Clara and Klara are probably close enough (indistinguishable in some languages) for a name connection. :-)

HawkeyeNFO said:

Clara and Klara are probably close enough (indistinguishable in some languages) for a name connection. :-)

Ah... nice catch. That would explain why there was a parentheses around the Katakana extension mark, since Clara from GuP is クラーラ, and the Clara in Clara Sesemann is クララ .

References:

• https://girls-und-panzer.jp/chara/clara/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi,_Girl_of_the_Alps#Cast