is a Japanese author and

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screenwriter from

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, 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 Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protectin ...

'' franchise that includes

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s, manga and anime. Gatoh first met with

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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

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, 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 redacted this statement.

Works

Light novels * ''

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

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'' series (published from February 20, 2013) Manga * ''

'' - Author * ''

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

'' - Author Anime * ''

'' - Original creator, Story Editor * '' Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu'' - 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 * ''

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'' - 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