The BEST episodes of Full Metal Panic! season 3
Every episode of Full Metal Panic! season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Full Metal Panic! season 3!
Sousuke Sagara, a member of a covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, is tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.
#1 - The Continuing Day by Day
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/19/2005
Kaname makes a surprise visit to Sousuke in Hong Kong, and assists him in using the Arbalest's Lambda Driver to the fullest. Sousuke defeats Gates once and for all, then returns to Tokyo--and high school--with Kaname.
#2 - Her Problem
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/2005
Kaname confronts the Mithril operative sent to replace Sousuke; however, as she is about to get answers, she is attacked by an Amalgam assassin. Kaname outwits her pursuer until Leonard Testarossa, another Amalgam agent, shows up and kills her assassin. He reveals that the assassin was a rogue agent acting outside of Amalgam's interests.
#3 - Burning Hong Kong
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/12/2005
Sousuke meets Gauron, now crippled and about to die while Xia Yu Fan combats an SRT unit lead by Closeau in downtown Hong Kong as tensions continue to mount between North and South China.
#4 - Edge of Heaven
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2005
Mithril attempts to learn more about the mysterious Amalgam organization. Kaname and Sousuke's relationship begins to blossom; however, Sousuke is reassigned to another mission and is forbidden to see Kaname.
#5 - Beautiful Sicily
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2005
The SRT travels to Sicily to capture the traitor from the Nanjing operation. Sousuke has difficulties balancing work and school when he tries to have a phone conversation with Kaname and drive the getaway vehicle at the same time.
#6 - Left Behind
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2005
Sousuke argues with his replacement about the mission to protect Kaname. Kaname wonders why Sousuke does not come to school, and starts to become worried. When she needs to see him, she finds out that his apartment is vacant and he has disappeared.
#7 - His Problem
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/5/2005
While Sousuke continues to wander in Hong Kong, Tessa is "forced" by Admiral Borda to deploy her M9s to the island after sightings of the Codarl (m)-type Arm Slave were confirmed.
#8 - Two Hong Kongs
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/28/2005
Sousuke and Melissa are deployed to a divided Hong Kong in a team made up of SRT/PRT personnel of East Asian origin to locate an Amalgam Codarl (m)-type Arm Slave attacking North and South Chinese army units, but Sousuke's feelings for Kaname places his MITHRIL comrades nearly in danger, earning a sermon from Melissa.
#9 - Daylight
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2005
Mithril is perplexed at how the enemy is able to follow their movements. Once they realize that their communications have been compromised, Tessa and Kalinin give false orders to facilitate the rescue and turn the tables on Amalgam.
#10 - The Situation Beneath the Surface
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2005
Sousuke and Kazama investigate who is posting embarrassing and revealing picture of Kaname on the Internet. Meanwhile, Amalgam operatives, led by Gates, extract their payment from their military clients.
#11 - The Labyrinth and the Dragon
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2005
In Nanjing, Amalgam kidnaps peace delegations from Northern and Southern China and fortify themselves in an underground tunnel beneath the Yangtze River. Mithril attempts a rescue in the tunnel's dangerous confines, but falls into Amalgam's trap.
#12 - Jungle Groove
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/14/2005
Tessa berates Sousuke for emotionally involving himself with Kaname and neglecting his other duties. The SRT receives a new leader who stages an AS duel to help Sousuke properly operate the Arbelast.
#13 - The Ending Day By Day
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2005
Mithril and the SRT rescue refugees from a city torn apart by civil war. However, during the fighting, they discover that the enemy possesses advanced weaponry rivaling their own. They surmise that a highly funded, well-equipped organization may be supplying their enemies.