"Full Metal Panic!" Audio Drama Continues The Holdover To Anime's Return
This fall, Shoji Gatoh's Full Metal Panic! returns for a fourth anime series

This fall, Shoji Gatoh's Full Metal Panic! returns for a fourth anime series, this time produced by XEBEC (Fafner in the Azure, Space Battleship Yamato 2199). In anticipation of Full Metal Panic!: Invisible Victory, an "Odoru Very Merry Christmas" audio drama based on the novel's 6th volume from March 2003 has brought the series' action to a luxury liner. This month's fourth episode four went online today.
Earlier chapters
Audio drama main visual drawn by the anime character designer Osamu Horiuchi
Novel 6th volume cover
TV anime "Full Metal Panic! IV" main staff
Director: Katsuichi Nakayama (The Good Witch of the West)
Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Osamu Horiuchi (all of the past Full Metal Panic! anime series)
Sub Character Designer/Animation Director: Aya Yamamoto (Big Order episode animation director)
Gun Designer/Animation Director: Takeshi Yoshioka
Mechanic Designer: Kanetake Ebigawa, Toshiaki Ihara
Set Designer: Takayuki Yanase
Mechanic Director: Masanori Nishii
Prop Designer/Mechanic Animation Director: Takuya Matsumura
Mechanic Animation Director: Masaru Kato
CG Director: Masanori Kamiji
Color Designer: Chiaki Kitabayashi (XEBEC)
Special Effects: Shin Inoie
Anime Production: Xebec
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime