As strange as Girls und Panzer's core concept of an interscholastic tank battle sport may be, the anime has a remarkable grasp on reality. Not only does it have a military otaku's with obsession  mech details, beyond all the references to the real convenience store chain SunKus, a lot of real geography is pulled into the anime.

From the real locations in  Ooarai town (in Ibaraki prefecture)

There's even a map of the route taken by the tanks in episode 4.

with multiple more here

for the flip side, episode 5 inspired some life immitating art

bonus...

North: Genius
South: Baka
East: Noisy
West: Quiet

The background character who is this series object of fan obession

via @Ikari_Gendo and Moe Ota-News Sokuhō

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.