Mecha Musume Combines Anime With Mechas
"Mecha Musume" is a term used by Western anime fans to describe anthropomorphic combinations of anime pin-ups and vehicles, although the term itself is actually a brand name used by artist Shimada Humikane to describe his collection of designs, including the animated series "Strike Witches" and his World War II set of designs, in which girls are combined with weapons like M4 Sherman tanks and ME-109 aircraft.
Mecha musume look like cute girls wearing armor inspired in its design by some kind of military hardware. Usually the body is exposed with only the limbs encased in armor, though sometimes they wear more and sometimes less "protection". The design of the armor reflects the weapon system that they are a personification of. Most common are tanks, aircraft and ships, but also anything from ICBMs to military field kitchens. Some carry weapons that also reflect the thing they represent. Mecha musume are usually based on real military systems. Fictitious designs model themselves after historical and modern military equipment.
Seriously, who couldn’t love lolis turned into military hardware. It makes them so cute.
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