11 July 2023

Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Current mood: pride month is not over, SULEMIO WINS!!!!!

I don't follow the Gundam series at all, mostly because it's all war, child soldiers, politics and fantastic racism. Never touched it since SEED, and even then I managed to stomach all of it because of shipping (Destiny ruined the ship but they patched it back up later, as I've mentioned before). Then the internet (was it tumblr or the bird app??? idr) just had to show me the wham scene from the first episode, and I was sold. Lesbians???? Count me in!!!! But don't let the cute art style and sapphics fool you; this is a Gundam story first and foremost, so things are bound to be fucked up.

To sum it up: imagine The Tempest by Shakespeare crossed over with Revolutionary Girl Utena. An unusual combo, but it works.