Synopsis

A strange DVD discovered by three middle schoolers opens a portal to a parallel universe. Sounds like a standard isekai setup, right? Here's where it gets weird: when Pyontaro's little sister Futaba chases a hyper-realistic dragonfly crawling out of their TV screen, she gets pulled into this alternate Earth and kidnapped by the aliens running the place. Now Pyontaro and his two best friends have to go in after her. The twist that makes Thunder 3 interesting is the power system. The boys exist in a cartoonish, manga-style world, and when they cross into the Multiverse, which looks almost disturbingly realistic, that visual gap actually becomes their superpower. Their exaggerated cartoon bodies make them basically superhuman in a world governed by different physical rules. It's a clever concept that plays with the medium itself. The tone leans mysterious and unsettling rather than pure action. The Multiverse isn't a fun fantasy land; it's an occupied Earth overrun by aliens, and the show takes its time letting that sink in. There's a real sense of danger underneath the adventure, and the contrast between the boys' goofy home world and the grim parallel universe keeps things off-balance in a good way. If you liked the alien invasion atmosphere of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, or the "normal people thrown into a brutal other world" energy of Gantz, this TV series based on the manga hits a similar nerve, just with a younger cast and a genuinely original hook.

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tracey_sketchit_337★★★★☆EP 719h

that nasal spray ability is completely absurd and I love it swapping a motorcycle right inside an alien torso was so brutal

ancient_robot_295★★★★☆EP 67d

I can not believe they handed Segami a manual via QR code right before sending him into a Shibuya warzone

rinn123★★☆☆☆VerifiedEP 68d

Honestly this episode was so bad. I'm not sure why they choose to focus the story on a character that mentally feels weak and boring. Its kinda hard to watch. There's not much story progression as well.

sumi_e★☆☆☆☆VerifiedEP 68d

Who's idea was it to have the half episode about 1 plot only, and the other half to be spent on a beta ass character doing absolutely nothing. Awful episode!

final_fantasy_fan★★★★☆EP 514d

I was not ready for that pilot backstory at all and then Yamashina just rams his jet straight into the ship screaming her name

sumi_e★★★☆☆VerifiedEP 514d

Emotional backstory on a side character but we can't bother giving this new protagonist some actual good moments or highlight other than being a beta ass karate guy. Like can't we just get some shounen moment here and get hype up? Oh well at least we're moving forward soon.

rinn123★★★☆☆VerifiedEP 514d

Kinda slow pacing. The animation of the jet fighter was cool though

rinn123★★☆☆☆VerifiedEP 414d

New character introduction. Honestly the 3d doesnt look too good in the "real" world. Pacing is also kinda slow.

hakudoshi★★★☆☆EP 421d

2000 yen for a single cup of noodles shows how messed up this world got under alien rule

sumi_e★★★☆☆VerifiedEP 422d

We're continuing the story by introducing a new POV from the people of that dimension. Truth is the studio doesnt seem good at this artstyle, only the comic artstyle is good, the facial expression were so tense and unexpressive. It is an interesting story regardless but do hope they connect us back to the main characters soon.

fahmi12★★★★☆EP 226d

maki_maverick_137★★★★☆EP 328d

Futaba is actually terrifying and those aliens really thought they could just laser a toddler only for her to blow up the whole lab just by crying for her mom

jessie★★★★☆EP 328d

I felt so bad for the kid with the ice cream because that alien was a total jerk for no reason and seeing Pyontaro flick him into a car was so good

rinn123★★★☆☆VerifiedEP 328d

Abit slow this episode, but still enjoying it so far.

sumi_e★★★★☆VerifiedEP 328d

A slower episode still but it's nice to see some combat. 3 Episode felt like 2 episodes only. Hope we can revert to the old pacing.

alishbayasmeen91★★★★★VerifiedEP 129d

tatsumaki★★★★☆VerifiedEP 129d

Come in full blind so I wasn't not expecting anything what the show is offering but judging from the art alone I wasn't really digging it since it's cartoonist but I still give it a try and without spoiling I actually like the first episode of it. Might give it another episode.

nowing★★★★★VerifiedEP 20 mo

rinn123★★★★☆EP 21 mo

Interesting animation choices, fits well with the realistic n 2d style. The family in the multiverse were soooo chill meeting cartoonized versions of the boys, even allowing them to stay. I guess it makes sense cause aliens visiting their world half a year ago kinda mse then normalized to weirdness.

sumi_e★★★★☆VerifiedEP 11 mo

Very creative story, had a look at the manga panels and its so insane. The animation studio did give it justice, although the 3D is not entirely convincing.