Full Metal Panic! Volume 5 [Paperback]

Shouji Gatou (Author, Artist), Retsu Tateo (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Series: Full Metal Panic! (Novels) | Publication Date: July 6, 2004

High school student Kaname and her undercover protector Sosuke are back again, and the bad guys aren't far behind! Kaname and American exchange student Tessa have been captured by the terrorist group A-21. They must escape, but first they must destroy a gigantic and invincible weapon before A-21 can activate it! Will Sosuke and his covert ops organization MITHRIL show up in time?

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: ADV Manga; English Ed edition (July 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413900518
• ISBN-13: 978-1413900514
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 5.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars LO, THE BEHEMOTH WALKS, October 23, 2005

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Sesho "www.sesho.libsyn.com" (Pasadena, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Full Metal Panic! Volume 5 (Paperback)

Tessa and Chidori have been captured by the terrorist organization A-21 and are being used as pawns to get information out of Kalinin. Even if they can find a way to escape, Sosuke is missing, and might be dead, and A-21 is preparing to activate "The Behemoth", a monstrous Lambda driver mecha that makes Mithril's AS's look tiny by comparison. And its pilot is half insane because he needs drugs to pilot it. We also get some background on Tessa, something we never see in the anime version. Parts of this book have already been adapted in anime form but half of it has not, so if you liked the anime, you should check this out. The thing that I like about the manga is that Sosuke and Chidori's relationship has a lot more tenderness to it. There are moments such as them sheltering from a rainstorm and Sosuke offering her his sleeping bag and Chidori asking if she can use his lap as a pillow. There's also a lot of action here, so this would make a good read whether you're a guy or a girl.