Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury - General Discussion Thread

[Marina2]

Gundam with Yuri...?

.....Look like I can jump from Lycoris Recoil to this.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by grss1982

Revolutionary Girl Utena vibes, eh?

Gundam Utena with an MC who resembles Loran Cehack (Turn-A Gundam). And that's not all the Gundam story elements that this episode paid homage to.

We have a space rescue at the beginning of the episode like The 08th MS Team and we also have MS duels where the winner is the one that wrecks the MS antennae much like the Gundam Fights in G Gundam where the winner is the one that crushes the head of the opponent Gundam (among other conditions).

And that tomato animation is straight from Shokugeki no Souma

And yes, yes yes, I know. The MS fights look excellent. Worthy of being the animation successor to Hathaway. Also (like Hathaway), they use CG mechs, but for the more mundane activities. When the fight starts, they switch to mostly handdrawn.

I'm trying to avoid big spoilers here for those who haven't watched the episode.

Originally Posted by Marina2

Gundam with Yuri...?

Gundam: Yuri from Mercury

[ryllharu]

I'm still happy that Suletta's design is very much the merger of her parents. Her father's eyebrows, eyes, and skin tone, and her mother's facial bones and hair. It's a relatively minor continuity detail, but a nice one.

Spoiler for just some eps 1 content:

Her attitudes are also consistent. She's shy and introverted in social situations because of her upbringing. She was the only child on the station that we know of, and Mercury is apparently just as isolated. If she is actually from Mercury of that that is just an outright lie to cover who they really are. So Suletta is extremely confident in dangerous space operations and MS combat, but has no idea how to deal with people her own age and those who aren't part of her "family" in the context of a space outpost.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Crunchy is messing up the subtitle-timing for this episode? 🤔

YouTube

https://youtu.be/VQykVuHd9xQ

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It's ironic when free service (Ani-One) actually does better than paid service (Crunchy) .

Plus, Ani-One even has good subtitle for my language

[Twi]

It's not working in my country, I'm not using Crunchyroll either, so my only options are to wait for Gundam Info or pirate.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Speaking of Utena...(WFM spoiler alert)

YouTube

https://youtu.be/NKbK9pyhD0o

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[Twi]

I gave in and did what I had to see the episode. I regret nothing. My review is on the blog.

[Tenzen12]

Who thought having Gundam as battle school genre is good idea? My only hope is that school get blown up in near future due MS fight with team of infiltrates attempting steal Gundam.

[Twi]

On the Yuri note, if Suu wanted the relationship I'd be for it. But to me she doesn't strike me as someone ready to be in a relationship at all. And considering Mio basically needs an "out" at the moment, I think its more circumstantial where they will basically be helping one another out. Su basically keeps all other suitors at bay and Mio helps her adjust to school life.

Now, once she has her own feelings sorted out and has had time to adapt, I'm all for the relationship.

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

Who thought having Gundam as battle school genre is good idea? My only hope is that school get blown up in near future due MS fight with team of infiltrates attempting steal Gundam.

Eh, give it mid-season and I'm sure that'll happen followed by an escape to Earth.

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Twi

On the Yuri note, if Suu wanted the relationship I'd be for it. But to me she doesn't strike me as someone ready to be in a relationship at all. And considering Mio basically needs an "out" at the moment, I think its more circumstantial where they will basically be helping one another out. Su basically keeps all other suitors at bay and Mio helps her adjust to school life.

Now, once she has her own feelings sorted out and has had time to adapt, I'm all for the relationship.



Eh, give it mid-season and I'm sure that'll happen followed by an escape to Earth.

Basically Suletta's kind of her beard, although maybe something more will grow from it ?

[Anh_Minh]

I'm sure she's been through a lot and all, but I'm not digging the terminally shy, stuttering protagonist.

Also I was reminded of Izetta, which also had a red-haired witch fighting to protect a princess.

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

I'm sure she's been through a lot and all, but I'm not digging the terminally shy, stuttering protagonist.

Also I was reminded of Izetta, which also had a red-haired witch fighting to protect a princess.

I actually wonder how much of that she's been made aware of since she and her mom escaped.

Like, does she still not know she's killed people already?

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Frontier

I actually wonder how much of that she's been made aware of since she and her mom escaped.

Like, does she still not know she's killed people already?

Good question. I wonder if I wouldn't have enjoyed some kind of sociopathic loli slaughtering people in job lots without ever realizing she was actually in combat.

(For those wondering how that would work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I )

[justavisitor]

lol, I thought Suletta would be full of anger, determined to take revenge, and as cold as setsuna and heero. No, she is the clumsiest MC ever

And I thought she was going to hide the gundam, as gundam was the reason of tragedy in the prologue, but no, I forgot this is the year of 2022, when the story will take a refreshing change and who knows where we are heading? I only know I will onboard this train XD

well, Domon from gundam g will be so happy living in this era

[magnumcyclonex]

Not sure where to post this on Animesuki as there's are anime episode and general discussion threads, but seems like both threads have responses.

Anyways, I am visually and "audio-ly" impressed. I was not into the Iron Blood Orphans series so for me, I had a longer break from Gundam than most viewers.

First of all, I appreciate having the Episode 0 come out a few months prior. It really set the tone for who our Mercurian Witch is. I just didn't expect her to be a bumbling socially awkward girl who looked like Ed from Cowboy Bebop.

The first episode looked so good and the background soundtrack really gave me vibes of danger, space, mission, and the duels. I was pleasantly reminded of anime/characters from Gundam Build Divers (when the screen showed the duel VS screens), Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (concept of halting everything to accommodate duels, and turning the landscape into a virtual duel field), and even Ace Attorney Apollo Justice (the guy checking with the "duelists" on the roster changes looked like Klavier Gavin).

We see some political maneuvers being put into action (and halted) by the result of the duel. And that duel was visually stunning. It was also quite impressive for the clothes to change on the spot and gain that emblem.

The Gundam has a feminine looking face, and it has impressive capabilities. As with many series, the non-Gundam side are impressed to see a Gundam in action. Definitely excited for this series.

[Kanon]

I talked about it briefly in the episode discussion thread but posting it here since it's not specifically related to the first episode. The OP song was accompanied by a short novel: https://g-witch.net/music/novel/

The relevant part is this (credit to whoever translated it):

Spoiler:

It's narrated from Aerial's POV (yes, it's sentient)

Welcome back, Mom. It's been a while since we were alone. Suletta was happy to see you.
"I'm home, Aerial. You'll be glad to hear that. The door is open."
　A door?　What is it, Mother?
"There will be a duel of mobile suits at the Astiacia Technical Academy. The winner will marry Dering's only daughter."
　Dering is the president of the Benelit Group. This Mercury base is also owned by the Benelit Group.
　That is why the people of Mercury hesitated to accept us. It was President Dering who labeled us as witches and hunted the mothers as witches.
"Aerial, you guys need to go to school."
　You, guys?
　Me and ...... no way, Suletta!　
"My Masterpiece. You will be Suletta's sword."
　No, no.
　No, Mother.
　Not for me, but for Suletta. She's such a good girl.
　If we're going to get revenge, let's do it alone. Don't bring Suletta into this.
But she can't hear me.
"Watch, everyone. Our daughter will avenge you!"

[SonicSP]

Originally Posted by justavisitor

lol, I thought Suletta would be full of anger, determined to take revenge, and as cold as setsuna and heero. No, she is the clumsiest MC ever

Judging by the official website's novel, her mom seems to be the one out for revenge. That's her main motivation of sending her there, with Aerial being the one that wants to take Suletta away from that path.

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I talked about it briefly in the episode discussion thread but posting it here since it's not specifically related to the first episode. The OP song was accompanied by a short novel: https://g-witch.net/music/novel/

The relevant part is this (credit to whoever translated it):

Spoiler:

It's narrated from Aerial's POV (yes, it's sentient)

Poor Suletta. And poor Aerial .

[Twi]

Ironically enough, Suletta still managed without even knowing. Tis fate.

[stray]

Originally Posted by Marina2

.....Look like I can jump from Lycoris Recoil to this.

So far that's what Twitter seems to be doing en masse.