Aliases
Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, 機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト, 機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
S1WINTER 2016ONA
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
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The story is set in the same One Year War in UC 0079 as the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. It follows the battles between two ace pilots of the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation at the "Thunderbolt Sector," a shoal zone with numerous wrecks of space colonies and warships.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2017, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Next scheduled9 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt getting a new season?
- Yes - Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt be renewed?
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt's renewal probability?
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 427 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 19,308 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.02 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 52 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 42 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,112 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 649 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 54 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 5,374 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,321 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.11 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,895 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 65,920 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 18,826 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 389 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 3,918 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 229 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 27 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.13 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 48 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 35 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 83 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 67,625 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9,388 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,979,826 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 150 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 2,357 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 5,085 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.6 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 89 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 32,510 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -104 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 336 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 709 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 364,104 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |