25 minSeason 4 • Episode 12
LatestLeonard and Kalinin make every effort to spirit Kaname away before Sousuke can reach her. As battle erupts between rival Amalgam factions and Mithril remnants, Sousuke and Kaname both find they have to fight against fate to hold on to hope.
Kaname Chidori’s one of the most popular girls at her high school – unfortunately, it’s her growing popularity off campus she should be worrying about. Unbeknownst to Kaname, terrorists are plotting her abduction, believing she possesses the rare and coveted abilities of “the Whispered.” That’s where Sousuke Sagara enters the picture. He’s a hotshot soldier from the clandestine counter-terrorist organization known as Mithril – and he’s going undercover at Kaname’s school to try and keep her safe. He may be an ace in the cockpit of an Arm Slave mech, but there’s no training in the world that could prepare him for the warzone of high school.
Acting
Tomokazu Seki's deadpan delivery is legendary
Practical Effects
Arm Slave designs still slap two decades later
Writing
Genre whiplash executed with surprising skill
Tomokazu Seki
Sousuke Sagara (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Kaname Chidori (voice)
Michiko Neya
Melissa Mao (voice)
Rio Natsuki
(voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kurz Weber (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Shinji Kazama (voice)
Ikue Kimura
Kyoko Tokiwa (voice)
Yukana
Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura
Cmdr. Richard Mardukas (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Full Metal Panic! helped define the 'comedic military mecha' subgenre that later series like 86 would subvert.
Gonzo's animation for season 1 was so rushed that Kyoto Animation took over for later seasons—explaining the massive visual upgrade.
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