Yuki Ikeda is the pen name under which Hiroya Oku wrote the manga Thunder 3, which ended on June 5 and whose anime adaptation premiered on July 8 on Fuji TV's +Ultra block and streams on Netflix. Oku confirmed the identity on X, saying the alias protected the Episode 1 twist.
Yuki Ikeda was credited as the author of Thunder 3, the manga that ran in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine and ended on June 5. The anime adaptation premiered July 8 on Fuji TV's +Ultra block and streams worldwide on Netflix, with Yuri performing the opening theme 'Thunderbolt' and a Shibuya fan event distributing lightning-shaped fans the same day.
On September 24, Hiroya Oku revealed on X that he is Yuki Ikeda. He said the alias protected the twist in Episode 1 so first-time readers would be surprised. The confirmation arrived months after the manga concluded and after the anime had already begun airing, turning years of reader suspicion about a shared art style into a stated fact.
Across the coverage, the credited author name and the real name are now the same person. The pen name was attached to the manga through its run and to the anime's source credit, and it remains the name the series was published under. Oku thanked the anime staff and said he watches every episode.
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Hiroya Oku revealed on X that he is Yuki Ikeda, the pen name credited as the author of Thunder 3. He said the alias protected the twist in Episode 1, so first-time readers would be surprised. Oku thanked the anime staff and said he watches every episode. Thunder 3 ran in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine, concluded in June 2026, and its anime streams on Netflix.
The Thunder 3 anime released a main promotional video and visual on Thursday, revealing seven new cast members for the rebellion faction. The video also features the opening theme song 'Thunderbolt' by Yuri. The anime premiered on Fuji TV's +Ultra block on July 8 and is streaming worldwide on Netflix. The manga by Yuki Ikeda ended on June 5.
The opening theme for the TV anime 'Thunder 3' will be Yuri's new song 'Thunderbolt'. The anime, based on Yuki Ikeda's manga, premieres July 8 on Fuji TV's '+Ultra' slot. A fan event in Shibuya will distribute lightning-shaped fans on the same day.