ai ▁High ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁student ▁Kan ame ▁Ch id ori ▁while ▁also ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁student . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁twelve ▁volumes ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁twelve ▁volumes , ▁eleven ▁auto con clus ive ▁light ▁nov els ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁published ▁starting ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁regular ▁series , ▁these ▁light ▁nov els ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁comedy ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁G at oh ▁wrote ▁another ▁of ▁these ▁stories ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁G ek kan ▁Dragon ▁Mag az ines ▁ 3 0 0 th ▁issue . ▁Another ▁series ▁of ▁spin - off ▁nov els ▁known ▁as ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁Another ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Na oto ▁ Ō g uro ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁consisting ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁volumes ▁and ▁is ▁set ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁series ' ▁ending . ▁The ▁light ▁nov els ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁adapted ▁into ▁various ▁m anga , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁four ▁an ime ▁television ▁series ▁for ▁which ▁G at oh ▁was ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁staff . ▁ ▁Tok y op op ▁lic ensed ▁the ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan