Full Metal Jacket title refers to the full metal jacket bullet used by soldiers. The film was released in the United States on June 26, 1987. It was the last of Kubrick's films to be released during his lifetime. "Full Metal Jacket" received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Kubrick, Herr, and Hasford. In 2001, the American Film Institute placed it at No. 95 in their "AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills" poll. During the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, a group of Marine Corps recruits arrive at Parris Island, South Carolina, for boot camp. Drill Instructor
Full Metal Panic! Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, Tokyopop announced that it would be relaunching its publishing operations in North America in 2016 and that they will consider light novels, but nothing has been disclosed about Full Metal Panic! novels publication. "Full Metal Panic!" was adapted into a manga on several occasions. The first series entitled "Full Metal Panic", was serialized in Monthly Comic Dragon by Retsu Tateo. The first "Full Metal Panic!" manga was collected in nine "tankōbon" volumes published from August 30, 2000, to July 1, 2005. "Full Metal Panic!" was one of the first manga licensed by ADV Manga,