Girls und Panzer is joining the Weiss Schwarz lineup with a tank-battle anime theme that stands out from the game's usual slate of school-life and fantasy titles. Bushiroad is launching the set with two separate Trial Deck+ variants rather than a single starter product.
Both trial decks, Infinite Track Cup and Oarai Academy, release October 30, 2026. The full booster box arrives the same day, giving collectors every Girls und Panzer Weiss Schwarz product in one release window rather than a staggered rollout.
That simultaneous launch is worth confirming directly, since trial decks and boosters for other titles sometimes release weeks apart. For Girls und Panzer, there is no gap to plan around.
Here's what each product actually includes.
Rather than a single generic starter, Girls und Panzer gets two distinct Trial Deck+ products: Infinite Track Cup and Oarai Academy. Each is a fixed, ready-to-play 50-card deck built around a different slice of the show's cast and tank-battle competitions.
Picking between the two comes down to which characters and theme appeal more, since both decks are priced and structured the same way. Collectors building a complete Girls und Panzer collection will want both, while a player just looking to try the title can pick either one.
Every Trial Deck+ guarantees 2 holo cards pulled from a combined TDP and TDSP pool, the same structure Weiss Schwarz uses across its other trial deck products. The TDSP cards carry foil-stamped reproductions of cast signatures from the voice actors behind key characters.
Each deck also includes a newly drawn illustration created specifically for that variant, giving both Infinite Track Cup and Oarai Academy a piece of exclusive artwork collectors cannot get from the booster box alone. A quick manual, deck guide, and playmat round out each deck as a complete entry product, and sleeving the signature pulls in Perfect Fit Sleeves keeps the foil stamping from scuffing in regular play.
Girls und Panzer's full booster box releases October 30, 2026, the same date as both Trial Deck+ variants. Each sealed box contains 10 packs of 8 cards, and the base set runs 114 normal card types with more than 114 planned parallel versions.
That same-day timing is worth double-checking against other retailer listings, since import shops sometimes list slightly different preorder cutoff dates even when the confirmed release date is identical. The booster also includes eight newly illustrated character cards spanning major cast members, separate from the trial decks' own exclusive artwork.
Splitting the trial deck into two character-focused variants is a reasonable fit for an ensemble anime like Girls und Panzer, where multiple tank crews and schools share the spotlight rather than one clear lead character carrying the whole cast. A single generic starter would have had to compromise on which team got featured.
For collectors who care about a specific crew or school, that split means a more targeted purchase instead of a one-size-fits-all deck that only partially matches their favorite characters. It does mean a collector chasing the complete signature-card lineup across both decks has twice the product to track down.
Girls und Panzer, like Stella Sora before it, is a Japanese-exclusive Weiss Schwarz title, meaning North American collectors are relying on import retailers rather than a domestic English-language release. That adds shipping time and customs handling on top of the October 30 release date itself.
Ordering from an established import shop with a track record on Weiss Schwarz preorders reduces the risk of a delayed shipment relative to the confirmed release date. Comparing a few retailers' preorder cutoff windows before committing is worth the extra few minutes, since cutoffs can vary even when the underlying release date does not.
With three separate products releasing the same day, deciding ahead of time whether you want one trial deck, both, the booster, or the full set avoids a scramble on release morning. Preorder listings for all three have already appeared through several import retailers ahead of the date.
Collectors focused purely on playing the game competitively may only need one Trial Deck+ to get started, while set collectors chasing every signature card and exclusive illustration will want the full lineup. Either way, a magnetic deck box keeps whichever deck you build ready for your next match.
Both Trial Deck+ variants and the full booster box release October 30, 2026.
Infinite Track Cup and Oarai Academy.
No, the booster box releases the same day as both trial decks, October 30, 2026.
Each box contains 10 packs of 8 cards, from a base set of 114 normal card types.
With two trial decks and a booster all landing the same day, having protection ready before you open anything is the smart move. Pick up Perfect Fit Sleeves now so your new signature pulls are covered from the first shuffle.
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