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1* CreatorBacklash: 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'']].
2-->'''Shoji Gatoh''': [[spoiler:"It feels like I'm attending a wake. Why did I kill her ten years ago?]]
3* TheDanza: Yukari, the AI in Kurz's Arm Slave, is voiced by Creator/YukariTamura. This also partly crosses with ComicBookFantasyCasting, since the original novels noted that Kurz intentionally modeled the AI on "a popular Japanese idol", even providing voice samples.
4* {{Defictionalization}}:
5** Jindai High/Mithril uniform are made by cosplay companies, so they're available for purchase.
6** Same goes for Mithril patches. If cosplay companies don't make them anymore, then you can ask a patch maker to do so.
7* 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 translation and release.
8* MemeAcknowledgment: Sousuke's "I'm not an amateur! I'm a specialist!" line is available with Cospa shirts for a short time.
9* NoExportForYou: In Latin America, almost none of the Full Metal Panic! anime franchise was officially released. In the anime case, only Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu was released in Spanish. In the manga case, only the first manga was released by Editorial Vid in Spanish. In Brasil, the original manga and Sigma was released by Planet Manga until it was cancelled.
10* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JoshGrelle as Admiral Borda.
11* SequelGap: The second series aired in 2005 with ''The Second Raid''. The third series, ''Invisible Victory'', aired in 2018.
12* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The release of the first anime series got pushed to 2002 due to 9/11 and edits to Sousuke's homeland of Afghanistan.
13* StarMakingRole: Creator/ChrisPatton as Sousuke Sagara and Creator/LuciChristian as Kaname Chidori.
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