ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁light ▁nov els ▁written ▁by ▁Sho ji ▁G at oh ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Sh iki ▁Dou ji . ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁S ous u ke ▁S ag ara , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cover t ▁anti - ter ror ist ▁private ▁military ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁M ith ril , ▁task ed ▁with ▁protect ing ▁Kan ame ▁Ch id ori , ▁a ▁hot - head ed ▁Japanese ▁high ▁school ▁girl . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁chap ters ▁are ▁published ▁on ▁Month ly ▁Dragon ▁Magazine , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁paper back ▁compilation ▁released ▁by ▁F uj imi ▁Sh ob o ' s ▁F uj imi ▁Fant asia ▁Bun ko . ▁The ▁nov els ▁are ▁split ▁between ▁stories ▁foc using ▁on ▁S ous u ke ' s ▁mission ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁of ▁M ith ril ▁and ▁com edic ▁side ▁stories ▁centered ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁at ▁J ind ai ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁into ▁different ▁media ; ▁including ▁four ▁an ime ▁television ▁series : ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁by ▁Gon zo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ? ▁F um off u ▁and ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Pan ic ! ▁The ▁Second ▁Ra id ▁by ▁Ky oto ▁An imation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁respectively . ▁An ▁O VA ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁and ▁the ▁new est ▁television ▁series , ▁Full