Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt vol. 4
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Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt vol. 4

By Dustin Cabeal

The other day I was in a pet store and was wearing a mecha shirt that was mistaken for Gundam like it often is, and the employee that was talking to me said he wished they still made Gundam. He was referring to Gundam Wing, which I felt like telling him had a perfect ending and shouldn’t have done Endless Waltz, but it showed me that people are kind of clueless about the current status of Gundam and that’s too bad. While Iron Blooded Orphans is the spiritual successor to Gundam Wing, Thunderbolt is the perfect continuation of the entire Gundam storyline. There is something magical about the way this story wraps everything into a tight package to enjoy. If you’re looking for more Gundam, this is it!

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Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt vol. 1
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Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt vol. 1

By Dustin Cabeal

Having watched the first episode of the anime short that was done for this series, I couldn’t wait to read the manga. Then I realized, I have never read a Gundam manga before. Before I cracked the book open, I wondered if it would even work as a manga. The joy of Gundam is seeing the mobile suits in action, zipping through space and fighting to the death. How would that translate to still images I began to wonder.

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