Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Vol. 18

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Vol. 18

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 refugees from the Nanyang Alliance have slipped through the Earth Federation’s orbital blockade and arrived at Side 6, a neutral colony. Side 6’s conditions for accepting the refugees are strict—the Alliance refugees will have to disarm, leaving themselves defenseless. When an incoming Earth Federation patrol bent on hunting down the refugees kicks off a fierce battle near the colony, the Nanyang fleet begins a risky operation to reach safety. The battle rages as Side 6 struggles to maintain their neutrality in the face of a savage conflict that threatens to engulf them all.

Biographical Notes:

Yasuo Ohtagaki is the manga artist of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt.

Hajime Yatate is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff. It is considered to be named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō’s Oku no Hosomichi: “This was the first time I used my travel writing implements, and I was still reluctant to venture farther.”

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University’s College of Art. He is best known for creating the Gundam franchise. The first anime of Tetsuwan Atom was written by him.

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