Otaku Review Salutes… Babes with Bullets
February 11th, 2010 | 
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So back in November I came up with an idea for a monthly salute and then quickly realized that perhaps I could have prepared it a little better. So after some re-tooling, Otaku Review Salutes is back and better! If you missed the first feature, the point here is that we all love anime but sometimes we need to stop (or momentarily pause on our way to the next thing in our Google readers, rss feeds, etc) and smell the… um, themed image galleries of characters that we’ve enjoyed. Hm, maybe I should start thinking these introductions though a bit more carefully.
After my review of El Cazador, the theme for this month was an easy pick. So without further delay, Otaku Review salutes… Babes with Bullets!
Madlax: At least one Bee Train girl was a given to be on this list and for my money, Madlax is THE Bee Train poster girl. Capable of killing you in fatigues, a cocktail dress or nothing at all; Madlax could wipe the floor with Nadie, Ein or Michelle!
Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier): So Grenadier isn’t exactly a masterpiece of animation but I can’t think of another character that has a better one motion reload sequence! They don’t call her the ‘Smiling Senshi’ for nothing.
Yoko Littner (Gurren Lagann): Every list needs an easy pick but in this case it’s more obvious than easy: Yoko! I didn’t love Gurren Lagann but it’s hard to think of a girl who can handle a rifle better than her. Though in my mind the eternal question will always be ‘She lives freakin underground so why does she only wear a bikini and hot pants?’
Rosette Christopher (Chrno Crusade): So she doesn’t shoot bullets but how can any list like this be complete without at least one demon killing nun? It can’t and I’m glad that we’ve come to agreement here.
12 Sisters (Coyote Ragtime Show): So this is my grey area entry for this list since technically only a few of the sisters actually carry guns (and my personal favorite is actually July who can slice you in half without even messing up her hair) but come on… it’s 12 android, gothic loli assassins! Are you really going to deny them this? Didn’t think so.
No honorable mentions this month but who do you think should have been included on the list? Who are your favorite girls with guns? What little slice of anime would you like to see Otaku Review salute in the future? Share your favorites in the comments!
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As a classic choice I would pick “Lunch” from Dragon Ball. It’s always fun to see her change from smooth-mode into rage-mode. http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=character&charid=8113
“Phantom:Requiem of the Phantom”. I haven’t seen this anime yet, but I played the visual novel it was based upon. Not one, but two highly skilled near-loli female assassins. “Ein” http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=character&charid=3880
and “Drei” http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=character&charid=11489
Faye Valentine is also pretty badass and I don’t think she needs an introduction. http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=character&charid=400
As an honorable mention I would like to salute all the gun wielding Maids from all those bishoujo-romance-harem-comedy-animes. They always add a lot of fun and weapon action.
Nice theme this time, too! As for future salutes…. Hero/Heroine Sidekicks? (Little animals/robots/etc.)
Maniacally laughing Women who point their pinky finger to their Mouth?
@n!tro: heh I really should have thought of Faye Valentine, nice pick!
Hmm, A salute to sidekicks? I think that can be arranged ^_^