Since Full Metal Panic’s second season is wrapping up
this week, I wanted to do something I wanted to do sooner but wanted to wait
til the coverage was done. Sousuke
Sagara was on comedic fire this season.
Nearly every word out of his mouth and action taken produced hilarious results,
either on his own or with Kaname to follow up with a beating. Stuff like this makes me wonder why Full
Metal Panic was never a full on comedy…til I remember how poorly it was handled
in Season One (hopefully there’s a better balance in the third season, The
Second Raid). Therefore, to finish off
my look at one of my favorite short seasons of Anime ever, today I’m counting
down my Top 5 Sousuke Sagara Moments from Full Metal Panic Fumoffu.
#5-All Day Sniper
(Episode 1)
When Sousuke blows up his footlocker (and several others)
after learning it’s been tampered with, he and Kaname find the remains of a
note. Kaname clearly figures out it’s a
love letter but Sousuke doesn’t think like that (clearly, otherwise he and
Kaname would be an actual couple right now).
Instead he sees it as a challenge and vanishes. When Kaname and the girl who sent the note
are about the be attacked by lewd students, theyre saved by a nearby, sniper
positioned Sousuke…who has been waiting there all day watching his supposed
target…something I could easily see Sousuke doing for days on end if necessary.
#4-Bonta Kun vs.
Pony Pervert (Episode 6)
There are three really big Bonta Kun themed episodes this
season and all of them are instant classics.
This one though holds a special place with me and my sister though. Sousuke gets to show off his upgraded Bonta
Kun battle gear when Kaname is used as bait to lure out a supposed
pervert. The real fun of this episode
comes not from Sousuke’s showdown with a crazy cop, but when the pervert is
caught and interacts with Bonta Kun only able to say “Pony” while Sousuke in
the Bonta Kun suit can only reply with “Fumoffu”. Kaname freaks out cause they’re bonding over
weird noises…but I think it’s hilarious.
#3-“I DEMAND A
PLAIN ROLL” (Episode 2)
This not only sets in motion the events of this mini
episode, but it’s also something I could easily see Sousuke doing at the drop
of a dime. When faced with a line of
students at the bread shop, Kaname pushes forward. Sousuke, however, is at first worried because
the line is so big and he wants a roll.
Kaname urges him to be more aggressive like he always is…forgetting
Sousuke will likely pull out a gun, shoot it in the air and demand a plain
roll. Why plain? Who knows.
What you do know is that when Sousuke points a gun at anyone, chaos is
bound to ensue.
#2-Rugby Commander
(Episode 7)
When Kaname and Sousuke are recruited to help a
fledgeling Rugby team, theyre discouraged to find that the team is actually a
group of really nice guys who wouldn’t hurt a fly, much less tackle another
human being in a sport. Enter Sousuke,
who uses a handbook written by Melissa Mao, to put the team through a hellish
training regemine. This comes complete
with Sousuke spouting off insults so foul, they have to be censored for
broadcast. It’s pretty easy to fill in
the blanks though and it is freaking hilarious.
It’s not that Sousuke actually succeeds at his job…it’s Kyoko’s observation
that Sousuke probably has no idea how mean he is actually being with his choice
of words. “ONE MORE WORD FROM YOU AND I WILL UNSCREW YOUR HEAD AND S*** DOWN
YOUR NECK!!!” Seriously, why cant I find
any uncut outtakes online?
#1-Calm Before the
Fury (Episode 12)
This moment from the final episode of the season (hence
why I had to wait til the end of reviewing to do this Top 5) sums up Sousuke’s school
adventures as a whole. When he
accidentally brings a bio weapon into class, Sousuke is forced to lock the
classroom, trapping himself, Kaname and most of the second seasons cast
inside. As the class comes to grips with
their own mortality (it’s not as bad as it sounds), Sousuke tries to remain his
usual self, acting like this isn’t a big deal when it’s totally his fault. It all comes to a head when he finishes
explaining the facts about this supposed weapon and the potential fate of his
classmates…only to be met with a brief dead silence and the image of the whole
class (Kaname included) above him, ready to beat the ever living crap out of
him. It’s criminally short, almost blink
and you’ll miss it…but it was a perfect cap off image to an excellent second
season of Full Metal Panic.
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