

In episode 8 of _Hajimete no Gal_ , at around 12:59, Ranko mentions that
there's tight security around the women's bath at the inn they're staying at,
and then there's a cut to this sign:

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xOZN4.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xOZN4.jpg)

It reads 完全被甲混乱, and was subtitled by Crunchyroll as "Full Metal Jacket". Is
this right? If so, how does [_Full Metal
Jacket_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket) have anything to do
with this?


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What's on the sign behind the guy with all the weapons in episode 8?


Surprise - it's a subtitling error! The first four characters (完全被甲) certainly
mean "full metal jacket" (in the sense of a bullet with a full-metal jacket).
But the last two ([混乱](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B7%B7%E4%B9%B1)),
which seemingly went untranslated, mean "confusion" or "disorder"... or,
perhaps, "Panic". You know, as in _Full Metal Panic!_.

So, what does _Full Metal Panic!_ have to do with anything?

I have a pretty good guess: [episode 9 of _Full Metal Panic?
Fumoffu_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqR4mKGLFMU) features the cast
visiting a hot springs resort. Once there, some of the men (led by military
man Kurz) attempt to spy on the girls in their party as they relax _au
naturel_ in the open-air hot springs. Like Junichi's friends in _Hajimete no
Gal_ , Kurz-and-co's efforts are indeed foiled by rather tight security. I
suppose this was a homage of sorts.


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