Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
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Our Review
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Our Review
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015) is a anime and action series from Bandai Channel. It has built a run of 8 episodes at roughly 25 minutes each. It premiered on December 25, 2015. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Is About
During the One Year War of U.C. 0079, the Earth Federation’s “Moore Brotherhood” and the Principality of Zeon’s “Living Dead Division” engage in a fierce battle at the “Thunderbolt Sector”, a shoal zone in the former Colony Side 4 “Moore”. After successfully infiltrating Zeon’s sniper field, ace Federation pilot and jazz enthusiast Io Fleming is given control of the latest Gundam prototype. To combat the new Federation threat, Zeon amputee pilot and ace sniper Daryl Lorenz sacrifices his humanity to directly interface with an experimental Zaku II unit.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 25 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 8 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its anime/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Ryōta Ōsaka, Tomokazu Sugita and Yurina Furukawa to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Ryōta Ōsaka, Tomokazu Sugita, Yurina Furukawa, Hiroshi Tsuchida, Mutsumi Sasaki and Shunsuke Sakuya lead the cast.
Key roles include Ryōta Ōsaka as Billy Hickham; Tomokazu Sugita as Vincent Pike; Yurina Furukawa as Bianca Carlisle; Hiroshi Tsuchida as J.J. Sexton; Mutsumi Sasaki as Burroughs.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of anime, action and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Bandai Channel’s other originals, a 7.7/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2015 and carried by Bandai Channel with the series still ended, it lands hardest with anime and action viewers.
How Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Compares
If Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt lands for you, the next stops are Death Note, Attack on Titan and Hunter x Hunter, which share its anime/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt comes from Bandai Channel. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Ryōta Ōsaka and Tomokazu Sugita doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its anime/action roots, It has held up since 2015 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is a safe bet for anyone already inside the anime and action lane, at 8 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.7/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.7/10. Watch it if you want anime/action you can settle into.
