The Official "Full Metal Panic!" Thread

[Starwind Amada]

www.full-metal-panic.com (http://www.full-metal-panic.com)

On the surface, Kaname Chidori appears to be a normal, popular high school student. The problem is, she doesn't realize just how popular she is. Unbeknownst to her, a group of terrorists believe she possesses the special powers of "the whispered," and they're out to kidnap her. Enter Sousuke Sagara, a young, hotshot agent from the stealth anti-terrorist organization Mithril. Will he be able to protect Kaname without her finding out what's really going on? Or will he just drive her crazy as he tries to fit in as her awkward, gung-ho, war-crazed classmate?

Get ready for fully-loaded action, full-on intrigue and full-throttle fun! Because once you get into Full Metal Panic!, there's no going back!

CREDITS

CAST (English)
Sousuke Sagara - Chris Patton
Kaname Chidori - Luci Christian
Teletha Testarossa - Hilary Haag
Kurz Weber - Vic Mignogna
Melissa Mao - Allison Keith
Andrey Kalinin - Mike Kleinhenz
Gauron - Mike McRae
Kyoko Tokiwa - Monica Rial
Shinji Kazama - Greg Ayres

CAST (Japanese)
Sousuke Sagara - Tomokazu Seki
Kaname Chidori - Satsuki Yukino
Teletha Testarossa - Yukana
Kurz Weber - Shinichiro Miki
Melissa Mao - Michiko Neya
Andrey Kalinin - Akio Ootsuka
Gauron - Masahiko Tanaka
Kyoko Tokiwa - Ikue Kimura
Shinji Kazama - Mamiko Noto

STAFF
Original Story - Shouji Gatou/Original Illustration - Shikidouji/Series Composition - Fumihiko Chino, Koichi Chigira, Shouji Gatou/Character Designs - Osamu Horiuchi/Music - Toshihiko Sahashi/Sound Designer - Yota Tsuruoka/Sound Production - Rokuonsha/Art Director - Masaru Oota/Mecha Designs - Toshiaki Ihara, Kanetake Ebihara/Film Director - Susumu Fukushi (T2 Studio)/Animation Production - GONZO Digimation/Director - Koichi Chigira/Produced by MITHRIL

DVD Produced by ADV Films/Executive Producers - John Ledford, Mark Williams/Producer - Don Rush/Creative Directors - Chris Hawley, David Del Rio/Packaging and Graphics - Larry Koteff
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I own the entire series and I love it. Great story, great characters, great animation, what more could you ask for? Plus, the second series, Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu, is coming soon from ADV Films!

[Anime Freak]

There's also a third series starting in 2005 incase ya didn't know...

[Artimus Gigan]

Yeah and if we want to get technical, there's also

Full Metal-skin Panic:MADDOX: 01

[Lord Dalek]

Full Metal Jacket vs. Full Metal Skin Panic vs. Full Metal Panic vs. Fullmetal Alchemist

WHO WILL WINS? :evil:

[Artimus Gigan]

Full Metal Jacket vs. Full Metal Skin Panic vs. Full Metal Panic vs. Fullmetal Alchemist

WHO WILL WINS? :evil:Justice

[Yash]

Full Metal Jacket vs. Full Metal Skin Panic vs. Full Metal Panic vs. Fullmetal Alchemist

WHO WILL WINS? :evil:
General Fullmetal from One Piece.

[Simpler Simon]

An above average series, if somewhat uneven. It's like an equal parts mix of Love Hina, Gundam, and 80's action movies (Sagara's one-man fight in the airfield seems like it was lifted directly from Rambo or Delta Force). Also toss in a sadistic yet greasy looking villain who looks like he moonlights in a hentai flick, and you have a very odd combination. The whole thing reminds me of that movie "If Looks Could Kill" where a student is mistaken for a superspy and has to save his class, get the girl, and defeat the terrorists. Pretty much has all the elements fanboys want.

The plot threads are a little disjointed too, and I wish there was more of an overall story instead of several semi-related arcs. The Behemoth robot could've been the climax of any other series, and the Whispered stuff is talked about but never really expanded on. And the three parter where Sagara goes back to his homeland was just horribly boring and a complete waste of time.

Still if they hadn't made the first series though, they wouldn't have made Fumoffu, which is comedic gold. The focus on the sidestories from the manga let them ramp up the humour, which was forced in the original.

7/10 for FMP, 10/10 for Fumoffu.

[Starwind Amada]

The Whispered stuff is talked about but never really expanded on.

You must not have seen Episode 22: The Whispered, in which Kaname and Tessa talk about what the Whispered really are and what they can do.


And the three parter where Sagara goes back to his homeland was just horribly boring and a complete waste of time.

Unless you like character background development. Without this, we wouldn't understand Sousuke's life before he joined Mithril.

[Simpler Simon]

You must not have seen Episode 22: The Whispered, in which Kaname and Tessa talk about what the Whispered really are and what they can do.
What they can do, yeah, I was thinking more of Kaname's connection to all of it, her background, why she was chosen, etc. Her being a 'whispered' is inconsequential until the plot needs her to retake the ship.


Unless you like character background development. Without this, we wouldn't understand Sousuke's life before he joined Mithril.
It could've been condensed into a two-parter and not lost anything. I guess long, drawn-out mech fights aren't my thing :shrug: