OMG i got the perfect anime for you, Full Metal Panic, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, and Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, its all about comedy and has violence, and i think only one bloody scene, but its a mecha that bleeds, anyways i loved it, its reallly funny and has a little, i mean a little romance, with a few mecha fights and it has a villian that just wont die, his death scenes arent really shown, but u no about it, so i;ll just give u the wiki details
Full Metal Panic! (ãã«ã¡ã¿ã«ã»ãããã¯!, furumetaru panikku?, often abbreviated to FMP!) is a science fiction light novel series written by Shouji Gatou. The novels contain both mecha action and comedy segments. It is known outside of Japan primarily by its anime and manga adaptations. This article discusses the larger Full Metal Panic series of novels as well as the first animated adaptation.
The story has been animated in several separate occasions, following the plot of the novels in measured segments. The story is known for its mixture of its school segments focusing upon comedy and visual gags, and its longer and more serious plot arcs.
Both the novel and adaptations contain pop culture references, in-jokes, and oblique humor that is not readily obvious in its original language of Japanese. These include Monty Python, Limericks, and Puns in English. Additionally, certain character names and lines spoken are reminiscent of other famous anime series. Most recently, Full Metal Panic has been referenced in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Shouji Gatou contributed as screen writer in one of the episodes and an interview in the official fan book.
Overview
The novels are written by Shouji Gatou and illustrated by Shikidouji. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Dragon Magazine since 1998.[1] The novel is partially named as a homage to Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket and is unrelated to the later anime title Fullmetal Alchemist whose Japanese title differs significantly.
Many of the short stories published in the magazine are comedic in stark contrast to the full novels published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. The author's handling and balance between the serious character driven plot of the full plot arcs and its contrast with the caricature portrayal of the same characters in the comedy arcs is one of the most lauded aspects of the series.
The main story develops its characters carefully, and is the shadow or "unusual" events of the protagonist's life. These stories feature the mercenary group Mithril, their mobile base amphibious submarine TDD-1 Tuatha de Danaan, giant humanoid powered suits called Arm Slaves, and the various missions to which Sousuke Sagara is assigned. A highlight of the series is a serious and semi-realistic view of humanoid robotic weapons on the battlefield. The Arm Slave has significant consideration in its portrayal, with explanations given for its power source, operations, maintenance and pilot user interface. The existence of such advanced weaponry and equipment is explained through Black Technology. (additional details in Arm Slave and Black Technology)
The comedic segments are the contrasting "normal life" portrayal of a high school student in Tokyo. These segments are in stark contrast to the more serious main story; explosions are symbolic and humorous, and no death results from these visual gags, while in the main story characters are heavily injured and perish when hit by a bullet. The juxtaposition of gritty realism, within the main story, and the light fantasy touch of the "real and daily life" is similar to the style used in Elfen Lied.
This has led to two discrete series of books within the narrative: the collected short stories, and the full novels. As of June 2006, there have been eight novels and nine short story collections published. There is also a significant number of short stories that have not yet been published in a collection, making the stories difficult to find outside back issues of the magazine. The main storyline is still continuing, with the newest chapter entitled 'Come Together & Make My Day', being serialized monthly in Dragon Magazine.
[edit] Adaptations
See also: list of Full Metal Panic! media
The series is notable for its success in the “media mix” presentation across multiple mediums. Unlike many other multimedia attempts, It has garnered reasonable success in each medium leading to sequels over a surprisingly long span of time.
The story has also been adapted into a manga in several discrete occasions. The first series was serialized in Newtype by Retsu Tateo, titled “Full Metal Panic”. This is collected in nine volumes, published by Kadokawa Comics. [1]. Much like the novel series, a parallel series was written by the same Retsu Tateo, titled “Full Metal Panic!: Comic Mission”. As of June 2006, there are five volumes published. A third and most recent manga adaptation is “Full Metal Panic!Σ (sigma)”, written by Hiroshi Ueda. As of June 2006, there are 3 volumes published.
The anime series originally aired in 2002, produced by GONZO Digimation. The series was licensed for North American release in 2003 by ADV Films, and the manga released by ADV Manga. The first three of the novels form the basis for the Full Metal Panic! anime.
A side-story, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, also known as FMP? Fumoffu was broadcast in 2003. It focuses almost entirely on the high school life of Sagara and Chidori, highlighted in the short story collections. The series was a departure from the serious tone set in the first anime adaptation, with its slapstick humor and comedy focus.
A spinoff manga was released by ADV Manga in June 2005 titled Full Metal Panic!: Overload! The plot involves Sousuke losing his memory, and is not considered canon. It has little, if any, relation to the main storylines. The series focuses on slapstick humor, overly cute characters, randomness, and proclaims to have "More laughs! More Explosions! More Panic!"
A third anime adaptation continued with Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid, now produced by Kyoto Animation in July 2005. It is the proper sequel to the first adaptation, following the events of the two "Full Metal Panic! End of Day By Day" novels.
The fourth and most recent anime adaptation as of June 2006 is based upon the short story æ¦éé·ã®ããã¨ãããªä¸æ¥ (The Battlegroup Commander's Sort of Boring Day). This The Second Raid OVA was released on May 26, 2006. As the title suggests, it features the Commander of the TDD-1 Tuatha de Danaan, Teletha Testarossa, affectionately known as Tessa. This OVA follows a day in the life of Tessa while she re-traces her steps to find an "item" she had misplaced the night before, with stops along the way showing you another side to a few of the main characters featured in the series. [2]
kinda long, but it explains it kinda well.
just in case u didnt read it, full metal panic is about a soldier sent to a high school to protect a girl, and hes a total soldier, hes been one his whole life and is 16ish, i think, anyways so he acts all milityay like at school which causes lots of hysterical moments,.