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Full Metal Panic Anime

As of now (April 2022), there are four seasons of Full Metal Panic anime: the first season (adapts novels 1-3 and three side stories), Fumoffu (adapts several of the side stories and is entirely a comedy), The Second Raid (adapts the two Ending Day By Day novels, 4 & 5, and the OAV is a side story about Tessa), and Invisible Victory (adapts novels 7-9). Yes, they skipped Dancing Very Merry Christmas (6), but they DID make it into an audio drama!

... yes, this also means that the anime doesn't cover the entire story and ends on a cliffhanger. But there was more than a ten year gap between TSR and IV so who knows what the future holds?


24 episodes
Animated by Studio Gonzo, Adapts Fighting Boy Meets Girl, Running One Night Stand, Trembling Into The Blue, the sides stories ____, and has a three episode original arc, The Wind Blows Home.

  • Episode 01: The Guy I Kinda Like is a Sergeant "Ki ni Naru Aitsu wa Gunsō" (気になるあいつは軍曹)
  • Episode 02: I Want to Protect You "Mamotte Agetai" (守ってあげたい)
  • Episode 03: Lingerie Panic "Ranjerī Panikku" (ランジェリー·パニック)
  • Episode 04: Kidnap "Kiddo Nappu" (キッド·ナップ)
  • Episode 05: Whispered "Sasayakareshi Mono (Wisupādo)" (囁かれし者(ウィスパード))
  • Episode 06: Still Alive "STILL ALIVE"
  • Episode 07: Boy Meets Girl "Bōi Mītsu Gāru" (ボーイ·ミーツ·ガール)
  • Episode 08: Part Time Steady "Pātotaimu Sutedi" (パートタイム·ステディ)
  • Episode 09: Dangerous Safe House "Abunai Sēfu Hausu" (あぶないセーフハウス)
  • Episode 10: Run, Running, Ran "Ran Ranningu Ran" (ラン·ランニング·ラン
  • Episode 11: Behemoth Awakening "Behemosu Kakusei" (ベヘモス覚醒)
  • Episode 12: One Night Stand "Wan Naito Sutando" (ワン·ナイト·スタンド
  • Episode 13: A Cat and a Kitten's Rock & Roll "Neko to Koneko no R & R (Rokkunrōru)" (猫と子猫のR & R(ロックンロール))
  • Episode 14: Is Narashino Burning? "Narashino wa Moete iru ka?" (習志野は燃えているか?)
  • Episode 15: The Wind Blows at Home, Part 1 "Kokyō ni Mau Kaze Zenpen" (故郷に舞う風·前編)
  • Episode 16: The Wind Blows at Home, Part 2 "Kokyō ni Mau Kaze Chūhen" (故郷に舞う風·中編)
  • Episode 17: The Wind Blows at Home, Part 3 "Kokyō ni Mau Kaze Kōhen" (故郷に舞う風·後編)
  • Episode 18: Deep Sea Party "Shinkai Pāti" (深海パーティ)
  • Episode 19: Engaging Six and Seven "Engēji Shikkusu Sebun" (エンゲージ·シックス·セブン)
  • Episode 20: Venom's Flame "Venomu no Hi" (ヴェノムの火)
  • Episode 21: Deep Trap "Dīpu Torappu" (ディープ·トラップ)
  • Episode 22: Jack in the Box "Jakku in za Bokkusu" (ジャック·イン·ザ·ボックス)
  • Episode 23: Field of Giants "Kyojin no Fīrudo" (巨人のフィールド)
  • Episode 24: Into the Blue "Intu za Burū" (イントゥ·ザ·ブルー)


Twelve episodes
Animated by Kyoto Animation (it's actually their first work), it first aired in Japan from August to November 2003 (although two half episodes were released as OVAs instead of aired on TV
Adapts multiple side stories and features an anime original episode, "A Goddess Comes to Japan - Hot Spring Chapter." Later, Gatoh wrote a version of it in one of the short story collections.

  • Episode 01: "The Man From the South" "Minami Kara Kita Otoko" (南から来た男) & "A Hostage With No Compromises" "Dakyō Muyō no Hosutēji (妥協無用のホステージ)
  • Episode 02: "Hostility Passing-By" "Surechigai no Hosutiriti" (すれ違いのホスティリティ) & "A Fruitless Lunchtime" "Karamawari no Ranchitaimu" (空回りのランチタイム)
  • Episode 03: Summer Illusion of Steel "Kōtetsu no Samā Iryūjon" (鋼鉄のサマーイリュージョン)
  • Episode 04: "The Hamburger Hill of Art" "Geijutsu no Hanbāgā Hiru" (芸術のハンバーガー·ヒル) & "Single-Minded Stakeout" "Ichizu na Suteikuauto" (一途なステイクアウト)
  • Episode 05: "The Pure Yet Impure Grappler" "Jun de Fujun na Gurappurā" (純で不純なグラップラー) & "Trespassing on Good Faith" "Zen'i no Toresupasu" (善意のトレスパス)
  • Episode 06: "The Hard Sell Fetish" "Oshiuri no Fetisshu" (押し売りのフェティッシュ) & "The Patient of Darkness" "Kurayami no Peishento" (暗闇のペイシェント)
  • Episode 07: The Warcry of Excessiveness "Yari Sugi no Wōkurai" (やりすぎのウォークライ)
  • Episode 08: A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 1: The Suffering) "Megami no Rainichi (Junan Hen)" (女神の来日(受難編))
  • Episode 09: A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 2: The Hot Spring) "Megami no Rainichi (Onsen Hen)" (女神の来日(温泉編))
  • Episode 10: A Fancy Without Honor or Humanity "Jingi Naki Fanshī" (仁義なきファンシー)
  • Episode 11: Uncontrollable Bluebird "Mamanaranai Burūbādo" (ままならないブルーバード)
  • Episode 12: 5th Period Hot Spot "Go Jikan Me no Hotto Supotto" (五時間目のホット·スポット)


Thirteen episodes and one OVA
Animated by Kyoto Animation, adapts both volumes of Ending Day By Day with extra material to tie it into the first season for those who haven't read the novels. The OVA is based off a side story.

  • Episode 01: Ending Day by Day "Owaru Hibi" (終わる日々)
  • Episode 02: Scenes Underwater "Suimenka no Jōkei" (水面下の状景)
  • Episode 03: The Dungeon and The Dragon "Meikyū to Ryū" (迷宮と竜)
  • Episode 04: Daylight "Deiraito" (デイライト)
  • Episode 05: Lovely Sicilia "Uruwashiki Shichiria" (うるわしきシチリア)
  • Episode 06: Edge of Heaven "Ejji Obu Hevun" (エッジ·オブ·ヘヴン)
  • Episode 07: Left Behind "Tori no Kosarete" (とりのこされて)
  • Episode 08: Jungle Groove "Janguru Gurūbu" (ジャングル·グルーブ)
  • Episode 09: Her Problems "Kanojo no Mondai" (彼女の問題)
  • Episode 10: The Two Hong Kongs "Futatsu no Honkon" (ふたつの香港)
  • Episode 11: His Problems "Kare no Mondai" (彼の問題)
  • Episode 12: Burning Hong Kong "Moeru Honkon" (燃える香港)
  • Episode 13: Continuing Day By Day "Tsuzuku Hibi" (つづく日々)
  • OVA: A Relatively Leisurely Day in the Life of a Fleet Captain "Wari to Hima na Sentaichō no Ichinichi" (わりとヒマな戦隊長の一日)

Director's Cuts (Fighting Boy Meets Girl, Running One Night Stand, Trembing Into The Blue

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Twelve episodes excluding recaps
The initials "IV" also make up the Roman numberal 4
Animated by Studio Xebec, adapts Continuining On My Own, Burning One Man Force, and Come/Gathering Make My Day; unfortunately this means it ends on a cliffhanger.

  • Episode 01: Zero Hour
  • Episode 02: Damage Control
  • Episode 03: Big One Percent
  • Episode 04: One My Own
  • Episode 05: Welcome To The Jungle
  • Episode 06: Rotten Repose
  • Episode 07: Giant Killing
  • Episode 08: One-Man Force
  • Episode 09: The Fallen Witch
  • Episode 10: Onward, Onward
  • Episode 11: Stormy Night
  • Episode 12: Make My Day