Chiyo Shimada

 

Chiyo Shimada is one of the supporting characters in Girls und Panzer der Film. She is the current head of the Shimada Style and the mother of Alice Shimada.

Chiyo is a member of the Japanese Sensha-dō Federation.

Chiyo is a very calm and refined woman who seems very intelligent. She is dedicated to being the best, and to her family's sensha-dō style being recognized as superior to all others, as proven in public demonstrations: when she calls Alice just before the match against the University All-Stars Team, she tells her to destroy the name of Nishizumi style. This is despite Ooarai not necessarily practicing the Nishizumi Style of sensha-dō, but perhaps because Shiho Nishizumi, her longtime rival, has become Ooarai's advocate, and because the team is led by Shiho's younger daughter, Miho Nishizumi. However, this is distinctly a matter of professional rivalry, and despite this behavior it is clear she's not a bad person —as, at the conclusion of the Ooarai vs. University All-Stars match, she and Shiho tacitly acknowledge that the competition may have become too personal. Further, she evidently loves her daughter deeply, as she honors Alice's plea to sponsor the Boko Museum despite her daughter's losing the match. She tends, however, to have trouble accepting Alice is growing up.

It was also noted that she went to the University as Natalie Moscva and they were both on the same tankery team and even were close freinds.