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Full Metal Coast · 2009-11-07, 22:10

personally i dont think there is any concrete source to say that there will be a new season next year. the only way i see this happen is if the next novel gets released and it is he last one.

Kelldoria · 2009-11-12, 08:30

Well at least we can hope....

Tabasco · 2009-11-13, 09:22

Having the next novel be the last could work, since as of now all the pieces seem to be in place for the finale.

I still say that this year is make or break for a new season. By this time next year it will have been over five years since the last FMP animated content, and I can't imagine that a casual fanbase will still be around at that point, assuming there's actually still one now.

LeoXiao · 2009-11-13, 20:14

if they make a new fmp however, it could start a new fanbase which would then go on to see the previous seasons.

Tabasco · 2009-11-14, 10:08

Possible, if they really turn out a class act.

The problem I see is that in order to include the remaining material at all, we'd need a full 26 episode season. That's huge financial risk for a series that's gone as long as this one has without new material. I mean let's face it, we're not talking about Eva here, popularity wise.

Plus, as has been said many a time, we're not finished yet. Until the last novel is at least announced, there's no way we're going to see anything new.

Full Metal Coast · 2009-11-19, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Tabasco

Possible, if they really turn out a class act.

The problem I see is that in order to include the remaining material at all, we'd need a full 26 episode season. That's huge financial risk for a series that's gone as long as this one has without new material. I mean let's face it, we're not talking about Eva here, popularity wise.

Plus, as has been said many a time, we're not finished yet. Until the last novel is at least announced, there's no way we're going to see anything new.

check the novels news and discussion thread. looks like a new series/last novel will be out 2010.

Subzero00 · 2010-01-01, 05:43

Is there any new news on Fmp

Miles Teg · 2010-01-01, 06:16

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Originally Posted by Subzero00

Is there any new news on Fmp

About FMP! no but a second season for K-ON! has been announced and we already know that Kyoto Animation is working on the movie of Haruhi.

If KyoAni is really working on a FMP new season that would probably be for the second part of 2010.

Subzero00 · 2010-01-05, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Miles Teg

About FMP! no but a second season for K-ON! has been announced and we already know that Kyoto Animation is working on the movie of Haruhi.

If KyoAni is really working on a FMP new season that would probably be for the second part of 2010.

if they are working on fmp when will we find out

Luthon · 2010-01-05, 21:38

according to the article on Animenewsnetwork he is writing the final novel so there may be some hope of an anime adaptation of the rest soon. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-being-written

DragoZERO · 2010-01-19, 12:37

Is there already material to base a new series on? TSR was so short compared to the first season so it felt like there was stuff they didn't cover.

darkdarkdark · 2010-01-19, 19:14

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Originally Posted by DragoZERO

Is there already material to base a new series on? TSR was so short compared to the first season so it felt like there was stuff they didn't cover.

I disagree. TSR was very well done imo. The first season had a couple fumoffu type episodes. TSR was more straight to the story, and I felt it was a good length.

DragoZERO · 2010-01-19, 20:53

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Originally Posted by darkdarkdark

I disagree. TSR was very well done imo. The first season had a couple fumoffu type episodes. TSR was more straight to the story, and I felt it was a good length.

I never said it was bad. It definitely had less fluff but I wished it was longer.

Tabasco · 2010-01-23, 20:48

In fairness, if they'd spun it out too much longer they would run out of good places to stop

Angelic · 2010-01-26, 02:56

Let's be honest here.
We all wish anything even remotely related to FMP was longer

Does anybody else cringe when you say "blah blah Full metal panic!" and they're like

"yeah I love that alchemist show"..

GRRRRRRR

Kovikow · 2010-01-26, 08:05

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Originally Posted by angelicxx

Let's be honest here.
We all wish anything even remotely related to FMP was longer

Does anybody else cringe when you say "blah blah Full metal panic!" and they're like

"yeah I love that alchemist show"..

GRRRRRRR

Oh, so familiar. Exactly.

when i talk about FMP with anime people they are all like: "well i only know FMA, I dont really know FMP.. Wait, theres a girl and a boy i think..." And i'm not surprised: "(oh man) yeah yeah, I know most people like FMA. You too, right? And you love it, right? Theres two blonde guys and a robot, thats all i know."

So its perfect.

velvet nightmare · 2010-01-30, 02:17

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Originally Posted by DragoZERO

Is there already material to base a new series on? TSR was so short compared to the first season so it felt like there was stuff they didn't cover.

there's already at least ~4ish novels worth of material that can be animated. TSR is short b/c it only covers 1 novel/arc (iirc), and they nicely fit it into 12 episodes. so it'll feel disjointed leaving it as it is b/c the original intention was for something to follow after it but nothing as of yet for 4 years or so?

Subzero00 · 2010-01-30, 07:07

whats the chances of there being a new full metal panic

Meatrose · 2010-01-30, 16:36

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Originally Posted by velvet nightmare

there's already at least ~4ish novels worth of material that can be animated. TSR is short b/c it only covers 1 novel/arc (iirc), and they nicely fit it into 12 episodes. so it'll feel disjointed leaving it as it is b/c the original intention was for something to follow after it but nothing as of yet for 4 years or so?

Actually, there are five novels ready to be animated; Odoru Very Merry Christmas, Tsuduku On My Own, Moeru One Man Force, Tsudou Make My Day and Semaru Nick of Time. And of course the "soon" to be released final novel as well. As soon as the final novel is released we will have reached the point where less than half of the source material has been adapted into anime.

On a side note, TSR covers two novels, Owaru Day by Day (Upper Volume) and Owaru Day by Day (Lower Volume) and episodes 5-13 got the job done. The first four episodes of TSR were anime original, stuff that Gatoh wanted to add to the anime storyline.

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whats the chances of there being a new full metal panic

Not that I'm going to stop hoping for a new season but I'll have to say that it's not looking very good given the current state of the industry. A new FMP! season would probably cost more to produce than most of their other shows and it would definitely earn them less money. It's simply not a very good investment.

However, KyoAni seem to be pretty devoted to the shows they've chosen to do in the past and there are supposedly quite a few FMP! fans over at their office. Besides, Gatoh is rather close with them and he is wrapping up the main plot storyline with this final novel after all. What we're all hoping for is that the reason why they haven't released anything since TSR is that they're waiting for the source material to be concluded. Sure, Odoru Very Merry Christmas could very well be animated as a short OVA (3-4 episodes) or perhaps even a movie but as soon as we reach Tsuduku On My Own they pretty much have to see it through to the end. There's no natural arc with which they'd be able to end a season without putting themselves in a situation where they would have to pick it up soon thereafter in order to take it all the way past the finish line. I'm not saying all the novels end with cliffhangers from that point, but there are no natural stopping points either.

Like I said, we're all (more or less at least) hoping that this is how it is, that this is why they haven't touched FMP! since 2006. I'd have to say though that if the final novel is released and another year or so goes by without an announcement for a new season we'll probably have to consider the anime project officially dead. Let's hope it doesn't get to that though.

Edit: Note that I'm not especially pessimistic, I'm actually quite optimistic given the circumstances. I'm one of those who cling to the hope that the "they're just waiting for the final novel to be written" theory will turn out to be true. ^^

Cenit · 2010-01-31, 05:11

What if the final novel is already done in most parts and gatoh is just waiting for KyoAni to catch up with the animation to have the final Season and Novel (and Sigma Manga Volume) released at the same time?

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Full Metal Coast -Gantzer- Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia - Down Where The City Meets The Sea Age: 35	personally i dont think there is any concrete source to say that there will be a new season next year. the only way i see this happen is if the next novel gets released and it is he last one. __________________

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Kelldoria Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Baghdad, Iraq Age: 39	Well at least we can hope....

2009-11-13, 09:22	Link #1523
Tabasco Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 41	Having the next novel be the last could work, since as of now all the pieces seem to be in place for the finale. I still say that this year is make or break for a new season. By this time next year it will have been over five years since the last FMP animated content, and I can't imagine that a casual fanbase will still be around at that point, assuming there's actually still one now.

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LeoXiao 思想工作 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vereinigte Staaten Age: 32	if they make a new fmp however, it could start a new fanbase which would then go on to see the previous seasons.

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Tabasco Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 41	Possible, if they really turn out a class act. The problem I see is that in order to include the remaining material at all, we'd need a full 26 episode season. That's huge financial risk for a series that's gone as long as this one has without new material. I mean let's face it, we're not talking about Eva here, popularity wise. Plus, as has been said many a time, we're not finished yet. Until the last novel is at least announced, there's no way we're going to see anything new.

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Subzero00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	Is there any new news on Fmp

2010-01-05, 21:38	Link #1530
Luthon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009	according to the article on Animenewsnetwork he is writing the final novel so there may be some hope of an anime adaptation of the rest soon. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-being-written

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Tabasco Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 41	In fairness, if they'd spun it out too much longer they would run out of good places to stop

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Angelic Feel the Beat Join Date: Jun 2007	Let's be honest here. We all wish anything even remotely related to FMP was longer Does anybody else cringe when you say "blah blah Full metal panic!" and they're like "yeah I love that alchemist show".. GRRRRRRR

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Subzero00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008	whats the chances of there being a new full metal panic

2010-01-31, 05:11	Link #1540
Cenit Linkinball Z Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Germany	What if the final novel is already done in most parts and gatoh is just waiting for KyoAni to catch up with the animation to have the final Season and Novel (and Sigma Manga Volume) released at the same time?