Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
"This witch... rides a Gundam."
Overview
A. S. (Ad Stella) 122 ― An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system. Suletta Mercury, a lone girl from the remote planet Mercury, transfers to the Asticassia School of Technology, run by the Beneritt Group which dominates the mobile suit industry.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury moves the franchise into the halls of the Asticassia School of Technology. Despite the academic setting, the series prioritizes the political machinations of the Beneritt Group and the consequences of corporate control over autonomous technology. The narrative centers on Suletta Mercury and her sudden entanglement in a marriage engagement that carries heavy socio-political weight.
Kana Ichinose voices a protagonist navigating a landscape defined by sentient machines and brewing terrorism. While traditional action remains, the story earns its reputation by grounding high-stakes combat in the specific dynamics of girls' love. It manages to balance the rigid hierarchy of a high school environment with the sprawling intensity of a corporate conspiracy.
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Details
- First Aired
- October 02, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 25 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 99