When the school themes disappear school most of the comedy disappears as well. While I know this goes through different culture and different tolerances when Gauron starts shooting the description to be a little much for me. I generally read clean. This book this is a perfect book to try if you are willing to dip your toe into the medium. What was it about to tell her to forget about everything including Sousuke. Considering he is still going to be in the same school working as her bodyguard.
I wasn't expecting much when I started reading this series, just thought of trying out one of the old-school fan favorite light novels from the 90's as it started getting re-released. What I got was a unique young adult sci-fi experience, that had an engaging story, enjoyable humor and an interesting protagonist.
Although it would have been better if the female main character hadn't been so unoriginal, the overall enjoyment shines through this and some other minor flaws.
This light novel features the story of Sagara Sousuke, an elite, mech-piloting mercenary; whose latest mission is protecting a normal Japanese high school girl Chidori Kaname while staying inconspicuous. On the surface it is nothing that hasn't been done before, but as the author slowly explains the reasons behind Kaname requiring protection and the well constructed world of the near future mech-suit augmented military warfare, it becomes so much more enjoyable fiction.
Let's talk about the setting first, the world that 'Shouji Gatou' presents seems almost like a future that is quite possible. His attempt at introducing some military jargon and mecha enthusiasm really shines through, despite often being a bit childish and a tad too much. And the world of the mercenary super soldiers is something that really interests readers to find out more. Among the characters Sousuke is the real treasure, despite his formidable battle skills his super serious attitude and total lack of a sense of humor really makes every page he is in quite unpredictable and often laugh-out-loud.
The members of his team are another interesting bunch and the antagonist is definitely going for the deadly cool approach and nailing it quite strongly. My only complaint is for the character Kaname, who is just two dimensional and seems so much like a carbon copy of any high school anime heroines out there so far.
The action sequences were done quite skillfully and the field trip turning into a super charged battlefield gave a rather thrilling ride for the readers. I am hoping that the author will continue to capitalize on the humorous bits of the plot and gives us more enjoyable fight scenes and interesting characters in the future. This is definitely a worthy series to follow as its translation continues to drop new volumes for any light novel enthusiast.
I will give this 9 out of 10 for the first volume. I recently read a novel on which an anime I loved was based and found myself really struggling. It was hard to enjoy a book when I knew every line of dialogue before I had even read it. So, I found myself with similar concerns before taking on Full Metal Panic!
I love the anime show, it is one of my all-time favourites, so surely the novel would struggle. This is where I was wrong. The novel is indeed very similar to the anime, I can't deny that, but experiencing it through written format filled my heart with all the joys and emotions that I had felt the first time round. There is so much life in this story, so much heart and humour that it was impossible not to enjoy. Full metal panic! Chee Sheng. Frankly speaking, I started off watching the manga and reading the Japanese Animations Anime first.
And after several seasons later, I decided to pick up the novels. It truly brings back a lot of good memories. The interesting mix of the lifestyle of a Japanese High School student and a Japanese teenager that has been spending most of his life on the battle field.
Basically, the first book pretty much introduces most of the key characters that will be having a big involvement in the coming books Rachel Haering. I read this after I finished watching the latest season of the anime. It was nice to go back to where it all began.
Some parts of the translation sounded a little awkward but for the most part it was an enjoyable read. So far it seems that the anime adaptation was faithful to the source material, so much so that I don't know if I'm going to bother reading the rest of the light novels. But if you haven't checked out the anime and would prefer to read this story instead, I would definitely recommend it!
This first volume skates across a lot of tones and genres. Some executions are better than others. The high school comedy stuff fell really flat for me, as do the earlier characterizations of most of the cast in this context. Once we shifted to a bit more serious part and started bringing in the mechs and scifi, I felt the story and presentation strengthened a good deal. Will be interesting to see how it functions in additional volumes. Scott Mattson. It's been a while since I watched the Anime, and a Longer time since I read the novels.
So I t was almost like I was starting over again. It's a story about a very talented girl who does know what her talent is. She is Getting protected by a secret Mercenary Group who assigns agents who are not good at staying unnoticed.
There are great action scenes and I can't wait to read the next 8 novels. Hopefully the later ones gets released in the US. Sousuke Sagara is a teenage soldier working for a mercenary organization known as Mithril. The organization's goal is to prevent world conflicts, and there's currently one brewing when the KGB sets its sights on the Whispered, a special group of individuals who often unknowingly possess access to Black Technology that can be used to create unbelievably advanced machines and devices.
Sixteen-year-old Kaname Chidori is one of those Whispered and Sousuke is assigned to go undercover as her protective detail. Because Sousuke has had no prior experience leading a civilian life, he makes many errors in judgement, perceiving threats where there are none and making a scene.
This prompts Kaname to think he's a creep and provides much of the story's comedic moments. Despite Kaname's harsh assessment of Sousuke, the two inevitably develop a mutual interest in each other. It is interesting to see their relationship develop throughout the novel -- especially from Kaname's end, where her suspicion of Sousuke slowly evolves into trust. The story overall is engaging and exciting. It's hard to stop reading once you get started.
There is only one fault with this novel, and it's a minor one. The original novel was in Japanese and the English translation could use improvement.
Some sentences are awkwardly constructed with words that would have been better left out and frequent instances of adjectives modifying adjectives. However, as previously stated, these are minor inconveniences in what is otherwise a fantastic introduction to a very entertaining light novel series. Status Gatoh, Shouji Author primary author all editions confirmed Shikidouji Illustrator secondary author all editions confirmed Ellis, Elizabeth Translator secondary author some editions confirmed.
Belongs to Series Full Metal Panic! You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. Sousuke Sagara. Kaname Chidori. Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa. Kurz Weber. Melissa Mao. Tokyo, Japan. North Korea. Outside, it looked as though the rain would stop by nighttime.
References to this work on external resources. Jindai High School was a relatively safe place, right up until Sousuke Sagaka transferred there. No library descriptions found. Book description Jindai High School was a relatively safe place, right up until Sousuke Sagara transferred there. A total nut, he wreaks havoc on the school's student body and gets into a world of trouble with the teachers! But there's more to Sousuke than meets the eye -- not just a hell-raising student, he's actually a member of an elite military unit, on an undercover mission to protect the beautiful schoolgirl Kaname Chidori from the KGB.
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