I never actually watched the extras on Unicorn since I was watching the whole series in two sittings. Only watched Origin through torrents though, so I haven't had access to any of the special features.

Did not know that though, but at least Rightstuf tells people in advanced. I decided to preorder Thunderbolt on a whim two weeks ago when I saw the packaging on CD Japan.

Did not know it was an OVA either, but that would make sense since I recall you talking about it several month's ago. You were right with how good this was though.

So the battle at the end was new? Where did the OVA version leave off?

IBO 2nd season is comfirmed for Fall 2016 and we got a teaser image for some Mobile suits:

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Hopefully this means Toonami will go right into Season 2 after finishing Season 1.

I like the really simple one, I wonder if it's a new grunt.

The fight at the end takes place at A Boa Qu, the final battle of MSG, but in a different place with different suits then what we see in MSG. The OVA version I believe ends after a Zeon ship rescues the remaining Federation and Zeon survivors.

So I watched the third disc to Seed today and OH GOD, this is where it all begins. Episodes 11-13 were fine and enjoyable despite Kira activating his god mode for the first time (never understood why it was a seed breaking though), but then comes in two freaking clip shows in a row. WTF?! The entire drama of Yzak blowing up the ship full of refugees was ruined because of this.

So does the OVA version not have Io's torture scene?

Yeah the A Baoa Qu scene at the end is most of the new footage for the "December Sky" movie version of this ONA/OVA. It's a great battle featuring a Psychomu Zaku & some Full Armor GM's but I really expected there to have been more extra footage than that. Though it was cool to see Io escape. He's a bad man, or at least a morally ambiguous one, but certainly a likable one still.

Are there Gundamheads in the epilouge too?

No actually, those are only present in the Thunderbolt manga as I understand it. From the beginning of Volume 4 actually. The ONA/Movie only adapts up through the beginning of volume 4 AKA the A Baoa Qu stuff. Which is why I'm hoping that they do a second set of episodes.

Bandai showing restraint only not including a suit what could be a new gunpla? Hot damn that's news to me.

I've read part of the second arc of Thunderbolt and its okay. Not amazing but fine. The Atlas Gundam itself is way too weird for my tastes. Its got the super lanky body and the snow sled shield and the giant rail cannon that I don't find appealing.

Although Bianca is the best thing to come out of what I've read of the second arc.