Knight of L-sama wrote:That premise doesn't really work, mostly because within the premise of Girls Und Panzer, much like certain martial arts like naginatajutsu are (for historical reasons) considered feminine pursuits, in this world sensha-do (alternatively translated as Tankery, or riffing off the quasi-German series title, Panzerkraft) is included in that list. While male characters are shown in organizing the competitions, the participants themselves are all female.
I think it could. Not just because there are two universes to fit together, but because it's not so simple in either martial arts or the military. Not just because they have their own nuances and distinct differences, but because there are more spheres of perception beyond them -- the outsiders looking in, for example. Depending on the time and place, even something traditionally seen as one thing can be attributed toward another. (For instance, a modern person among the same peer group, or even a generation after, seeing a girl doing a traditional martial art for females and believing her to be a tomboy. Sometimes the lack of notional cohesion can be rather silly, as in the case of who cooks and eats what in America, and where and why, based on and around gender. Which is hopefully just a work in progress that sorts itself out in a reasonable fashion.)
I won't say that the idea that I proposed can work without a doubt, but I wouldn't want unnecessary restrictions getting in the way of perceiving other possibilities, by approaching the subject with too narrow a view. Subjects like this can be rather complex and far-reaching, to some degree or another.