2005 Score 7.91 13 eps Red Complementary MAL ↗IMDb ↗ Kyoto Animation

Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid

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The palette reads like a bruise: desaturated grays and muted browns, with red dominance that never flares into warmth. Kyoto Animation's first full directorial effort from Yasuhiro Takemoto strips the series of its predecessor's comedic primary colors, replacing them with the dim interior of a submarine or a rain-slicked alleyway. The

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Middle
0.551
Closing
0.548
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0.413
Avg Saturation
0.213
Warmth
0.529

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