"Upotte!!": An anime about assault rifles as schoolgirls. Take our challenge!

[Mr Butlertron 10]

That challenge being how long can you watch it for before it breaks your brain. I watched half of the first episode, before the sight of a 12 year old school girl unloading an FNC at full-auto on her teacher crush because he looked up her skirt or something made me question every value I hold dear.

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.

Trailers:

Characters:

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

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.

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.

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.

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, but with a round like the 7.62 NATO, who needs autofire?

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.

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.

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.

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.

The thread that introduced me to it and a boatload of impressions/WTFs

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=469493

Because in Japan, everything is a sexually precocious schoolgirl. Marvel at the random minute-long crotch shots. And ponder the unfathomable: just why does M16 wear an orange slice in her hair?

[sparks50 0]

Hello Japan...

[Tonci87 163]

Dear Japan, please stop.

[VanhA-ICON 11]

World without Japan would be a dull place.

:D

Hontou ni.

[mosh 0]

lol I only watched the video "Commercial that makes you want to move to Japan"... and yes, that might be true after watching that :p

[sic-disaster 311]

That commercial didnt make me want to move to Japan at all.

She has a full-grown body perhaps but she acts like a child, just like all those anime girls. I get the very strong feeling pretty much the entire Japanese population has pedophile tendencies.

[hellfire257 3]

I feel ill.

[Robster 11]

lol I only watched the video "Commercial that makes you want to move to Japan"... and yes, that might be true after watching that :p

x2 :p

[batto 17]

That commercial didnt make me want to move to Japan at all.

Still not convinced?

[Dead3yez 0]

Wtf is going on?

[GRS 10]

It's funny because three of those are not assault rifles.

...oh yeah, and because it's totally messed up...

[Tonci87 163]

Still not convinced?

WTF is this? OK the music isn´t bad and the crowd goes wild, but seriously WTF?

Japan you have a lot to explain...

[-GR-Operative 10]

That's a vocaloid, a software that can be programmed to sing, and some holographic dancing character.

[sanctuary 19]

Looking on youtube to see what's that vocaloid software would do with some Elvis song, and found this attempt at "Jailhouse rock"

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While it's surprising what a program can do, listening to that had me wanting to honestly throw my speakers through the window. Maybe i'm some kind of philistine regarding what one consider like "good" in term of voice and music, but sorry i just couldn't find anything more to say that "horrible".

I then went to try to heal my poor ears with the original

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Argh, no ! mistake ! not that one, argggghhhhh .... my ears ... my poor ears again.

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Ahh, much better.

[mr burns 132]

Just one thing:

Make ArmA3 soundtrack with vocaloid anime singer, plox.

[-GR-Operative 10]

Make ARMA3 voice commands with that technology please, just use some believable adult western male voice and I'm sold.

[4 IN 1 0]

I know this animation exist, and are trying my best to avoid it as much as possible, now you ruin my affort:mad:

[batto 17]

Operative;2132302']some holographic dancing character.

Ehm' date=' nope. She's Hatsune Miku and she's pop star!

Japan you have a lot to explain...

We talked about it with friend and we came to conclusion that it's not that weird but rather natural. Miku doesn't take drugs, doesn't come late to concerts, is never tired, doesn't want money... Sure it'll probably never replace classic music but I can see it replacing shitty-pop-music-made-just-to-keep-money-flowing anytime (think Britney Spears... but not Lady Gaga!). Dj Tiesto does pure electronic music and has thousands of people on his concerts and they're doing exactly same things as crowd on Miku concert. Since he has a lot of concerts in Germany you could also say "Germany you have a lot to explain...".

EDIT: But yeah, Japan is sometimes really funny :D

Edited April 9, 2012 by batto

[celery 8]

Vocaloids may not be impressive versus real singing, but they have inspired creative people to spawn some amazing content:

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[Daniel 0]

Oh, Japan.

And that's enough Internet for today.

[Tonci87 163]

Ehm, nope. She's Hatsune Miku and she's pop star!

We talked about it with friend and we came to conclusion that it's not that weird but rather natural. Miku doesn't take drugs, doesn't come late to concerts, is never tired, doesn't want money... Sure it'll probably never replace classic music but I can see it replacing shitty-pop-music-made-just-to-keep-money-flowing anytime (think Britney Spears... but not Lady Gaga!). Dj Tiesto does pure electronic music and has thousands of people on his concerts and they're doing exactly same things as crowd on Miku concert. Since he has a lot of concerts in Germany you could also say "Germany you have a lot to explain...".

EDIT: But yeah, Japan is sometimes really funny :D

Who on Earth could think of a video like this without beeing on some serious drugs? o.O

Oh god, its stuck in my head now....

[sic-disaster 311]

Still not convinced?

No. That shit's so wrong, I don't even know where to begin.

[kireta21 13]

Black T-Backs included?

[paecmaker 23]

This thread and hte videos have scared me for life.

!!!WHY DID I WATCH THE VIDEOS,WHYYY!!!!!

[4 IN 1 0]

Normal people will never understand what otaku have in their mind:p