Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Tweekums Protagonist Sousuke Sagara is part of Mithril; a quasi-military organisation that undertakes counter-terrorism operation. He is given the task of protecting Japanese school girl Kaname Chidori who unknown to her is being targeted by a terrorist organisation. This mission means that Sousuke must go undercover at her school where the other students think he must be obsessed with the military thanks to his behaviour and his guns… which they assume to be replicas! Eventually Kaname learns what is going on and gets caught up in the conflict between Mithril and a terrorist organisation lead by a thoroughly unpleasant character named Guaron. Over the course of the series Sousuke and his comrades will get into several battles with Guaron's forces that will involve fighting in giant mechas known as 'Arm Slaves' and we learn just what is so special about Kaname.This well-known series is a lot of fun; early on there are plenty of laughs to be had; mostly as Sousuke has no idea how to behave at school or around Kaname. Later on the humour drops off as the drama and action increases. The main cast isn't too large which means we can get to know the character's fairly well. As well as Sousuke and Kaname, Kurz Weber and Melissa Mao, Sousuke's comrades, provide some good laughs and Guaron is an impressive villain; bad without pantomime excess. The animation nicely combines standard 2D animation with some decent 3D and all the main characters are pretty distinctive. Overall a fine series that nicely combines action and comedy; well worth watching.These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

fatremote08 God I hate this piece of sh!t anime! Hate it so much! And I think that i'm the only person who hates this anime because many people enjoyed it. The main problems is that the main story is forgettable, the characters are seriously annoying, and this character "Kaname Chidori" is beyond one of the worst characters i have ever seen! Did I mention that there are a bazillion plot holes in this series? because (believe it or not) there are a lot that explained absolutely nothing!!! and if you say that this anime is the best, I DON'T CARE! Overall, Thiis anime is the worst anime series I have ever seen in my entire life!! I am grading this anime an "F-" With no redeeming quality whatsoever! Note: Don't take my word for this. This review is all opinionated. If you like it, Good. If you don't, I understand.

bilingualhobo one of the funniest shows ever and you have to see it to understand. This is the classic story of boy meets girl, except the boy is a child solider lacking the most basic of social skills, and the girl is for some reason targeted by many government institutions, and said boy is assigned to guard the girl. Oh and the catch is that Souske (the boy) is not allowed to let anyone discover that he is actually a bodyguard not even Chidori (the girl). Some people complain of how Gonzo changed the storyline (they really didn't), but with the exception of episodes 15-17 all of them are actually part of the original novels, which are also very funny.I also suggest the side story series, "Full Metal Panic Fumoffu?!" and the main story continuation "Full Metal Panic the second raid". I would also recommend the novels which are still being written and translated. You really have to see them all.

Paco Eltaco Full Metal Panic caught my eye when it first started being released, and i was hooked after watching just one episode. The story managed to combine a school comedy/drama, with a mecha anime. The intro scene immediately had my attention, as a traumatized young woman is extracted from enemy territory. It was so astoundingly cool that i had to see more. This anime is extremely colorful and well animated. The characters are fun to watch and the voice actors are all top notch. I find that some great animes will have very bad dubs, where the acting sounds forced or as if the actor was bored. This series never has that problem, everyone sounds genuinely interested in the events that are occurring. The overall series shifts back and forth between themes, drawing Souske Sagara into Japanese school life as often as it draws Kaname Chidori(the person Sagara guards) into military situations. My biggest complaint is that about ten episodes in, the series seems to go soft, like the writer ran out of material and started over from scratch. From that point on i felt that the series never reached the same heights. A good anime.