When Sentai Filmworks announced the upcoming release of Upotte!! on DVD and Blu-ray, there was a lot of surprise in that it was getting a bilingual release. But there was also some sadness in that with the 250 minute runtime that it meant we were getting only the TV series proper and not the manga bundled episode, which was essentially the TV-bonus episode. But as more of the solicitation information hit retailers, we’ve seen and gotten confirmation that the release will indeed contain that extra episode and have a formal runtime of 275 minutes.
The extras for the release remain the same in getting the clean opening and closing sequences only when it lands on March 18th, 2014.
Plot concept: Kiss kiss, bang bang! The arms race takes on a startling new development when the arms come with heads, legs and very feminine bodies attached! Yes, at Seishou Academy every girl is literally a lethal weapon, and they’re all gunning for the top shot at getting their own personal serviceman! Needless to say, it’s going to be difficult for newly recruited human instructor Genkoku to adjust to working with a living arsenal of high caliber cuties with tricky names like FNC (Funko,) M 16A4 (Ichiroku,) L85A1 (Eru,) and SG 550 (Shigu,). Especially since many have hair triggers and there’s no bulletproof vest that can stop a really determined co-ed! He’ll have to rewrite the operator’s manual on student/teacher relationships, and pray that his job description won’t include having to field strip and reassemble one of his cadets in the dark. But unfortunately (for him,) FNC’s already thinking about becoming HIS personal weapon, and she usually gets what she aims for! Get ready for explosive situations, amour piercing rounds, cheap shots galore and one VERY shell-shocked homeroom instructor in UPOTTE!
[Source: Sentai Filmworks licenses UPOTTE!]