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Jun 9, 2012
Preliminary (9/10 eps)
Ok, so I've just completed watching this 10 episode ONA, in fact it is just right that this anime just be an ONA instead of a TV series, before I go on, how about short gun quiz?


1. What is the nick name of the M2 Browning machine gun?

a. Ma Deuce b. Big Bang c. Hitler's buzz-saw

2. What does "SAW" stand for?

a. Squad Automatic Weapons b.Squad Assist Weapons c. Squad Advance Weapons

3.Which unit of the German Wehrmacht that uses the FG42?

a. The Schutzstaffel b. The Panzergrenadier c. The Fallschirmjäger

3. What is the standard size of a NATO round?

a.5.57x45mm b. 5.53x46mm c. 5.56x45mm

4. Aside from Colt (Formerly Armalite) what other US Gun manufacturing company that also produces an AR-15?

a. Benelli Armi SpA b. Bushmaster Firearms International c. Smith & Wesson

5. In the movie "Scarface" Tony Montana (played by Al Pacino) gave this famous quote " Say Hello to my little friend!" Question, what is that " little friend" that Tony (Al Pacino) was referring to?

a. An M60 Light Machine-gun b. An M203 attached to an M16 c. A double barrel shotgun

Ok, now on the serious side, I may have finished this 10 episode ONA, not because I like the story, rather it is the informative side and the Moe that come with it is what kept me from dropping this ONA. So I'm gonna give the story a 'Poor" number 3, since I kinda find the gun pun too corny in fact the comedy genre only revolves around it. Also, mixing the gun pun with some firearms documentary is like mixing oil and water that doesn't seem to go well, you might say that the author is has more potential of making a documentary for the military channel or in Discovery Science than making animes.

Art: Good 7.

I really like the way the characters were drawn, I guess there is that cuteness in them or to be precise "MOE."


Sound: Good 7.

I simply like the opening and closing theme and the gun shots seems to actually match that of the guns featured in this ONA.

Characters: Poor 3.

Ok, I don't get the author's sense of humor for portraying the characters asanthropomorphised guns and I really don't dig as to why there is only one human character there who is the Japanese Teacher, well, that his role, but what does he do................is kinda sketchy, in fact he only had one major climatic role and that is to be a peace maker between the NATO Guns vs the AKMS. Oh and there are other characters that the author seems to forget to include, among them are;

-QBZ 95

-Khaybar KH2002

-Sturmgewehr 44

-FN SCAR

- And last but not least Japan's own Howa Type 89 and Type 64


Enjoyment: Good 7, Overall: Poor 3.

Ok, for me it is the trivial gun documentary and some of its fanservice that I find enjoying than the gun pun or firearm gag. Thought, some info provided are a little bit off, it is still worth watching, that is if you are the type who is not only into anime/manga dude but also into documentary watching like something from Discovery and Natgeo. But alas, the overall of this ONA is poor, not something which can be viewed by a well educated dude and it is also something were a die hard anime fan wouldn't make any heads or tails about it either... more likely he/she will be more focus on the moe that the informative side of this ONA. For me, I would personally wanna meet this ONA's author Kitsune Tennouji and say to him "Say Hello to my little friend" then bang, bang for him.

Btw, here are 2 more quizzes for you guys out there:

- The Thompson submachinegun or M1928 is also called:

a.Tommy gun b. Trench Boom c. Chicago Typewriter d. All are correct

-What is the latest variant of the M14 rifle?

a. the FL SCAR b. Heckler & Koch MP7 c. Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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