Whats the difference between Full Metal Panic and Full Metal Panic Fumoffu?

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Do I need to watch Full Metal Panic before Fumoffu?
When should I watch Full Metal Panic Fumoffu?
Is Full Metal Panic Fumoffu a spin off?
Is Full Metal Panic invisible victory a remake?

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What's the difference between Full metal panic and fmp:fumoffu?

MHGALE 7 years ago#1

are they connected plot wise?

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YoyokuKO 7 years ago#2

one's kellogs and the other is just comedy.

leetshoe 7 years ago#3

Fumoffu is a comedy spinoff. Watch it after the first season

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MHGALE (Topic Creator)7 years ago#4

both good?

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Meganium7 7 years ago#5

both awful

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leetshoe 7 years ago#6

MHGALE posted...

both good?

the spinoff is kinda good l guess. the regular show isn't

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TheWorId 7 years ago#8

One is good, one is garbage.

MHGALE posted...

both good?

Fumoffu sucks.

TheFuzz3451 7 years ago#9

Watch Fumoffu and ignore everything else.

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masked_yazoo 7 years ago#10

WingFenice posted...

First season is pretty average, Fumoffu and Second Raid are much better because KyoAni did them.

Second Raid is kind of bad too

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What's the difference between Full metal panic and fmp:fumoffu?

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Most of the anime I've enjoyed tend to be comedy/slice of life/drama stuff like Haruhi Suzumiya and Kanon. I've managed to finish most of the stuff KyoAni has done (Clannad, K-On, Lucky Star, etc) but I always tended to stay away from Full Metal Panic Fumoffu! simply because I haven't watched the first Full Metal Panic stuff. If someone could tell me, do I need to know what happened in the first season to enjoy or even understand what happens in Fumoffu? I've never liked any of the mecha-type anime to begin with so it'd be nice to know if I can still enjoy Full Metal Panic Fumoffu! without having to watch the first season.

Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu is the second anime based on the Full Metal Panic! franchise. It is actually a spin-off rather than than a direct sequel.

Plot

The story takes place six months after the original series where Sousuke Sagara has been assigned to protect the highly valuable target: Kaname Chidori, but Sagara hasn't yet been able to fit in within the society of Jindai High school and the community as more and more properties are damaged in the school. Even if Sagara was assigned to protect Chidori, he became strict when thugs and gangs have attempted to kidnap and torture Chidori, but Sousuke has been into combat training, even using the newest technology, as he had to prepare for the worst between Jindai and the outside world, but it seems that Sousuke has developed a bond with Chidori.

Characters

Kaname Chidori
Sousuke Sagara
Bonta-kun
Yoko Wakana
Andrei Kalinin
Kyoko Tokiwa
Issei Tsubaki
Shinji Kazama
Melissa Mao
Ren Mikihara
Kurz Weber
Richard Mardukas
Teletha Testarossa

Episode List

Episode 1a - "The Man From the South"
Episode 1b - "A Hostage With No Compromises"
Episode 2a - "Hostility Passing-By"
Episode 2b - "A Fruitless Lunchtime"
Episode 3 - "Summer Illusion of Steel"
Episode 4a - "The Hamburger Hill of Art"
Episode 4b - "Single-Minded Stakeout"
Episode 5a - "The Pure Yet Impure Grappler"
Episode 5b - "Trespassing on Good Faith"
Episode 6a - "The Hard Sell Fetish"
Episode 6b - "The Patient of Darkness"
Episode 7 - "The Warcry of Excessiveness"
Episode 8 - "A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 1: The Suffering)"
Episode 9 - "A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 2: The Hot Spring)"
Episode 10 - "A Fancy Without Honor or Humanity"
Episode 11 - "Uncontrollable Bluebird"
Episode 12 - "5th Period Hot Spot"

Do I need to watch Full Metal Panic before Fumoffu?

I would recommend watching the first two or three episodes of Full Metal Panic before seeing this, but it is not necessary.

When should I watch Full Metal Panic Fumoffu?

Fumoffu is a special season of Full Metal Panic! chronologically fits between the regular first and second seasons. It's far less serious than those two, filled with much more humor and situational gags. Don't let that put you off, though.

Is Full Metal Panic Fumoffu a spin off?

ふもっふ!, Furumetaru Panikku? Fumoffu!) is a companion series to the anime series Full Metal Panic! by Kyoto Animation, and takes place between the first season and The Second Raid.

Is Full Metal Panic invisible victory a remake?

Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory was the direct sequel to it's previous season, Second Raid, an excellent season from 2005 that while delivers, given the long gap like I mentioned, lost a lot of interest.