rival Schools: Rival Schools (St. Gloriana Girls Academy, Saunders University High School, Anzio High School, Pravda High School, Kuromorimine Girls High School)
Others: Der Film Characters | Das Finale Characters | Other Characters
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Anzio High School
, a Semovente 75/18, and a Carro Veloce L3/33, while their schoolship is modelled after the aircraft carrier Aquila.Despite being a mere footnote in the main anime, their match against Ōarai is given more depth both in the manga and later on in The Real Anzio Battle OVA, but with completely different circumstances.
In the movie they show up to help Ōarai in the match against the University team, helping to take out the Morser-Karl as well as providing recon for Ōarai's team by riding on the roller-coaster tracks. They field one CV-33 in the match, possibly because it's the only tank that fit on the back of the pickup truck they came in, not being able to afford other options.
Tropes thay show that Anzio isn't weak... no, that Anzio is strong!
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: During the introductory stinger of the said OVA, Anchovy was giving a speech towards the school's Sensha-do team. Just as she was about to reveal their "Secret Weapon", the bell tower tolls to signal noon time. Cue everyone present (save for Anchovy, Carpaccio, and Pepperoni) charging up the stairs towards the cafeteria.
- Big Eater: An entire school of them. In the OVA, Anchovy states that in order to buy a new tank for their school, she had to cut the meal times from three times to two. They also have food stalls that make it seem that they have a school festival every day. In the Motto Love Love Sakusen manga, some of their students exhaust the pasta supply for the entire ship after just a day of staying in Ōarai.
- Drives Like Crazy: Everyone but the P40 regularly maneuver their vehicles as though they're in high-speed chases and often engage in plans that involve climbing other teams' tanks with their own. In Das Finale, the CV 33s are coordinated enough to pick up some of St. Gloriana's Crusaders to dump them into a river and the whole team can pull off a pseudo-Testudo formation to protect their flag tank (unfortunately, they didn't see the Matilda behind them with a clear shot on their P40's rear).
- Edible Theme Naming: All main characters of the school's Sensha-do team are named after Italian food and ingredients.
- Enemy-Detecting Radar: In the movie they provide this role for Ōarai against the University team by riding the the roller-coaster tracks above the amusement park.
- Fragile Speedster: The CV 33 is the least armored vehicle fielded in any sensha-do match, but also the fastest. Enemies also need to score a direct hit to actually take them out as anything else will only inconvenience them for the few seconds it will take the crews to get the tankette back on its tracks and return to fighting.
- Friendly Sniper: In the Ribbon Warrior manga, one of the weapons Anzio brings to the Cauldron tournament is an actual anti-materiel sniper rifle that they put to good use against one of the Pravda teams.
- Gratuitous Italian: Almost everyone tends to pepper their speech with bits of Italian words in between.
- Joke Character: The anime (prior to the seventh OVA) doesn't show the fight, just the result.
- Lethal Joke Character: From the OVA onwards, they're not out-and-out pushovers and are perfectly capable of getting some wins.
- Leitmotif: Funiculì, Funiculà
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Their tank selection sucks and most of their members have pretty skewed priorities but Anchovy is a pretty capable commander and, when they can get their heads in the game, they can actually be pretty formidable.
- Made of Iron: Par for the course
- Multi-Track Drifting: As perfectly executed during the match's 5-on-1 "dogfight" involving Duck Team's Type 89 and a "squadron" of Carro Veloce Tankettes.
- Noodle Incident: Played with. First played straight in how Anzio was able to advance to the second round of the sensha-do tournament was never elaborated upon in the animated material. Notable in that they were able to do this using only CV33s and Semoventes, as the P40 was only introduced during their match with Ōarai. Even Lampshaded in their own OVA when they simply mention "it was difficult". Finally zig-zagged into aversion in the suplementary material. They used the tankettes to lure the enemy tanks away from their flag tank, then took it down with their Semoventes.
- A straight example is the number of times they have attempted "Operation T-Square" which is making a CV 33 tankette skip over a body of water through its speed. The only hint we get is Pepperoni's comment before they attempt another try in Der Film to escape a pursuing enemy tank and succeeding.
Pepperoni: This has never worked! - Perpetual Poverty: With the kind of meal costs they have, its no wonder. This is also the Running Gag with Anzio, that they are one of the few schools even poorer than Ōarai.
- Amusingly, if Anzio really wanted to, they could afford a rather decent tank lineup by reducing their meal times to just one, evidenced by the fact that they were able to buy a P40 medium tank by reducing their meal times to just two per day. It's just that Anzio cares more about the "fun" aspects of Sensha-do as opposed to the "competition" part so they do not put as much effort in sensha-do as in their love of food and partying.
- Proper Tights with a Skirt: Their default school uniform includes a short black skirt to contrast their white pantyhose.
- Supreme Chef: Practically most of the Academy's student clubs have food stalls around their complex. Their justification is that they have to earn their budget since Anzio itself is cash-strapped.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Pasta. Just the mere mention can get any of the girls excited and, in Motto Love Love Sakusen, Oarai running out of it was what prompted all of them to go back to Anzio.
Chiyomi "Anchovy" Anzai
Chiyomi "Anchovy" Anzai
"Confidence and enthusiasm!"
Position: Squadron Commander/Tank Commander, Carro Armato P 26/40
Voiced by: Maya Yoshioka (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)
Anzio's squadron commander. Commands from a Carro Armato P 26/40 during the quarterfinals match against Ōarai.
While initially portrayed in the manga as a Jerkass, her (canon) anime version is a completely different character, being nicer and less tyrannical.
Tropes for the Duce
- Adaptational Dumbass: She's a reasonably skilled commander in the anime and understands the value of deception in warfare. The manga makes her a General Failure who barely poses a threat to Oarai.
- Adaptational Jerkass: Is a lot more rude in the manga.
- All There in the Manual: Her actual name, Chiyomi Anzai, is not mentioned in the OVA (at least, not in full, Yuzu addresses her as 'Anzai', with hints of her given name from Anzu's greeting her as 'Chobiko') or the manga adaptation.
- Badass Cape: Wears one in the anime. Notably, she's a much better commander there than she is in the manga.
- Breather Episode: The battle against her, sandwiched between Saunders and Pravda, both highly regarded schools that pushed Ooarai onto the brink of defeat, is considerably easier. It's also Played for Laughs, as Ōarai didn't even have to fight all the way until sundown.
- Butt-Monkey: Apparently, Chapter 7 of the Motto Love Love Sakusen spin-off manga portrayed her as this: first, her appearance during the meeting of the teams who got beaten by Ōarai Academy during the tournament (including St. Gloriana) was apparently blocked with a conveniently-placed speech bubble; second, she later got hit in the face (knocking her out in the process) by a scale model of a dragon wagon (courtesy of an irate Katyusha); and third, she was apparently left behind at the said meeting place, unaware that the others have left.
- Extends even to her teammates at Anzio in the post-credits stinger of the Seventh OVA: she takes the entire team to the battleground (in the middle of the night) to cheer Ōarai on in the Tournament Finals. They made camp there, but apparently slept for the entire day, completely missing the match itself.
- She gets subjected to quite a bit of physical comedy in Motto Love Love Sakusen, e.g. getting almost drowned while practicing swimming.
- Clark Kenting: Motto Love Love Sakusen reveals that she wears contacts. Switching these for her glasses and changing her hairstyle is apparently enough for the rest of her team to not recognise her.
- Crazy Enough to Work: In the movie, she proposes "Operation T-Square"note in order to escape a pursuing Pershing tank. It works. Also, Pepperoni's statement prior to this implies that they have attempted to do this many times in the past.Pepperoni: This has never worked!
- Dartboard of Hate: Manga only. Hits a photo of Miho with a riding crop, and appears to have one of Kay posted on the same bulletin board.
- Defensive "What?": Manga only. After Miho asks her if she believes that her and her teammates' efforts are meaningless because they lost.
- Defeat Means Friendship: In the OVA, she becomes friends with Miho and Ōarai after Anzio's loss, and even goes to cheer for them in the finals... until they botch that too.
- Drill Hair: Has a couple of these as part of her twinTails.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Manga only. When Miho points out that her bonds with her comrades are most important, Anchovy points out that it’s a commander’s responsibility to bring victory to them.
- Foil: Manga and Anime versions are this to different characters:
- Manga version nicely contrasts with Kay, given that she values victory above all else, while Kay prefers exciting matches. This is emphasized in that Kay's match is shown in the anime, while Anchovy's is shown in the manga. She also contrasts with Katyusha in that both look down on Miho and insult her decision to save one of her tanks at the cost of the tournament win, but while Anchovy strives for victory out of a feeling of responsibility to her comrades, Katyusha mainly does it for the sake of her own pride, and Anchovy is a Sore Loser while Katyusha is a Graceful Loser. She also contrasts nicely with both of them in that the other two are good commanders, while she isn't.
- Anime version is a foil for almost every other school's team commander, as they are from schools that take Sensha-do very seriously and their teams often follow an almost military structure (or even their captains have actual authority in their schools), while in Anzio Sensha-do is just another club playing for fun, apparently no more important than the other clubs, and whose captain leads through personal charisma.
- Full-Name Basis: Likes calling Miho Nishizumi by her full name in a manner reminiscent of Franziska Von Karma, in addition to the latter’s attitude toward winning. Downplayed in the anime version, where she drops the Full-Name Basis when congratulating Ōarai for their victory.
- General Failure: In the manga only, her plan to lure Ōarai into a trap briefly gives her the advantage, but she gives Ōarai far less trouble than their other opponents despite outnumbering them. Unlike other matches, the match doesn't go down to isolating and disabling the enemy flag tank. In the anime, her defeat was due to Pepperoni's botched decoy set-up.
- Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: Manga only. When telling Miho that she doesn't accept her way of Sensha-do, this trope makes the statement all the ruder.
- Graceful Loser: In the OVA, she's shown to have no ill feelings towards Ōarai after her defeat, even going as far as to invite them to their feast after the match and even making an effort to cheer for Ōarai for the finalsnote .
- Hidden Depths:
- In the manga version, while obsessed with victory, she says it's a commander's obligation to her team, and as she and Carpaccio are walking away after Anzio's loss, Anchovy apologizes to her, indicating that she blames herself for the loss, in spite of her anger toward Miho and her school.
- In the Anime version, the carefree attitude of her team is revealed at the end to be the Anzio Sensha-do style: highlighting the "sport" part and downplaying the "martial arts" part and having as good a time as possible when practicing it while still striving for victory.
- Hot-Blooded: Both versions show her as a high throttle girl.
- Insistent Terminology: Don't address her as anything other than her nickname or title.
- Italians Talk with Hands: She may not actually be Italian, but both versions do this.
- Jerkass: In the Manga she openly calls Miho's way of Sensha-do weak before the start of their match, and makes disparaging allusions to Miho's decision to sacrifice victory to rescue her teammates. After losing, she outright accuses Miho of being responsible for her team's defeat in the last tournament finals. The anime completely averts this, however.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Manga only. Ōarai’s continued existence, something everyone is willing to fight to protect, rides on her team's success in the tournament, although Miho doesn’t know that and it’s unclear whether Anchovy does.
- Large Ham: In the OVA, she's loud, bombastic, and pretty much likes being the center of attention.
- The Leader: The charismatic leader of Anzio's sensha-do team.
- Nice to the Waiter: Anime only. After every game, win or lose, Anzio offers a huge feast, not just for both teams, but also for the game staff.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: In the manga, Anzio starts out with the advantage. In the anime, her cunning and tactics allow Anzio a chance to get that advantage. At least until they botch it.
- Putting on the Reich: Her school's uniform is almost a carbon copy of Mussolini's fascist army uniforms, and she is also seen in the OVA wearing various extremely grandiose copies of Mussolini's wardrobe, such as a massive cape and riding crop.
- Red Baron: "Duce"
- Reluctant Fanservice Girl: In the first few pages of Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu Chapter 17, she got a request from some of her "fans" to model in a bikini with her subordinates. She wasn't that much into the idea, but with some whisper-to-ear persuasion from Carpaccio, and with the rest of Anzio cheering her on, she obliged. Immediately, she shied away after the shoot (despite the fact that she had pretty decent proportions).
- Retcon: Of the Rewrite variety. The OVA that depicts the Anzio fight (previously seen only in the manga) was radically different. Anchovy's personality and behaviour (alongside about 75% of the tropes related to her) was completely inverted, changing her from a victory-obsessed Sore Loser to a fun-loving charismatic commander.
- Say My Name: Manga only. Screams “Miho Nishizumiiiiii!” just before her defeat.
- Second Place Is for Losers:
- In the manga, she thinks that it's a commander's duty to bring first place to her subordinates.
- In the anime, she is seen tired of other teams thinking of Anzio as "losers", and strives to reach semifi- nah, FINALS!
- Secret Identity: Of the King Incognito variety, according to this Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu strip.
- Shut Up, Kirk!: Manga only. After Miho says there are more important things than victory, namely her comrades, Anchovy tells Miho that if her comrades are so important, she should do her job as commander and win.
- Sore Loser: Manga only. Doesn't take her defeat at Ōarai's hands well. Inverted with her anime version, where she's a Graceful Loser instead.
- Strange Minds Think Alike: Side materials show that she's one of the few people who can keep up with Mika's antics.
- They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: Always wants to be referred to as "Anchovy", or the more honorific "Duce". She even corrects Anzu when she calls her "Chovy" both in the Anzio OVA and The Movie.
- Villainous Breakdown: Manga only. Late in the match, and into the post-game, she freaks out.
- Whip of Dominance: She's an arrogant and demanding commander with a Hair-Trigger Temper who carries a riding crop with her, which she brandishes around to try to make herself look more assertive, intimidating, and authoritative.
Carpaccio
Carpaccio
"Um Duce, your twin tails are in the way."
Position: Tank Commander/Loader, Semovente 75/18
Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese), Christina Stroup (English)
Anzio's second-in-command.
Tropes for Carpaccio
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Is a brunette when first introduced in the manga, but becomes a blonde in all the advertisements for the Anzio OVA.
- Happens In-Universe, too, as the teaser page of chapter 20 of the manga shows her being dyed blonde by Anchovy, Katyusha and Nonna
- Affectionate Nickname: Caesar calls her "Hina-chan."
- Childhood Friend: To Caesar, whom she communicates with online. Becomes the latter's Friendly Enemy during the match against Ōarai.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Played for Laughs in Chapter 16 of Motto Love Love Sakusen. While she was glad to be reunited with Caesar, she then spots the name "Oryuu" on the inside of her right sleeve (Caesar "borrowed" Oryuu's uniform earlier in the chapter, which she lent to Carpaccio.) She was definitely not pleased.
- Graceful Loser: Both manga and anime versions qualify. It's more notable in the manga due to contrast to her superior.
- Mellow Fellow: Unlike most of Anzio, she's cheerful in a serene way.
- Number Two: Anzio's second-in-command.
- The Stoic: Calm and even-tempered compared to Anchovy and the rest of Anzio.
- Tareme Eyes: In contrast to the Tsurime Eyes on Anchovy and Pepperoni.
Pepperoni
Pepperoni
"As expected of Duce! So smart!"
Position: Tank Commander/Gunner, Carro Veloce L3/33
Voiced by: Yo Taichi (Japanese), Christina Kelly (English)
One of Anzio's senior tankers, she's in charge of commanding Anzio's tankettes. Not the sharpest tool in Anzio's shed.
- Bound and Gagged: In Chapter 17 of Motto Love Love Sakusen, Duck team apparently kidnaps her after Ōarai successfully retrieved Momo from Anzio.
- Boyish Short Hair: The only giveaway that she's a girl would be a braided strand hanging on her left.
- Determinator: Fitting, as her Veloces' opponent is Duck Team's Type 89. Several times the latter tank repetitively shoots the 5 tankettes, and they still kept coming since their flags aren't out yet. When her own tankette got flipped, she got thrown out of it before she starts running and pushing it right side up.
- The Ditz: Not exactly the sharpest among Anzio's Sensha-do crews.
- Dumb Jock: Since sensha-do is a sport, she fits in the category. She's not only a good sensha-do practitioner, but she's also pretty athletic and good at regular sports like volleyball and swimming, as shown in the Motto Love Love Sakusen manga. As noted above, she's not really that good in the thinking department.
- Hot-Blooded: She is prone to loud outbursts when she gets fired up. In the Motto Love Love Sakusen manga, she's recruited by Duck team twicenote because of this trait.
- Idiot Ball: She's put in charge of deploying the decoys to be used in fooling Oarai. Unfortunately, she puts up ALL 11 decoys when Anzio only has 10 tanks, leading to Oarai seeing through the deception.
- Irony: Her statement about using one's brains in battle becomes moot when she botches their well-thought-of strategy of placing decoys to lure Ōarai into an encirclement trap by placing all eleven decoys in their assigned places, causing Ōarai to see through their ruse.
- Large Ham: Rather boisterous aboard one of Anzio's tankettes, serving as tank commander.
- Loose Lips: Unwittingly reveals the type of tank Anzio just recently purchased to Yukari during the latter's infiltration of Anzio.
- Noodle Incident: Her cock-up in setting up all of Anzio's cardboard decoys in the seventh OVA wasn't the first time, as inferred from Anchovy's statement:Anchovy: I kept reminding her about this! Why would she forget about it?
- Supreme Chef: Can cook a Napolitannote pasta dish quite well, as Yukari found out during her infiltration.
