Thunder 3 (manga)

Thunder 3
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring (from left to right) Tsubame Azuma, Pyontaro Tezuka, and Hiroshi Ochanomizu
サンダー3
(Sandā Surī)
Genre
Manga
Written byYuki Ikeda
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintMonthly Shōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Magazine
Original runMay 6, 2022 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run July 2026 – scheduled

Thunder 3 (Japanese: サンダー3, Hepburn: Sandā Surī) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Ikeda. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since May 2022. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in July 2026.

Plot

The "Small Three"—ordinary middle school students Pyontaro Tezuka, Hiroshi Ochanomizu, and Tsubame Azuma—accidentally discover a parallel world after playing a mysterious disc borrowed from their teacher, Dr. Doc. When a lifelike dragonfly emerges from their television screen, Pyontaro's younger sister, Futaba, and their pet dog chase after it, only to be pulled into the parallel world and captured by its alien inhabitants. The story follows the Small Three as they join forces with the humans of the parallel world to rescue Futaba and confront the extraterrestrial threats.

Characters

Pyontaro Tezuka (手塚 ぴょんたろう, Tezuka Pyontarō)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[4]
Hiroshi Ochanomizu (お茶の水 ひろし, Ochanomizu Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Eri Akiyama[4]
Tsubame Azuma (吾妻 つばめ, Azuma Tsubame)
Voiced by: Natsumi Kawaida[4]
Futaba Tezuka (手塚 ふたば, Tezuka Futaba)
Voiced by: Honoka Mitsubachi[4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yuki Ikeda, Thunder 3 started in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine on May 6, 2022.[5] In January 2025, it was announced that the manga had entered its climax.[6] The series went on hiatus in March 2025 and resumed on February 6, 2026.[7][8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 17, 2022.[9] As of January 17, 2025, eight volumes have been released.[10]

In March 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for print release, with the first volume published on November 5 of that same year.[11]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1October 17, 2022[12]978-4-06-528928-0November 5, 2024[13]978-1-64-729400-7
2January 17, 2023[14]978-4-06-530372-6January 7, 2025[15]978-1-64-729386-4
3May 17, 2023[16]978-4-06-531830-0March 4, 2025[17]978-1-64-729443-4
4September 14, 2023[18]978-4-06-533413-3May 6, 2025[19]978-1-64-729444-1
5December 15, 2023[20]978-4-06-534207-7July 1, 2025[21]978-1-64-729445-8
6May 16, 2024[22]978-4-06-535623-4September 9, 2025[23]978-1-64-729463-2
7September 17, 2024[24]978-4-06-536886-2November 4, 2025[25]978-1-64-729491-5
8January 17, 2025[10]978-4-06-537932-5February 10, 2026978-1-64-729573-8

Anime

In February 2026, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation, which is set to premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in July 2026.[4] The anime's website listed the staff with non-standard position titles: Hiroyuki for "Saku" (work), Hiroshi for "Bun" (text), and Naoyuki for "E" (art).[26]

Reception

The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[27] It was nominated for the eBook Initiative Japan Manga Award 2023.[28] It ranked fourth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2024 for male readers.[29]

Writing for the Real Sound, Reiichi Narima praised the series for its premise and realistic and detailed artwork, comparing it to Hiroya Oku's Gantz and Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.[2] Chanmei from the same website included the series on her top 10 manga series of 2022, calling it "definitely the most shocking and surprising work of the year."[30]

References

  1. ^ "Thunder 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved October 27, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b Narima, Reiichi (December 13, 2022). 漫画と現実が逆転！？ 『サンダー3』絵柄の落差で描く、混濁した世界観. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ 生徒会にも穴はある！. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Digitalio. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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  5. ^ 仲良し男子中学生トリオがひょんなことから奇妙な世界へ「サンダー3」月マガ新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 6, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Tai, Anita (January 6, 2025). "Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 Manga Enters Climax". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Tai, Anita (December 4, 2025). "Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 Manga Resumes Serialization in February". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  8. ^ 函館が舞台の青春ジャズ物語「カインズオブブルー！」開始、「サンダー3」連載再開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  16. ^ 【5月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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  18. ^ 【9月14日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 14, 2023. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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  20. ^ 【12月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "Thunder 3 volume 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  22. ^ 【5月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 16, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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  26. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (February 4, 2026). "Thunder 3 Parallel-World TV Anime Confirmed for July Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  27. ^ Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  28. ^ ebookjapanマンガ大賞2023：大賞にやまもり三香「うるわしの宵の月」 「君が獣になる前に」「私たちが恋する理由」も. Mantan Web (in Japanese). February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  29. ^ Pineda, Rafael; Cayanan, Joanna (December 13, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  30. ^ Chanmei (December 16, 2022). 今年のキーワードは再始動と進化!? 漫画ライター・ちゃんめい厳選、2022年のおすすめ新刊漫画10選. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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