is a Japanese author and

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from

Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to th ...

, Japan. He is best known for the creation of the ''

Full Metal Panic! is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shikidouji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protec ...

'' franchise that includes

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

and anime. Gatoh first met with Koichi Chigira by accident when he bumped into him in Shinjuku when he was late for work. Later on, the two were shocked to meet with one another in the Gonzo Digimation office. The two would eventually team up to create the ''

'' anime television series.

2019 Greta Thunberg Twitter controversy

On December 7, 2019, Shoji Gatoh posted controversial remarks to his Twitter feed in response to an

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report about teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg's appearance at COP25, a

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conference in

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. The comments read, "I hate that kid. If I was the ruler of the world, I would steal everything from her, knock her into the depths of despair and ridicule her. On top of that, I'd feed her a delicious, piping hot steak and watch her shed bitter tears. I’d love to see that." Gatoh later removed his tweet in response to public backlash and apologized for writing it. Tetsuro Kasahara, who illustrated the manga ''Full Metal Panic! Zero'', tweeted in response, "I did the art for a manga created by this person, but I don't agree with his remarks. I will no longer do any promotion for ''Full Metal Panic! Zero'', nor draw any continuation. I will also donate any profits from the manga to environmental groups." Following the apology of Gatoh, he retracted this statement.

Works

Light novels * ''

'' series (published from December 18, 1999) * '' Cop Craft: Dragnet Mirage Reloaded'' series (published from November 18, 2009) * ''

Amagi Brilliant Park is a Japanese light novel series written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima. Fujimi Shobo has published eight volumes since February 20, 2013, under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. There are three manga adaptations pub ...

'' series (published from February 20, 2013) * ''MOON FIGHTERS!'' (published from Fall 2023) Manga * ''

'' - Author * ''

The Anime Mission'' (Resource Book Manga) - Author * ''

'' - Author Anime * ''

'' - Original creator, Story Editor * ''

Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu is a spin-off season of '' Full Metal Panic!'' by Gonzo. The series takes place between the first and the second season. Markedly different in tone to the first series, ''Fumoffu'' emphasizes the high school romantic comedy aspects of ''Full ...

'' - Screenplay (Eps. 1, 4, 8, 9, 12), Original creator * '' Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (TV) - Series Composition, Original creator * '' Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (OVA) - Screenplay, Original creator * '' Hyouka'' - Series Composition * ''

'' - Original creator, Series Supervision * '' Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory'' - Series Composition, Original creator * '' Cop Craft'' - Series Composition, Original creator * '' Estab Life: Great Escape'' - Series Composition, Script

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gatoh, Shoji 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Light novelists Living people 1971 births