Full Metal Panic!

Full Metal Panic! (Japanese: フルメタル・パニック!, Hepburn: Furumetaru Panikku!, often abbreviated to FMP!) is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shikidouji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a hot-headed Japanese high school girl.

Full Metal Panic!
Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Kaname Chidori (foreground) and Sousuke Sagara (background)
フルメタル・パニック!
(Furumetaru Panikku!)
Genre
  • Action
  • Mecha
  • Military
Light novel
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byShikidouji
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
MagazineDragon Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 18, 1998August 20, 2011
Volumes23
Further information
Manga
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byRetsu Tateo
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Dragon (former)
Monthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 2000April 2005
Volumes9
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Overload!
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byTomohiro Nagai
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: ADV Manga
ImprintKadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.
MagazineMonthly Dragon Junior
DemographicSeinen
Original run20002003
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byKoichi Chigira
Produced byShigeaki Tomioka
Tsuneo Takechi
Masafumi Fukui
Toshihito Suzuki
Written byFumihiko Shimo
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioGonzo
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkWOWOW
English network
Original run January 8, 2002 June 18, 2002
Episodes24
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Surplus
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byTomohiro Nagai
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.
DemographicSeinen
PublishedJuly 1, 2003
Volumes1
Anime television series
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
Directed byYasuhiro Takemoto
Produced byTakatoshi Hamano
Shigeaki Tomioka
Tsuneo Takechi
Toshio Hatanaka
Written byShoji Gatoh
Fumihiko Shimo
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll
  • UK: Anime Limited
Original networkFuji TV
English network
Original run August 25, 2003 November 18, 2003
Episodes12
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Comic Mission
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byRetsu Tateo
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 30, 2003August 29, 2006
Volumes7
Anime television series
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
Directed byYasuhiro Takemoto
Produced byHiroyuki Kitaura
Tomoko Suzuki
Satoshi Matsui
Tsuneo Takechi
Written byShoji Gatoh
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkWOWOW
English network
  • UK: Vice on TV
Original run July 13, 2005 October 19, 2005
Episodes13
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Sigma
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byHiroshi Ueda
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintDragon Comics Age
MagazineMonthly Dragon Age
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 9, 2005September 9, 2013
Volumes19
Original video animation
A Relatively Leisurely Day in the Life of a Fleet Captain
Directed byYasuhiro Takemoto
Produced byTomoko Suzuki
Tsuneo Takechi
Written byShoji Gatoh
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll
  • UK: Anime Limited
ReleasedMay 26, 2006
Runtime29 minutes
Light novel
Full Metal Panic! Another
Written byNaoto Ōguro
Illustrated byShikidouji
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
MagazineDragon Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 20, 2011February 20, 2016
Volumes13
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Another
Written byNaoto Ōguro
Illustrated byYō Taichi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Comics Ace
MagazineNewtype Ace (2011–2013)
Kadokawa Niconico Ace
(2013–2014)'
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 8, 20112014
Volumes6
Manga
Full Metal Panic! 0 —ZERO—
Written byShoji Gatoh
Illustrated byTetsurō Kasahara
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintDragon Comics Age
MagazineMonthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original run20132015
Volumes5
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Another Sigma
Written byNaoto Ōguro
Illustrated byYō Taichi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Comics Ace
MagazineKadokawa Niconico Ace
DemographicShonen
Original run2014 (issue 156)2015 (issue 195)
Volumes2
Anime film series
Directed byKoichi Chigira
Produced byShigeaki Tomioka
Tsuneo Takechi
Masafumi Fukui
Toshihito Suzuki
Written byFumihiko Shimo
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioGonzo
Released November 25, 2017 January 20, 2018
Runtime100 minutes (each)
Films3
Anime television series
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
Directed byKatsuichi Nakayama
Written byShoji Gatoh
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioXebec
Licensed byCrunchyroll
  • UK: Anime Limited
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11
Original run April 13, 2018 July 19, 2018
Episodes12

Individual chapters are published on Monthly Dragon Magazine, followed by a paperback compilation released by Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. The novels are split between stories focusing on Sousuke's mission as a soldier of Mithril and comedic side stories centered on his life at Jindai High School.

The series has been adapted into different media; including four anime television series: Full Metal Panic! by Gonzo in 2002, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu and Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid by Kyoto Animation in 2003 and 2005 respectively. An OVA was also released in 2006; and the newest television series, Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory by Xebec, premiered in April 2018. The series also had several different manga series.

Tokyopop licensed the novels for English-language publication in North America and released parts of the series, while ADV Films licensed and dubbed the first season and the spin-off. The second season was licensed by Kadokawa Pictures USA with ADV Films producing the dub yet again. Mandalay Pictures acquired the film rights to the series in 2009. At Anime USA 2009, Funimation announced that it had acquired the rights to the first and second series of Full Metal Panic! and both were re-released and remastered on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010. The series began airing in North America on November 22, 2010, on the Funimation Channel. The Fumoffu series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel on November 15, 2010.

A spin-off to the light-novel series called Full Metal Panic! Another was serialized between 2011 and 2016. Another received a manga adaptation split in two series. The light novels have sold 11 million copies.

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