Full Metal Panic! (2002–2006)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.3

Overview

This is the sequel to the first Full Metal Panic! series and starts where the first series left off. Sousuke is back and is having a hard time mixing school and his military job, but things are not going to be easy for S...

Starring Cast

Tomokazu Seki • Satsuki Yukino • Jason Douglas

Where to watch

Prime Video

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Moderate

FemPower: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Tomokazu Seki • Satsuki Yukino • Jason Douglas

Where to watch

Prime Video

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: Medium

The series leans right-leaning due to its consistent portrayal of a powerful, proactive military organization as the necessary solution to global instability and terrorism, emphasizing duty and decisive action, while acknowledging the personal costs of war.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie, a Japanese anime, features a cast that reflects its origin and setting, without explicit Western-style race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on action and character development, portraying traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: High

The series features a female antagonist who demonstrates superior martial arts skill in close-quarters combat against a highly trained male protagonist, achieving a decisive victory through physical prowess.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Full Metal Panic! does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on military operations, high school life, and developing heterosexual relationships, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The anime adaptation of "Full Metal Panic!" faithfully portrays its characters with the same genders as established in the original light novel series. No significant characters underwent a gender change from their source material.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Full Metal Panic! is an anime adaptation of a light novel series. The characters' races, as established in the source material (e.g., Japanese, American, Chinese, Russian), are consistently portrayed in the anime without any changes to their broader racial categories.