フルメタル・パニック！6 踊るベリー・メリー・クリスマス

Full Metal Panic! Light Novel #6

by Shouji Gatou, 賀東招二, 四季童子 (Illustrator)

陣代高校の臨時旅行で豪華客船クルーズに参加したかなめ。日程は12月24日。クリスマス・イブで、さらにかなめのバースデイ!この大事な大事な1日に、またもや事件は起きたのだ。旅行にいけない宗介の不在を狙うように、かなめたちの乗る船がテロリストたちによってシー・ジャックされた!　しかし、自称“悪逆非道”な覆面テロは、ざんばら髪にへの字口……これって、まさか?　もしかして?　かなめ＆宗介＆テッサ――恋の三角関係もますますヒート・アップして、聖なる夜に世にも奇妙なドタバタ騒ぎが幕を開ける!　恋と涙とテロが満載!超無軌道アクション・バトル、シリーズ!!

Genres: Light Novel, Romance, Science Fiction, Military Fiction

341 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 28, 2003

About the author

Shoji Gatoh ( 賀東招二), born on July 11, 1971, is a Japanese author from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for the creation of the Full Metal Panic! series that included light novels, manga and anime. He is not only an author but also an anime scenarist, for example "The Day of Sagittarius" of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and three episodes of Lucky Star.

Reviews

[hotsake (André Troesch) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5
A mostly satisfying action entry with a nice bit of character development. This would've even been better if Kaname wasn't such an unlikable person in this volume.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars, but let’s face it, the big draw here is that there’s a realistic and (hopefully) final resolution to the rather unnecessary (but fun) love triangle that has been peppered throughout. Rounding up for that alone.

Otherwise the flavour of this one is pretty interesting - it starts off as a very lighthearted goof and then gets more serious as it goes. Pretty disposable minus the above and some of the typically well-written action scenes the series does well.

It’s not hard to see why they never bothered to animate this one, though it would’ve made for a neat story arc. I also hate the hamfisted stereotype that is Killy B. Sailor, although he does get a rather miraculous redemption arc out of this.

So, strictly okay. I’m being generous because it still does its good stuff really well.

[Chee Sheng · Rating 5 out of 5]

The confession of one that results in a lot of new changes. And the key mechanic piloted by our main male protagonist not only can work on land only. With the necessary skills and technics, the mechanic can work in a smaller space like within a cruise and also soar up in the sky, as and when there's a need for such an action. And even though it started off with a bit of laughter, but as things get serious... it gets more and more appealing to me too...

[Lauren Priest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Merry Christmas! ;)

The 6th volume of the series had all the same drama but a new setting. It was quite refreshing. It wasn't the Christmas that Sousuke and Kaname wanted but I thoroughly enjoyed reading about it. Can't wait for the next volume!

[Anthony Filandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable

Very good fast paced more upbeat than last interesting hook at end always leaves you wanting more a very enjoyable series

[Derek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book marks the beginning of the main story arc that cannot be accessed any other way other than reading the Japanese novels. There has been no announcement of further anime adaptation, and the English translation has only been done through volume 3.

This volume, translated as Dancing Very Merry Christmas, has Kaname, Sousuke, and all the students from Jindai High School on a cruise ship due to contribution from a wealthy benefactor who wants to give them the school trip they never got because of the events in vol. 1 Fighting Boy Meets Girl (i.e. their plane was hijacked and they were taken to North Korea, and later rescued by Mithril).

However on the cruise ship everything isn't what it seems, and an armed force hijacks the ship! Kaname is again in danger, and Sousuke has to try and protect her.

[Tuấn Khang · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Seriously, what kind of Christmas is this?"

After all the desperate situations happened in vol 4 - 5, and judging from the cover and name of this book (A Dancing Very Merry Christmas), I expected this to be a light-hearted rom-com as a kind of recess before we come to the second half of the series with more danger and more secrets revealed. But I was wrong. This is definitely not a merry Christmas for ANY characters. This book gives me one surprise after another and is really exciting to read. And as things got more serious, love story of main characters did, too. Insensitive Sousuke finally realized his true feelings and had a determined answer for one heroine. Really sorry for Tessa, though :( It's not that I don't want to see the protagonist in a love comedy and confused between two girls, but one day it has to be ended.
Anyway, can't wait to read the rest of the series!

[M.R. Bowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This might be my favorite volume yet. It starts with an absolutely ridiculous premise that feels like it belongs in one of the short stories, but then shifts to a serious and thrilling situation with an almost flawless structure of escalation. Gatou is (was, this series is like a decade old) only getting better and better at his craft.

[Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best mixes of action & comedy so far