Jindai High School was a relatively safe place, right up until Sousuke Sagaka transferred there. A total nut, he wreaks havoc on the school's student body and gets into a world of trouble with the teachers! But there's more to Sousuke than meets the eye-not just a hell-raising student, he's actually a member of an elite military unit, on an undercover mission to protect the beautiful schoolgirl Kaname Chidori from the KGB. Sell Sheet Keynote: The hilarious action-adventure novels that inspired the hugely popular manga and anime Key Selling Points: • The inspiration for the hugely popular franchise that includes an anime and manga (Vol. 1: 1413900011) from ADV • The title is an homage to Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket • Contains loads of hilarious pop culture references, including limericks, puns, and even jokes about Monty Python! • There are four anime adaptations, all of which are strong VideoScan sellers; the most recent video is Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid! released in June 2006 • A few of the main characters have appeared as playable characters in the Super Robot
