A new Full Metal Panic! anime series will be debuting during the Fall 2017 anime season. Xebec will be handling animation duties, replacing Kyoto Animation who previously produced the previous 3 series.
The new series will be titled Full Metal Panic! IV which acknowledges the previous three season:
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Full Metal Panic 2002 - 24 episodes
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Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu 2003 - 12 episodes
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Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid 2006 - 13 episodes
Anime and manga fans are a bit surprised by the title as it acknowledges Fumofffu, which is a much more comedic take on the series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. Most fans consider Fumofffu to be non-canon.
Ten years later, are you excited for more FMP!?
[via ANN]
Full Metal Panic! IV's Staff
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Director: Katsuichi Nakayama (Bodacious Space Pirates The Movie: Abyss of Hyperspace's Assistant Director, Space Battleship Yamato 2199 episode 21's Director)
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Series Composition and Script Writer: Shoji Gatoh (Full Metal Panic! andAmagi Brilliant Park's Original Creator)
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Chief Animation Director and Character Design: Osamu Horiuchi (the Full Metal Panic! series and Hayate the Combat Butler's Character Design)
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Sub-Character Design: Aya Yamamoto (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! episodes 11 and 13's Animation Director)
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Animation Director and Small Arms Design: Takeshi Yoshioka (Macross Frontier Movie 1 and 2's Key Animation)
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Mechanical Design: Kanetake Ebikawa (the Full Metal Panic! series andGundam 00's Mechanical Design), Toshiaki Ihara (the Full Metal Panic! series and "I can Friday by day!'s" Mechanical Design)
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Set Design: Takayuki Yanase (Zegapain and Xenoblade Chronicles X'sMechanical Design)
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Mechanical Director: Masanori Nishii (Space Battleship Yamato 2199's Chief Mechanical Director, Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure's Key Animation)
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Prop Design and Mechanical Animation Director: Takuya Matsumura (Broken Blade's Mechanical Animation Director, Zoids/ZERO's In-Between Animation)
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Mechanical Animation Director: Yu Kato (EX-Driver the Movie and The Princess and the Pilot's Key Animation)
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CG Director: Shosuke Uechi (Space Battleship Yamato 2199's CG Technical Chief, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin's CG Design)
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Color Key: Chiaki Kitabayashi (Broken Blade's Color Check Assistance,Fafner Exodus' Color Setting)
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Special Effects: Shin Inoie (Code Geass: Akito the Exile and Gundam 00 Second Season's Special Effects)
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Animation Production: Xebec (Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and Broken Blade's Animation Production)