A 23 volume light novel series by Gatou Shouji, published from 1998 to 2011, and a continuing light novel series from 2011 to 2016.  Several anime and manga adaptions have been made for this series, such as the comedy focused anime [i]Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu[/i]. A new anime series, Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory, produced by Studio Xebec, aired in 2018.

h4. Characters

* [[Andrei Sergeivich Kalinin]]
* [[Bonta-kun]]
* [[Chidori Kaname]]
* [[Gates_(fmp)|]]
* [[Inaba Mizuki]]
* [[Kurz Weber]]
* [[Leonard Testarossa]]
* [[Melissa Mao]]
* [[Mikihara Ren]]
* [[Richard Mardukas]]
* [[Sagara Sousuke]]
* [[Teletha Testarossa]]
* [[Tokiwa Kyouko]]
* [[Xia Yu Fan]]
* [[Xia Yu Lan]]

h6. Mecha: [[Arm Slave_(mecha)|]]

* [[ARX-7 Arbalest]]
* [[ARX-8 Laevatein]]
* [[M6 Bushnell]]
* [[M9 Gernsback]]
* [[Plan-1051 Behemoth]]
* [[Plan-1056 Codarl]]
* [[Plan-1058 Codarl-I]]
* [[RK-92 Savage]]
** [[Savage Crossbow]]
* [[Belial (Full Metal Panic!)|]]
* [[ZY-98 Shadow]]

h4. See also

* [[Amagi Brilliant Park]] (another series by Gatou Shouji)
* [[Full Metal Panic! Another]]
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