Full Metal Panic Family Will Come Out in January 2024

The first volume of Full Metal Panic Family will come out on January 19, 2024. This is a light novel series that takes place twenty years after the original series, focusing on Sousuke and Kaname raising their kids. [Thanks, KaroshiMyriad!]

Fantasia Bunko, the publisher, has described this as a “shocking” new series. The book will cost 748 JPY ($4.95) and will contain 256 pages. You can pre-order it via Kadokawa. Here is the full plot summary as it appears on Kadokawa’s website:

Full Metal Panic is back! Here is the start of a shocking new series! About twenty years after its emotional climax, Sousuke Sagara and Kaname Chidori have turned from high schoolers to proper adults. Not only that…but they’re also a loving couple raising kids together?! This is the start of a new Full Metal Panic series, focusing on Sousuke and Kaname now that they’re a family.

Shoji Gatoh, who originally wrote Full Metal Panic, is the author. Full Metal Panic originally ran from 1998 to 2011, and during that time, it spawned various adaptations such as several anime and manga series, as well as games.

The plot of Full Metal Panic follows Sousuke Sagara, who is secretly a member of an anti-terrorist private military organization. His job is to protect Kaname Chidori, who is targeted by a number of different organizations. Because of Sousuke’s unique past, he was unable to fit in at school, but he eventually grows close with Chidori.

The sequel to Full Metal Panic, Full Metal Panic Family, will come out on January 19, 2024, in Japanese bookstores such as Kadokawa.