History Manga / Upotte

The franchise consists of the manga (Regular and the Nano spin-off) with an [=ONA=] (Original Net Adaptation) and OVA so far. Received a simulcast on Crunchyroll. The animated series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on March 18th, 2014. ([[http://www.theanimenetwork.com/20140131662/kiss-kiss-bang-bang-upotte-english-dub-will-blow-you-away The Anime Network]] is streaming the English dub.)

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: When the girl guns from the "East" show up in episode 9, they mention not killing the girls outright, since "Western" guns tend to help out their wounded, unlike them.

* WhamEpisode: Chapter 67 reveals that [[spoiler: Genkoku was indeed rescued, but Fal was destroyed in the battle and another Fal enrolls at the school in her place, which does not help much as she has no memories from the previous one at all]].

A {{slice of life}} show following the lives of Funco and her friends Eru, Ichiroku, and Shigu. At Seishou Academy, the four girls aim to do their best and shoot for their goals. [[{{Literal Metaphor}} Literally]]. With live ammo.

...Yeah. The students at Seishou Academy are all {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of various military firearms, and the show features {{slice of life}} antics alongside [[{{Shown Their Work}} information about the weapons depicted]].

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Most of the characters in the school are guns. [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep "Sensei"]] is the one exception.

* WhamChapter: Chapter 67 reveals that [[spoiler: Genkoku was indeed rescued, but Fal was destroyed in the battle and another Fal enrolls at the school in her place, which does not help much as she has no memories from the previous one at all]].

* MoodSwinger: Agu switches from a shy assault rifle to an overbearing squad automatic weapon with a change of barrel/hairstyle.

* UsefulNotes/ColdWar: Much of the series' premise, especially the rivalry between Akagane and Seishou, is grounded in it. The series also promotes some really weird Western cliches of the time, like Easterners not helping their wounded (which is said by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak-74 Nanayon]] of all people).

* WilliamTelling: A variation of this occurs in episode 9. Sig annoys HK by calling her Chuusuri-chan, and Chuusuri shoots the cover on the book Sig was reading on the beach named ''[[Myth/WilliamTell Wilhelm Tell]]'', which featured an arrow piercing an apple on the cover. After getting it shot, Sig holds the book up, and points out that it's a library book, and Chuusuri gets a scolding from one of the teachers.

* WhoIsThisGuyAgain: When Sensei sees Fujiko-sensei (the high school teacher) without her eyepatch and hair tied back, he's utterly confused as who she is at first.

** When the girls visit Enoshima, FNC notices (and is confused by) a shop selling TariTari goods.

* ColdWar: Much of the series' premise, especially the rivalry between Akagane and Seishou, is grounded in it. The series also promotes some really weird Western cliches of the time, like Easterners not helping their wounded (which is said by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak-74 Nanayon]] of all people).

* TheUnreveal: Sako tells Sig the Japanese teacher's name between Chapters 56 and 57, but it was obscured from the readers.

* Whamline: In Chapter 60

* WilliamTelling: A variation of this occurs in episode 9. Sig annoys HK by calling her Chuusuri-chan, and Chuusuri shoots the cover on the book Sig was reading on the beach named [[WilliamTell Wilhelm Tell]], which featured an arrow piercing an apple on the cover. After getting it shot, Sig holds the book up, and points out that it's a library book, and Chuusuri gets a scolding from one of the teachers.

** The show does explain how the British military were eventually armed with the [=L85A2=]. Alongside the problems they encountered such as the frequent jamming, their issued magazines falling from the rifle and parts breaking down before the [=L85=] has been modified to the A1 and A2 standards. Poor L-chan never got the modifications, though.

* [[spoiler:GoodGunsBadGuns]]: [[spoiler:Seishou Academy students are from Western ([[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks M16A4]], [[BritsWithBattleships L85A1]], FN firearms, [[UsefulNotes/SwissWithArmyKnives SIG SG550]], [[UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht H&K firearms]]) nations or Western-aligned ([[UsefulNotes/TheOtherChineseArmy T91]], [[UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce Type 64]], [[UsefulNotes/SingaporeansWithStealthFrigates SAR-21, SR-88]]) nations, while Akaganekou students are Warsaw Pact weapons ([[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets AK-74, Dragunov SVD, Saiga 12K]], [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport Type 86S]]). Firearms that are from Western-aligned nations, but are based off Warsaw Pact designs, have questionable morality ([[UsefulNotes/IsraelisWithInfraredMissiles IMI Galil]], [[UsefulNotes/FinnsWithFearsomeForests Sako 95]]).]]

* HairDecorations: Ichiroku has the most obvious one, with a circular orange slice. Sig also has some purple hair clips, and in episode 7, they vaguely resemble cat ears.

** Thompson sensei uses this in a fight against Aug. Aug kicks Thompson's gun, held in her right hand, which causes it to swing upwards, deflecting her aim. Next instance, said gun disappears from her right hand and Thompson pulls out another in her left hand, followed by BoomHeadshot at point blank.

** [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/45/6 M16]] mentions [[VideoGame/DeadRising "being surrounded by a pack of zombies, confined in a mall with lots of guns"]] and directly references the [[tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Tremors Graboids]].

** [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/45/6 M16]] mentions [[VideoGame/DeadRising "being surrounded by a pack of zombies, confined in a mall with lots of guns"]] and directly references the [[Film/Tremors Graboids]].

** [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/45/6 M16]] mentions [[VideoGame/DeadRising "being surrounded by a pack of zombies, confined in a mall with lots of guns"]].

* ShoutOut: Jatimatic's appearance is based on {{Film/Cobra}}'s Marion Cobretti.

* BrickJoke: During the [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/44/5 start of Chapter 44]], Sig throws away a box of chocolates outside Fara's dorm room. During the end of [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/44/16 Chapter 44]], Fara is seen eating that box of chocolates.

* ChekhovsGun: During the [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/44/5 start of Chapter 44]], Sig throws away a box of chocolates outside Fara's dorm room. During the end of [[http://www.mangareader.net/upotte/44/16 Chapter 44]], Fara is seen eating that box of chocolates.