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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Manga Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Volume 4, by Yasuo Ohtagaki


Rating (Out of 5): ~2
Publisher: VIZ Signature
Release Date: August 2017
Volumes: 12 (Hiatus)
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 3. 5.

Goodreads Synopsis:

An epic story of war and survival set in the legendary Gundam universe!

In the Universal Century year 0079, the space colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon and declares war on the Earth Federation. One year later they are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed colonies.

The fleets of the Earth Federation’s Moore Brotherhood and the Republic of Zeon have shattered each other in a bloody battle for the Thunderbolt Sector. Mirroring the greater struggle, the ferocious duel between Io Fleming and Daryl Lorenz leaves both the Full Armor Gundam and the Psycho Zaku heavily damaged and Io a prisoner of war. The Zeon space habitat A Baoa Qu now becomes the final battleground of the One Year War…

Review:

Having never read or watched anything Gundam before, I'm not sure what I was expecting. I knew it was a tech series, so I really shouldn't be surprised.
Almost this entire volume takes place in space-suit-ships, during battle. Two sides are fighting, and I don't know any of the people flying them. I didn't get much of a sense of any of the characters during this, or really where the fight was going. There were glimpses of possibly interesting interactions, but I don't know enough about the characters or relationships to fully understand why.
I was mostly lost in this volume, but this isn't really my kind of series anyway.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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