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Upotte!!: The Second Amendment Makes Them Legal!

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Everything is tsundere to me
But not in Japan!


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Overview:
Based on the manga of the same name, Upotte!! follows the daily lives of middle school range assault rifles. Our intermediate cartridge heroines face the many trials and tribulations of growing up Assault Rifles in an increasingly modular world. Fighting back rival contracts, their elder Battle Rifle sisters, and dreaming of the day when they can be properly maintained and handled by strong, sensitive hands, the characters of Upotte still find time to relax and enjoy their youth.

The manga will release it's 3rd volume in Japan this year and has spawned a 4koma spinoff called Upotte Nano

Staff:
Director: Takao Kato
Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Animation Director: Akio Takami
Original Creator: Kitsune Tennouji
Animation Production: Xebec (Official Site)
Military History Advisor: Takaaki Suzuki
Small Arms Design: Yasushi Nishitani

Airdates:
Crunchyroll Simulcast Saturday mornings at 9am PST starting 4/7

Nico Nico Douga on Saturdays at 23:30 Japan Time starting 4/7

Trailers:
Promotional Video

Characters:

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FN FNC
Country of Origin: Belgium
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 997mm (776mm with folded stock)
Barrel length: 449 mm
Weight Empty: 4.06kg
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Rate of fire: ~700 RPM

A precocious one, Funko as she's called by her peers (to her ire) has found good use throughout the world's militaries, but can never seem to match her big sister, FAL​

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M16A4
Country of Origin: United States of America
Manufacturer: Colt Manufacturing Company
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (M855)
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt, 3-round burst only
Overall length: 1000mm
Barrel length: 508mm
Weight Empty: 3.4kg
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Rate of fire: 700-950 RPM (3-round burst only)

Best friend to FNC, M16 is energetic and popular, though this can sometimes pull the ire of those around.​

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SIG SG550
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Manufacturer: SIG Arms
Caliber: 5.6x45mm GP90 (5.56x45mm NATO compatible)
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 998mm (772mm with folded stock)
Barrel length: 528mm
Weight Empty: 4.05kg
Magazine capacity: 20 or 30 rounds
Rate of fire: 700 RPM

Standard small arm of the Swiss military, and accurate out to longer distances than most of her peers, SIG has been described as precise, graceful, and perhaps the finest assault rifle at Seishou Academy.​

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L85A1
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: BAE Systems
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 780mm
Barrel length: 518mm
Weight Empty: 5.0kg
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Rate of fire: 650 RPM

The first locally developed mass production assault rifle deployed in the UK, L85A1 has experienced some growing pains and is plagued by unreliability and excessive weight, yet still desires to become better than what she is now.​

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FN FAL
Country of Origin: Belgium
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal
Caliber: 7.62x51 NATO
Action: Gas operated, tilting breechblock, Semi-auto only
Overall length: 1100mm
Barrel length: 533mm
Weight Empty: 4.45
Magazine capacity: 20 rounds
Rate of fire: 650-700 (semi-automatic fire only)

The Legend and big sister to FNC, FAL is semi-automatic only (meaning she can only shoot one bullet for every trigger pull), but with a round like the 7.62 NATO, who needs autofire?​

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M14
Country of Origin: United States of America
Manufacturer: Browning Arms Company
Caliber: 7.62x51 NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 1120mm
Barrel length: 559mm
Weight Empty: 4.5kg
Magazine capacity: 20 rounds
Rate of fire: 700-750 RPM

Big sister BR to M16, M14 is just as energetic and hotheaded.​

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HK G3A3
Country of Origin: Germany
Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch GmbH
Caliber: 7.62x51 NATO
Action: Roller-delayed blowback
Overall length: 1023mm
Barrel length: 450mm
Weight Empty: 4.5kg
Magazine capacity: 20 rounds
Rate of fire: 600 RPM

Friend to FN FAL and M14 and just as popular. Has many little sisters which spawned from the G3 design, HK33, HK53, MP5A2, and MP5K.​

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AR-18
Country of Origin: United States of America
Manufacturer: Armalite/Howa Machinery Co. (Japan)
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 940mm (738mm with folded stock)
Barrel length: 464mm
Weight Empty: 3.09kg
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Rate of fire: ~700 RPM

Cousin to M16 and of Japanese manufacture. Lighter, politer, and more frugal than her American made relative. Not very popular, though.​

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Human Teacher
Country of Origin: Japan
Manufacturer: Human Mother
Caliber: ??? (bore varies. Often around 20mm)
Action: Biochemical reactions
Overall length: ~1702mm
Barrel length: ???
Weight Empty: ~70.3kg
Magazine capacity: ???
Rate of fire: ??? (only usually fires once or twice per day, but out of wrong side)

The only human teacher currently operating at Seishou Academy. Currently teaches Homeroom and Literature.​

AnimeGAF Select Quotes
Jexhius said:
Look, I'm sorry, I don't want people to watch Upotte. I'm trying to warn you all.

This isn't one of those situations where I tell you how about how bad it is to try and get you to watch it - this is just a warning! How else can I put it?
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chickdigger802 said:
Thanks. Now I can't play shooters ever again


in public.
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wonzo said:
something as amazing as upotte deserves its own thread
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firehawk12 said:
There's no incest in Upotte.
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cajunator said:
It is a substantial achievement to be sure.

But then again, Upotte kind of sells itself.
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Negator said:
AMERICA, FUCK YEAH
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wonzo said:
oh my god. looks like akb0048 has some stiff competition for best show of the season
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cajunator said:
GENIUS. Pure genius.

So gloriously perverted. SO WRONG.

Belgium is hnng.

The other characters haven't really been featured yet so I can't rank them.

Now anime has made simple gun enthusiast talk into something perverted. THANK YOU ANIME.
Now when I go out to the range to shoot my AR15, I will be thinking of it as a moe girl. Anime has ruined guns for me.

I'm totally watching more of this fucked up show though!
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Mad Pierrot said:
I think that today was a watershed moment in the history of anime. Most emergent mediums have a moment that results in their being taken seriously as a legitimate art form. For the first time ever, we may have witnessed a moment that causes an art form never to be taken seriously again. The Hindenburg has finally crashed, but we're all roasting weenies and making s'mores in its flames instead of crying out for the dead. This is how it ends.

In for the amazing innuendo.
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Negator said:
This show is deep. Never before has an anime evoked such a strong emotional response. This is the most unique and sincere attempt at showing the troubles and turbulence surrounding schoolgirl firearms anime has ever seen.
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Haly said:
I wish I could travel back in time to shoot myself before I watched this.
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cosmicblizzard said:
I am going to watch all of this.
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moonspeak said:
This is some deep shit.
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Jexhius said:
By the way, I secretly wanted everyone to watch Upotte.

I succeeded.
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So what are you waiting for? Happiness is a warm gun!
 
This show requires a lot of deep thought to grasp the mechanics. I'm still struggling with it right now.
 
This show is hilariously wrong, but its aware of that.
It embraces that.

But they got the muzzle rise thing wrong. Basically they didn't include it and that was disappointing. At least be accurate about it! If youre gonna go full auto then show what that looks like shooting, because this show will inevitably attract gun enthusiasts.
 
A+ to the OP. I was totally confused for a second. XD

Don't watch this people, the manga is totally dumb.
 
Billychu said:
Nope. It has a LTTP by vox pop and there's a thread about the ps3 game.
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Whatever man; we live in the current, and K-ON doesn't need a thread at this point in time. (since it's old). It's all about gun moe thesedays.
 
So is Japan's entire creative process for writing new manga/anime basically "What if _______ were middle school aged girls?" now?
 
Jexhius said:
Hmm? The girls are guns (who also shoot guns) and go to school. It's a simple premise.
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But are the guns they shoot actually extensions of themselves, manifested at will? Or are the girls guns who carry around other guns in their book bags? It's a complex issue imo.
 
Aw, the OP totally made me think we had a story about guns being alive or some shit.
Modern-day soul eater?



...well, I'm watching it anyway.
 
abusori said:
Aw, the OP totally made me think we had a story about guns being alive or some shit.
Modern-day soul eater?



...well, I'm watching it anyway.
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I wish this was more like Soul Eater. As it is, the girls have no gun-like features on their bodies and you would have to figure it out based on the dialogue and a few sound effects.

Branduil said:
Not much of an FPS fan?
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I can't play first person games period for some reason.
 
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