Aya Ōno is a lively and cheerful first-year student at Ooarai Girls' Academy, known for her unique twin-tailed hairstyle and round glasses. She loves collecting funny straps and is great at brightening up her team’s mood. Aya is the sub-gunner for the D Team (Rabbit Team) and is passionate about Tankery, but she sometimes feels troubled when her love for tanks pushes male friends away. Her glasses are fragile, often breaking during matches, which adds fun moments to her story.
Aya Ōno is easily recognized by her round, easily broken glasses and twin-tails hairstyle.
She wears knee-high socks and is always seen with funny straps that she collects.
Her school uniform and her overall look are cute and slightly quirky, matching her energetic personality.
Height: 150 cm
Blood type: B
Birthday: June 15 (Gemini)
Age: 15
Aya is super cheerful and serves as a mood maker for her team.
She can be a bit rough, often shouting phrases like, “Let’s destroy them!”
Even so, she is friendly and full of energy.
Aya has a quirky side, loving things like collecting unique phone straps.
She is also easily influenced by others, sometimes getting swept up in their ideas.
Aya is from Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture and now lives in the Ooarai Girls' Academy dormitory.
Her family includes her father, mother, and brother.
She used to be interested in Ninja Arts before Tankery became a required subject, even thinking about using shuriken.
Her favorite food is curry, and she especially enjoys home economics class.
She uses the online handle “Ayaya” and is good at searching for information on the internet using her cell phone.
Aya is the sub-gunner for the D Team (Rabbit Team) in the anime, in charge of the 37mm gun.
In the manga, during the Anzio Battle, she takes on the roles of both the 75mm gunner and the driver of the Renault B1bis tank.
She is brave and skilled, able to respond quickly to sudden orders, especially from Yukari Akiyama.
Her quick learning helps her support her team in tough battles.
Aya has a friendly relationship with all her Rabbit Team members.
She is close to Yukari Akiyama, often being swept up in Yukari’s energetic plans.
Saori Takebe appreciates Aya’s fun ideas, like coming up with the “Rabbit Dance.”
Aya relies on her friends, especially during tough moments, and they count on her to keep everyone cheerful.
- Aya’s glasses break every time her tank is destroyed in matches.
- After the Pravda High School match, her glasses continue to get shattered in every fight.
- She stubbornly chooses glass glasses instead of plastic ones, even though the glass type is fragile and costs a lot of her allowance.
- The team’s emblem is based on her favorite strap.
- In “Girls und Panzer der Film,” her glasses break so badly that she misses seeing the big victory, and she wears her broken glasses until the end credits.
- In “Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 1,” her glasses break again, but this time she switches to a spare pair right away.
- Aya once tried to study history with the Hippo Team, but their confusing advice made her give up after three days.
- Her name comes from famous soccer players Shinobu Ōno and Aya Miyama.
- “Let’s destroy them!”
- “I want to use shuriken!”
- “Do you have any extra glasses?”
- “That’s so cool!”
Internet Help and the Start of Tankery
In the second episode of the anime, Aya is seen asking for advice on how to drive a tank using an online message board.
She gets teased online, but this shows her willingness to learn and how important the internet is to her.
Fighting in Pravda and the Glasses Gag
During the semifinal against Pravda High School, Aya’s tank gets knocked out and, as usual, her glasses get shattered.
From this point on, every time the Rabbit Team is defeated, her glasses break, becoming a symbol of her battle hardships.
Anzio Battle – Manga Version
In the manga version, when the Renault B1bis tank is added, Aya joins Yukari Akiyama and Erwin inside the tank, operating both as the main gunner and the driver.
She keeps her cool and follows Yukari’s daring commands, showing her good driving and shooting skills.
Movie and Finale
In “Girls und Panzer der Film,” her glasses suffer the worst damage ever—both lenses break during the University Selection Team match, and she misses the tense winning moment for her team.
She is shown still wearing these broken glasses all through the ending.
In “Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 1,” her glasses snap again, but this time she quickly puts on her spares.
Daily Life and Team Fun
Aya comes up with the idea of a “Rabbit Dance,” which is quickly picked up by Saori Takebe.
Her love for straps inspires her team’s emblem.
She faces money problems because she must buy her glasses herself.
Time and again, Aya is the fun and lively one who helps everyone laugh and keeps her team together.
Favorite tank: Hotchkiss H35
Likes: Curry and collecting funny phone straps
Favorite flower: Pansy (stands for “pure love”)
She has no fixed daily routines.
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