Full Metal Panic!: Fumoffu - Complete Collection | 
| Actor: Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Studio: Adv Films
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 7699
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 300 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.1
MPN: DFMF/BX2
UPC: 702727146329
EAN: 0702727146329
ASIN: B000J3FBW0
Release Date: December 12, 2006
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Condition: Brand new; still in shrink wrap!!
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The popular broadcast series Full Metal Panic (2002) began as a rambunctious mixture of mecha, magical girl and high school romance genres.Student council vice-president Kaname Chidori was a "Whispered," an individual whose untapped psi powers made her a target for sinister organizations. To protect her, the anti-terrorist mercenary corps Mithril sent Sergeant Sousuke Sagara to Jindai High, where his military bearing, hair-trigger reflexes, and extreme literal-mindedness always got him into trouble. For the second season, Fumoffu, the filmmakers dropped the mecha and magical girl elements to focus on the mismatched romance between Kaname and Sosuke, with hilarious results. When a girl leaves him a love note, Sosuke notices his locker has been tampered with and blows up the bank of lockers; when he gets stuck in line at the cafeteria, he fires off a pistol and shouts out his order. Sousuke infiltrates a local amusement park by disguising himself in a plush walk-around suit of their mascot Bonta-kun, who looks like a giant hamster. The martial arts attacks make a wonderful foil for the character's super-cuteness, and the result is like watching Hamtaro go postal. Kaname, who temper makes Yosemite Sam look serene, screams at Sousuke and belts him with an outsized paper fan. Voice actors Chris Patton and Luci Christian make Sousuke and Kaname the funniest anime couple since Ranma Saotome met Akane Tendo. The character-driven slapstick and take-no-prisoners silliness may remind American viewers of old Hollywood cartoons. (Rated TV PG V: comic violence, nudity, alcohol and tobacco use, risque humor, including real and fake profanity)--Charles Solomon
Product Description
As a reworking of the anime series FULL METAL PANIC! FUMOFFU follows its predecessor's basic fish-out-of-water premise with the same zany blend of action and comedy. But while popular teenage schoolgirl Kaname Chidori is still being protected from the machinations of an evil terrorist organization by undercover secret agent Sousuke Sagara this time around the emphasis is on the series' comedic rather than action-oriented elements. The main thrust of the comedy stems from the military-trained Sagara's inability to blend into normal teenage society his overzealous protection of Kaname (everything from impromptu gunfights to poorly-planned explosions) and a strangely sweet romance between the disastrously mismatched couple. This collection presents the anime series in its entirety for a total of 12 episodes.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: NR UPC: 702727146329 Manufacturer No: DFMF/BX2
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 Lots of weapons, young love, and giant bear costumes February 12, 2007
Tracy Christenson
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu is sort of a spin-off of the original series Full Metal Panic. I've never seen the original series, but I have a good idea of what it's about from friends. You don't need to know a lot about the original series in order to enjoy Fumoffu because the hilarious situations in these episodes are funny in and of themselves, but having a bit of background does help. Basically, Sousuke Sagara is a teenager who has been raised by various military groups and is currently working for a secret mercenary organization dedicated to fighting terrorism and protecting a special group of people called Whispereds, who have special mental abilities. Sousuke has been assigned to protect one of these Whispereds, Kaname Chidori, because they are the same age and he can attend her high school. However, because of Sousuke's weird upbringing, he knows a lot about weaponry and nothing about normal civilian life, leading to many misunderstandings and bizarre situations. In the original series, these humorous situations alternated with battles against terrorist forces. In Fumoffu, the terrorists and other more serious stuff has been put aside to focus on the humourous parts and the characters' growing fondness for each other. One of the things that I like best is that these weird situations actually have consequences for the characters because the people they meet often appear in more than one episode, forcing them deal with situations they helped to create and people who know just how odd Sousuke's actions are. I highly recommend the series, although viewers should be aware that a couple of the episodes contain a fair amount of nudity (this is not a series that I would show to any young kids). Most of the episodes are really two short episodes put together, and there is only one two-part episode. Here is a list:
1. The Man from the South / A Hostage with No Compromises
The Man from the South: Sousuke blows up his own locker because he believes someone put a bomb in it. As Sousuke and Kaname study the remains of the letter found in the locker, they each form different conclusions about the writer. Can Kaname convince Sousuke that the writer is professing her love, not threatening to kill him?
A Hostage with No Compromises: Sousuke angers some local bullies, and they are now out for revenge. They kidnap Kaname and use her as a hostage. Fortunately, Sousuke has a plan to resolve the situation peacefully. Unfortunately, "peaceful" can be a relative term.
2. Hostility Passing By / A Fruitless Lunchtime
Hostility Passing By: After Sousuke takes Kaname's advice on dealing with lunchtime crowds to a new extreme and accidently causes a panicky stampede of students which destroys the food-seller's booth, the student council temporarily takes over the job of selling lunches. However, an angry teacher is determined to teach the students, especially Sousuke, a lesson.
A Fruitless Lunchtime: Kaname helpfully lends Sousuke her notes to help him with a difficult assignment. But when Sousuke forgets Kaname's papers at his apartment, the two of them begin a frantic mission to retrieve them before the beginning of class.
3. Summer Illusion of Steel: While on a trip to the beach with their friends, Kaname becomes irritated with Sousuke and stalks away to pout. She ends up accepting an invitation from a stranger to visit his house for tea, trying to avoid letting Sousuke find out where she is.
4. The Hamburger Hill of Art / Single-minded Stakeout!
The Hamburger Hill of Art: Kaname's art class takes a field trip in order to sketch people in a natural setting. Kaname's group makes the mistake of choosing Sousuke as their model, and Sousuke makes the mistake of asking their overzealous art teacher what a model does. After listening to the teacher rattle on about the duties of a model in rather confusing metaphorical terms, Sousuke becomes convinced that part of his job is to hide from the people who are supposed to be drawing him.
Single-minded Stakeout!: Kaname meets up with an old boyfriend and arranges to meet him for a date. As she tries to decide whether or not she still has feelings for him, Sousuke becomes worried about her preoccupied state of mind and follows her to learn more about her situation. This leads to one of the funniest scenes in the series and an explanation of what the word "fumoffu" comes from and why the mascot of the series is a teddy bear wearing a hat.
5. The Pure Yet Impure Grappler / Trespassing on Good Faith
The Pure Yet Impure Grappler: The student council sends Sousuke and Kaname to tell the school's amateur karate club that their clubhouse has been condemned and needs to be torn down. However, the club refuses to leave until Sousuke beats them in single combat. Trespassing on Good Faith: When their rivalry between Sousuke and the karate club's captain causes them to injure the school's janitor, the president of the student council convinces them to resolve their differences with a contest to see which of them can do the most good deeds for the janitor.
6. The Hard Sell Fetish / The Patient of Darkness
The Hard Sell Festish: When Kaname's friend, Kyoko, is attacked by a strange man who forcibly gives girls pony tails (no, really), Kaname gets recruited by a slightly derranged police officer to act as a decoy in order to capture the fiend.
The Patient of Darkness: After an evening of telling scary stories, Kaname and her friends are frustrated because none of them scares Sousuke in the least. Determined to find something that frightens Sousuke, Kaname convinces him to come with her to an abandoned hospital that has a reputation for being haunted.
7. The Warcry of Excessiveness: The school's principal is threatening to disband the rugby club unless they can actually win a game. The trouble is that the rugby players are a bunch of softies. It's up to Sousuke to toughen them up.
8. A Goddess Comes to Japan: Part 1 -- The Suffering: Sousuke's commanding officer, Tessa, who is also a teenager and one of the Whispereds, has a chance to take some leave and decides to spend it with Sousuke. Tessa has a serious crush on him, which leads to a fierce rivalry between her and Kaname with Sousuke caught between the two feuding girls.
9. A Goddess Comes to Japan: Part 2 -- The Hot Spring: As Tessa's vacation comes to an end, Sousuke's womanizing colleague, Kurz, convinces the group to spend a weekend at a hot spring. Kurz recruits a couple of male students to help him spy on the girls, but he fails to reckon with Sousuke's determination to protect the women in his charge.
10. A Fancy Without Honor or Humanity: Kaname and Sousuke discover that a friend, Ren, is actually the daughter of a gangster. She is troubled because her father is sick and his gang is being terrorized by a rival gang. The gang hires Sousuke (in disguise) to train them to better defend themselves and their territory.
11. Uncontrollable Bluebird: Kaname's school has a problem finding room for all of its clubs. When the social science club (both members) graciously agrees to give up its room, they use the opportunity to convince the other clubs to partipate in a flirting contest so that they can study what qualities other people find the most attractive, saying that the club which attracts the most people will receive the room. The contest takes on an entirely new dimension when Sousuke joins in to help the photography club.
12. 5th Period Hot Spot: When Sousuke's weapons dealer sends him a biological weapon by mistake, a classmate accidently releases it at school. Panic sets in when everyone believes that they are going to die. What, if anything, can Sousuke do to save them? Moreover, who is going to save Sousuke from his classmates' wrath?
 Funny, funny, funny you will enjoy it. March 31, 2007
CharlieGone (SB county, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you are expecting action sequences and seriousness like in FMP the first raid, you will be disappointed...almost nothing of that sort is in this series..but this series wasn't meant for that. It was meant to make you LOL. Trust me you will crack up at the stuff Kaname and Sousuke go through (or cause!) The episodes are always always funny, never a dull moment. TRUST ME! There is a bit of violence (like fights and stuff) but nothing like in the first FMP. There is a lot of fan service, but no nudity (almost!) and some bad language. The anime has no real story line (just the day in the life I guess of Sousuke and Kaname), but like I said, it was never meant for that. It was just meant to make you laugh and definitely worth the purchase. Recommended to 13yrs and up.
Excellent Anime! February 7, 2007
Amanda Wilson (New Jersey)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite anime series of all time. I've had this collection for about a month and not only have I watched it repeatedly, but I've shown it to all of my friends and now they all want it! This thinpack boxset is a great value over buying the series individually.
One note: This has all 12 episodes of Fumoffu on 3 discs, while the separate DVDs have 12 episodes on 4 discs. (When I saw a fourth disc for sale I got worried that I was missing something.)
I watched all of the Fumuffo eopisodes before watching the complete original Full Metal Panic and still thoroughly ejoyed them. There isn't much carry-over between them, although the characters are the same. I love Sosuke's deadpan comic lines. My favorite episode is the "Patient of Darkness," where Kaname tries to get a rise out Sosuke in a haunted hospital.
A must have for your anime collection!
I was crying, Laughing so hard that is! April 22, 2007
Music and Anime Fan 12 (Texas)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
One word for Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu,FUNNY! If you don't laugh at least one time or a MANY times at this anime. Well I feel sorry for ya! hehe
Unlike Full Metal Panic this series focuses on funny stories. So if your looking for serious drama you won't find it here. I have to give a cheer and hand to the Dub Cast! They all seem to have had a fun time dubbing the show and it shows. My favorite esps are 5, 8, 9 and the last esp was Funny as well. I've heard some people say this show is along the lines as Ranma 1/2. Being a lifetime fan of Ranma I can see why they say that. Anyway FMPF is SUPER Funny and I LOVED IT! Just sit back and get ready to LAUGH! I'm so happy I got this one!
Very Funny, No Where near the series January 9, 2007
F.M. (FWB, FL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
To begin, I have the original series Full Metal Panic! and this series only focuses Sosuke Sagara and Kaname Chidori (mainly)and how Sosuke always seems to blow things way out of proportion. Like when Sosuke blows up his shoe locker with C-4 (where does he get this stuff? I am in the military and i can say that about half-if-not-all the stuff he uses is almost impossible to get via mail) because he found a "letter"-which is a love letter, no less-because he thought someone was trying to kill him. and the laughs don't stop there. And even though you don't need to watch this to understand Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid, its a nice little break from the series in which the roles of Kaname Chidori (who acts as a protector) while Sosuke Sagara (who always seems to start things)get reversed! In short, get the series if you want a break from the series
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