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Upotte!! (2012 - ongoing)

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 English via Crunchyroll.com.

The following firearms were seen in the anime television series Upotte!!:


Submachine Gun

Heckler & Koch MP5A4

A Heckler & Koch MP5A4 is shown during a background explanation of 5.56 and 7.62 NATO rounds in "Go for it! Pass it!".

Heckler & Koch MP5A4 - 9x19mm. The A4 has an additional option on the selector for '3 round burst' thus possessing four fire options - Safe, Semi Auto, 3 round burst and full auto.
You can see the symbolism in here between the elemetary, middle and high school students with the firearms they represent.

Mac-10


Assault Rifles

Armalite AR-18

An Armalite AR-18 can be seen on the shooting range next to Eru and Aug in "Grip and Hold!".

Armalite AR-18 - 5.56mm
You can partially see the body and barrel of the AR-18 next to Eru's L85A1 in the shooting range.

Colt M16A1

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!".

M16A1 with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
A Vietnam War-era soldier fires the M16A1 on the left while a modern American soldier fires the M16A4.

Colt M16A4

Ichiroku (Japanese for One Six) is the personification of the Colt M16A4 Assault Rifle, first appearing in "Grip and Hold!".

M16A4 with carry handle attached and standard A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm
Ichiroku with an M16A4. You can see the closeup of the rifle's selector switch.
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Closeup of the M16A4's selector.
Ichiroku in SD form with her M16A4.
Ichiroku checks her M16A4 with Funco's FNC and Eru's L85A1.
Ichiroku prepares her M16A4 for a war game.
A Vietnam War-era soldier fires the M16A1 on the left while a modern American soldier fires the M16A4.

Colt M4A1


FN FNC

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.

FN FNC - 5.56x45mm
Funco's title card halfway through episode one.
Funco about to assault her homeroom teacher for publicly addressing her as the 'girl with the thong'.
Some things are just plain taboo. Like talking about a young girl's underwear choice. Death may occur if said young girl is the personification of an assault rifle.
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Funco imagining Genkoku effectively aiming the FN FNC at targets in the local fair.
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A FN FNC seen on the cover of an academy handbook on the right.
Funco in SD form showing her FN FNC.
Funco's FNC with Eru's L85A1 and Ichiroku's M16A4.
Funco loading her FN FNC before engaging her sister in a war game.
You can see the symbolism in here between the elemetary, middle and high school students with the firearms they represent.
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Closeup of the FNC being fired.
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Funco searching Fal while using the corner to avoid being exposed.

L85A1

Eru is the personification of the L85A1, first appearing in "Grip and Hold!". She adores Faru 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.

L85A1 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO
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Eru at the range.
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Eru at the nurse's office with a stomachache, indicating mechanical failure.
Eru in SD form with her L85A1.
Eru checks her L85A1 with Funco's FNC and Ichiroku's M16A4.
Checking the SUSAT scope.

SIG SG 550

Sig is the personification of the SIG SG 550; smart yet somewhat of a ditz. She first appears in "Grip and Hold!"

SIG SG 550 assault rifle - 5.56x45mm with proprietary bipod.
Sig at the range with Ichiroku doing a mag change in the next lane.
Sig at the range with Aug on the other lane.
Sig shooting a 500m target. This scope is a product made from Hensoldt Wetzlar.
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Another photo of Sig shooting a 500m target.

Steyr AUG

Aug, the personified version of the Steyr AUG, can be seen on the range next to Sig.

Steyr AUG - 5.56x45mm
Considering the SIG 550's name, I'm willing to bet her name is quite obvious right now.

Famas


Battle Rifles

L1A1 SLR

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!"

L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A snapshot of Fal from ending sequence.
Fal in the shooting range with Ichiyon.
Fal confronting Funco at the stairway.
Fal in episode 2's title card with Jiisuri and Ichiyon.
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Closeup of Fal's L1A1.
You can see the symbolism in here between the elemetary, middle and high school students with the firearms they represent.
Fal confronting Funco at the school fountain.

G3A3

Jiisuri 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!"

Heckler & Koch G3A3 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A snapshot of Jiisuri from the ending sequence.
Jiisuri aims a G3A3 at Sig during a sniping match.
Jiisuri in episode 2's title card with Fal and Ichiyon.
Aiming the G3A3 at Funco during the war games.
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Taking cover after being under fire from Sig's SG 550.
Aiming the G3A3 at Sig.

M14

Ichiroku's elder sister Ichiyon (Japanese for One Four) is based off the M14. She first appears in "Grip and Hold!"

M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A snapshot of Ichiyon from the ending sequence. Stock looks like it's been cut off.
Ichiyon blind firing her M14 under full auto mode.
Ichiyon firing her M14 alongside Fal.
Ichiyon in the stairway with Fal while confronting Funco.
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Ichiyon using her M14 against Ichiroku by blind firing the rifle.
Ichiyon being taught by Jiisuri how to use her M14 better.
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Sniping at Ichiroku.
Ichiyon in the title card of episode 2 with Jiisuri and Fal.

EM-2


XL64E5

XL64E5 - 4.85x49mm

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