. ▁ ▁Tom oh iro ▁Nag ai ▁also ▁wrote ▁ ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁tank ō bon ▁m anga ▁published ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁focused ▁more ▁on ▁the ▁action ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁▁ ▁, ▁written ▁by ▁Sho ji ▁G at oh ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁H iro sh i ▁U eda , ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁miss ions ▁of ▁S ous u ke ▁as ▁a ▁ser ge ant . ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁volume : ▁the ▁nin ete enth , ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁story ▁and ▁events ▁of ▁this ▁m anga ▁ad a ption ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁light ▁novel ▁and ▁on wards . ▁ ▁An ime ▁ ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁ ▁The ▁an ime ▁series ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Gon zo ▁Dig imation ▁and ▁originally ▁a ired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁its ▁original ▁air ▁date ▁was ▁can ce led ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁AD V ▁Films ▁for ▁North ▁American ▁release ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁nov els ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁an ime . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁An ime ▁Network ▁on ▁Dem and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁