Principal!
Jindai Tokyo Municipal High School
Principal! Principal!
Principal!
What is it, Vice Principal?
Please, take a look at this!
An estimate for school repair expenses?
Uh-huh, uh-huh...
A total of four hundred thirty five thousand yen?
Is this for last month?
This is for last WEEK!
And it's all the work of that student, Sagara Sousuke!
He's a chronic property wrecker and a class nuisance!
Vice Principal, I trust you are aware of his circumstances, are you not?
He's traveled from one dangerous foreign hot spot to another since he was very young...
As a result, he cannot become accustomed to the conventional wisdom of peaceful Japanese society.
Even if that were the case, his actions are erratic!
That is why we, as instructors, must guide him.
So, you're going to overlook this?
Yes I am.
Principal,
according to rumors, there was a charitable donation upon his transfer.
That has nothing to do with this.
And a SIZABLE donation at that.
That has nothing to do with this.
So, Sergeant Sagara-kun,
you aren't causing any trouble for the folks at school?
Negative, Captain.
We cannot have any trouble.
We are, after all, a top secret mercenary unit.
There's no need to worry.
I will eliminate any enemy that gets close to Chidori,
no matter what means they use, even if they're on school grounds.
That's not what I meant...
My apologies, Captain.
But it is time for school.
Have a nice day.
Ending transmission.
Sagara-san? Hold on...
Full Metal Panic?
fumoffu
"I love you..."
SAGARA
Your sincere look and manly profile.
I've always watched you from afar and sighed.
Feel free to laugh at this coward who can only express her feelings in a letter like this.
But, whenever I think of you, I feel as though my heart would burst.
If only I could make my heart stop beating,
my soul could rest in peace...
Please accept my feelings for you.
I'll wait behind the gymnasium after school for you."
The Man From the South
You look sleepy, Kana-chan.
Were you up late last night again?
Yeah. That Stallone movie last night was so good...
You watched the whole thing?
Yeah. There were some spectacular explosions.
KABOOM!
What was that?
Oh, Kana-chan!
All right.
It's NOT all right!
Why are you blowing things up so early in the morning?!
Explain yourself, Sousuke!
I found signs of tampering in my shoe locker.
Since there was the possibility a bomb was planted...
A bomb...
I detonated it, just to be safe.
Oh, I see...
What kind of in our peaceful country would plant a bomb in someone's shoe locker?!
You're so naive.
There was a recent incident in which a group of terrorists
blew up a high ranking official by planting a bomb in his mailbox.
Likewise, I cannot afford to be careless.
But that doesn't give you a reason to do something like this!
But Chidori,
the most appropriate method to dispose of suspicious materials is to detonate them...
It is not appropriate!
You're always constantly...
Huh?
What's that?
It appears to be a letter...
Oh, you're right...
Student Council Room
Thirteen wounded,
three shoe lockers,
forty pairs of slippers,
and twenty-nine pairs of shoes destroyed.
That's it for the damages.
Thank you, Mikihara-kun.
Well, then, fellow students,
would someone care to explain what this fuss is about?
Your Excellency, I will explain.
I'm listening.
Sir.
Today at 0815,
I had just arrived at school when I noticed something wrong with my shoe locker.
A suspicious article?
Affirmative.
Since there was the possibility it was dangerous,
I implemented the most reliable means of disposing it.
And what means was it?
Destruction by means of a high-yield explosive.
An explosion, you say?
Yes.
Oh my...
I see, that is most reliable.
What's the matter, Chidori?
You certainly are a noisy girl.
Hayashimizu-senpai, don't you think that's a little abnormal?!
What high school on Earth has students who would blow up a shoe locker?!
There's one right here, is there not?
Oh, come on!
It seems that you lack sufficient understanding...
Imagine this.
For instance, let's assume that a package from a stranger has arrived at your house.
When you pull it out, you hear the sound of something rustling inside.
It could have a foul stench or be slightly warm.
It's THAT kind of package.
So, Chidori-kun.
Would you still open that package and take a look inside?
No, I wouldn't. I'd throw it away.
You would, wouldn't you.
And if it were a shoe locker, you'd have no choice but to blow it up.
Is that the way it goes?
That's the way it goes.
I will explain this to the teaching staff.
That is all.
Does it look like you can read the letter?
Uh-huh.
Judging from the contents,
this is a letter from a hostile third party.
Huh?!
See, this letter goes...
"Sousuke Sagara.
I've always watched you from afar
I've always watched you from afar.
You coward.
I'll make your heart stop beating, and then you'll rest in peace.
Meet me behind the gymnasium after school.
I'll kill you."
I'm almost certain that's what the letter says.
Why do you think of it that way?
First off, this is a girl's handwriting!
A feint to foil handwriting analysis.
This guy may be a pro.
What a creepy pro.
Anyway, I think this is a love letter.
What's that?
In other words... there's a girl out there who likes you, right?
Um... Aren't you happy?
I don't follow you, but it's not a problem.
Where are you going?
To make a preemptive strike.
Class'll start soon!
Sousuke!
Sheesh...
Jin High! Let's go! Let's go!
Looks like no one's here yet.
Say, why are you here checking up on Sagara-kun?
Well, because...
I'm the Student Council Vice President
and the class rep...
so I've got to keep an eye on him...
I see...
What's that supposed to mean?
And what exactly are you doing following me?
'Cause it looked like fun.
You've got a lot of nerve...
Looks like she's here.
That's Saeki Ena-san from Class One.
They say she came in second at the Miss Jin High pageant at the school festival last year.
Oh, really.
Hmph! She has a face that any man would fall for.
But she's probably an airhead.
It seems she's good at school too.
I think she ranked fifth on the end of year tests...
But it looks like our subject in question, Sagara-kun, has yet to arrive.
Sagara-kun's not coming.
Yeah, it's been two hours.
I think I'll go home now.
What are you going to do, Kana-chan?
I'll...
I'll wait a little bit longer.
Okay, see you tomorrow!
Bye.
That Sousuke. What a jerk!
Standing her up like that... It's just too much...
Oh, that's gotta hurt!
You'll die if you're not careful.
And then...
Oh? A girl!
Wow! She's a cutey!
What are you doing out at a time like this?
It's scary at night.
See?'Cause there's guys like us around...
Uh-huh, uh-huh, and we might do something like this!
Stop it, please!
Ooh, she said, "Stop it, please!"
Oh man, that really turns me on!
What a mess! Somebody...
Please, let go of me!
Damn it!
Stop right there!
What?
She doesn't want you to do that!
Let go of her!
Don't get mad like that.
We were just joking around, is all.
I bet you're just feeling left out, aren't you?
Don't you touch me!
What's with you, bitch?
Wanna mess with us, huh?!
I just... Um... Uhhh...
I'm opposed to violence.
Let's open up our hearts and talk things over!
Hold it, you!
Hey, she's pretty cute too!
Take it off, take it off!
No! Wait! Stop it!
What?
Are you all right, Chidori?
Sousuke?! I thought you stood her up...
No, I was lying in wait here.
Lying in wait?!
Yes.
For Saeki-san?!
That is correct.
You mean to say...
you were waiting there all this time between lunch and now?!
Pointing your gun?!
At her?!
Affirmative.
My camouflage was perfect.
If that girl had made one suspicious move,
I'd have immediately knocked her out.
If you were there all along, you should've rescued her sooner!
I'm not so stupid as to blow my cover so recklessly.
You are too stupid! You imbecile!
Take that and that and that and...
Uh... Sagara-kun, is it really you?
Indeed, it is I, Sagara Sousuke.
But, why all this...
Sagara-kun... did you read my love letter?
Oh that? I detonated it.
Detonated it...
It appears you aren't an enemy,
but what is your goal?
What do you mean, my goal...
It's in your best interest not to hide it.
You're so mean!
Oh, the poor thing...
What a strange girl.
Is she paranoid?
You're the one who's paranoid!
Not again...
Chidori, what are you doing?
Morning! Stop blowing stuff up!
No! It's dangerous!
Really?
It's no big deal, see?
Catch you later!
"Thank you for saving us yesterday. This is by way of thanks.
You'll wreck your body if you don't eat right!
From the Mysterious Terrorist."
A terrorist, huh?
A Hostage With No Compromises
Reload!
In the heat of the moment, I got too serious.
Don't!
Aw, man!
Now we can't go to that arcade anymore!
That was most uncool!
Why?
Who the hell would shoot a real gun into a video game screen?!
I ran out of bullets.
I told you, to reload you point the gun outside the screen and pull the trigger!
That's dangerous. What if it goes off accidentally?
There's no way that could happen!
Hey!
We owe you one for the other day.
You guys!
Today we're not here to see you!
Your name's Sagara, right?
C'mere.
Does that mean you want me to follow you?
Whaddya think it means? C'mon!
Sousuke...
I'll be right back.
Kana-chan...
You're worried about Sagara-kun after all...
No, it's them I'm worried about...
Sorry to keep you waiting.
You didn't actually kill them, did you?
No, peaceful solutions are the best.
So? You let him go home, just like that?
Well... yeah...
You guys are pathetic.
But, Akutsu-san, that guy's got a gun!
There's no way we can win!
It's probably just a toy gun or something.
What are you talking about?
It's a REAL gun!
That weapon is made in Austria. It's called the Steyr S.P.P.
It's a nine millimeter that holds thirty rounds.
It can fire nine hundred rounds per minute!
It's a machine pistol developed for security.
Its reinforced polymer frame is extremely light.
It also has superior control in full-auto mode...
Don't spout your twisted logic!
Yes, ma'am.
Anyway, if that Sagara guy has weapons, use your heads, huh?
Use our heads... how?
He's got a girlfriend, right?
No, they're more like a rabid dog and his owner...
Woof.
Anyway, if you take the girl hostage, he won't be able to use his weapons, right?
I see.
And bring in lots of people.
Bring in the whole gang.
The whole gang?!
They were just getting bored anyway.
Okay, I'll be heading off.
Already?
My little brother asked me to do some shopping.
Student Council Room
You wanted to see me, Your Excellency?
What happened to Chidori-kun?
She's been absent since this morning.
Is that so?
There's been a complaint from the video arcade in the shopping district.
That's what I wanted to talk about, but...
Hey! Y're Sagara?
State your business.
M'boys owe ya f'r how ya messed'm up yess'rday!
Gonn' show ya how much we'ppreciate it.
Think y're hot shit huh?!
M'gonn kill yer ass!
Hold on for a moment.
Sagara-kun, it sounds as though he bears some hostility toward you.
He holds a grudge for what you did to his friends yesterday...
and says he wants to exact his revenge.
I see. Then tell him this.
My military might exceeds yours by an overwhelming margin.
Revenge would be meaningless.
Okay.
Okay. Sagara-kun says this.
Listen, bitch.
You couldn't beat me in more than a billion years, got it?
You have an outstanding knowledge of language, Your Excellency!
Oh, it's nothing.
I've only gleaned a small portion from books.
I am a little uncertain whether he will understand my translation...
JUSS HOL' IT RIGHT TH'R!
Let's not resort to violence.
Heh. Wait up.
Juss gotta message f'r you t'day, is all.
Hello?
So you're the one called Sagara, am I right?
And you are?
Come see me after school.
I refuse.
Even after you hear this?
Sousuke?
Chidori? Why are you...
Do Not Touch
They grabbed me this morning in front of the train station.
Poor old me...
You've got it now, right?
If you don't come, who knows what will happen to the girl...
Come to the abandoned factory in Sengawa at five. Alone. Got it?
So she's a hostage.
So there ya go. Howya like that?
Dunn't matter how many guns ya got...
Whatcha doin'?
You have made a foolish mistake.
We wanted to avoid resorting to violence if at all possible...
What're ya...
And now you will tell us all about your ringleader.
So these are all your flunkies?
Yeah. And if he doesn't show up, I'll let them take care of you.
I don't like the sound of that...
Akutsu-san, he's here!
Let Chidori go.
First drop your weapons. All of them.
I've complied with your demands.
Where the hell did you fit all of that?!
Oh well, it doesn't matter...
All right guys,
show him some hospitality.
That's not fair!
That's right. I'm not a fair person.
Run, Sousuke!
Bring it on!
Everyone, look up!
Yoshiki!
That's right, your younger brother.
I kidnapped him from elementary school and hung him up there when you weren't looking.
It seems your younger brother is the only person you open yourself up to.
How do you know that?
I'm sorry! I'll talk! I'll talk!
I have my own sources.
He should be waking up soon.
Yoshiki!
Sis! Help!
You mustn't struggle! Don't struggle!
Don't worry.
Those ropes won't break because of a little struggling.
However...
Yoshiki!
There are five ropes left.
Sis! Help! I'm scared!
How many will it take before your brother falls?
Sis! Sis!
So, what'll you do?
Stop it! Or I'll...
Or you'll what?
Sis!
Don't you care what'll happen to this girl?
Are you going to kill her?
I guess that can't be helped.
Chidori, I'm sorry, but you must share the boy's fate.
I don't make compromises with terrorists. That's the international standard.
What are you talking about?!
Don't worry.
I'll write a letter to your surviving relatives.
Don't write one! Come on now!
So, choose, Akutsu Mari.
Save both of them,
or kill both of them.
If I give into him, it'll set a bad example for the boys...
But if I don't then Yoshiki will...
Yoshiki will...
Everybody has something important to them.
For instance, you!
Yes, you.
Your name is Takayama Seiji.
An eleventh grader at Garasuyama High.
You adore your little sister who is a middle school student.
Your sister takes Benten Street home everyday at six PM.
That's a fairly deserted street.
I'd be worried that someone bad might go after her...
And then there's you. Date Yuuta.
I hear you own a lovebird.
You begged your parents to buy you one when you were eleven.
They say lovebirds die easily, you know.
Simply by pouring insecticide into the room through a crack in the window,
it'll die after writhing and convulsing in horrible pain...
Stop it! Please!
There's no need to be frightened.
It's only your bird I'm talking about.
You are lgarashi Koichi.
You have a bike that you worked hard to buy.
You are Endo Keiji.
You live alone with your dear mother.
Sugaya Shigeru.
Recently you got a girlfriend who's a year younger than you.
And you, Nakajima Shintaro.
Your older sister gave birth a week ago, and the hospital doctors...
Now are you satisfied?
Let my brother go.
Are you all right, Chidori?
Thanks... But...
I know what you want to say.
"You should have killed them all the minute you saw them..."
No, that's not right!
I can't believe you took an innocent child and put him in that kind of situation!
Oh, that.
That was good, right?
Yes. You performed well.
But it was scary.
Remember to keep your promise!
A radio-controlled car, right?
I'll buy you one.
You tricked me?!
His Excellency the President lent us his support.
He told me not to hold back and match the enemy's methods, and give it all I've got.
After all, peaceful solutions are the best.
Peaceful?
What do you want to eat?
Who the hell is that?
Curry rice.
He's an interesting guy.
Curry rice again?
Shabu-shabu then.
He burst into the classroom all of a sudden and said, "I need your help."
Too expensive!
A regular beef bowl then...
When the teacher got mad, he pulled a pistol on him and said,
"It's an emergency."
I guess he was really worried about her.
So he wasn't just some nut after all.
Huh?
Nothing. Let's go home.
Preview
The action series "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu" has finally begun.
I can't remember. The action series "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu" has finally begun.
The action series "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu" has finally begun.
Next time, you'll see the arduous battles between the human-shaped mobile suits, the Arm Slaves...
Oh, this time there aren't any.
What?
There aren't any. Not once. Even at the very end.
But then, when will I get to show off?
Next time on the classroom love comedy "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu"...
tune in for "Hostility Passing-By" and "A Fruitless Lunchtime"
Wait! I didn't hear it was a love comedy!
Hostility Passing-By
A Fruitless Lunchtime