Key facts
- Genre
- Action Mecha Military
- 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
- Original run
- September 18, 1998 – August 20, 2011
- Volumes
- 23 ( List of volumes )
- Directed by
- Koichi Chigira
- Produced by
- Shigeaki Tomioka, Tsuneo Takechi, Masafumi Fukui, Toshihito Suzuki
- Music by
- Toshihiko Sahashi
- Studio
- Gonzo
- Licensed by
- Crunchyroll UK : Anime Limited
- Original network
- WOWOW
- English network
- NA : Anime Network UK : Vice on TV US : Funimation Channel , KTEH
- Episodes
- 24 ( List of episodes )
- Published
- July 1, 2003
via Wikipedia infobox
~23 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Full Metal Panic!” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.