Series synopsis
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, also known as 機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure drama animation television series that premiered on December 25, 2015. It ended on July 14, 2017. It stars Yuichi Nakamura, Ryohei Kimura, Hiroshi Tsuchida and Toa Yukinari.
Federation troops and Zeon forces carry out a fierce battle in the Thunderbolt Sector in what was once Side 4 "Mua". The Thunderbolt Sector is a shoal zone composed of the debris of destroyed space colonies, named for the electrical discharges from the metal debris. MS pilot Io Flemming is among the Federation soldiers who are dispatched to the area, where Zeon sniper Daryl Lorenz awaits them on the battlefield.
Premise
Federation troops and Zeon forces carry out a fierce battle in the Thunderbolt Sector in what was once Side 4 "Mua". The Thunderbolt Sector is a shoal zone composed of the debris of destroyed space colonies, named for the electrical discharges from the metal debris. MS pilot Io Flemming is among the Federation soldiers who are dispatched to the area, where Zeon sniper Daryl Lorenz awaits them on the battlefield.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuichi Nakamura as Io Flemming (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Daryl Lorenz (voice)
- Hiroshi Tsuchida as Sexton J. J.
- Toa Yukinari as Peer Claudia
- Sayaka Ohara as Mitchum Karla
- Shunsuke Sakuya as Graham
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Kaka Cornelius
- Mutsumi Sasaki as Burroughs
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | December 25, 2015 | July 14, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter 1 The Universal Century began with mankind moving its burgeoning population into outer space. In U.C. 0079, the colonies furthest from the Earth, Side 3, proclaim themselves the Principality of Zeon and declared independence from the Earth Federation government. War was waged. Now, nearly a year has passed since that war broke out. In a debris cluster known as the Thunderbolt sector, the remains of many space colonies and battleships destroyed by the war circle. Here, a violent struggle has played by the Zeon Forces that seized control of the sector and the Federation Forces whose mission is to regain it… |
December 25, 2015 |
| 2 |
Chapter 2 During the Full Armor Gundam's second sortie in the Thunderbolt Sector, Io once again confronts Daryl. Daryl narrowly escapes after throwing a Cracker grenade at the Gundam, but he loses his left hand in the process. As the Living Dead Division is desperate to hasten the Reuse P. Device project to combat the Gundam, Daryl has his right hand amputated so that his body will have full control of the experimental Psycho Zaku. |
February 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Chapter 3 The Moore Brotherhood receives reinforcements from the Earth Federation, but the new mobile suit pilots are young teenagers, much to Io's chagrin. Feeling the pressure of the war, Claudia resorts to drugs before Io snaps her out of an overdose. Io leads the young cadets to break through the Living Dead Division's final defenses, but the battle becomes a massacre due to the young pilots' inexperience. |
March 18, 2016 |
Production
Release
| First aired | December 25, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | July 14, 2017 |
| Runtime | 18 minutes |
| Status | Ended |