Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel Cop (1989 - 1994)Angel Cop is a six part OVA from DAST Corporation and Studio 88. Comparable to Mad Bull 34 Angel Cop was one of Manga Entertainment UK's early 90's releases that became notorious for it's over-the-top violence, inconsistent animation quality, low-quality "punched-up" dub, and anti-American (anti-Semitic in the original Japanese dialogue) sentiments.
The following weapons were used in the OVA Angel Cop :
Handguns Angel's Custom M1911 "Angel" uses a custom M1911 pistol with either a nickel or stainless steel finish, target sights, an ambidextrous safety, ported compensator, and grips that inexplicably extend over the lower part of the slide.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nickel Plated M1911A1 Pistol with brown grips - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Don't look so surprised, I'm your fuckin' backup." Angel introduces herself after blowing a suspects skull apart with her M1911.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel interrogates a suspect by... shoving a gun in his face and ranting about Communism. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tip: If your weapon's muzzle flash is neon blue, you might should consider a different brand of ammunition. Also, no human's thumbs should be able to do that. Colt Python In the first episode, Raiden carries a Colt Python revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Python with 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "We've ghott'n rehports of a leak! We're makin' a sahfty inspection!" Raiden prepares to enter a suspected Red May hideout while trying to fake an American accent.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 93R Hacker carries a Beretta 93R as his primary weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 93R - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker readies his Beretta 93R before a raid. Note the suppressor, which vanishes for the rest of the episode. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker aims his 93R at Freya while embodying the phrase "dull surprise". Smith & Wesson Model 37 Airweight Kuwata occasionally uses a Smith & Wesson Model 37 Airweight revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith and Wesson Model 37 Airweight - .38 Special. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuwata fires his S&W 37 at Freya. "Pre-B" CZ 75 Most members of the Red May organization carry "Pre-B" CZ 75 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Pre-B" CZ 75 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red May terrorist tries to ambush Raiden with a "Pre-B" CZ 75. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red May terrorist with a nickel-plated "Pre-B" CZ 75 is shot by Angel. In Angel Cop , a single .45 ACP round to the stomach turns you into a 6 foot tall blood squib. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red May terrorist holds a child hostage with a "Pre-B" CZ 75. Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs Special" Taki carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs Special" hidden under his coat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith and Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs Special" - .38 special. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taki aims his S&W "Chiefs Special". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taki opens the cylinder on his S&W "Chiefs Special".
Unidentified Pistols Error creating thumbnail: File missing The police forces seen in the OVA all use this unidentified pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shot of the unidentified police pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maisaka with an unidentified pistol. Cybernetic Soldier Pistol Dr. Ichihara offers Angel this fictional pistol in episode 3. It is described as having recoil harsh enough to break a normal person's arm after two shots, and appears to be built around a variant of the Beretta 92 pistol series .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the pistol's frame. Notice the Beretta 92-style takedown latch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Ichihara said that the recoil off this gun could break my arm. Well, here goes!" Angel readies a fresh magazine for the pistol. Note the Beretta 92-style external trigger bar.Error creating thumbnail: File missing "...But if this is justice then I'm a banana!" (This is not a joke, she actually says that in this scene.)Submachine Guns Heckler & Koch MP5K One Red May terrorist in episode 2 carries a Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5K - version with SEF Plastic Trigger Pack - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The terrorist fires at Freya with his H&K MP5K. IMI Uzi Some of the police officers (?) tasked with raiding the Special Security Force's headquarters use IMI Uzi submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Uzi - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer (?) racks the bolt on his Uzi. Ingram MAC-10 Peace uses a suppressed Ingram MAC-10 in episode 4.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAC-10 with a suppressor - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peace readies her Ingram MAC-10. Ingram MAC-11 Maisaka uses a Ingram MAC-11 with two magazines jungle-taped together. He mistakenly refers to it as an "Uzi machine pistol".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPB Industries M11A1 - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles AK-74 One of the Red May terrorists in episode one is armed with an AK-74 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-74 - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKS-47 Most of the Red May terrorists use AKS-47 rifles that are erroneously depicted as using the same magazine as the AK-74 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-74 - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing FAMAS F1 The Japanese police are seen using FAMAS F1 assault rifles. Why the Japanese police would use French rifles is anyone's guess.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FAMAS-F1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing This is one of the few instances where the guns in Angel Cop have a somewhat correctly colored muzzleflash. Howa Type 64 The JGSDF Special Forces in episode 5 all carry Howa Type 64 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Howa Type 64 assault rifle. File:Howa Type 64 DMR.jpg Howa Type 64 Designated Marksman Rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing This is the first time in this series that Japanese government forces have been using weapons that they might actually possess. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cast member from Interstella 5555 as a JGSDF Spec-Ops soldier with a Howa Type 64. Colt Model 653 Angel uses a Colt Model 653 to fend off the JGSDF Special Forces in episode 5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 653 "M16A1 Carbine" - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel fires her Colt M16A1 Carbine at the JGSDF Spec-Ops soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note: If you plan on making a series with an anti-American slant, having your protagonists kill your own country's best soldiers with an American weapon does not help you. Colt Model 733 Maisaka's bodyguards carry Colt Model 733 carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 733 - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Asura uses his psychic powers to make a headless bodyguard turn his rifle on Maisaka. Yes, it's as silly as it sounds. Shotguns Sawed-Off Mossberg 500 One of the Red May terrorists in episode 2 uses a sawed-off Mossberg 500 shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mossberg 500 with sawed-off barrel and stock - 12 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing The terrorist with the sawed-off Mossberg 500 gives instructions to his partner. Note how in this shot, the weapon appears to be composed entirely of plywood. Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...And now it's metal. Machine Guns M60E3 Machine Gun In episode 3, Hacker uses a M60E3 machine gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60E3 machine gun with short barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker fires his M60E3 at a helicopter from a manhole. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hackler climbs out of the man hole, revealing how much the animators actually know about how a human leg is supposed to work. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker listens to Kuwata's plan while doing his best Golgo 13 impression. General Dynamics GAU-19/A The attack helicopters in episode 3 are armed with General Dynamics GAU-19/A Gatling guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing GD GAU-19/A with muzzle brake and mount - .50 BMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB Several Browning M2HB machine guns are seen mounted on JGSDF APCs in episode 5.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rocket Launchers RPG-7 One of the Red May terrorists in episode 2 uses a RPG-7 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-7 - 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Several Carl Gustav recoilless rifles (sans foregrip) make an appearance during the battle in episode 3.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carl Gustav M2 - 84x246mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A officer fires a Carl Gustav at the Special Security Force's office. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peace fires a Carl Gustav at a police attack helicopter. FIM-92A Stinger One JGSDF Special Forces soldier uses a FIM-92A Stinger .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FIM-92A Stinger - 70mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Other Weapons Mk 2 hand grenade Several of the Red May terrorists in episode two carry Mk 2 hand grenades .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red May terrorist pulls out a Mk 2 grenade as he's shot by Peace. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A terrified Red May terrorist tries to kill Freya with a Mk 3 hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker reaches for a Mk 2 hand grenade, which in this shot lacks the horizontal grooves on its shell. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker grips a Mk 2 hand grenade. Unknown Automatic Hacker is seen using a bizarre weapon that is something of a mashup between several different assault rifle and machine gun designs. The weapon is always stockless and outfitted with a sound suppressor and occasionally a brass catcher.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grossly disproportionate Hacker trains his weapon on Lucifer (yes, that's the villain's name). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hacker watches his weapon fall apart as Lucifer tears it apart with her mind. Unknown Sniper Rifle Kuwata uses an unidentified (and poorly proportioned) sniper rifle in the first episode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuwata stands next to his bizarrely shaped rifle. Cybernetics Weapons In addition to the pistol given to Angel, Dr. Ichihara possesses several similar high-powered weapons that he presents to Raiden and Angel as the situation dictates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ichihara opens up his armory for Raiden. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Angel with one of Ichihara's high-powered rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A compact grenade launcher from Ichihara's armory. 
