Thunderbolt December Sky: Mobile Suit Gundam

Report: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt – December Sky

Title: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt) Format: ONA (Original Net Animation) / Compilation Film Release Date: June 25, 2016 Runtime: 70 Minutes Director: Kou Matsuo Studio: Sunrise Franchise: Mobile Suit Gundam (Universal Century Timeline)

Whether you're a longtime Gundam fan or just jumping into the series, December Sky is a must-watch. With its gripping storyline, stunning visuals, and memorable characters, this final installment is sure to leave a lasting impression.

Production and Music

When Io attacks, you hear frantic, squealing horns. When Daryl suffers, you hear lonely, subterranean double bass. The soundtrack—featuring tracks like "Hoisting the Flag" and "Lean Forward"—is so integral that the characters literally incorporate it into their cockpit sound systems. This is the only Gundam film where the music feels like a weapon.

A soft-spoken ace sniper who listens to old pop ballads. Daryl is often seen as the more sympathetic lead, sacrificing his remaining humanity for the sake of his comrades. Stylistic Identity Musical Contrast: The film is famous for its avant-garde use of (for Io) and 1950s-style Pop mobile suit gundam thunderbolt december sky

Io pried his hatch open, sucking in the vacuum with a grin. He floated free, his spacesuit’s tether the only thing connecting him to his ruined machine. Across the void, Daryl did the same. He pulled himself out of his wreck, his gaunt, scarred face reflected in the visor of his helmet. They were two men, utterly alone, floating in a cathedral of scrap.

The film ends on a note of profound hollowness. There is no "victory." The Gundam is destroyed, but the Federation fleet survives. The Psycho Zaku is obliterated, but the Zeon reinforcements arrive. The war continues. The only thing that changes is the body count and the silence. Report: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt – December Sky

By the time the credits roll and the final notes of the saxophone fade into the debris cloud, you are left breathless. You have witnessed the ugliest, most beautiful dance of death in the Universal Century.

The action sequences in December Sky are some of the most intense in the series, with beautifully animated mobile suit battles that will leave you on the edge of your seat. The film's climax features an epic showdown between Io's ally, the RX-78-2 Gundam, and a powerful Zeon mobile suit. When Daryl suffers, you hear lonely, subterranean double