Full Metal Panic!

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[1] Mecha[1] Military[1]
Light novel
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Shikidouji
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop (former) J-Novel Club
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Magazine	Dragon Magazine
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 18, 1998 – August 20, 2011
Volumes	23 (List of volumes)
Further information Manga Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Retsu Tateo Published by Fujimi Shobo English publisher NA: ADV Manga Magazine Monthly Comic Dragon (former) Monthly Dragon Age Demographic Shōnen Original run February 2000 – April 2005 Volumes 9 (List of volumes) Manga Full Metal Panic! Overload! Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Tomohiro Nagai Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: ADV Manga Imprint Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr. Magazine Monthly Dragon Junior Demographic Seinen Original run 2000 – 2003 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Anime television series Directed by Koichi Chigira Produced by Shigeaki Tomioka Tsuneo Takechi Masafumi Fukui Toshihito Suzuki Written by Fumihiko Shimo Music by Toshihiko Sahashi Studio Gonzo Licensed by Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited Original network WOWOW English network NA: Anime Network PH: GMA Network, Hero UK: Vice on TV US: Funimation Channel, KTEH Original run January 8, 2002 – June 18, 2002 Episodes 24 (List of episodes) Manga Full Metal Panic! Surplus Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Tomohiro Nagai Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr. Demographic Seinen Published July 1, 2003 Volumes 1 (List of volumes) Anime television series Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto Produced by Takatoshi Hamano Shigeaki Tomioka Tsuneo Takechi Toshio Hatanaka Written by Shoji Gatoh Fumihiko Shimo Music by Toshihiko Sahashi Studio Kyoto Animation Licensed by Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited Original network Fuji TV English network NA: Anime Network, Funimation Channel Original run August 25, 2003 – November 18, 2003 Episodes 12 (List of episodes) Manga Full Metal Panic! Comic Mission Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Retsu Tateo Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr. Demographic Seinen Original run October 30, 2003 – August 29, 2006 Volumes 7 (List of volumes) Anime television series Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto Produced by Hiroyuki Kitaura Tomoko Suzuki Satoshi Matsui Tsuneo Takechi Written by Shoji Gatoh Music by Toshihiko Sahashi Studio Kyoto Animation Licensed by Crunchyroll SG: Odex UK: Anime Limited Original network WOWOW English network UK: Vice on TV Original run July 13, 2005 – October 19, 2005 Episodes 13 (List of episodes) Manga Full Metal Panic! Sigma Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Hiroshi Ueda Published by Fujimi Shobo English publisher SG: Chuang Yi Imprint Dragon Comics Age Magazine Monthly Dragon Age Demographic Seinen Original run April 9, 2005 – September 9, 2013 Volumes 19 (List of volumes) Original video animation A Relatively Leisurely Day in the Life of a Fleet Captain Directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto Produced by Tomoko Suzuki Tsuneo Takechi Written by Shoji Gatoh Music by Toshihiko Sahashi Studio Kyoto Animation Licensed by Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited Released May 26, 2006 Runtime 29 minutes Light novel Full Metal Panic! Another Written by Naoto Ōguro Illustrated by Shikidouji Published by Fujimi Shobo Imprint Fujimi Fantasia Bunko Magazine Dragon Magazine Demographic Male Original run August 20, 2011 – February 20, 2016 Volumes 13 (List of volumes) Manga Full Metal Panic! Another Written by Naoto Ōguro Illustrated by Yō Taichi Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Comics Ace Magazine Newtype Ace (2011–2013) Kadokawa Niconico Ace (2013–2014) Demographic Shōnen Original run October 8, 2011 – 2014 Volumes 6 (List of volumes) Manga Full Metal Panic! 0 —ZERO— Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Tetsurō Kasahara Published by Fujimi Shobo Imprint Dragon Comics Age Magazine Monthly Dragon Age Demographic Shōnen Original run 2013 – 2015 Volumes 5 (List of volumes) Manga Full Metal Panic! Another Sigma Written by Naoto Ōguro Illustrated by Yō Taichi Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Comics Ace Magazine Kadokawa Niconico Ace Demographic Shonen Original run 2014 (issue 156) – 2015 (issue 195) Volumes 2 (List of volumes) Anime film series Directed by Koichi Chigira Produced by Shigeaki Tomioka Tsuneo Takechi Masafumi Fukui Toshihito Suzuki Written by Fumihiko Shimo Music by Toshihiko Sahashi Studio Gonzo Released November 25, 2017 – January 20, 2018 Runtime 100 minutes (each) Films 3 Anime television series Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory Directed by Katsuichi Nakayama Written by Shoji Gatoh Music by Toshihiko Sahashi Studio Xebec Licensed by Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited Original network AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11 Original run April 13, 2018 – July 19, 2018 Episodes 12 (List of episodes) Light novel Full Metal Panic! Family Written by Shoji Gatoh Illustrated by Shikidouji Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Fujimi Fantasia Bunko Demographic Male Original run January 19, 2024 – present Volumes 1

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 born with strange abilities that attracts the attention of various antagonistic groups.

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^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4][5] The series began airing in North America on November 22, 2010, on the Funimation Channel.^[6] The Fumoffu series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel on November 15, 2010.^[7]

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.^[8]