Japan Synopsis
機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト DECEMBER SKY
During the One Year War of U.C. 0079, the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon engage in a fierce battle at the "Thunderbolt Sector", a shoal zone in the former Colony Side 4 "Moore". After successfully infiltrating Zeon's sniper field, ace Federation pilot and jazz enthusiast Io Fleming is given control of the latest Gundam prototype.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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Other Titles From Bandai Namco Entertainment
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky holds position #188 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3356th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 35th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- edited from ona · 1
- gundam · 20
- alternate history · 13
- pilot · 9
- universal century · 9
- mecha · 68
- space · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,291 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #566 of 1,714 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Namco Entertainment, SUNRISE |
| Runtime | 1h 9m |
| Release Date | June 25, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt6035470 |
| Official Site | gundam-tb.net |