"Full Metal Panic!" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Kôichi Chigira

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 January 2002 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi | Animation

Tagline:

A second coming of panic!

Plot Keywords:

Anti Terrorist Squad | Mecha | Piloted Giant Robot | Based On Graphic Novel | Real Robot

Cast

Jason Douglas

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Series Directed by
Kôichi Chigira		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Gatô Shôji		(24 episodes)

Series Produced by
John Ledford	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Toshihiko Sahashi		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Akihiko Nishiyama	....	storyboard artist (1 episode)
Kôichi Chigira	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kyle Jones	....	adr director (24 episodes)
Cesar Inserny	....	adr recordist / dialogue editor (4 episodes)

Series Animation Department
Itsuko Takeda	....	animation director (1 episode)
Kôichi Usami	....	animation director (1 episode)
Kanetake Ebikawa	....	mechanical designer (unknown episodes)
Osamu Horiuchi	....	animation director / character designer (unknown episodes)
Toshiaki Ihara	....	mechanical designer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Mark Clark Jr.	....	production assistant (24 episodes)
Brady Hartel	....	production assistant (24 episodes)
Kôichi Chigira	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Shouji Gatou	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Kôji Itô	....	mechanical design director (unknown episodes)
Carole Pavlik	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Fumihiko Shimo	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Masayuki Takano	....	original mechanical designer (unknown episodes)

Distributors

• ADV Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes)

Quotes:

Sgt. Sagara Sousuke: [to a dating simulation that has just dumped him] Wait! If you cut off negotiations, it can only lead to war. Accept a truce, and I will listen to whatever you have to say. Let's work toward a compromise!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.8)" (2005)

completely awesome i recommend this and all other full metal panic media

one of the funniest shows ever and you have to see it to understand. This is the classic story of boy meets girl, except the boy is a child solider lacking the most basic of social skills, and the girl is for some reason targeted by many government institutions, and said boy is assigned to guard the girl. Oh and the catch is that Souske (the boy) is not allowed to let anyone discover that he is actually a bodyguard not even Chidori (the girl).

Some people complain of how Gonzo changed the storyline (they really didn't), but with the exception of episodes 15-17 all of them are actually part of the original novels, which are also very funny.

I also suggest the side story series, "Full Metal Panic Fumoffu?!" and the main story continuation "Full Metal Panic the second raid". I would also recommend the novels which are still being written and translated. You really have to see them all.