Audience reviews
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TMC3b
Im tired of all the pretentious reviews. Something doesn’t have to be meaningful to be enjoyable. People go into shows like K-On, which is well-made anyway, and immediately dismiss them as ‘cute girls doing cute things’. You see, cute, enjoyable, and aesthetically pleasing aren’t good qualities to have because you can’t just enjoy a show, you have to taste it. Anime reviews are like equally pretentious middle aged people that think different wine tastes different.
Upotte is one of my all-time favorite anime. Not because it’s meaningful or groundbreaking, though I also enjoy shows like that; it was just really fun to watch. I enjoyed every second of the cheesy gun jokes, moe/slice of life tropes and their spin of them, epic and intense fight scenes, jokes on the character’s’ nationalities,…
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Firearms personified as cute girls who do cute things, what's not to love?
Not particularly great as an anime, and the description alone is more than enough to scare away normies, but for the hardcore firearms enthusiast who's spent too much time on /k/, it's a dream come true.
The anime is just a fraction of the manga's storyline, though it stays true to the source. The biggest difference between the anime and the manga is the art style. I'm personally not a fan of the manga's style, but it's still a fun read.
Instead of writing an in-depth review about every aspect of the show, I'd rather ask you a question: Have you seen that image of some dude sticking his dick into his garand's bolt with a /k/ patch in the background? Did you instead wonder how that'd feel instead of instantly crin…
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Continuing on with girls with guns month, Upotte is an ongoing manga that started in '09. Written by Tennouji Kitsune. In 2012, Xebec, the studio behind Bakuretsu Hunters, Bottle Fairy, Mnemosyne & Rinne no Lagrange, to name a few, released a ten episode ONA based on the manga. I have no idea what to expect from it. So let's just take a look and see how it compares to their other works. At the very least, it's probably better than Mnemosyne but that isn't saying much.
Story:
Our tale takes place in Seishou Academy, a school where all the students are guns who can wield their more literal forms. Our protagonists are FNC (nicknamed Funko,) L85A1 (Eru,) SG550 (Shigu,) & M16A4 (Ichiroku.) Things get strange for them when they get a human teacher who doesn't know much about guns or what to ex…
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An interesting, if half-baked story in which various types of military assault rifles are personified as Junior High School girls. If that doesn't make sense, then congratulations, you've just recognized the major flaw in this anime's story design.
What is nice about the overall story is the characters -- we have the core 4 girls, who have to learn to work together and rely on each other in various contests, even though as weapons, their reliability and usefulness vary depending on the environment of the battlefield. There are a number of other girls, all personified weapons, who either come to their aid or function as opposing forces. Oddly, with all its fan service and PG-rated joking about breasts, their are no male love interests in the entire series. There are a few innocent scenes b…
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It was enjoyable but there is a feeling that it is missing something but it was not good but not bad either and overall I can say that this anime is not a waste of time.
First of all, for some parts it was funny
The story was nice and I wish they could've added more to ideas to the way the guns battle each other.
Second the idea that the girls are the guns themselves but use the actual guns is nice and I liked it and with the fact that I have an interest in guns probably made me like it even more.
Third the art was on the average for me but it had cuteness which was a nice touch.
The soundtracks were nice and I think it fits the show itself
As for the story it was nice and the character development was a so-so if you may say but it is not that bad though.
And overall I can say that t…
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I watched this a few weeks ago but decided I would give my opinion on this...crap.
Story: 3/10, Alright, so the anime focuses around these girls that go to a special school because they're...guns? Yes, guns. These girls are literally guns in human form; weird. There's literally no progression except the minute bonding of the girls and their teacher, which in and of itself is completely pointless.
Art: 6/10, I've seen other reviews where people complained that the art was "bland", and I have to agree. There's nothing spectacular about the art here, unless you're into gunfire, which is alright I guess, nothing to wet your pants over though.
Sound: 7/10, *brapapapapapapapaaaaa!* gun noises and girls making semi-erotic sounds, cool.
Character: 3/10, oh my god these characters are stupid! L…
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Writing a Review for Upotte!!
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Will be writing a paragraphy by paragraph review first, scroll down lower for a broken down version (by category)
In my experience of this anime, I was really put off by the first episode, It gives you that impression that it's going to be some sort of Harem over the Japanese Teacher. Of coarse it isn't even though the synopsis on this site will lead you to think so, (The first episode made me drop the anime for two weeks). The first episode can be treated as an introduction to the characters but is not really that important, (Skipping it won't do much harm)
Upotte!! is a sort of comedic-informative anime about guns, While watching expect to laugh and learn a few things about guns, Another thing about this anime is that it is ecchi (per…
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Ok, so don't be too judgmental. This review is gonna be very bland, but here goes:
The Story-
OH WAIT, THERE WAS A STORY?
Art-
Decent, not exceptional. Well balanced art style for a generic anime
Sound-
Less QQ more Pew Pew. Character-
Though the characters are generic and mediocre, the concept of personifying the personality/trademarks of a gun has not gone noticed. Good attempt!
Overall-
Average anime. I think this anime would really appeal to anyone interested in firearms. Of course, like with any anime, not every fact stated is true, but I have to give this show credit for a fine attempt at a new concept.
6.4/10
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This is an anime about sexy guns and horrible puns. Or just stupid jokes.
If that's not what you want, move on.
The overall presentation of the anime is fairly bland. The music is average, and you've probably heard every sound clip used in this before. The art is just as average.
Unfortunately there is not much exploration of the idea that these girls are physical embodiments of guns. There wasn't enough time because the writers focused more on character development. Most episodes feature a short aside to list specifications on a certain gun, which explains personality or physical aspects of one of the girls. This is where most of the humor comes from. That, and just how ridiculous it is to have living guns in a school.
It is also unfortunate how few episodes there are because there wer…
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The girls are named after the guns. By the way, the name of the guns are similar to some guns named in Counter-Strike. I have played Counter-Strike when I was young and the players are equipped with guns which are almost similar to the guns in anime. For example, M4A1
However, the plot and character come off as generic. Nothing special about them. The sex joke for example like masturbation is just not fun at all. I really just don't know what to say. The art and animation is all right.
It is really sad that there is no character that is memorable. I was basically interested in the concept of guns in Counter-Strike which the anime has done. However, this anime is full of wasted potential.
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Man, what did I even walk into when it came to watching this anime? To be honest my friend and I were talking about anime with ridiculous plot lines and anything that would make you burst out laughing and he gestured that this anime delivered.
HEED NOTE. It's not on there, but this anime is ECCHI. Wtf, why isn't this marked as such? Anyways, continuing on.
Story (6/10):
I rated this as a 6 out of 10 because quite frankly this anime was made with two things in mind and it delivered...somewhat to that caliber. The storyline focuses on an anthropomorphized guns that are training to better themselves. It's quite a predictable story line for the most part, I wasn't surprised at all in regards to any plot twists and the rising action was suitable for the most part. But that's why it get's a 6/…
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The first episode of _Upotte!!_ skeeved me out with its weird mix of fetishism, guns, lolicon, and a universe that makes *no* sense (why do guns go to school? if the school they go to is set by the caliber, how do they ever graduate? how do they switch from person to gun, and why do they practice shooting guns if they *are* guns? and the thong thing...). The second episode, however, was much better and has persuaded me to continue. I'm always a sucker for snipers. But _Upotte!!_ continued to the end its bizarre mix of over the top fan service (who can forget the jungle scene with the masturbating girl? I could barely believe what I was watching) and occasionally decent characterization with interesting enough action; the abrupt moralizing in the last minute or three of episode 10 was a lit…
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Upotte is an anime with beautiful premises that teaches us the importance of assault rifles, nah I’m just messing with you, Upotte is an anime cliché that has appeared in several other anime that came out during 2012. As you may have known, we are currently in a sort of era of anime that has lasted for over few years now, right after famous cute comedies such as K-On and Lucky Star came out, I call this era the moe era. In my opinion, Upotte is just one of those anime that try its best to be one of those cute comedy masterpieces, only adding one different aspect that K-On and Lucky Star don’t have… assault rifles and another thing that we see oh so common in anime these days, fan service.
When I first watched Upotte, I felt as if I was transported to the last few years of my childhood wh…
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Just mentioning the mere premise of Upotte is probably going to be enough to put the vast majority of people of from watching it, unless you’re the kind of person who has gone through enough classical conditioning to be immune to what ever the minds of the people of Japan could throw up next, then you may as well try to forget Upotte’s name entirely and just leave it at that.
At a glance Upotte may just appear to be your typical clichéd Japanese school girl anime, but there’s a catch, a safety catch, the girls who appear to be your pretty standard anime school girl aren’t in fact girls at all. Their guns.
Every aspect of the characters, be it their appearance, nationality, eating habits, what they wear, their relationships with other characters, how confident they are and even how the r…
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I don't usually write reviews, but I feel like this is an absolute must. As someone that enjoys a fair amount of anime, I don't think I have ever seen a story this awful.
The characters didn't deserve to be put in such a bad plot.
The jokes for the most part are good, but the actual content of the anime, and the gimmick of the anime don't make sense. Without giving any spoilers, there are times where the characters in the anime will do things that don't make logical sense when considering what they are suppose to be. It feels like the writers had a hard time deciding what properties they wanted to give the girls/guns based on what gun their character was based on. What starts of as a very informative and interesting anime, ends up being far far worse.
Especially towards the end charact…
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Welcome to an anime about guns, girls with guns, guns with guns, girl on girl action, and guns that are girls. Yes, that’s right. This anime is about guns that are anthropomorphized into girls… which are then armed with guns. (GUNCEPTION). How does this make any sense? I have no fucking clue. However, once you get pass this ridiculous setting, you can enjoy the rest of this anime without any problem. Since logic went fuck all over the place.
If you are looking for a serious anime, then you are definitely looking in the wrong place. This anime is set in a ridiculous tone so that it “doesn’t” have to take itself seriously. It is a light hearted anime based around a bunch of innocent… guns, that go to school and have fun. *Insert* this scene http://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/boards/cgl/im…
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Upotte!! or "Shoot!!" in Japanese (I think..) is an anime with "animification out of anything and everything" in Japan at its finest. Many or all of female characters in the anime are actually guns, and they carry the characteristics of the corresponding guns. Although the anime contains lots of gun references, it explains the contents enough to understand the terms. Many gun-otaku or military-otaku who enjoys anime may enjoy this one a lot, but still it is a comedy, so even those who have little to no knowledge with guns may like it for watching cute girls with funny personalities.
Here are detailed review.
Story is a bit shallow. Many explanations and elaborations of characters' personalities and gun characteristics are the contents of this anime, so the atmosphere or the mood rarely g…
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First of all:
If you expect watching an animé with a good story, this is not for you.
The entire story in Upotte!! is as exciting as any "Cute girls doing cute things" animé.
I was gladly surprised that the story is very fitting with the theme. You don't see girls AS weapons every day, even in animé. It's a lightweight story, so everyone can watch it, and you don't need a big introduction to it. This is both a good and bad thing about this genre.
I'm giving the story a 6, as the story is not as surprising, but original nonetheless.
The art is nothing special, although I loved the characters expressions, along with the scenery. It was nicely picked, and you had an idea about the school's proportions.
The light and shading was good in my opinion, but I thought the show lacked a bit anima…
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This anime is in a lot of senses like a gun.
There are those who love them, those who see how pointless it is to make variations of crappy guns. (and the studio behind them is like a weapon manufacturer, no matter what use their product is put to they will continue spewing it as long as it turns some kind of profit)
you might say: But Bunch of wackos, this is an ONA what kind of profit could it turn.... and I say ohhh you magnificently naive reader. This anime is a 10 episodes long commercial for figures, dakimakura and gun sponsorships.
With a cool head let's dissect the little meat this gave us:
It has: Cute underage feminine figures, guns, and a hunky figure so the girls can feign some sort of humanity.
It lacks: A plot (the anime tries so hard to remind you that they are guns and…
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Moe x Guns, a wonderfully bland new combination.
For as long as humans have existed we have sought to further our knowledge and power of our weapons. From ancient times with our tools made of stone and stick we slowly progressed to projectiles. For a long period of time the battle between armor and weapon had become a tug or war. For the most part this war has been won in favor of weapons from our humble beginnings to August 6th 1945 with the first atomic bomb dropping.
A brief boring history lesson but you really learn more about guns than anything else. Upotte!! is just another one of those shows that comes along to really disappoint.
When I first saw this title as an ONA I was fairly excited, simply just because the lack of net original content is at an extreme low. In the end I felt…
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