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Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 4
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Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 6
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Urobuchi Gen Thunderbolt Fantasy Interview
Published in Febri Vol. 38 in November 2016. Interviewer: Maeda Kyuu[?] Urobuchi Gen talks about the process of making Thunderbolt Fantasy and its characters and themes. Contains spoilers…


Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 2
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[12 Days 2018] Day 5: HYYYYPE (courtesy of Thunderbolt Fantasy 2)
Management: 12 Days of anime continues with the highlights of Autumn: our glorious Chuuni Wuxia Puppets With the end of Planet With, the fog lifted to reveal a stacked…
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[Anime News Network] “Urobuchi, History, and the Wuxia Hero of Thunderbolt Fantasy”
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The GLORIO Chat Episode 174: We Giggle about Thunderbolt Fantasy for 27 Minutes
We talk about Metaphor ReFantazio, Look Back, and the greatest work of fiction ever made: Thunderbolt Fantasy.


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The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
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