Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
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Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt

Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt

Sunrise

Genres

  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi

Tags

all 15
  • OrganisationsMilitary92
  • OtherWar92
  • TraitsDisability85
  • UniverseSpace85
  • Main CastAnti-Hero82
  • MechaReal Robot82
  • DemographicSeinen80
  • Main CastMale Protagonist75
  • Main CastPrimarily Adult Cast70
  • OtherPhilosophy70
  • DramaTragedy66
  • OtherGore60
  • ActionGuns53
  • OtherDrugs47
  • TechnicalCGI40

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi. Tags: Military, War, Disability, Space, Anti-Hero, Real Robot, Seinen, Male Protagonist, Primarily Adult Cast, Philosophy, Tragedy, Gore.

#791

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Popularity

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#3

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Popular ONA

Episode Progress

Complete

4 / 4 episodes aired

All 4 episodes available

ONA4 / 4 epsFinished7.96
Sunrise
Aired
Dec 25, 2015 – Apr 22, 2016
Duration
18 min
Time to Complete
1h 12m
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studio
Sunrise

Alternative Titles

ja機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト

en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt

frMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky

ja機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト

Synopsis

In Universal Century 0079, forces of the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon engage in a battle within the Thunderbolt Sector during the One Year War. This section of space—known for its constant strikes of electricity—proves to be a deadly battlefield, as Federation pilot Io Fleming leads a charge against Zeon's ace Daryl Lorenz and his squad of snipers. With the fighters on both sides proving to be formidable soldiers, neither side is willing to back down, fighting strategically amongst the remnants of colonies. But when Io gets a hold of a prototype Gundam, Daryl will have to make a sacrifice in order to obtain enough power to crush his enemy and ensure that Zeon is victorious, or watch as his comrades are slaughtered by a single man. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Synopsis

In Universal Century 0079, forces of the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon engage in a battle within the Thunderbolt Sector during the One Year War. This section of space—known for its constant strikes of electricity—proves to be a deadly battlefield, as Federation pilot Io Fleming leads a charge against Zeon's ace Daryl Lorenz and his squad of snipers. With the fighters on both sides prov

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Mobile Suit Gundam

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01

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

OVA1989

Main Story #1 (OVA)

02

Portrait of the Red

TV2010

Season 2

03

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

OVA2015

Main Story #3 (OVA)

04

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet

TV2019

Season 4

05

Mobile Suit Gundam

TV1979

Season 5

06

Mobile Suit Gundam I

Movie1981

Main Story #6 (MOVIE)

07

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

Movie1981

Main Story #7 (MOVIE)

08

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

Movie1982

Main Story #8 (MOVIE)

09

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

OVA1991

Main Story #9 (OVA)

10

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

TV1985

Season 10

11

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

TV1986

Season 11

12

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Movie1988

Main Story #12 (MOVIE)

13

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the Stars

Movie2005

Main Story #13 (MOVIE)

14

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers

Movie2005

Main Story #14 (MOVIE)

15

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars

Movie2006

Main Story #15 (MOVIE)

16

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

OVA2010

Main Story #16 (OVA)

17

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096

TV2016

Season 17

18

Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis

ONA2017

Season 18

19

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

Movie1991

Main Story #19 (MOVIE)

20

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

TV1993

Season 20

21

∀ Gundam

TV1999

Season 21

22

Gundam Reconguista in G

TV2014

Season 22

23

Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red Blur

Movie2017

Main Story #23 (MOVIE)

24

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative

Movie2018

Main Story #24 (MOVIE)

25

Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway

Movie2021

Main Story #25 (MOVIE)

26

Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

Movie2026

Main Story #26 (MOVIE)

Side Stories

All That Gundam1989Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team199630th Gundam Perfect Mission2009Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.2019Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-I1988SD Gundam Gaiden1990Mobile Fighter G Gundam1994Mobile Suit Gundam Wing1995

Essential·Core entries only — skip filler and side content

  1. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    Main Story #1 (OVA)1989
  2. Portrait of the Red
    Season 22010
  3. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
    Main Story #3 (OVA)2015
  4. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet
    Season 42019
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam
    Season 51979
  6. Mobile Suit Gundam I
    Main Story #6 (MOVIE)1981
  7. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
    Main Story #7 (MOVIE)1981
  8. Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
    Main Story #8 (MOVIE)1982
  9. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
    Main Story #9 (OVA)1991
  10. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
    Season 101985
  11. Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
    Season 111986
  12. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
    Main Story #12 (MOVIE)1988
  13. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the Stars
    Main Story #13 (MOVIE)2005
  14. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers
    Main Story #14 (MOVIE)2005
  15. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars
    Main Story #15 (MOVIE)2006
  16. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
    Main Story #16 (OVA)2010
  17. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096
    Season 172016
  18. Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis
    Season 182017
  19. Mobile Suit Gundam F91
    Main Story #19 (MOVIE)1991
  20. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
    Season 201993
  21. ∀ Gundam
    Season 211999
  22. Gundam Reconguista in G
    Season 222014
  23. Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red Blur
    Main Story #23 (MOVIE)2017
  24. Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
    Main Story #24 (MOVIE)2018
  25. Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
    Main Story #25 (MOVIE)2021
  26. Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
    Main Story #26 (MOVIE)2026

Complete·Everything including OVAs, specials & side stories

  1. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    1989
  2. All That Gundam
    Optional SPECIAL1989
  3. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
    Optional OVA1996
  4. 30th Gundam Perfect Mission
    Optional OVA2009
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.
    Optional SPECIAL2019
  6. Portrait of the Red
    2010
  7. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
    2015
  8. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet
    2019
  9. Mobile Suit Gundam
    1979
  10. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-I
    Optional SPECIAL1988
  11. SD Gundam Gaiden
    Optional OVA1990
  12. Mobile Fighter G Gundam
    Optional TV1994
  13. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
    Optional TV1995
  14. After War Gundam X
    Optional TV1996
  15. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Uchuu Seiki Yowa
    Optional SPECIAL1996
  16. Gundam: Mission To The Rise
    Optional SPECIAL1998
  17. The Impression of First Gundam
    Optional SPECIAL1998
  18. Gundam Evolve
    Optional OVA2001
  19. Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.
    Optional SPECIAL2001
  20. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
    Optional TV2002
  21. SD Gundam Force
    Optional TV2004
  22. Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
    Optional OVA2004
  23. Mobile Suit Gundam 00
    Optional TV2007
  24. Ring of Gundam
    Optional SPECIAL2009
  25. Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title
    Optional ONA2009
  26. SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors
    Optional TV2010
  27. Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning G
    Optional SPECIAL2010
  28. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
    Optional TV2011
  29. Gundam Build Fighters
    Optional TV2013
  30. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Episode EX - 100 Years of Solitude
    Optional SPECIAL2014
  31. Mobile Suit Gundam-san
    Optional TV2014
  32. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
    Optional TV2015
  33. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
    Optional ONA2015
  34. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
    Optional MOVIE2016
  35. Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue
    Optional ONA2017
  36. Gundam Build Divers
    Optional TV2018
  37. SD Gundam World: Sangoku Soketsuden
    Optional ONA2019
  38. SD GUNDAM WORLD HEROES
    Optional ONA2021
  39. Gundam Breaker: Battlogue
    Optional ONA2021
  40. Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
    Optional MOVIE2022
  41. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
    Optional TV2022
  42. Gundam Build Metaverse
    Optional ONA2023
  43. Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
    Optional ONA2024
  44. Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC Encounter
    Optional SPECIAL2024
  45. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
    Optional MOVIE2025
  46. Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX
    Optional TV2025
  47. Mobile Suit Gundam I
    1981
  48. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
    1981
  49. Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
    1982
  50. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
    1991
  51. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - The Mayfly of Space
    Optional SPECIAL1992
  52. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of Zeon
    Optional MOVIE1992
  53. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Picture Drama - The Mayfly of Space 2
    Optional SPECIAL2016
  54. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
    1985
  55. Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers
    Optional MOVIE2001
  56. Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
    1986
  57. Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Gundam Frag.
    Optional OVA2009
  58. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
    1988
  59. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the Stars
    2005
  60. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers
    2005
  61. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars
    2006
  62. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
    2010
  63. Re:I Am
    Optional MUSIC2013
  64. Mobile Suit Gundam UC: A Phantom World
    Optional SPECIAL2016
  65. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096
    2016
  66. Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis
    2017
  67. Mobile Suit Gundam F91
    1991
  68. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
    1993
  69. ∀ Gundam
    1999
  70. ∀ Gundam I: Earth Light
    Optional MOVIE2002
  71. ∀ Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
    Optional MOVIE2002
  72. Gundam Reconguista in G
    2014
  73. Kidou Senshi Gakuen: G-Reco Koushien
    Optional SPECIAL2014
  74. Gundam: G no Reconguista - From the Past to the Future
    Optional SPECIAL2015
  75. Gundam Reconguista in G I: Go! Core Fighter
    Optional MOVIE2019
  76. Gundam Reconguista in G II: Bellri's Fierce Charge
    Optional MOVIE2020
  77. Gundam Reconguista in G III: Legacy from Space
    Optional MOVIE2021
  78. Gundam Reconguista in G IV: Love That Cries Out in Battle
    Optional MOVIE2022
  79. Gundam Reconguista in G V: Beyond the Peril of Death
    Optional MOVIE2022
  80. Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red Blur
    2017
  81. Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
    2018
  82. Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
    2021
  83. Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
    2026
  84. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-II
    Optional OVA1989
  85. Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack
    Optional OVA1989
  86. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-III
    Optional OVA1990
  87. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IV
    Optional OVA1990
  88. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IV Special
    Optional SPECIAL1990
  89. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-V
    Optional OVA1990
  90. Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie
    Optional MOVIE1991
  91. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival
    Optional MOVIE1993
  92. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor
    Optional OVA1996
  93. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
    Optional OVA1997
  94. TWO-MIX: White Reflection
    Optional MUSIC1997
  95. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report
    Optional MOVIE1998
  96. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
    Optional MOVIE1998
  97. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV Astray
    Optional OVA2004
  98. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: After-Phase Between the Stars
    Optional SPECIAL2004
  99. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special Edition
    Optional TV2004
  100. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
    Optional TV2004
  101. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future
    Optional TV2005
  102. Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079
    Optional OVA2006
  103. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition
    Optional TV2006
  104. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73: Stargazer
    Optional ONA2006
  105. Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: SEED Supernova - Tanekyara Gekijou
    Optional SPECIAL2007
  106. Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Tenshi-tachi no Kiseki
    Optional SPECIAL2008
  107. Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Second Season
    Optional TV2008
  108. Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the Battlefront
    Optional OVA2008
  109. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition
    Optional OVA2009
  110. Chou Deneiban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors
    Optional MOVIE2010
  111. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
    Optional MOVIE2010
  112. Many Things SD Gundam
    Optional SPECIAL2011
  113. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - A Battle with the Third Dimension
    Optional SPECIAL2013
  114. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden
    Optional OVA2013
  115. Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Picture Drama - Aratanaru Tatakai
    Optional SPECIAL2014
  116. Gundam Build Fighters Specials
    Optional SPECIAL2014
  117. Kotowaza Gundam-san
    Optional TV2014
  118. Mobile Suit Gundam-san (ONA)
    Optional ONA2014
  119. Gundam Build Fighters Try
    Optional TV2014
  120. Kotowaza Gundam-san (ONA)
    Optional ONA2015
  121. Mobile Suit Gundam-san
    Optional MOVIE2015
  122. Kidou Senshi Gundam-san: Hiyoko Days ― Suisei Hiyoko to Fushigi na Ofuda
    Optional SPECIAL2016
  123. Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars
    Optional TV2016
  124. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd Season
    Optional TV2016
  125. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd Season
    Optional ONA2017
  126. Gundam Build Fighters: GM no Gyakushuu
    Optional ONA2017
  127. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower
    Optional MOVIE2017
  128. Gundam Build Divers Prologue
    Optional ONA2018
  129. GUNDAM BUILD DIVERS Re:RISE
    Optional ONA2019
  130. Mobile Suit Academy: The Return of 'G-Reco Koushien'
    Optional SPECIAL2020
  131. Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise 2nd Season
    Optional ONA2020
  132. Gundam Build Divers Battlogue
    Optional ONA2020
  133. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Revealed Chronicle
    Optional ONA2022
  134. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special Edition
    Optional TV2022
  135. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue
    Optional SPECIAL2022
  136. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Recap
    Optional TV2022
  137. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2
    Optional TV2023
  138. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 Recap
    Optional TV2023
  139. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
    Optional MOVIE2024
  140. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urdr Hunt Special Edition: Path of the Little Challenger
    Optional MOVIE2025

Platform Scores

MAL

7.96

Canonical
Rank #791Votes 31.8K

AniList

77 / 100

Trend 0Popularity 17.8K

Kitsu

78 / 100

Rank #1310Users 5.4KRuntime 1h 12m

AniList Trend

16

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Episode Guide

Aired so far: 4 / 4

Main Story

4 / 4

100%

Latest Aired

Episode 4

Remaining

Fully available

Aired so far

ONAs: 4

Theme Songs

Endings

1

Shiroi Heya: White Day in the Blue (白い部屋~White day in the blue~)

Geila Zilkha

eps 1
2

Onnanoko ni Modoru Toki: The Dreaming Girl in Me (女の子に戻るとき~The dreaming girl in me~)

Sakamoto Yoshie

eps 2
3

Anata no Oaite: I'm Your Baby (あなたのお相手~I'm your baby~)

Ichikawa Ai

eps 3
4

Thunderbolt Main Theme-you (サンダーボルト・メインテーマ用)

Kikuchi Naruyoshi

eps 4

Status Breakdown

17,798users
Completed10,59859.5%
Planning5,90233.2%
Watching7174.0%
Paused3482.0%
Dropped2331.3%

Tags

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Organisations1
Military
92
Other4
War
92
Philosophy
70
Gore
60
Drugs
47
Traits1
Disability
85
Universe1
Space
85
Main Cast3
Anti-Hero
82
Male Protagonist
75
Primarily Adult Cast
70
Mecha1
Real Robot
82
Demographic1
Seinen
80
Drama1
Tragedy
66
Action1
Guns
53
Technical1
CGI
40
Show spoiler tags2
Romance1
Heterosexual
33
Drama1
Suicide
30

Relations

1979
Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam

Parent StoryTV
Finished
·Spring 1979·43 eps
2017
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd Season

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd Season

SequelONA
Finished
·2017·4 eps
2016
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky

Alt. VersionMovie
Finished
·2016·1 ep

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt have?

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is an original net animation (ONA) that has a total of 4 episodes.

Where can I watch Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt?

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is an original net animation, and its episodes are available to watch.

What is the age rating for Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt?

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is rated R for violence and profanity, making it suitable for viewers aged 17 and older.

Is Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt worth watching?

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt has a score of 7.96/10 and is a Sci-Fi Drama series set during the One Year War, featuring a strategic battle between Federation pilot Io Fleming and Zeon ace Daryl Lorenz.

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