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[[File:Upotte! handbooks.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A FN FNC seen on the cover of an academy handbook on the right.]]
[[File:Upotte! handbooks.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A FN FNC seen on the cover of an academy handbook on the right.]]
[[File:U02 5561.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Funco in SD form showing her FN FNC.]]
[[File:U02 5561.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Funco in SD form showing her FN FNC.]]
[[File:U02 5562.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Funco's FNC with Eru's L85A1 and Ichiroku's M16A4.]]
[[File:U02 5562.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Funco's FNC with L's L85A1 and Ichiroku's M16A4.]]
[[File:U02 5563.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Funco loading her FN FNC before engaging her sister in a war game.]]
[[File:U02 5563.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Funco loading her FN FNC before engaging her sister in a war game.]]
[[File:U02 fnhk.jpg|thumb|none|600px|You can see the symbolism in here between the elementary, middle and high school students with the firearms they represent.]]
[[File:U02 fnhk.jpg|thumb|none|600px|You can see the symbolism in here between the elementary, middle and high school students with the firearms they represent.]]
Upotte!! is a slice-of-life (roughly analogous to an American sitcom) Japanese anime series based on the manga of the same name by Kitsune Tennouji. Most of the main characters are school girls who are personified versions of various firearms (the main character, Funco, is literally an FN FNC assault rifle). Submachine guns are grouped into Elementary School, assault rifles are in Middle School, and battle rifles are in High School. The series first aired on April 7, 2012 and is simulcast in English via Crunchyroll.com.
The following firearms were seen in the anime television series Upotte!!:
A Heckler & Koch MP5A2 is shown during a background explanation of 5.56 and 7.62 NATO rounds in "Go for it! Pass it!". An actual MP5A2 is fired by MP in "Wash and Scrub!"
A Colt M16A1 can be seen in the second episode when the M16A1 is compared with the A4 in terms of firing rate in "Go for it! Pass it!". A M16A1 is also seen in "Wash and Scrub!".
A Colt M4A1 is depicted in "Wash and Scrub!" during an oral history narration of the L85A1. It has a red dot scope and a holographic sight.
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Enfield L85A1
L is the personification of the L85A1, first appearing in "Grip and Hold!". She adores Faru and often jams, which is unfortunately true as the British and the Jamaicans (A major user of the L85A1 since 1992) often encountered jamming issues as a major source of discontent for the rifle before Heckler & Koch was able to improve the rifle to bring it the L85A2 standard. The L85A1 appears in "Wash and Scrub!" during a narrator explanation on how the rifle was made.
Funco is the personification of the FN FNC Assault Rifle, first appearing in "Grip and Hold!". Hilariously, Genkoku first referred to her as the 'girl with the thong', a reference to the fact FN FNC's came with skeleton stocks.
Funco's elder sister Fal is based off the FN FAL, more specifically the British L1A1 SLR variant. She is described as being beautiful and smart. Fal appears in "Grip and Hold!". The rifle appears in "Wash and Scrub!" when Fal explains the origin of the L1A1.
