At the gravesite of their parents, siblings Tessa and
Leonard Testarossa meet. Leonard warns
his sister: Almagam is done with Mithrils constant victories against them. The gloves have come off and now Alagam is
pulling out all the stops to eliminate the mercenary group and captured the
Whispered for themselves. This puts
Sousuke Sagara and his charge, Kaname Chidori directly in Leonard’s
crosshairs. As Mithril finds itself attacked
on all sides, Sousuke must stand alone to protect Kaname, the girl who has
become his closest friend and more. When
the dust settles from this terrible new battle, will their be a future left for
the Serious Sergant and the Beautiful Class Rep?
Ohhhhhh boy. This
is both terrifying and exciting. In
short, this is going to be a damn good season and ive only watched one
episode. Believe it or not, it’s been 13
years since Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid aired in Japan. The fact that we’re actually getting a fourth
season of Full Metal Panic is nothing short of miraculous but I also think
it’ll be well worth the wait.
It looks like the time of fun and games at school is
over. While I don’t think Jin Dai High
will be completely taken out of the picture, it might be a while before we
return to its halls again. Kaname and Sousuke
are in for the fight of their lives in a couple of ways. Not only is Amalgam upping the ante on a
worldwide scale but there’s also those pesky teenage romance feelings to
contend with. It might not seem like
much but seeing Kaname and Sousuke holding hands during a walk home was a big
deal to me. The end of The Second Raid
left their relationship at a crossroads.
It seems theyre closer than ever but could that be their downfall
too? What’s even more surprising are the
insights of the much welcome returned Hayashimizu from Full Metal Panic
Fumofuu. His sharpness has pieced
together Sousuke’s true occupation (more or less) and even he has to offer
advice on how Sousuke and Kaname can carry on if things get rough in the
future. I really, really hope that this
isn’t just a one off cameo we get from the now former Council President. All the same, I have invested a lot of
interest in Kaname and Sousuke’s developing romance and would hate to see it
torn apart so soon after they tried to get their stuff together during The
Second Raid.
Bonus points should be given to Leonard Testarossa. One of The Second Raids few flaws was how
small of a role Tessa’s brother had to play and it became clear he was just
there to setup future conflicts. Well
that future conflict has arrived and man is Leo a scary guy. There’s a different air to him, much like
with the rest of this new season, that makes everything Leo says the more
terrifyingly convincing. Sure there’s
some new guy he’s talking to that is likened to Gates or Gaurron. But I think Leo is set to be the ultimate big
bad of this season and, I wont lie, I hope he gets what’s coming to him. Four seasons in and I think its time for Mithril
to finally deal a fatal blow to their mortal enemies.
Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory feels like the game
changer The Second Raid was building towards.
Long gone are the days of the awkward classroom comedy antics of Season
One and Fumofuu. Not saying their
couldn’t be any levity as we did get a classic moment when Kurtz got decked by
Mao for checking her out in her new skirted outfit…not that I can blame him,
damn Melissa Mao ive missed you and your sexy badassery. But the game has changed for Full Metal Panic
and things look set to get more intense than ever before. I just hope that everyone makes it out alive,
even Tessa. Gripping story, fast paced
intensity and some new animation from yet another studio change over (I am
gonna miss Kyoto Animation’s touch though), this could be the ultimate season
of Full Metal Panic…yeah I might have to cover this as a whole in the fall
after show finishes up mid summer (I think it’s 12 or 13 episodes total). Having spent all of last year reviewing every
season of FMP til now, it only feels right I might add Invisible Victory to the
roster. I’ll keep everyone posted…man am
I excited for this one.
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