Full Metal Panic Novel Discussion

[TigerII]

Which won't be the last novel most likely. The last two were supposed to be the last novels. Instead they open even more up, instead of closing loose ties.

[NoLongerSane]

Wow, the next novel has yet to be released. Hopefully we will hear something soon in the next few months before the year ends.

[animpo]

Guys,

Can anyone tell me where can I read the translated manga?

Thanks.

[Yu Ominae]

Originally Posted by Zwei

Yeah but it's the 2nd time he kissed her....and he showed something to Kaname so she can take pity on him and I won't be surprised if she starts caring for him or something..

Spoiler:

He showed her that when he was a kid he caught his mother having sex with some guy in the bedroom and his mother knew he was watching, then when the soldiers came for the twins his mother helped Tessa escape but she gave Leonard away and she seemed to beg for her life in exchange for his.

No idea if this was added in the novel or it's a manga thing only.

It also happened in Sigma.

Wonder what the guy's relation with the mommy was aside from the husband's...

[kana-san]

Do any of you guys have links to the english versions of sigma? I only have up till chapter 12 (Edit: Up til volume 4) and I'm only finding ones with kanji after that >_<

[grylsyjaeger]

I don't think they've released the english version of Sigma past volume four. I wish a group would scanlate the later volumes.

[Zwei]

There's 9 volumes currently released and only 4 in english.

Although I don't understand the raws, I can understand most of it from the pictures and I'm quite a bit disappointed. It just doesn't feel like the old FMP.

[FeistyDreams]

Originally Posted by Zwei

There's 9 volumes currently released and only 4 in english.

Although I don't understand the raws, I can understand most of it from the pictures and I'm quite a bit disappointed. It just doesn't feel like the old FMP.

I agree. The art style changes the tone, as well as the fact that Hiroshi Ueda changed some of the dialogue and took out some rather important parts that give a lot of information. I translated the story Kyokuhoku Kara no Koe, which is essentially Kalinin and Sousuke's past, out of volume 8 of Sigma, and it's almost a different story from the novel (which I am sloooooowly working on translating)

Also, there's actually 11 volumes of Sigma released, I can only find up to 9 in Japanese though. 10 and 11 I've seen around in Chinese, but I don't understand Chinese at all, so it doesn't help me much.

My signature is a link to the journal where I keep my translation work, so if you were curious about Koe, you can find it there. ^_^ I'm not planning on translating Sigma as a main project, Koe was sort of a wind-down project, taking a break from the novel, so don't expect to see much of the manga out of me. I'm also very slow, because I like to take on 50 million projects at once *cough* so I'm really taking my sweet time about it. I apologize for that. (I haven't worked on Oogui no Comrade in weeks *wince* I'm a terrible person)

[Matt122005]

An article has been written regarding the TokyoPop release of book #4 of Full Metal Panic!: http://ranobecafe.wordpress.com/2009...eres-volume-4/

I wish TokyoPop would get their acts together and tell fans what the heck is actually the status of these novels. >.<

[NoLongerSane]

Originally Posted by Matt122005

An article has been written regarding the TokyoPop release of book #4 of Full Metal Panic!: http://ranobecafe.wordpress.com/2009...eres-volume-4/

I wish TokyoPop would get their acts together and tell fans what the heck is actually the status of these novels. >.<

TokyoPop recently lost a licensing agreement to a few of their manga, so when it come to getting their act together you guess is as good as mine. (32 voluems of Rave collected and then this happened.frustrated: )

[Dash_Hunter]

Maybe i shouldn´t ask this but, can someone tell me where to read the first 4 volumes of FMP Sigma, i only have them in japanese.


Thanks in advance.

[Yu Ominae]

It mentions a release next next year... Hm....

@Dash

- There are scans already out in English. Not sure if it's alright to say who's hosting them. Officially, Chuang Yi of Singapore has 4 volume of Sigma in English.

[NoLongerSane]

Originally Posted by Yu Ominae

It mentions a release next next year... Hm....

@Dash

- There are scans already out in English. Not sure if it's alright to say who's hosting them. Officially, Chuang Yi of Singapore has 4 volume of Sigma in English.

So we are waiting for a release to come in 2010? I do not mind for the best things come to those who wait. Unless the author is going to procastinate, then we have a problem.

[Yu Ominae]

Nah. Next one's suppose to be by 2011.

[grylsyjaeger]

Originally Posted by Yu Ominae

Nah. Next one's suppose to be by 2011.

You've gotta be fucking me...

I'll be able to read it in Japanese by then. D=

[Alchemist007]

He mean't 2012. Obviously the year for release.

[Yu Ominae]

I read most of it too anyway. But I'll buy the English novels if they do come out in Canada/US in the next few years.

[ARX8 Laevatein]

Just joined today. I have to say this is some wonderful discussion regarding everything FMP. I have read all of them in English (up through NOT) and I can say everything is accurate. Can't wait for the next one! PM me if you would like to read them in English also.

[illuminatus8]

Originally Posted by Matt122005

An article has been written regarding the TokyoPop release of book #4 of Full Metal Panic!: http://ranobecafe.wordpress.com/2009...eres-volume-4/

I wish TokyoPop would get their acts together and tell fans what the heck is actually the status of these novels. >.<

Interestingly enough it's back on Amazon, though the 31 DEC 2008 release date is a little optimistic:

http://www.amazon.com/Full-Metal-Pan...407927&sr=1-12

Not sure if we'll really see it this time or not. Hopefully they can redirect some resources from all those now-defunct manga to cranking out some light novels.

[eigner]

any1 know some information about the last novel? when it comes out?