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Bandai Namco issued a statement on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury that walked back a lesbian relationship. The quote has sparked controversy among its LGBTQ+ fans. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury is pretty gay and while this revelation may have been a cause for some celebration, it's also not the most surprising discovery. Ever since Char and Amuro's time , the franchise's melodramatic writing has produced scenes that, on a subtextual level, feel heavily queer, but few are as direct and bold as this premiere. 
Gundam Is Gay And Not Just Subtextually Anymore
The Witch From Mercury, the latest entry in the long-running Gundam franchise, not only features the series’ first lead female protagonist, but also proudly centers a queer romance. In Gundam. Witch From Mercury does everything in its power when it comes to making sure we know these two girls are far more than just roommates. It was too late though, with social media trends across Japan cementing fandom excitement, which in turn saw audience members rebel with a mixture of gorgeous fanart and reasonable debate once the omission became so obvious.
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This is even though Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is not the first Gundam series to feature an LGBT relationship or LGBT characters. 's Turn A Gundam and 's Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans both feature young gay men in their casts, Guin Sard Lineford and Yamagi Glimerton, respectively. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury rights holder Bandai Namco Filmworks is now under scrutiny for possibly erasing queer representation in the popular anime. The Witch from Mercury is a mecha anime that follows a Gundam pilot named Suletta Mercury who attends an ultra-elite military school for mecha pilots and mechanics.
LGBT Representation in Gundam
Gundam: The Witch From Mercury came to an end recently, with the anime’s finale confirming a romantic relationship between heroines Suletta Mercury and Miorine ’s also heavily implied that the two women were married off-screen, as they’re seen wearing matching rings. Witch From Mercury broke ground for the Gundam franchise with— and sales records spurred in part by—its depiction of the burgeoning romantic relationship between its main characters Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembran. But while the series itself came about as close to text as it could on their bond, Bandai itself is more hesitant.
Gundam Walks Back On Major LGBTQ+ Milestone, Bandai Namco
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury had a major LGBTQ+ milestone, but unfortunately, Bandai Namco appears to have walked back on it. One of the biggest draws to The Witch from Mercury was that it featured a same-sex couple as the main couple and greatly developed Suletta and Miorine’s relationship to the point that the series ended with them getting married. Animation, in general. So when Bandai Namco Filmworks recently tried to distance the series from its queer connections, fans were understandably furious, and pointed to a history of queer-coded anime being stifled by corporations attempting to uphold a cultural status quo. It delivered a clear and very queer ending for Suletta and Miorine, to the delight of fans. The Witch from Mercury director confirms same
Hiroshi Kobayashi, the director of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury anime, has confirmed that the series does in fact end with the female protagonists Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembran getting married. This ends a long period of the anime's production side being vague about the same-sex relationship. . This Gundam Anime Is Gay, No Matter What Its Owners Say
The reactions to the new Gundam series, The Witch From Mercury, make this the ideal time to discuss queer media analysis in anime. . Bandai Wants Gundam‘s Lesbian Couple to Be Open to
Mobile Suit Gundam is back with a new TV series, and to little surprise, it is a banger. The franchise teased the release of The Witch From Mercury earlier this year with a prologue, and the show. .