Mithril (Full Metal Panic!)

Full Metal Panic!
Cover of the first light novel
フルメタル·パニック! (Furumetaru Panikku!)
Genre	Action, Comedy-Drama, Romance, Mecha, Military science fiction
Light novel
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Shiki Dōji
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Magazine	Dragon Magazine
Original run	September 18, 1998 – August 20, 2011
Volumes	23 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Retsu Tateo
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	NA ADV Manga
Demographic	Shōnen
Imprint	Dragon Comics Age
Magazine	Monthly Comic Dragon
Original run	August 30, 2000 – July 1, 2005
Volumes	9 (List of volumes)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Overload!
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Tomohiro Nagai
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA ADV Manga
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Junior
Original run	January 30, 2001 – April 1, 2003
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Koichi Chigira
Produced by	Shigeaki Tomioka Tsuneo Takechi Masafumi Fukui Toshihito Suzuki
Written by	Fumihiko Shimo Koichi Chigira Shoji Gatoh
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Gonzo
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Anime Limited
Original network	WOWOW
English network	NA Anime Network PH GMA Network, Hero US Funimation Channel, KTEH
Original run	January 8, 2002 – June 18, 2002
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Surplus
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Tomohiro Nagai
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.
Published	July 1, 2003
Anime television series
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (2003)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Comic Mission
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Retsu Tateo
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.
Original run	November 1, 2003 – September 1, 2006
Volumes	7 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
Directed by	Yasuhiro Takemoto
Produced by	Hiroyuki Kitaura Tomoko Suzuki Satoshi Matsui Tsuneo Takechi
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation SG Odex UK Anime Limited
Original network	WOWOW
Original run	July 13, 2005 – October 19, 2005
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Sigma
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Hiroshi Ueda
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	SG Chuang Yi
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Dragon Comics Age
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	August 1, 2005 – September 20, 2013
Volumes	19 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
Directed by	Yasuhiro Takemoto
Produced by	Tomoko Suzuki Tsuneo Takechi
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Anime Limited
Released	May 26, 2006
Runtime	29 minutes
Light novel
Full Metal Panic! Another
Written by	Naoto Ōguro
Illustrated by	Shiki Dōji
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Magazine	Dragon Magazine
Original run	August 20, 2011 – February 20, 2016
Volumes	13 (List of volumes)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Another
Written by	Naoto Ōguro
Illustrated by	Yō Taichi
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shonen
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics Ace
Magazine	Newtype Ace
Original run	March 26, 2012 – August 26, 2014
Volumes	6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! 0 ―ZERO―
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Illustrated by	Tetsurō Kasahara
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Shonen
Imprint	Dragon Comics Age
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	September 20, 2013 – present
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Full Metal Panic! Another Sigma
Written by	Naoto Ōguro
Illustrated by	Yō Taichi
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shonen
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics Ace
Magazine	Kadokawa Niconico Ace
Original run	February 26, 2015 – present
Volumes	2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
Directed by	Katsuichi Nakayama
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Studio	Xebec
Original run	April 2018 – scheduled

Full Metal Panic! (フルメタル·パニック!, Furumetaru Panikku!, often abbreviated to FMP!) is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. 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.

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.

The series has been adapted into different media; including three anime television series: Full Metal Panic! by Gonzo in 2002, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu and Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid by Kyoto Animation in 2003 and 2005 respectively. An OVA was also released in 2006; and five different manga series.

Tokyopop licensed the novels for English-language publication in North America and released parts of the series, while ADV Films licensed and dubbed the first season and the spin-off. The second season was licensed by Kadokawa Pictures USA with ADV Films producing the dub yet again. Mandalay Pictures acquired the film rights to the series in 2009. At Anime USA 2009, Funimation announced that it had acquired the rights to the first and second series of Full Metal Panic! and both were re-released and remastered on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010. The series began airing in North America on November 22, 2010, on the FUNimation Channel. The Fumoffu series made its North American television debut on the FUNimation Channel on November 15, 2010. A spin-off to the light-novel series, called Full Metal Panic! Another, has begun in 2011 and ended in 2016. It received a manga adaptation split in two series the second of which is still being published.