Shikidouji, the illustrator of Shoji Gatoh’s Full Metal Panic! light novel series, revealed on Wednesday that production has been green-lit on a “director’s cut” version of the first Full Metal Panic! television anime series from 2002.
Aside from the 2002 series, the novels also inspired the 12-episode Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu TV anime in 2003, and the 13-episode Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid TV anime series in 2005.
The original Full Metal Panic! light novel series debuted in 1998, and Fujimi Shobo published the series’ 12th and final novel in the main series in 2010.
Additionally, the light novels inspired the Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid video anime episode in 2006.