Talk:Full Metal Panic!

message: proposing a separate article for Full Metal Panic Publications. 
Akatombo 13:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In terms of what? A section devoted to the manga and novels? --Miss Ethereal 14:44, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A separate article has been created to collect episode listings, CD track listings, Novels, Manga, stories uncollected into published volumes. List of Full Metal Panic Media. The episode listing and CD track listings were cluttering, incomplete, and (I think) better placed in its own article. so I have. Akatombo 23:40, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The media list page is shaping up, with novels, anime and soundtrack information complete. I will be starting on the manga adaptations next, but would like opinions on if I should separate the English and Japanese editions or not. I also need to check on non-US releases and rightholders to complete the listing. Akatombo 20:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is there no character section? --Shay Guy 09:11, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed new sections 

message: Think we should put them in the Mithril section too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.46.180 (talk) 07:43, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There already is a list of PRT and SRT personnell. Additional characters such as lord Mallory, one of the founders of Mithril, and General Voda (Boda?) among others could be inserted into the Mithril description. The various character discriptions are a mess, being duplicated over the multiple specific series pages. I think a general description relevant to the article at hand should be inserted into the Mithril page (such as Lord Mallory as the founder) but the specific details unrelated should be kept in the character list page, or their individual article. (like their hair color, likes and dislikes, etcetera)Akatombo 08:03, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names of MITHRIL personnel (Officers, employees, etc.) 

message: I don't seem to be able to make the relevant sub-section linking to the List of Full Metal Panic Media work properly. If someone would help me fix this, I'd very much appreciate it. 
For example, the episode listing of Full Metal PAnic should list to that specific section. my bad linking only links to the top of the article. not so slick. Akatombo 08:44, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help 

message: At the end of each episode there is a disclaimer saying there is no similarity to real persons or groups, like the one at the end of most films. This isn't in most anime, does anyone know why they had/decided to put it in FMP? --Aceizace 17:50, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: lol, yeah true, I noticed that today. A tongue-in-cheek joke perhaps? I'll see if I can find out - and you will know know me by the trail of dead. 08:00, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Some things happened in real life that were similar to the storyline. LuckyBambu (talk) 04:35, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: On Kaname's character page: "The character was taken from a friend of the authors, whose name was also Kaname Chidori, living in Japan." Joeinwap (talk) 05:26, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Resemblance To Real Persons 

message: I think it would be a good idea to create pages for the light novel series, as it would be helpful for people to understand the differences to the TV series and added information etc. This could be done arc wise to make it more simple I guess. 81.132.108.44 20:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Light novel pages 

message: Why isn't the manga listed in the infobox or on the media page? I'd edit it, but I was confused as how the manga correlate with each other. Kyaa the Catlord 11:35, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manga? 

message: In episode 14, there are more references to Gundam, particularly to model kits. Can somebody please add this to the Trivia section? Thanks. E Wing 12:36, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We could put them in cultural references... Ominae 10:44, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it possible for someone more familiar with the series and the episode in question to re-write the cultural references for this episode? The first reference seems longer than warranted and gets a little convoluted as it draws in SRW. There are also two entries in this list for the same episode. Are they both really necessary or could it be rewritten to be more economical? joshua.green (talk) 03:40, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia for episode 14 

message: Need help with the Mistral II article since I lack some information. I based it on http://www.ea-wannabe.com/dvd/BIBA-5801.htm
Also, is it a good idea to create an article on Amalgam (Full Metal Panic!). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ominae (talk • contribs) 12:46, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help! 

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thread_title:  Fair use rationale for Image:FMP-DVD.jpg 

message: I think so too. Branch it off into three parts of the same text. It is the same anime just different seasons. Easier to get info and to keep things clear and understandable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.17.22.143 (talk) 05:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Branch it into 3 

message: The original and second season are much the same (with the exception of the tone of the story), but TSR ops is not. The overall show is the same, but the plot is radically different in the third season. The original doesn't have anything to do with the division of China. Therefore, merging them all together might be problematic if you don't offer an explanation.
Also, just for kicks...where are the character profiles from Sousuke's team on the desert mission? I want to say it was Amagistan, but that can't be right. Either way, I can't find their profiles anywhere...
Shardinea (talk) 01:29, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Break Them Up & Missing Character Profiles :( 

message: There should be lists of manga chapters. 76.66.198.171 (talk) 21:09, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: See List of Full Metal Panic! media. swaq 17:47, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  lists 

message: ADV appears to be releasing a new hybrid of original and Fumoffu. I do not know how we should deal with this as both seasons lists are on their own separate pages. Should we just rehash for both this re-release?じんない 22:21, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Currently the season lists are part of a media page rather then their own lists. I'll probably look at splitting the season lists out to their own article.  The new ADV box should really be included with the details of the previous releases in the episode lists. For example if the lists are split to their own article(s), the box would be mentioned with the original single releases and the various other boxsets. I've got too many active articles on the go atm so I'll leave this for now. The FMP articles could certainly see some improvements, and it's hardly unsourceable. Dandy Sephy (talk) 05:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New double package of 1st season + Fumoffu 

message: There are some glaring issues that need resolving on this page. The two most obvious:
*The Original work is the light novels, so the dvd cover should be replaced with the cover of the first novel. 
*No reception section. This really should have been done already. There are plenty of reliable review sources out there for this.
There are some other things, but they should be done after some merging/expansion. I believe the previously suggested merges will need to be rediscussed, theres very little need for separate articles. I say that because the information relevant is easily included here, and there is redundant information in the separate articles (for example the character sections on the Fumoffu and TSR pages are unnecessary as we have a seperate character list). The information about the two on this page needs to be expanded anyway so it's not difficult or controversial to expand their precense here with the relevant details and then redirect the extra pages here. There will be no loss of relevant information as it will be here or on the character pages, and it also improves the page quality. Dandy Sephy (talk) 05:28, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page Improvements 

message: I've added a todo list. Feel free to add to it or remove something if you do it. The article is in need of serious work, but it should be easy to get this higher ranked with some work.じんない 07:04, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  todo list 

message: After a new user performed a non ideal merge (pretty much just copy + paste as it was, with no attempt to organize the information or trim it to a sensible level), I have reperformed it from the previous versions, and removed huge quantities of WP:OR, and excessive plot etc. It's a very quick and dirty merge, the media section needs to be rewritten into prose, with references. This is without the stuff that previously needed doing such as plot. We have a starting point now, we just need to build on it and develop the article into something more like Full Metal Alchemist (for example) Dandy Sephy (talk) 03:39, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This is why Fumoffu should not have been merged. Important information was lost about the Fumoffu only characters that should be on the page and isn't. Also I had put that one on hold for the moment given that I believe it is different enough from the same aseries as well as notable enough to warrant it's own article. The merge of Second Raid is fine.じんない 22:00, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I forgot about that as I was focused on trimming the info down here. As for character info, the Fumoffu characters were merged by me to the seperate character list, and the TSR character info needs trimming before moving back here (but if we develop the article enough the section will be merged to plot, so it's of debatable worth. As for Fumoffu being able to stand alone , I'll leave that to you. Dandy Sephy (talk) 23:34, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: In the section on Fumoffu there should be a note that it introduced characters not seen in the rest of the series.じんない 01:13, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If that was what you meant by important, I'd say it's not massively important (3 quite minor characters, let's be honest), but is probably worth including. At this stage the list of useful info to add is quite, quite long. I'll try and fill out the anime media section this weekend. Dandy Sephy (talk) 03:11, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well they were more than minor characters in Fumoffu. The entire list and breakdown is not needed, just a note that introduced those characters that were not in the rest of the series, yet played a more integral role there.じんない 14:21, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree a note about them should be there, but I really can't agree on their importance. Again, that's for the Fumoffu/character page to prove. However, if you feel you can summarise their importance in a clear accurate way that hasn't occurred to me, please do. You'll probably do a better job on that then I will. My focus when I start will be to fill out the media info with broadcast/dvd details for the anime, and details for the Manga media. I won't be Addressing the differences between each series until those are done. Dandy Sephy (talk) 15:42, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge completed 

message: Since most of the discussion is going on here, I'll talk about characters here as well. Both the characters section and the character page has a large overlap of information, plus, the character pages looks like a mess. How should it be cleaned up? - plau (talk) 16:03, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved the characters list over to the characters page using FA Tokyo Mew Mew as an example. - plau (talk) 15:24, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters 

message: Since there's a MITHRIL page (with citation improvement going on), should there be an Amalgam page? There's a major force starting from the ending of FMP (IIRC they start in the novels en route to TSR)? Ominae (talk) 23:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Could such a page be supported by multiple reliable, third-party sources? If not, it's better off summarized on the character list. 「ダイノガイ千？！」? · Talk⇒Dinoguy1000 03:59, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Question on creating Amalgam page

message: Hey guys (and gals too)!
Need help in the Arm Slave and Mithril (Full Metal Panic!) article srecently. Took the initiative to clean them up by adding references and pictures. However, was told that the former article may have some problems, including formatting and some sections that may be in need of cleaning, not to mention with some in-universe stuff and was advised to go here for help. Probably goes with the other one too. Some help is appreciated since I'm not sure how to make the articles good for an eventual (hopefully) C-Class status. Help on how to fix them would be nice.
PS: Did some reference additions too for the Whispered and Black Technology articles. Added a picture too for the BT article. Ominae (talk) 05:41, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some advise 

message: *Mania.com: S1+S2 DVD set complete collection remastered BR complete collection remastered DVD  The Second Raid Box Set BR
*ANN: S1 Complete BR Shelf Life s1 DVD Shelf Life s1 BR
--KrebMarkt (talk) 14:23, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Review(s) 

message: If this anime isn't related to Full metal alchemist than there should be a disclaimer. Full metal alchemist is more popular in english, and the names are confusing. So a "Not to be confused with" tag would be helpful. I don't know how to add it though. TY  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.169.128.232 (talk) 02:16, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distinguish - Full metal alchemist  

message: The page is unclear on whether or not there will be another series of FMP as it states the manga/books are ongoing, yet there hasn't been a series since 2005 or so I believe.
Any word on this issue??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.217.8.217 (talk) 21:00, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There will be a new Light Novel in June 2011 - a short story collection. For now the core story of the 'Full Length Novels' is closed but they still publish novels with side storys so its technically ongoing. The Manga 'Sigma' is ongoing but is just another adaption from the novels. There is always a chance for future Animes, but you should consider the core story done.  Amscher (Talk) 01:26, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Think we should put some word on Full Metal Panic: Another in the article ASAP. Ominae (talk) 08:09, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Series ended? 

message: Need some assistance in revamping it. I'll probably redirect Gauron to the main character page later. Ominae (talk) 08:46, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: On the character page

message: I would like to create an article on the Full Metal Panic! fan film, "Come Make My Day", currently mentioned in the main FMP! article. 
I'm concerned, however, that it may not meet the requirements for creating an article. Can I get some feedback on this? Would it meet the qualifications after premiering at Otakon, additional anime conventions, or competing in film festivals?
Currently, the following sources would be available:
1. the project's web site: www.fullmetalpanicthemovie.com
2. an interview posted on ASO radio
3. An announcement on Otakon's Twitter page
4. Annoucements on the project's Twitter page  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kennethml224 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Full Metal Panic! Movie: Come Make My Day! 

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