The director's cut version of "Fullmeta" currently being screened will be released on BD & DVD! Part 1 will be released on February 28, 2006

The anime film currently showing "Full Metal Panic! Director's Cut Edition Part 1 "Boy Meets Girl" will be released on Blu-ray and DVD.

Full Metal Panic! is based on the popular light novel "Full Metal Panic! (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko).
The original story is set in a parallel world where the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union continues and the mystery and battle over "Whispered," a special human who brings advanced science and technology called "Black Technology," is depicted in "Feature Story," as well as in "Side Arms," an episode that complements the feature story. Side Arms," and a "short story" series that comically depicts the commotion caused by the main character, Sosuke Sagara, in a peaceful Japanese society, a stark contrast to the hard and serious feature-length series.

In October 2017, the fourth season of "Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory," a director's cut version of the first season that aired in 2002 was re-edited into a three-part series with retakes and new cuts, and will be released in theaters.

Part 2, "One Night Stand," will be screened on January 13, 2018, and Part 3, "Into the Blue," on January 20, 2018.

The Blu-ray & DVD release date for Part 1 "Boy Meets Girl" version has now been set for February 28, 2018 (Wednesday)!　The Blu-ray and DVD will include a special sleeve, a 12-page commentary "AS Fan Special Issue 1", a jacket newly illustrated by Shiki Doji, who is in charge of the original illustration, as well as a stage greeting video (planned), a special report and a TV commercial as video extras.

The Blu-ray & DVD of Part 2 "One Night Stand" and Part 3 "Into the Blue" will be released on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 for Part 2 "One Night Stand" and on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 for Part 3 "Into the Blue".

[Product Information
■Full Metal Panic! Director's Cut Edition Part 1: "Boy Meets Girl
Release date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Price: Blu-ray: 5,800 yen (excluding tax), DVD: 4,800 yen (excluding tax)
Special features (common to both Blu-ray and DVD)
　1. jacket newly drawn by Shiki Doji
　Special sleeve
　3. 12-page instruction manual ("AS Fan Special Issue 1")
　4. stage greeting video (planned)
　5. special news report, TV commercial

＜Basic Specifications
Blu-ray
Specifications: 1 dual-layer disc, screen size: 1080p/16:9 HD
Audio: Japanese STEREO (Linear PCM) / Japanese 5.1ch surround (DTS HD Master Audio)
Language: Japanese, Color: Color, Running time: approx. 120 min.

DVD
Specifications: Single-sided dual layer, screen size: 16:9 squeeze
Sound: Japanese STEREO (Dolby Digital) / Japanese 5.1ch surround (Dolby Digital)
Language: Japanese, Color: Color, Running time: approx. 120 minutes + approx. 20 minutes of bonus footage (tentative)

Event Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
Full Metal Panic! Director's Cut Version Event Screening
Theaters: Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku (Tokyo), Tachikawa Cinema City (Tokyo), Umeda Burg (Osaka)

＜Theaters: Kadok awa Cinema Shinjuku (Tokyo) Tachikawa Cinema City (Tokyo) Umeda Burg (Osaka)
Part 1: "Boy Meets Girl" (1 week only from 11/25 (Sat.))
Part 2: "One Night Stand" ( 1 week only from 1/13 (Sat.))
Part 3: "Into the Blue" edition: limited to one week from 1/20 (Sat.)
Special miniature color paper, newly drawn by Shiki Doji, will be presented as an admission bonus! (The privilege will end as soon as it is gone.)
(The special offer will end as soon as it runs out.) *Screening times for each theater will be announced on each theater's website as soon as they are determined.

<STAFF/CAST
Sousuke Sagara: Tomokazu Seki
Kaname Chidori: Satsuki Yukino
Teresa Testarossa: Yukana
Kurtz Weber: Shinichiro Miki
Melissa Mao: Michiko Neya
Andrei Kalinin: Akio Otsuka
Gaurung: Masahiko Tanaka
Leonard Testarossa: Daisuke Namikawa and others
Original story: Shiki Doji, Shikidoji (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)
Director, Offline Editing, New Part Contest, Direction, Sound Recording: Koichi Chiaki
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Osamu Horiuchi
Production: GONZO
Production: Mithril 2017