▁ ▁Tok y op op ▁lic ensed ▁the ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁series ▁for ▁North ▁America ▁release , ▁publishing ▁the ▁first ▁regular ▁light ▁novel ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁latest ▁released ▁volume ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁compilation ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth ▁full ▁length ▁volumes ▁from ▁the ▁series . ▁No ▁short ▁story ▁collection ▁volumes ▁nor ▁side ▁story ▁collection ▁ones ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁shut ▁down ▁its ▁publishing ▁operations ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁at ▁An ime ▁Ex po ▁and ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con , ▁Tok y op op ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁rela unch ing ▁its ▁publishing ▁operations ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁consider ▁light ▁nov els , ▁but ▁nothing ▁has ▁been ▁dis closed ▁about ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁nov els ▁publication . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁J - Nov el ▁Club ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 2 ▁nov els ▁will ▁be ▁translated ▁again ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁M anga ▁▁ ▁The ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁light ▁novel ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁to ▁m anga ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions . ▁The ▁first ▁m anga ▁series : ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic , ▁was ▁serial ized ▁in