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''Full Metal Panic!'' originally debuted as a series of [[Light Novels]] in Japan, books with interspersed illustrations. The series proved so popular that it was adapted first as a serialized manga in ''Newtype'' magazine, and later as an anime by Gonzo Animation. Two more series, ''Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu'', and ''Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' were made by Kyoto Animation. While the original and ''Second Raid'' are both more serious action stories, ''Fumoffu'' is much [[Lighter and Softer]], in that it focuses on Sōsuke's misadventures in school.
Despite the multiple formats, ''FMP!'' has actually managed to remain rather consistent between the novels themselves and the media that adapt them, with only minor changes. The twelfth novel (which is set to be the last full-length volume, though more short stories have not been ruled out) was released recently,{{when}} while the anime itself has adapted the storyline of the first five. There was brief talk of a live-action movie adaptation in 2009, but that died down quickly and no more is expected to come of it.
However, there is now{{when}} a new gaiden novel coming, set some years after the events of the last book, starring a bonafide [[Likes Older Women|cake eater]], a new machine,
'''The principal cast includes:'''
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* Kaname, a [[Tsundere]] whose status as one of the mysterious Whispered is the driving force of the original plot.
* Tessa, young captain of Mithril's aquatic base of operations, the ''Tuatha De Danaan'', and the other corner of the [[Love Triangle]] with Kaname and Sōsuke.
* Melissa Mao, Sōsuke's [[
* Kurz Weber, [[Handsome Lech]] and [[Friendly Sniper|crack shot with a sniper rifle]].
* Andrei Kalinin, tactical officer for the TDD and the closest thing Sōsuke has to a [[Cool Old Guy|father figure]].
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Intelligent and with a definite look at putting [[Real Robot|realism]] into [[Humongous Mecha]], ''FMP!'' nonetheless is also charming, funny, and at times, touching. Certainly worth a look by most anime fans.
[[Full Metal|Should not be confused with]] ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' or even ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' - no matter what Sōsuke thinks. ''Definitely'' should not be confused with ''[[Strawberry Panic!
Feel free to check out and contribute to the [[Full Metal Panic!/Characters|Character Sheet]].
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** [[Hilarity Ensues]] when the two meet in ''[[Super Robot Wars W]]'', which results in Sōsuke taking Heero on as a [[Sempai-Kohai|Sempai]] in order to try and become less awkward in non-combat situations.
** [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Admiral Jerry Borda]], according to [[Word of God]], is an expy of former US Navy Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jerome Boorda.
** Majeed, the [[
* [[Extended Disarming]] - See [[Hammerspace]] below.
* [[Everybody's Dead, Dave]]: {{spoiler|The end of the Rising Wind in the Homeland arc.}}
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