Broadcasted as the first female main character in a TV series and a school story.Mobile Suit Gundam Witch of Mercury’. A total of 13 episodes, 12 episodes of the first course and 0 episodes, are currently available on Amazon Prime Video.
*The following contains spoilers for “Mobile Suit Gundam Witch of Mercury”, so please be careful if you haven’t watched it yet!
“Mobile Suit Gundam Witch of Mercury” (Amazon Prime Video)
An era when many companies advanced into space.
The stage is Asticasia College of Technology, which is run by Benellit Group, a major company in the mobile suit industry. The story begins when the main character, Sleta Mercury, enters there.
Suretta is exposed to curiosity in the school because she was transferred from Mercury, a remote planet. She was also an introvert and had a hard time talking to people. In the midst of this, when she meets Miorine Rembrun, the daughter of the president of the Benellit Group, Sleta will inevitably get into trouble.
Speaking of the Gundam series, the highlight is the flashy battle scene between mobile suits.
In the early stages, battles will be held in the form of “duels” on campus. In a duel, the rule is that the parties must fight for what they want, such as money and honor. Sleta also decides to fight for his own expulsion.
During the duel, when Sleta’s own abilities and the performance of the “Aerial” machine developed on Mercury are revealed, the school and the entire Benellit Group will be the center of attention.
By the way, the definition of “Gundam” in this work is the mobile suit “GUND-ARM” equipped with a system called GUND format. Because it puts a heavy burden on the pilot, it is an aircraft whose development was prohibited in the world of this work.
“Isn’t the aerial Gundam prohibited?” While people around them were skeptical, in the middle of the story, Suretta and Mioline set up “Gundam Co., Ltd.” and Suretta sings and dances (?) Stock. The company’s Gundam CM video and the comical scene of “Suretta forgot” also became a hot topic.
On the other hand, within the Benellit Group, a movement to murder President Deling Rembrandt is gradually becoming apparent. As the story reaches its final stage, Sleta and the others are caught up in a life-or-death “war” instead of a “duel,” which is a simulated battle. There must have been many viewers who couldn’t hide their surprise at the hard developments that were unimaginable from the first episode, such as live ammunition combat, hand-to-hand combat, and the death of a close friend.
In particular, I focused on Sureta’s motto, “Run away and you’ll get two.”
Many people will sympathize with Sleta’s way of thinking, which moves forward in order to obtain the self and pride that did not run away. Initially, it was used as a positive word to inspire oneself in an uneasy environment, but in the final stage (albeit during battle) it shows a transformation as a word that allows murder.
The Gundam series’ first female protagonist, this work that started out as a sort of heartfelt school story turned into a hardcore war story at the end of the first season. A shocking development that seems to change the aspect of the relationship between Suretta and Mioline. The continuation is… in the second term!
Currently. From April 2023, “Mobile Suit Gundam Witch of Mercury Season2]has been decided. If you haven’t watched it yet, watch “Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury” now and enjoy it in real time from April!
* Amazon Prime Video distribution information is at the time of article production.
“Mobile Suit Gundam Witch of Mercury” (Amazon Prime Video)
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