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The light novel series Full Metal Panic! is written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shikidouji. It was serialized by Fujimi Shobo in its monthly magazine Gekkan Dragon Magazine since September 9, 1998 and published under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. Gatoh often found delays in writing of the novels, which led to delays in the publication of the series' volumes.[1] The series focuses on Sergeant Sousuke Sagara's arrival to the Jindai High School where he was assigned to protect the student Kaname Chidori while also acting as a student.
A total of twelve volumes have also been released from September 18, 1998 to August 20, 2010.[2][3] In parallel to the twelve volumes, eleven standalone light novels of the series have also been published starting on December 17, 1998. In contrast to the regular series, these light novels focus on the comedy elements from the series. In January 2010, Gatoh wrote another of these stories in celebration of Gekkan Dragon Magazine's 300th issue.[4] Another series of spin-off novels known as Full Metal Panic! Another, written by Naoto Ōguro and also illustrated by Shikidouji, was released from August 20, 2011 to February 20, 2016 consisting of thirteen volumes and is set years after the original series' ending.[5] The light novels have also been adapted into various manga,[6] as well as four anime television series for which Gatoh was also part of the staff.[7]
Tokyopop licensed the Full Metal Panic! series for North America release, publishing the first regular light novel on September 11, 2007.[8] The latest released volume is the fourth on February 1, 2011 which is a compilation from the original fourth and fifth volumes from the series.[9][10] The main 12 light novels were re-licensed by J-Novel Club in March 2019.[11] On July 1, 2022, J-Novel announced that they were translating the short stories.[12]
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date | ||
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| 1-1 | Fighting Boy Meets Girl 戦うボーイ・ミーツ・ガール | September 18, 1998[3] 978-4-8291-2839-8 | September 11, 2007[8] May 3, 2019[13] (e-book) 978-1-4278-0243-9 978-1718350502 | ||
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| 1-2 | Rampaging One Night Stand 疾（はし）るワン・ナイト・スタンド | March 18, 1999[14] 978-4-8291-2875-6 | January 8, 2008[15] July 6, 2019[16] (e-book) 978-1-4278-0244-6 978-1718350502 | ||
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| 1-3 | Trembling Into the Blue 揺れるイントゥ・ザ・ブルー | February 14, 2000[17] 978-4-8291-2953-1 | June 17, 2008[18][19] September 6, 2019[20] (e-book) 978-1-4278-0245-3 978-1718350502 | ||
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| 1-4 | Ending Day by Day: Part 1 終わるデイ・バイ・デイ 上 | November 10, 2000[21] 978-4-8291-1307-3 | February 1, 2011[9][22] October 28, 2019[23] (e-book) 978-1-4278-0246-0 978-1718350526 | ||
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| 1-5 | Ending Day by Day: Part 2 終わるデイ・バイ・デイ 下 | April 20, 2001[24] 978-4-8291-1349-3 | February 1, 2011[9][22] December 30, 2019[25] (e-book) 978-1-4278-0246-0 978-1718350526 | ||
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| 1-6 | Dancing Very Merry Christmas 踊るベリー・メリー・クリスマス | March 20, 2003[26] 978-4-8291-1505-3 | March 29, 2020 (e-book)[27] 978-1718350526 | ||
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| 1-7 | Continuing On My Own つづくオン・マイ・オウン | October 20, 2004[28] 978-4-8291-1659-3 | June 29, 2020 (e-book)[29] 978-1718350519 | ||
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| 1-8 | Burning One-Man Force 燃えるワン・マン・フォース | January 20, 2006[30] 978-4-8291-1793-4 | September 2, 2020 (e-book)[31] 978-1718350519 | ||
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| 1-9 | Gathering Make My Day つどうメイク・マイ・デイ | March 20, 2007[32] 978-4-8291-1911-2 | November 22, 2020 (e-book)[33] 978-1718350519 | ||
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| 1-10 | Approaching Nick of Time せまるニック・オブ・タイム | February 20, 2008[34] 978-4-8291-3266-1 | February 20, 2021 (e-book)[35] 978-1718350533 | ||
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| 1-11 | Forever Stand by Me: Part 1 ずっと、スタンド・バイ・ミー 上 | July 17, 2010[36] 978-4-8291-3410-8 | April 23, 2021 (e-book)[37] 978-1718350533 | ||
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| 1-12 | Forever Stand by Me: Part 2 ずっと、スタンド・バイ・ミー 下 | August 20, 2010[2] 978-4-8291-3553-2 | June 25, 2021 (e-book)[38] 978-1718350533 | ||
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| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date | ||
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| 2-1 | Intriguing One-Man Band? 放っておけない一匹狼（ローン・ウルフ） | December 17, 1998[39] 978-4-8291-2857-2 | August 25, 2022 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-2 | Unflinching Two-Out Inning? 本気になれない二死満塁？ | May 18, 1999[40] 978-4-8291-2887-9 | October 13, 2022 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-3 | Unpolished Three-Ring Circus? 自慢にならない三冠王？ | October 13, 1999[41] 978-4-8291-2926-5 | December 1, 2022 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-4 | Indifferent Four-Wind Scattering? 同情できない四面楚歌？ | June 14, 2000[42] 978-4-8291-2974-6 | February 2, 2023 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-5 | Unquenchable Five-Alarm Fire? どうにもならない五里霧中？ | October 19, 2001[43] 978-4-8291-1389-9 | March 30, 2023 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-6 | Inevitable Six Feet Under? あてにならない六法全書？ | June 20, 2002[44] 978-4-8291-1441-4 | June 8, 2023 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-7 | Untenable Seventh Heaven Feeling? 安心できない七つ道具？ | July 19, 2003[45] 978-4-8291-1540-4 | August 10, 2023 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-8 | Unflappable Eight Ball Angle? 悩んでられない八方塞がり？ | July 20, 2005[46] 978-4-8291-1740-8 | October 12, 2023 (e-book) | ||
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| 2-9 | Unavoidable Nine-Day Wonder? マジで危ない九死に一生? | August 20, 2011[47] 978-4-8291-3668-3 | December 14, 2023 (e-book) | ||
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| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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| 3-1 | Side Arms - A Sad (Tonal) Range, A Faraway (Firing) Range サイドアームズ - 音程は哀しく、射程は遠く | April 20, 2004[48] | 978-4-8291-1605-0 | ||
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| 3-2 | Side Arms 2 - Voice From the North サイドアームズ２ - 極北からの声 | July 20, 2006[49] | 978-4-8291-1842-9 | ||
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| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 4-1 | Full Metal Panic! Another 1 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー1) | August 20, 2011[50] | 978-4-8291-3669-0 |
| 4-2 | Full Metal Panic! Another 2 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー2) | December 20, 2011[51] | 978-4-8291-3709-3 |
| 4-3 | Full Metal Panic! Another 3 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー3) | March 17, 2012[52] | 978-4-8291-3739-0 |
| 4-4 | Full Metal Panic! Another 4 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー4) | August 20, 2012[53] | 978-4-8291-3789-5 |
| 4-5 | Full Metal Panic! Another 5 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー5) | February 20, 2013[54] | 978-4-8291-3856-4 |
| 4-6 | Full Metal Panic! Another 6 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー6) | September 20, 2013[55] | 978-4-8291-3933-2 |
| 4-7 | Full Metal Panic! Another 7 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー7) | January 18, 2014[56] | 978-4-04-070003-8 |
| 4-8 | Full Metal Panic! Another 8 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー8) | August 20, 2014[57] | 978-4-04-070279-7 |
| 4-9 | Full Metal Panic! Another 9 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー9) | November 20, 2014[58] | 978-4-04-070382-4 |
| 4-10 | Full Metal Panic! Another 10 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー10) | February 20, 2015[59] | 978-4-04-070280-3 |
| 4-11 | Full Metal Panic! Another 11 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー11) | September 19, 2015[60] | 978-4-04-070668-9 |
| 4-12 | Full Metal Panic! Another 12 (フルメタル・パニック! アナザー12) | February 20, 2016[61] | 978-4-04-070669-6 |
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 5-1 | Full Metal Panic! Another SS (フルメタル・パニック! アナザーSS) | February 20, 2016[62] | 978-4-04-070667-2 |
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