Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid

jethropr · Post by **jethropr** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:37 am

There is deffinatly a lack of the comedy aspec that made FMP good in the first place, but this is deffinatly what I wanted out of it in the first place.

In the first Season, there was some cool fights but the humor outwieghed the fighting, so that by the time the story got serious it almost felt out of place. Then when Fumoffu came out, it was purely to have more souske/chidori antics.

"The Second Raid" is LONG over due in my books, like i said, it is what i was hoping for from the first season.

SpringBoy · Post by **SpringBoy** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:52 am

Man, I basically watch the show for the Kaname/Sousake moments. More so if they're humourous. So Fumoffu rocked my socks!

I quite like all the war action as well though so I'm enjoying this series. I think of Fumoffu as a fun break, and to clear up some stories from the manga, and now we're back to 'real' FMP.

I'm valiantly resisting reading the books to know what happens.

Vorpal Dragon · Post by **Vorpal Dragon** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:56 pm

I've watched every DVD of any FMP so far(The 1st season was my first anime ever) and I'm a huge fan. I liked the first season for the character development and budding (though a tug of war) relationship between Sosuke and Kaname. Sosuke had a lot to deal with. Fumoffu's great (seen through Ep. 6). Funny as all hell, and it develops Kaname and Sosuke's relationship even further. 2nd Raid is action packed as of the first 4 Eps. And if it goes the way I think it might, it's gonna get <I>real</I> good. I got clues from reading fan fictions.

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:52 pm

Ah episode 7!

How many of you thought Chidori was about to be kidnapped in the apartment? I know I did; the way the producers created the atmosphere was really something.

Bardiel13 · Post by **Bardiel13** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:38 pm

Hearing all this stuff about FMP makes me wonder... "Is the original just as good?" I've seen FUMOFFU(sp?) and it's pretty funny and enjoyable, but I wanna see the original with the mechs. The twins have already coaxed me into seeing the Second Raid.

Eek-1 · Post by **Eek-1** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 4:22 am

angelx03 wrote:
How many of you thought Chidori was about to be kidnapped in the apartment? I know I did; the way the producers created the atmosphere was really something.

OK so suddenly she became so afraid she was never like that before. Was this an effect caused by her Whispered powers?
I felt sorry for her now that she/s left alone.

SpringBoy · Post by **SpringBoy** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:56 am

Eek-1 wrote:OK so suddenly she became so afraid she was never like that before. Was this an effect caused by her Whispered powers?

Well, yes. Go back and watch it again (if possible). She becomes afraid right after she passes one of the twins.

lilgumba · Post by **lilgumba** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:33 am

I didn't think that

she would have been kidnapped. I just think that was her being scared because someone activated that whispered scared-ness within her. I wouldn't be surprized if those girls were whispered as well.

I think what made her get

really scared is because she could not get in touch with Sagara at all then his phone not working sealed the deal. She said in that last episode he was the only one she really trusted. Seeing that he suddenly left her life would make her paranoid as hell. For her there is noone now. I'd expect her to not leave her apartment for awhile either because of all of this. Tessa should do something though. You would think she could pull some rank since she is head of that wonderful sub and all of those mechs.

All I know is that they need to go back to how it was before soon or I will not be a completely happy camper.

Vorpal Dragon · Post by **Vorpal Dragon** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:26 pm

Based on what clues I got, you'll eventually be happy, but for a while...well things get crazy, and not like any FMP yet.

What I believe it is based on those same inferences, is it's Tessa's brother Leonard running the show. You know, the guy in the OP with the white hair? (I think) He's after the whispered, namely Kaname, and Sosuke left Mithril. Well, things happen and Sosuke gets in Arbalest and fights a whole bunch of Venoms. He loses, and is almost killed, but Chidori is there and offers to go with Leonard in exchange for letting Sosuke live. Then somehow Sosuke saves her, and joins back up with Mithril.

That is all inference, so don't take it too seriously...

lilgumba · Post by **lilgumba** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:03 pm

That is what I was thinking about

that guy before too. The looks are just too similar and from what I remembered from the first season about her mentioning her brother. I really can't see Sagara not being with Chidori any more. He needs her to keep some of his sanity. A breakdown is enevitable. She needs him because well she is alone in the world and needs a companion granted he's a crazy one.

I can't wait to see things go into play.