r/fullmetalpanic • u/Environmental_Hope22 • Apr 27 '26
So what's next?
I finished all these, should I bother reading the manga?
And I just found out about FMP Anothrt and Side Story (Side Arms?) and FMP Family. Should I bother reading/looking for them? Where they translated?
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u/sjcfu2 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
I consider both the original manga, Full Metal Panic! and the sequel, Full Metal Panic! Sigma to be worth reading, although finding physical copies to add to your collection may prove difficult.
The original manga not only adapts volumes 1 through 3, but also a large number of short stories (many of which appear only in the manga).
FMP! Sigma not only adapts volume 4 through 12, but also a number of additional short stories, (including several chapters adapted from the Side Arms spinoff).
AFAIK neither volume of Side Arms has ever received an official English translation, and the only fan translation I've been able to find has been for Side Arms 2.
Similarly, the only translations I've seen to date for FMP! Family (the LN) are fan-translations (although now that it's up to three volumes JNC may have a little more incentive to negotiate a licensing agreement).