Full Metal Panic! Family Vol. 4 and Shouji Gatou's Kidou Tensei Launch Same Day
The simultaneous release pairs the latest installment of Gatou's long-running Full Metal Panic! spin-off with his new mecha series, signaling a deliberate push to court both established fans and new readers on the same day.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
KADOKAWA's Fantasia Bunko releases Full Metal Panic! Family Vol. 4 and Shouji Gatou's new robot light novel Kidou Tensei Vol. 1 on August 20, 2026. Family Vol. 4 features Natsumi piloting the Azul Raven in a training exercise, while Kidou Tensei follows a salaryman reborn as a prototype mobile weapon.
Both books arrive on August 20, 2026. Family Vol. 4 continues the Sagara family's globe-trotting adventures, with Natsumi taking over for an injured Sousuke in an Azul Raven training exercise. A mysterious Arm Slave attacks the JSDF, and a new AS model appears.
Kidou Tensei is a standalone B6-format novel with illustrations by BUNBUN and mecha designs by Kanetake Ebikawa and Toshiaki Ihara. The story follows a salaryman reborn as an 18-meter prototype mobile weapon named Raidas, who must fight an enemy force attacking a lunar colony while carrying a young pilot.
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