Erika Itsumi

Erika Itsumi (逸見 エリカ, Itsumi Erika) is a supporting character in Girls und Panzer​ and a main protagonist in Girls und Panzer: Phase Erika. Erika is a second year student from Kuromorimine Girls High School. She is the current vice-commander and has been appointed as overall commander by Maho Nishizumi which will take effect after the latter leaves the school. She operates a German Tiger II. She can also fly a Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 and a LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin. As a first year, she commanded a Pz. 38(t) during practice sessions. Erika is presumably from Kumamoto City, Kumamoto. She is the overall commander of Tankathlon team Schwarzwald Kampfgruppe operating a Panzer II. Erika is a medium-sized girl with long light blonde hair and a pair of light blue eyes. Usually seen wearing Kuromorimine's uniform. Wears the jacket and hat during matches. Was seen wearing the Ooarai uniform during the match against Selection University. Once dressed up in a reindeer costume for Maho's Christmas party, and subsequently the Anglerfish Dance costume as well during the course of the party. Erika is initially shown as quite an arrogant character, constantly insulting the Ooarai team for their lack of experience and constantly wishing to crush them herself. She has an extremely short temper, and has a tendency to become enraged whenever things don't go her way, similar to Katyusha. She bore a serious grudge against Miho ever since her first year at Kuromorimine, not only that but during the time Miho "abandoned" Kuromorimine, and then betrayed them by becoming the commander for a different school, despite her previous claim to abandon Sensha-Dō entirely. By the end of the anime however, she does show some decency when she (and Maho) admit defeat to the Ooarai team, happily saying that "We won't lose next time". She is shown to have mellowed significantly by the events of Girls und Panzer: Little Army Two, berating Sheska for running off and boasting about Kuromorimine's prowess to Emi Nakasuga. She also showed humility after their victory against Bellwall, acknowledging that the enemy team had outsmarted and cornered them at one point in the match, despite having fewer tanks.