Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Vol. 18
By (Author) Yasuo Ohtagaki
From an idea by Hajime Yatate
From an idea by Yoshiyuki Tomino
18
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
4th January 2023
8th December 2022
United States
General
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
228
Width 146mm, Height 210mm, Spine 20mm
261g
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 Federations orbital blockade and arrived at Side 6, a neutral colony. Side 6s conditions for accepting the refugees are strictthe 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.