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Full Metal Panic! is a classic mecha series, which many fans may be familiar with from its multiple anime adaptations over the years. Now, that long-running series is finally getting a sequel, and it'll show the original's characters as adults.

Full Metal Panic! began as a series of light novels in 1998, publishing a total of 12 books, with the series finally ending in 2010. It was adapted into several anime over that time frame, including Full Metal Panic! in 2002, the parody series Fumoffu in 2003, a proper sequel called Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid in 2005, and finally Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory in 2018. The franchise has continued long after the original book series concluded, with various spinoff manga and light novels. Now, however, there's an official sequel starring the original series' leads, Kaname Chidori and Sosuke Sagara.

Full Metal Panic!'s Sequel Follows Its Grown-up Cast The Sequel Series Explores Kaname and...

Kadokawa anime official YouTube channel is now streaming a special trailer for Shoji Gatoh's Full Metal Panic! Family light novel series to promote the release of its upcoming second volume. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Gatoh's original Full Metal Panic! series, the first volume of Full Metal Panic! Family was published in Japan in January 2024. The story is set about 20 years after the final battle for the survival of the world depicted in the climax of the original series, and the protagonist Sousuke Sagara is married to the main heroine Kaname Chidori and lives with their two children — Nami and Yasuto. In the special trailer featuring all four members of the Sagara family, Tomokazu Seki and Satsuki Yukino return to play Sousuke Sagara and Kaname Sagara (maiden name: Chidori) from the anime series, respectively. Additionally, Rio Tsuchiya plays Nami Sagara, the older sister, and Asaki Yuikawa voices Yasuto Sagara,...

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