This article or section is for a series that is Ongoing, or currently on the air and thus is a continuous work in progress. Screencaps may not be immediately available and information may not be up to date.
Girls' Frontline is a 2022 sci-fi anime, produced by Warner Bros. Japan and animated by Asahi Production; it is based on the mobile game of the same name created by MICA Team.
The story takes place in the 2060s, following a series of wars and ecological disasters that have left much of the world in shambles; with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and robotics technology (coupled with a noticeable lack of human manpower), androids called "Dolls" have been pressed into service in many areas, combat in particular - in this role, they are referred to as "Tactical Dolls", or "T-Dolls" for short. Taking place in eastern Europe, the plot centers around Griffin & Kryuger, a Doll-using PMC tasked with combatting the forces of Sangvis Ferri (another PMC whose AI went rogue). Uniquely, each of G&K's T-Dolls uses, is named after, and to some extent personifies a particular real-world firearm; accordingly, the 4 main characters are members of the AR Team.
The following weapons were used in the anime series Girls' Frontline:
The senior member of the AR Team, M16, appears along with her Colt M16A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt M16A1 - 5.56x45mm NATOAn officially-released promo image of M16A1; here, her rifle appears to have been somewhat uncharacteristically fitted with a modern enlarged trigger guard.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother promo image, showing the whole AR Team together. This was released before the one above, and seems to represent a slightly earlier iteration of the show's planned art style; notable changes since this image was released include the characters all being scaled somewhat smaller relative to their respective rifles, as well as various minor costume changes - these designs appear to more closely follow the original game's, while the later images take some liberties.Error creating thumbnail: File missingM16 with her... M16A1 while talking to M4A1 in "THE SEED".Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring the M16A1 at incoming Vespids.Error creating thumbnail: File missingM16 aims the iron sights at Agent during a shootout.Error creating thumbnail: File missingM16 with her assault rifle during a CQB training mission in "THE ECHO".
The Heckler & Koch HK416 is used by the T-Doll 416. M16 somehow has the same carbine in "THEMESSAGE01" in a continuity error.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch HK416 10.4-inch barrel - 5.56x45mm NATOError creating thumbnail: File missing416's HK416 in the stinger of "SILENCE02". Note the suppressor, foregrip, EOTech sight and AN/PEQ-5 laser sight attached.Error creating thumbnail: File missing416 opens fire on M16 in "THEMESSAGE01". As in the original game, HK416's HK416's EOTech sight is somewhat oddly placed on top of the handguard, rather than the receiver; precisely why she has the gun set up this way is never explained.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAsahi Productions strangely animated M16's M16A1 with 416's rifle.
M4A1 Carbine
The leader of the AR Team, M4, is seen with her M4A1 Carbine as her weapon.
The AR Team's designated wild card/loose cannon SOP II appears in the anime with her M4A1 SOPMOD Block II carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM4A1 SOPMOD Block II with Crane stock, aftermarket pistol grip, flip-up sights, EOTech holographic sight, Primary Arms vertical foregrip, PEQ laser sight, flashlight, and Magpul PMag - 5.56x45mm NATO.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSOP II with her carbine in the Carpathian Mountains in "THE SEED".Error creating thumbnail: File missingSOP II takes cover prior to shooting at the Vespids.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA POV shot of the carbine as she prepares to give Agent an unsolicited lobotomy. Several details are visible here, including her rifle's detailed-but-apparently-opaque EOTech sight, folded backup irons, and extended charging handle latch.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSOP II shoulders her carbine in "THE ECHO" during a CQB training mission.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe M4A1 SOPMOD fired at incoming Vespids in "SILENCE01".
Spike's Tactical 10th Anniversary AR-15
The final member of the AR Team, ST AR-15, is armed with her customized, auto-converted Spike's Tactical 10th Anniversary AR-15. She uses it with our with no suppressor, depending on the field conditions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSpike's Tactical 10th Anniversary AR-15 - 5.56x45mm NATOAn officially-released promo image of ST AR-15. Like M4A1, she is left-handed in both the show and the original game; unlike the original game, however, she no longer has "SPR" written on her one sock, and her knife is more sensibly stored in a sheath instead of being inexplicably attached to her underwear.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAR-15 aims the suppressed ST AR-15 in the OP sequence, "BAD CANDY".Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe suppressed ST AR-15 fired at incoming Vespids during a stand off.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe suppressed ST AR-15 next to AR-15 while she's making contact with M4A1 in "SILENCE01".Error creating thumbnail: File missingAR-15 takes down Vespid T-Dolls at the start of "THEMESSAGE01".
Fictional Gatling-style gun emplacements seemingly based on General Dynamics M197 Vulcans are seen in "THEMESSAGE02", when Intruder uses them in a trap.
SOP II's M4A1 SOPMOD Block II is seen fitted with what appears to be an M203A1 Grenade Launcher.
Knight's Armament M203A1 - 40x46mmAn officially-released promo image of M4 SOPMOD II; here, the grenade launcher is even more apparent.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSOP II aims her carbine at the Agent T-Dolls near the end of "THE SEED" in a sneak attack.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA shot of SOP II aiming her carbine before firing the M203A1.
Sangvis Ferri's forces use a variety of small arms; while all seemingly fictional (with the exception of Intruder's automated guns mentioned above), they are included here for the sake of completeness, and possible future identification.
