Ahead of its release next month, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury got a new trailer that revealed its release date and opening theme.
The new trailer and details about the next Gundam series were revealed on the show’s official website and Twitter account. The trailer was also released via the GundamInfo YouTube channel.
Check out the new trailer here:
The series’ latest trailer shows off the main cast along with action-packed scenes of the mobile suits in action.
It also previewed the show’s opening theme "Shukufuku" (which means "Blessing" in Japanese) performed by Japanese music duo YOASOBI.
The duo is popular in the J-Pop scene as well as among anime fans for performing the opening and ending themes of Beastars Season 2.
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Along with the opening theme, the trailer also revealed the show’s main voice cast, featuring Kana Ichinose as Suletta Mercury, Lynn as Miorine Rembran, and Yohei Azakami as Guell Jetark, among others.
Before the new trailer was shared, a prologue episode was released for free online on September 1 with English subtitles via Gundaminfo. This 24-minute episode is set before the series proper, and it sets up the main conflict and story.
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Release Date, Info
In case you missed its announcement, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is an upcoming anime by Sunrise that’s directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi, the director of Kiznaiver. Also part of the staff is series composer Ichiro Okouchi, the co-creator of Code Geass.
The Witch from Mercury is significant in the Gundam franchise. Not only is it the first TV anime in the series in seven years following Iron-Blooded Orphans, but it is also the first to feature a female protagonist.
The series is set in the year 122 A.S. (Ad Stella), and in this era, corporations have entered space and have built a massive economic system.
Its story follows Suletta Mercury, a girl who transfers to Asticassia School of Technology which is run by the Beneritt Group. In this era, the Beneritt Group dominates the mobile suit industry.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury’s release date is on October 2, 2022, and it will air in Japan every Sunday.
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