Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed Strategy Guide:
Combat Mechanics

The specific weapon you have equipped is what dictates what moveset you can use.

Weapons can be strengthened by Nana (after unlocking that option through quest progression).

The weapons that can be equipped fall into one of four types: fist, one handed, two handed, or heavy. 

• Fist-type weapons have shorter range and generally have the fastest attacks
• One handed-type weapons usually have greater range than fist-type weapons and the moves are still relatively quick
• Two handed-type weapons tend to have greater range than one handed weapons but the moves are a bit slower
• Heavy-type weapon range isn't consistent (some have shorter range, others have longer range), but they all tend to have slower moves that are harder to interrupt

During your first playthrough, it's advised to use whatever weapons are available that have the highest Attack value. However, on subsequent playthroughs, the moveset of a weapon should be the most important consideration, since you can upgrade any weapon's Attack value to 999 with enough money and resources.

The best weapon in the game in Easy mode is Izayoi Oboro. This is a two handed-type weapon you'll get from the last boss of Shizuku, Tohko, and Rin's routes. Its moveset has several rapid hit attacks capable of shredding clothing off enemies extremely quickly. However, this weapon is only overpowered in Easy mode because of how enemy is damaged regardless of what part of the enemy was attacked. In higher difficulty modes, this weapon isn't quite as effective due to it's slow lower body attacks.

If you want to play a difficulty above Easy, you should experiment with other weapon movesets, as you may find others have more effective movesets for what combat requires.

Outside of Easy mode, the things that make a weapon's moveset good is animation speed. Quite a few weapons have decent movesets with good range and attack speed, but they often have at least one attack that leaves you locked into a lengthy attack animation that makes you vulnerable to being attacked.

It's important to pick a weapon with the following characteristics:

• Fast attack speed for all attacks. Being locked into slow attack animations puts you at greater risk for being surrounded and stripped. The harder difficulties are dangerous and you'll find it easier to avoid getting your clothing stripped or destroyed if you don't stay in one place for too long. Combat is easier when you can reliably get the first strike in, which can interrupt an enemy's attacks. If you use weapons with slow attacks, you'll find enemies constantly interrupting your attacks.
• Effective moves at all three levels (low / mid / high). For example, as mentioned above, Izayoi Oboro has great mid and high level attacks, but a poor low level attack. Make sure the weapon you choose is capable of attacking quickly and effectively at all three levels.
• Effective unblockable strikes and counterattacks. In harder difficulties, unblockable strikes are particularly helpful and it's important to have weapons with good unblockable strikes at low, mid, and high. Once again, keep an eye on how quickly the moves execute and how vulnerable they leave you while executing.

I don't find range to be a crucial weapon characteristic. It's certainly helpful, but I value attack speed over range, and weapons with good range tend to have slower movesets. Again, your ability to land your strikes first will make higher difficulties much easier.

My favorite weapons for the harder difficulties are the following fist-type weapons:

• Water Pistols
• Lou Igano Gloves
• Fingerless Gloves

These weapons have fast moves at low, mid, and high. They also have effective unblockable strikes and none of their moves lock you into terribly long animations.