Review of Full Metal Panic!

Sometimes when I write a review I find myself being too negative focusing on the flaws too much all the while the subject good scores. For Full Metal Panic I will start on the main flaw of the show as it has a major impact on its enjoyment. What may it be? Full Metal Panic has something for everyone, mecha, romance, action. A good story with a real bad ass, I love to hate him bad guy, great characters, animation that is standing the test of time and a great sound track. Well the problem is the presentation. It is clear from the start that thekey to the show is the relationship between Sousuke and Chidori yet we don't see it develop and that just drove me mad. The Full Metal Panic story really needed to merge with Full Metal Panic Fumoffu and the Second Raid so their relationship could develop in between missions and not affect the plot.

The story pits Sousuke Sagara on his toughest mission yet, protecting Kaname Chidori one of the whispered who have the key to black technology. And this means infiltrating Chidori's school. Unfortunately Sousuke, a former child soldier, isn't a natural for the mission as he as somewhat difficulty adapting to high school life and is unable to differentiate between high school, the beach and normal life and the battlefield and to make things more confusing Chidori is not the kind of damsel in distress that constantly needs rescueing from the dangers of normal life providing many a comedy moment.

Full Metal Panic is has an enjoyable and gripping story, great characters with with great chemistry including a bad guy who you can really love to hate, good and colourful animation, I especially liked the lines under Sousuke and Chidori's for some reason, a well written script with great comedy, the voice actors did a great job and an enjoyable sound track

If the series merged with Full Metal Panic Fumoffu and the Second Raid in to a 50+ series allowing Sousuke and Chidori's relationship to develop then Full Metal Panic would have been a potential classic instead it is an anime which is great but........