![](http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee37/TJJokela/Fullmetal.jpg)
**Title: Fullmetal Panic! ( フルメタル パニック! )**
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Military, Piloted Robots, Romance, Sci-Fi, Seinen, Slapstick
Adapted from the ongoing light novel series [_Fullmetal Panic_](http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35238), by author [_Shoji Gatoh_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoji_Gatoh), published in [_Monthly Dragon Magazine_](http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Dragon+Magazine).
**Producers:** [GONZO](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=producer&prid=19), [Kadokawa Shoten](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=producer&prid=99), [Pony Canyon](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=producer&prid=181)
**Director:** [Koichi Chigira](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=54)
**Year:** 08.01.2002 till 18.06.2002
**Group:** [Exiled-Destiny](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=group&gid=1598)
Please visit their channel at [\#
[email protected]](irc://irc.rizon.net/Exiled-Destiny)
**Files:** mkv
**-Video:** 640x480 4:3 VFR H264/AVC (~1405 kBit/s)
**-Audio:** japanese 2.0 Stereo AC3 (224 kBit/s)/english 5.1 Surround AC3 (448 kBit/s)
**-Size:** ~339MB/episode
**-Length:** ~24min/episode
**Subs:** imagesubs, sign&songs only
**Source:** R1DVD
Related:
[Fullmetal Panic? Fumoffu](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=959)
[Fullmetal Panic! The Second Raid](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=2710)
**Description**(ANN);
Sousuke Sagara, a seventeen year old military specialist working for the secret organization MITHRIL, has been assigned to protect the latest "Whispered" candidate Kaname Chidori. To complete this task Sousuke will have to deal with enemies from his past as well as the occasional panty thief. Unfortunately for Sousuke, the toughest part of his mission isn't only protecting Miss Chidori but also getting used to living an average High School students life, no easy task for someone raised on the battlefield.
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The series is set in a parallel world, based upon actual world events around the late 20th century to the early 21st century. The story begins in Heisei 10 (1999 AD), where the Cold War has yet to end. China has split into a north and south, with Hong Kong being split much like Berlin. The major differences are:
China has split into the People's Liberation Committee (North China) and the Democratic Chinese Alliance (South China) along the Yangtze River. Kowloon is North Chinese territory, while Hong Kong Island is held by South Chinese forces. Combat in Hong Kong is prohibited by terms of a recent peace treaty.
A nuclear warhead was used in the 1991 Gulf War. This triggered the Fifth Middle East War.
Following the beginning of the fifth Middle East war, the Soviet Union successfully reinvaded Afghanistan (Helmajistan).
Mikhail Gorbachev was assassinated, and the Perestroika was halted.
Significantly different military technology such as Arm Slaves and Black Technology.
(source: [_Wikipedia; Fullmetal Panic!_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic))
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