Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, also known as G-Witch, is the most recent TV entry in the long-running Gundam franchise. Not set in the primary continuity of the Universal Century, but instead in the original Ad Stella timeline, G-Witch tells the story of a dystopian future ruled by mega-corps, where Gundams are outlawed, and tension between “Spacians” and “Earthians” has them on the brink of war. The series immediately caught fans’ attention for being the first Gundam series with a female protagonist, Suletta Mercury, but online discussion exploded when the first episode was released, and ended with Suletta and her co-protagonist, Miorine Rembran, getting engaged.Gundam has always had LGBT fans, but with a lesbian couple put in the spotlight, the franchise found an entirely new fanbase, performed excellently in Japan, and made the franchise the most mainstream it’s been overseas in decades. G-Witch’s ratings were consistently high, it was discussed in mass online every week it aired, and merchandise sales have been so consistently strong, it can still be difficult to find an Aerial model kit. There was more to the success of the series than just the presence of an LGBT couple in the leading roles, however, and Suletta and Miorine’s love story was as revolutionary as it was controversial.Miorine initially uses Suletta as a means to an end, having Suletta continue to battle Guel and the other seekers of her hand in marriage so that when the competition set up by her father ends, she’ll be free. Over time, however, Suletta’s kindness and earnestness — qualities foreign to Miorine because of the cutthroat, corporate environment she grew up in — cause Miorine to fall in love with her. On Suletta’s side, it can be argued she was in love with Miorine from the moment they met, but even if she didn’t, she still would have fallen for Miorine, as she came to see how smart, resourceful, and determined to achieve her goals she is.
Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, also known as G-Witch, is the most recent TV entry in the long-running Gundam franchise. Not set in the primary continuity of the Universal Century, but instead in the original Ad Stella timeline, G-Witch tells the story of a dystopian future ruled by mega-corps, where Gundams are outlawed, and tension between “Spacians” and “Earthians” has them on the brink of war. The series immediately caught fans’ attention for being the first Gundam series with a female protagonist, Suletta Mercury, but online discussion exploded when the first episode was released, and ended with Suletta and her co-protagonist, Miorine Rembran, getting engaged.
Gundam has always had LGBT fans, but with a lesbian couple put in the spotlight, the franchise found an entirely new fanbase, performed excellently in Japan, and made the franchise the most mainstream it’s been overseas in decades. G-Witch’s ratings were consistently high, it was discussed in mass online every week it aired, and merchandise sales have been so consistently strong, it can still be difficult to find an Aerial model kit. There was more to the success of the series than just the presence of an LGBT couple in the leading roles, however, and Suletta and Miorine’s love story was as revolutionary as it was controversial.
Miorine initially uses Suletta as a means to an end, having Suletta continue to battle Guel and the other seekers of her hand in marriage so that when the competition set up by her father ends, she’ll be free. Over time, however, Suletta’s kindness and earnestness — qualities foreign to Miorine because of the cutthroat, corporate environment she grew up in — cause Miorine to fall in love with her. On Suletta’s side, it can be argued she was in love with Miorine from the moment they met, but even if she didn’t, she still would have fallen for Miorine, as she came to see how smart, resourceful, and determined to achieve her goals she is.
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