Shoji Gatoh is a Japanese author best known for creating the Full Metal Panic! series, which spanned light novels, manga, and anime. Beyond his literary work, he also contributes as an anime screenwriter. His writing style often blends action and humor, creating engaging narratives with memorable characters. Gatoh's versatility across different media highlights his significant impact on contemporary Japanese popular culture.
It all comes to a head here. With Mithril in ruins, Sosuke facing betrayal from all directions, and Kaname trapped in the hands of a jealous tormenter, everything is coming to a head. What will discovering the secrets of the Whispered reveal? And will that knowledge be enough to stop Leonard’s plans? All bets are off in this explosive finale!
As a member of a covert military operation, teen Sousuke Sagara attends high school while serving as the protector to high school student Kaname Chidori who is targeted by various organizations.
In this collection, Sagara Sousuke takes on the role of a private investigator at Jindai High, tackling unique cases from murder mysteries involving endangered snails to local scams. His adventures escalate as he mediates conflicts between playground factions and finds himself in a mascot suit during a yakuza turf war. As he transitions from mercenary life, Sousuke faces the challenges of high school, including romance, acting roles, and student pamphlet creation, proving that school can be just as intense as his previous life.
Volumes 4-6, now in a collectors hardcover edition, and with a brand new translation! With the defeat of Gauron, Sousuke's life has entered a comfortable rhythm. He's adjusting to school--the occasional car bomb false alarm notwithstanding--and balancing his newly-found normalcy with the needs of his mercenary life. He's even started to turn his thoughts toward the future--a future that might involve Kaname. But that future will soon face a threat, not from North Korean soldiers, Italian mobsters, or Russian spetsnaz... but from the hierarchy of Mithril itself!
The adventures continue in a new collection of hilarious side stories - now available for the first time in English! Intriguing One-Man Band? Sagara Sousuke is an average Japanese high school student—totally not a war-addled military geek who mistakes love letters for bombs. He drives Chidori Kaname crazy, but even though he’s agreed to date another girl, she just can’t leave him alone! Unflinching Two-Out Inning? Sagara Sousuke is at it again, from turning a turf war into a hostage situation to sending a rugby team through boot camp. Meanwhile, he’s growing closer with Chidori Kaname. Even when it looks like he might strike out, he never stops swinging! Unpolished Three-Ring Circus? Sagara Sousuke is here to yet again solve any problems that might befall Jindai High. With Chidori Kaname by his side, he’ll seek out the truth behind a haunted hospital and lay a trap for a ponytail-obsessed villain, along with other misadventures!
Volumes 7-9, printed for the first time in English! The Pacific Chrysalis was Mithril's first true victory over Amalgam, but their success has only led to escalation. Between growing suspicion at school and cryptic warnings from Tessa's brother that everything is about to change, Sousuke begins to realize that his peaceful life in Tokyo might not last much longer. Before he can even prepare, though, Sousuke finds himself running a gauntlet beyond anything he could have imagined. He'll have to fight not just for his own life, but for the life of everyone he knows!