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Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu

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Alternate Titles: None

Original Japanese Release Date: 2003

Episode Length/Run-time: 12 ( 24 mins ea. )

Summary:

Kaname Chidori is back with her war-loving classmate Sousuke Sagara as they encounter more adventures both in and out of school. However, when Kaname gets into some big trouble, Sousuke takes on the role of the gun-toting, butt-kicking mascot Bonta-kun. All the while still struggling to fit into normal highschool life, he now has to protect his superior officer Teletha Testaross, who decided to take a vacation from MITHRIL and become one of their classmates for a few weeks.

Review:

In this rendition of Full Metal Panic, Fumoffu focuses solely on the school life that Sousuke and Kaname must face. This was touched on lightly in the original series. In Fumoffu, each episode is an individual story, with funny antics like Sousuke blowing up all the lockers because he thought something was inside. Seeing as there is no terrible evil threatening the world, Fumoffu focuses on the relationship between Sousuke and Kaname. Also, since it focuses on the school life, the other minor characters in the original show get more attention, like Kyoko and Mizuki.

Fumoffu functions very well independently of the original series, as there are little to no references back to it. You can watch this show by itself, with a small understanding of the characters relationships and their background story. Art hasnt deteriorated much, and the series tries to focus on the lighter side. And much to some peoples dismay, the girls appear to have gotten more proportioned (if you know what I mean). There is no mecha in this anime, so mecha fans will be disappointed. Fear not though, there is still plenty of explosions, gunshots, and action to feed your need.

I still give it a thumbs up because the relationship between Sousuke and Kaname remains intact, and the series stays pretty true to the original, minus the mechas. Lots of action, and the animation is still great.

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Full Metal Panic

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Alternate Titles: None

Original Japanese Release Date: 2002

Episode Length/Run-time: 24 ( 23 mins ea. )

Summary:

Sousuke Sagara, a 17 year old military specialist that works for a secret organization called MITHRIL, has been directed to protect Kaname Chidori (the latest “whispered” candidate). In order to do this, he will have to deal with enemies from his past and also with perverts as well. However, this isnt the toughest part of his mission; fitting into normal high school life is, due to being raised on the battlefield.

Review:

This anime is characterized by gorgeous animation, well written characters, lots of exciting action, and unique mecha designs, as well as a comparable amount of comedy and adventure. These things alone make it stand tall above many other mecha animes.

Studio Gonzo does a great job at creating stunning backgrounds and incorporating CG graphics flawlessly into the artwork. When you combine that with excellent music and sound effects, you have one hell of an anime experience.

The characters of Full Metal Panic are also key to this being a great anime. Each having their own personalities and contributions, they all add something special to the show. They even have their own facial expressions! The relationship between them are realistic enough to not seem old and redundant, and make the show a bit more interesting to watch as well.

This anime puts up its fair share of explosions, huge guns, crazy looking robots, and warfare, all of which are done very well. One great thing about this anime is that it also incorporates modern day machines of war, such as helicopters, ships, and even cars, and some serious detail is put into all of them.

If your a fan of action, Full Metal Panic will not disappoint you.

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