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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 Japanese with English subtitles on Crunchyroll.com and on the Anime Network Online Player (as of May 9, 2012.) Sentai Filmworks has obtained North American rights for the series and will have a home video release later this year.
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 picture of an Ingram MAC-10 is seen in "Wash and Scrub!" when MP explains why M-10 suddenly stopped talking mid-sentence after a quick-fire non-stop tirade about a classmate. This is a reference to the extremely high rate-of-fire on some MAC-10 variants, which could peak at around 1200RPM.
An Armalite AR-18 used by 18 can be seen on the shooting range next to L and Aug in "Grip and Hold!". 18 uses the AR-18 in the jungle wargames in "Sing! Compete!".
A Colt M16 is seen in "Sing! Compete!" when the episode shows the evolution of the M16 series and when the narrator explains the origin of the rivalry between M16 and AK rifles.
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!" and in "Sing! Compete!".
16 (Ichiroku in Japanese) is the personification of the Colt M16A4 Assault Rifle, first appearing in "Grip and Hold!". Examples of the M16A4 are first seen in "Sing! Compete!". What appears to be M16A4s are seen in a flashback in "Take it! Hurry!".
A Colt M4A1 is depicted in "Wash and Scrub!" during an oral history narration of the L85A1. It has a holographic sight with a magnifying scope.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm. Note slight difference in shape of stock compared to older model M4 (above).Error creating thumbnail: File missingA British SAS soldier holding a M4A1 by one hand. The scaling on the weapon is way off being far too large, meaning that in order for the soldier to be able to grip the weapon the pistol grip has been shrunk relative to the rest of the rifle.
Enfield L85A1
L is the personification of the L85A1, first appearing in "Grip and Hold!". She adores Fal 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.
A FARA 83, made by Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles Domingo Matheu (Domingo Matheu Portable Military Factory), is seen in "Sing! Compete!", wielded by Fara.
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.
A Sako Rk95 Tp is used by Sako as her main assault rifle, appearing first in "Sing! Compete!". She first uses it in "Graze it! Beat it!!".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSako Rk95 Tp 7.62x39mm.Error creating thumbnail: File missingEyecatch of "Sing! Compete!" with Sako on the right holding her Rk95 Tp. Note that the stats present are wrong - Sako is intended to use a rare export variant of Rk95 Tp chambered in 5.56x45mm, yet the stats are copied from the 7.62x39mm version, and inaccurately on top of that (weight is 1 kg higher than in reality, and there is no such a thing as a 5.56x39mm round). The magazine is also drawn too large.File:Upotte Rk95 fire.jpgSako opens fire with the RK95 at Funco during the semi-finals of the jungle wargame arc.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSako aims the Rk95's barrel at Funco's chest after temporarily blinding her with bullet fragmentation in the jungle wargame arc.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSako searching for 16 and L in the jungles. Note that there is a continuity error since the magazine is seen straight.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHiding in the bushes while Sako scopes out her opponents.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFPS view of the riflescope mounted on Sako's Rk95.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSako aiming the Rk95 in "Take it! Hurry!". Note the riflescope and the waffle-type magazine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA very good closeup of the Rk95 in the same episode. You can see the riflescope, waffle-type magazine and the AK-like foregrip.
SIG SG 550
Sig is the personification of the SIG SG 550; smart yet somewhat of a ditz. She first appears with the rifle in "Grip and Hold!"
Aug, the personified version of the Steyr AUG, can be seen on the range next to Sig. She first uses it in "Graze it! Beat it!!", changing hairstyles by removing the short wig to her original long hair to indicate the use of a standard barrel-based AUG. Crunchyroll's subs inaccurately state that AUG was made in Australia, despite the fact that the narration correctly mentions it being made in Austria.
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.
G3 is based off the G3A3. She has several younger sisters in elementary school (i.e. the MP5 series). She first appears in "Grip and Hold!". Curly's gun shop sign in "Sing! Compete! is a G3A3.
16's elder sister 14 (Ichiyon in Japanese) is based off the M14. She first appears in "Grip and Hold!". A few M14s are seen in "Sing! Compete!". 14's accuracy when firing her rifle in full auto is non-existant; 16 even claims that the spread of her rounds is roughly 10 meters. This is a reference to the M14 being notoriously difficult to control in full-auto due to the heavy recoil of its' 7.62x51mm ammo.
A M1 Garand is shown in "Take a Look! Scold Someone!", which is a wooden replica of the gun placed on the sign on the entrance to the Seisho Academy annual fair.
A SKS appears in "Wash and Scrub!" during the explanation on the origin of bullpup rifles.
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Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB is seen on top of a Stryker ICV in "Take a Look! Scold Someone!".
In Curly's gun store in "Sing! Compete!", several assault rifles are portrayed as being sold in the world of "Upotte!".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA few assault rifles are sold in Curly's Store. From bottom to top: Steyr AUG A1, ST Kinetics SR-88A and the T91 carbine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSame photo as the one above, except that the CETME Model L is fully displayed next to the T91.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTokyo Marui "Golgo 13" M16 Airsoft GunError creating thumbnail: File missingOn the upper left side, you can see the barrel of the ST Kinetics SAR-21. On the upper right side is a M16A2 with a riflescope mounted on the upper receiver and a custom stock, similar to the M16A2 used by Duke "Golgo 13" Togo in the Golgo 13 series.
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