so this news is a bit in the past, but if you privates haven't noticed, FMP! manga is in 2 versions, the storylined and the adventures types. S type is quite good and follows a bit of the anime. it's very fluid in balancing daily records and important missions.
the A type is done in a chibi-style art, with chidori and sousuke's hijinks. humorous, indeed.
offically, the FMP! original manga series (S type) by Retsu Tateo and Shouji Gatou (elite ASMs*) has ended. i had recently aquired access and obtained a mint-condition copy via air carrier.
the last volume, #9 in the S type, is a sentimental one . you better not cry like a little girl.
as for sneak peaks: Chidori gets gutsy, Sousuke admits his feelings, Tessa defends her place as Capt. of the Danaan.... Mao in undergarments?!?!?!?!?!?!
of course, justice is delivered, skillfully in a final battle between Sousuke and Gauron.
the only question is how???? and the reason Sousuke's name has been edited to Sosuke in the American distribution...
*Art & Story Militants/Mangaka