History Trivia / FullMetalPanic

* IKnewIt: That President Hayashimizu secretly knew about Mithril and Kaname's protected status was a very popular theory at its day, and it was confirmed as canon in ''Continuing On My Own''.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://fullmetalpanic.wikia.com/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic!_Wiki The FMP Wiki page]].

* ActorAllusion:
** The English dub created one by casting Creator/SpikeSpencer, the English voice of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]], as Takuma, who protests that he doesn't want to climb into a giant mecha and is told that he mustn't run away.
** Likewise, when Kurz introduces himself to Kaname and Kyoko, he puts on a FunnyForeigner act. In the dub, he affects an Italian accent; Creator/VicMignogna is of Italian descent.
** Allison Keith previously played Misato Katsuragi, a woman who likes to drink beer to relax and arms herself with a USP pistol.

* OldShame: If [[https://twitter.com/gatosyoji/status/1005056318061678592 this tweet from Shoji Gatoh]] posted the day episode 8 of ''Invisible Victory'' aired is any indication, he regrets [[spoiler:killing off Nami in ''Burning One Man Force'']].
-->'''Shoji Gatoh''': [[spoiler:"It feels like I'm attending a wake. Why did I kill her ten years ago?]]

* CastingGag: In episode 14 of the first anime, the OpposingSportsTeam's leader is a parody CharClone voiced by Creator/TetsuInada, who's played that role twice before in a more serious capacity[[note]]As Harry Ord in ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' and Elzam Braunstein[=/=]Ratsel Feinschmecker in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''[[/note]].

* TheWikiRule: [[http://fullmetalpanic.wikia.com/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic!_Wiki The FMP Wiki page]].

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Short, black haired, more serious Sousuke with the voice of Creator/TomokazuSeki, paired with blonde, longer haired, [[LovableSexManiac ladies man]] Kurz with the voice of Creator/ShinichiroMiki. Wait, are we talking about [[Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne Van Farnel and Allen Schezar]] instead? (Allen is [[ChickMagnet a lot more successful in attracting the ladies without even trying]] though, compared to Kurz)

* NamesTheSame: This isn't the only show with a female named [[Manga/KoiKaze Kaname Chidori]].

* DoingItForTheArt: The production crew for TSR spent some time in Hong Kong to do research by filming the streets and buildings in order to get the feel of Hong Kong in the anime.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Andrei Kalinin's English voice actor Creator/MikeKleinhenz passed away only a few years after ''The Second Raid'''s dub was released. In ''Invisible Victory'', Kent Williams is taking over as Kalinin.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Short, black haired, more serious Sousuke with the voice of Creator/TomokazuSeki, paired with blonde, longer haired, [[LovableSexManiac ladies man]] Kurz with the voice of Creator/ShinichiroMiki. Wait, are we talking about [[Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne Van Farnel and Allen Schezar]] instead? (Allen is [[ChickMagnet a lot more successful in attracting the ladies without even trying though, compared to Kurz)

* TheWikiRule: [[http://fullmetalpanic.wikia.com/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic!_Wiki The FMP Wiki page]].
* TooSoon: The name of Sōsuke Sagara's "home" country (Afghanistan) was changed in the anime and translation to a fictional country (Helmajistan).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The original novels translated by Tokyopop before J-Novel Club announced on March 18, 2019 that all the original 12 novels will see a new trnaslation and release.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Creator/MikeKleinhenz passed away only a few years after ''The Second Raid'''s dub was released as Andrei Kalinin. In ''Invisible Victory'', Kent Williams is taking over as Kalinin.

* ActorAllusion: The English dub created one by casting Creator/SpikeSpencer, the English voice of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]], as Takuma, who protests that he doesn't want to climb into a giant mecha and is told that he mustn't run away.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Jindai High/Mithril uniform are made by cosplay companies, so they're available for purchase.

* SequelGap: The last series aired in 2005 with ''The Second Raid''. The final series, ''Invisible Victory'', aired in 2018.

* SequelGap: The last series to aired was in 2005 with ''The Second Raid''. The final series, ''Invisible Victory'', aired in 2018.

* SequelGap: The last series to aired was in 2005 with ''The Second Raid''. The sequel and final series, ''Invisible Victory'', aired in 2018.

* TooSoon: The name of Sōsuke Sagara's "home" country (Afghanistan) was changed in the anime and translation to a fictional country (Helmajistan).
** Likewise, the second half of ''Fumoffu'' episode 1, in which Sōsuke (fakes) kidnapping a young boy to use as leverage against thugs who kidnapped Kaname, never aired on Japanese TV due to a string of kidnapping cases at the time.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Creator/MikeKleinhenz passed away only a few years after ''The Second Raid'''s dub was released, meaning that when ''Invisible Victory'' is inevitably dubbed in English someone will need to take over as Kalinin.