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Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka (Japanese: 魔法少女特殊戦あすか Hepburn: Mahō Shōjo Tokushusen Asuka) is a Japanese magical girl/military seinen manga series written by Makoto Fukami and illustrated by Seigo Tokiya. Naoya Tamura is the series' military advisor. It began publication in June 2015 in the manga magazine Monthly Big Gangan, published by Square Enix, and has five tankōbon volumes slated for North America Release as of January 2018. The series is published in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films began airing on January 12, 2019; the anime series is licensed in North America under Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership.
The following weapons were used in the anime series Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka:
GRU Operative Constantine Asimov points what appears to be an MP-443 "Grach" on Iizuka Yoshiaki in the battlefield outside Mt. Aso in "The Magical Girl Comes Back". This would make sense as the MP-443 is the standard service pistol of the Russian military and law enforcement.
Derringer
Magical Girl Just Cause Mia's magical artifact is a two shot derringer of indeterminate manufacture that can transform into various firearms, most notably an HK416.
FN Five-seveN
Magical Girl Just Cause Mia's magical artifact is a two shot derringer that can transform into various firearms. She is seen using what appears to be an FN Five-seveN before it changes to her derringer in order to transform. Her fellow CIA SAD agents Aaron and Julie also use it on occasions.
Kimber Custom TLE II
A Kimber Custom TLE II is seen in the eyecatch for "Daily Life and Comrades in Arms" with Kurumi Mugen.
Makarov PM
A Makarov PM is seen in "A Very Realistic Way of Dealing with a Problem" with a Russian wizard mercenary.
Ballistic Knife Pistol
A ballistic knife pistol is seen in "Magical Girl Operations Development Unit" with Tamara.
Revolvers
Nambu Model 60
The Nambu Model 60 is the issue revolver of the regular TMPD officers aren't as well detailed.
Submachine Guns
IMI Uzi
A full sized IMI Uzi is used by a Colombian terrorist named Crescent Moon Sandino to attack Magical Girl "Just Cause" and her fellow CIA operatives in "Wish Upon a Star".
Assault Rifles
Howa Type 89
Yoshiaki Iizuka of the JGSDF's Special Forces Group contingent at Mt. Aso, is armed with the Howa Type 89 Assault Rifle in in "The Magical Girl Comes Back". He appears to be using 20 round magazines. The JGSDF's 15th Brigade are armed with the Type 89, but with 30 round magazines.
AKM
The East Asia United Front terrorists in the first episode are all using AKMs with the rescued terrorist leader using one with an underslung GP-25 grenade launcher in "The Magical Girl Comes Back". They're later seen first in "Daily Life and Comrades in Arms", confirming that the EAUF uses them as their weapon of choice. They're also seen with other bad guys in other episodes.
HK416
Magical Girl Just Cause Mia's magical artifact is a two shot derringer that can transform into various firearms. The most common form it takes is a HK416 with magically enhanced ammunition.
Beretta ARX-160
Aaron and Julie are seen with Beretta ARX-160s in "A More Terrible War" while on an anti-cartel op in Mexico.
AK-47
The AK-47 is seen with various bad guys in the show.
Battle Rifles
LMT LM308MWS Sharpshooter
The LMT LM308MWS Sharpshooter is seen with operators under the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces' Magical Girl Operations Developmental Unit or M-Squad.
Sniper Rifles
OSV-96
GRU Operative Constantine Asimov was initially armed with an OSV-96 during the final battle against the King Disas at Mt. Aso in "The Magical Girl Comes Back".
Accuracy International AS50
The Accuracy International AS50 is used by M-Squad as the anti-material rifle of choice. It's usually loaded with Orihalcon-made ammo to weaken magical creatures and girls if a shot is made.
Barrett M107
The United States' Magical Operations Response Group's sniper rifle of choice is the Barrett M107 as they defended Naha Air Base and the Dimensional Bridge from the attacking Disas Beasts
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB is used the main machine gun on M1 Abrams MBTs.
General Dynamics GAU-17/A
A General Dynamics GAU-17/A is seen used with a JGSDF Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey VTOL deployed to Hokkaido in "Magical Girl Operations Development Unit".
M240
The M240 is used as co-axial machine guns on M1 Abrams MBTs.
M134 Minigun
The terrorists seem to have an uparmored Dodge Nitro with a M134 Minigun on a pop-out roof mount in "The Magical Girl Comes Back".
RPK
Russian magical girl Tamara Volkova is holding what is supposedly a magically modified RPK light machine gun with a 40 round magazine.
Sumitomo Minimi
The Komatsu LAV's of the JGSDF 15th Brigade are armed with the license built Minimi by Sumitomo Heavy Industries.
Grenade Launchers
GP-25
Kim Kanth, leader of the EAUF, is given an AKM with a GP-25 Grenade Launcher attached in "The Magical Girl Comes Back" with most of the other EAUF terrorists.
Grenades
Smoke Grenade
A smoke grenade is used by Asuka to cover her escape in "Babel Brigade - Combat Begins".
Others
Flamethrower
Tamara is seen using a giant flamethrower at times, which also houses a chaingun.
Grenade Tripwire
A grenade rigged to a tripwire is seen in "Babel Brigade - Combat Begins".
Unidentifiable/Vague Guns
Unidentified M1911 Variant
In the opening sequence, Asuka is seen holding what appears to be a compact or officer's model of the M1911 with skeletonized trigger, angled slide serrations, and enlarged beavertail. She is also shown using this as her primary ranged weapon alongside her magical karambit, and it appears to also shoot magically enhanced ammunition.
Possible MP5
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Riot Police escorting the terrorist leader and their vaguely recognizable firearms. Possible they are MP5's as the TMPD's SWAT teams are armed with such weapons.