Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2024)

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Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト DECEMBER SKY

English: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jun 25, 2016

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: NYAV Post

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Themes: Mecha, Military, Space

Duration: 1 hr. 9 min.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)


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Jul 19, 2016

qrdel

Recommended

Man oh man, has it been ages since I watched a Gundam show... Sure, there was this Iron-Blooded orphans thing, but Gundam as entitled - that has been escaping my radar for years now. Why, you may ask? It's quite simple. For a hardcore fan Gundams ended around Turn A and the only reasonable approach to the topic were either the Unicorn or (loosely) 00.

Thundebolt then caught me completely off-guard. Having no time for animes these days I got the glimpse of the upcoming OVA through some promo I was never hoping to watch, It didn't say much though, only showing some really neat looking ...

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Jun 25, 2017

CodeBlazeFate

Recommended

Given that this movie is a modified version of the ONA with one new scene added in, and the fact that I've already tackled the original OVA, I think it's only fitting that I modify said review and add to it, not out of disrespect for this movie, since I would never disrespect something so great, but because I feel like talking about Gundam Thunderbolt again since it's so damn good, and if I did, I would largely come up with the same review at best and something inferior at worst. So, enjoy.

*SPOILERS FOR MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT*

Thunderbolt is definitely an interesting installment within the ...

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Apr 7, 2019

Grenge

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Gundam Unicorn represents the plight of people in the U.C. timeline at their best. Thunderbolt represents the plight of people in the U.C. at their worst. Unicorn portrayed war as a tragedy, but not in any capacity did it capture its true essence for what it really is: a horrifying calamity that sweeps myriad lives in its wake and cares not for name, face, nationality, or best intentions. Tomino has written Gundam shows where people often switch allegiances on the fly. A Tomino show this is not: the people here are committed and locked in their allegiances; no character has a chance to switch sides, ...

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Sep 24, 2024

_Lazaroth_

Recommended

(LAZAROTH REVIEW - LONG - SPOILER FREE)

"Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt" Movie/series 1: "December Sky" is an absolute visual spectacle with an promising dark plot, but with some bad execution.

Story/Characters/Action:

Just when you think that Gundam has exhausted its unique or interesting battle concepts, here comes Gundam Thunderbolt with a space battle among a thick debris field with an even thicker Minovsky particle density that prevents long distance communication. Combined with the high number of deadly snipers and beams that could hit you from any direction unseen, and you have an more terrifying setting than even the jungles of "MSG: 8th MS team". It's a very ...

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Dec 20, 2018

rebornyama

Recommended

Art is outstanding, understandly so since this is a fairly recent release.

Story wise, I'll give it an okay. They are certain plot lines that are extremely interesting included in the movie, but unfortunately they aren't really that well developed. Too many things get crammed in and they didn't really do a good job of trying to get you up to snuff on what in the world is going on at the beginning of the movie.

The sound mixing feels a bit all over the place. Not sure if they intended it to be that way... but I know that I'm not really a big ...

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May 4, 2023

Galletita

Recommended

Longtime fans of the Gundam franchise know the Universal Century is the most explored timeline in the series in terms of content. Gundam Thunderbolt is an entry set chronologically around the end of the One Year War presented in Mobile Suit Gundam (UC 0079), is this entry a worthwhile addition to one of the most important event in the UC Gundam timeline? Not necessarily, but it's certainly a spectacle worth watching for longtime fans.

Thunderbolt,unlike the other spinoff set up in the One Year War Gundam: War in the Pocket, focuses on two pilot protagonists from Zeon and the Earth Federation respectively. The story is extremely ...

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Sep 5, 2023

Eldencheese

Recommended

I'm not really a fan of gundam but this movie/ova was really good. the soundtrack is very unique. but what really makes this movie work is the rivalry between the 2 main characters Io Fleming (played by Nakamura, Yuuichi known for his role of gojo in jjk) who has a great performance and Daryl Lorenz and there rivalry is built up great in this movie especially when the reason we watch mecha comes in.. the giant robot fights which are great in this movie. btw don't watch the next movie/season this one ends perfectly fine and the next movie is mid at best and ends ...

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Feb 17, 2022

Noahboy

Recommended

A brutal showcase of war from the perspective of the front line, I don't think I've seen a Gundam installment as dark as this one, at least not for a small scale conflict. It keeps up a strong pace, especially considering it's a compilation of previously existing episodes. The animation is also very good, I didn't notice any reused animations and everything was easy to follow and pretty detailed. The music is one of the more standout aspects of this film with each of the main characters having their own recognizable genre of music that they listen to, the Jazz music in particular complemented the ...

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Aug 7, 2023

whiteflame55

Mixed Feelings

For what this was, this felt pretty effective. The animation quality is strong, the characters get only flashes of backstory but it works well enough to give them some depth, the use of music is decently strong (albeit the choices should probably get more exploration) and we get some really hardcore moments representing the horrors of this war. The desperation of the Zeon and what they're willing to do is particularly strong, since we know this is near the end of the war and in a period where they know they're losing. Their willingness to mangle or even kill themselves and their compatriots to get ...

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Feb 27, 2022

lethargilistic

Not Recommended

When I don't like a compilation movie, my first instinct is "well, maybe the full series is better," but I'm not sure how that could be. One of the problems I had with "December Sky" was its lack of characterization or an explanation of what the particular battles being fought were about. The first is conveyed through brief flashbacks for artistic reasons, which is fair enough. The latter may have been intentional, but it didn't feel deliberate enough to make me give it a pass. So most of this movie felt like mobile suits zipping around for no reason, blowing people up for shock value ...

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