Thunder 3 Volumes 6 & 7. Review • UK Anime News

It’s been a while since I last talked Thunder 3and going back to it, my overall reaction is somewhat mixed.

With the Little 3 now calling themselves the Thunder 3, Pinotaro, Tsubame, and Hiroshi join the actual fight, with Pinotaro trapped in one of the alien spaceships where he finds his missing sister Futaba. Even though he is able to easily defeat the giant alien tank, he still manages to fire a shot that takes him off the ship, leaving Futaba alone once again. However, Pinotaro survives and the aliens retreat, but this means they take Futaba with them.

In the aftermath, the Thunder 3 are hailed as heroes around the world, with their otherworldly counterparts using social media to raise the trio’s profile. One of the aliens left behind, meanwhile, reveals that they were forced to join the invading army after their home world was destroyed, and thus decides to take revenge by helping a rebel group with the lazy name of the Rebellion. Although Pinotaro still wants to save Futaba, and soon the alien army returns with a huge fleet that launches a weapon that destroys everyone on Earth except the Japanese. Seeing the destruction, Thunder 3 and the Rebellion once again plan a new attack.

This human-destroying weapon that appears at the end of volume 6 and the beginning of volume 7 is definitely the most exciting moment in the story. It’s so dramatic that it’s also a little surprising, given that the weapon only attacks people – all buildings on the entire planet are completely untouched. It also changes the way most of the action unfolds with the standard gunfights and explosions.

For me, this is mainly the reason for my reaction to Thunder 3 is mixed. Sometimes, like the destruction of much of humanity, it’s an undeniably exciting, unsettling moment. This is something that definitely appeals to you. However, when you get into normal combat, it’s all a lot. A shot in the face of one alien resembles all other shots of aliens. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this manga is a chore. On the contrary, it is read very quickly. Perhaps the problem with this is that it feels like it has no real substance or meaning to it Thunder 3. It’s basically just one battle after another. Sometimes they are very appealing, but generally most of them are just actions that you silence. Even the whole thing about whether artist Yuki Ikeda is really Hiroya Oku Hants fame seems uninteresting.

The production is still decent, with Kat Anderson’s translation and Daniel Joseph’s editing working well. However, now it feels like there are good moments Thunder 3 too many boring fights prevail. It’s like one of those Hollywood blockbusters where there are more explosions than plot. I’m not saying that Thunder 3 terrible because there are definitely high points, but I will admit that at times it is mediocre, boring and maybe even pointless.

In conclusion, I’d say that I still plan to continue reviewing the series, partly in hopes of overall improvement, but I admit that if I were buying these volumes with my own money, I’d probably stop splurging on Thunder 3 some time ago

Our review copies of Vertical were provided by Turnaround Comics (Turnaround Publisher Services).