This witch...rides a Gundam
Overview
Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury (機動戦士ガンダム水星の魔女, Kidō Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo) or G-Witch is a mecha anime television series from the Gundam franchise, which started airing in October 2022. Prior to the broadcast, the prequel PROLOGUE was released July 14, 2022.
It is the first new TV animation work in five and a half years since the previous Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans was broadcast, and also the first new Gundam in 2022.
It is broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System and other broadcasters.
On March 29, 2022, a teaser PV was released, revealing a visual of the main character and the lead MS XVX-016 Gundam Aerial.
At the same time, it was announced that the main character would be female, making it the first female protagonist in a TV series. It will be a school story about five boys and girls.
Plot
The story is set during the year 122 A.S. (Ad Stella).
It takes place at the Asticassia School of Technology, where the protagonist Suletta Mercury is transferred.
Characters
| Suletta Mercury | Miorine Rembran | Shaddiq Zenelli |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
| Timid girl with poor communication skills. | Academically distinguished second-year student. | Third-year student in the piloting department. |
| Guel Jeturk | Elan Ceres | Delling Rembran |
 |  |  |
| Has a rough temperament and is quick to anger. | The top pilot backed by Peil Technologies. | President of the Beneritt Group and chairman of the school's board. |
Glossary
- Ad Stella (アド・ステラ)
The calendar year used in the work. The relationship to the A.D. is so far unknown. The date of the main story is A.S. 122.
- Front
A space settlement built on an asteroid. The equivalent of a space colony in previous works.
A term referring to people living in space and people living on Earth, respectively. They are equivalent to the Spacenoids and Earthnoids of the Universal Century.
The Earthians are economically and labour exploited by the Spacians, and some Spacians tend to regard the Earthians as a lower social class and treat them in a discriminatory manner. The Earthians who are treated in this way also regard the Spacians as enemies, and the situation is fraught with conflict, with demonstrations calling for the correction of disparities and the improvement of social circumstances, and the mobilisation of security forces accompanied by MSs.
- Permet (パーメット)
A new element found in ores mined in the solar system. It has the property of sharing information between Permets, which makes it a cornerstone of new technological systems. It used to be mined on Mercury, but in recent years it is also being extracted on the Moon.
- Benerit Group (ベネリットグループ)
A megacorporation that is the largest player in the mobile suit development industry. Headed by Delling Rembran as president, it is run by a number of companies, including the three companies known as the 'Three Families': Jeturk Heavy Machinery, Grassley Defence Systems and Peil Technologies.
- Mobile Suit Development Council (モビルスーツ開発評議会)
A trade self-regulatory organisation made up of companies in the mobile suit industry. It strictly prohibits the diversion of GUND technology to weapons and has its own enforcement powers.
- Cathedra (監査組織カテドラル)
An audit organisation under the Mobile Suit Development Council. The supervising representative is Delling Rembran. It has a special forces unit, the Dominicos Corps, transferred from the Council and is recognised as an elite course for prospective pilots.
- Asticassia School of Technology (アスティカシア高等専門学園)
A school within the Front where the story takes place. A pilot training school run by the Benerit Group. It also serves as a place for operational testing of mobile suits and is under the group's strong influence. There are dormitories on campus named after the various companies, and each dormitory has its own elite pilots.
Students can be of Spacian or Earthian origin, which has led to no small amount of conflict on campus.
- GUND-ARM (GUND-ARM)
Mobile suits equipped with the GUND Format, which converts the GUND technology used to adapt humans to space into weapons control. This is a controversial technology where all development plans have been banned by the Council due to the fact that the Permet inflow value to the pilot tends to be higher than that of ordinary mobile suits and the strong load imposed by data storms.
Staff
| Planning/Production | Sunrise |
|---|---|
| Original Works | Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Director | Hiroshi Kobayashi |
| Series composition | Ichirō Ōkouchi |
| Character Design Draft | Mogumo |
| Character Design | Marie Tagashira, Akari Toida, Hirotoshi Takaya |
| Mechanical Design | JNTHED, Kanetake Ebikawa, Wataru Inata, Ippei Gyoubu, Kenji Teraoka, Takayuki Yanase |
| Art Director | Ayumu Satō |
| Music | Takashi Ohmama |
| Sound Director | Jin Aketagawa |
| Producer | Takuya Okamoto |
| Executive producer | Naohiro Ogata |
| Production | Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sotsu, MBS |
Music
Opening Theme
"Shukufuku" (祝福, 'The Blessing') by YOASOBI
Lyrics, composition and arrangement: ayase
Music Video
OP Animation
Ending Theme
"Kimiyo, Kedakaku Are" (君よ、気高くあれ, 'You, Be Noble') by Shiyui
Lyrics, composition and arrangement: ryo (supercell)
Music Video
ED Animation
Related Works
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue (機動戦士ガンダム水星の魔女PROLOGUE)
Prequel to the main story.
Yurikago no Hoshi (ゆりかごの星, Cradle Planet)
A short story written by scriptwriter Ōkouchi as the inspiration basis for the opening theme. The story is about Suletta's growing up during her time living on Mercury, from the Aerial's point of view, leading from PROLOGUE to the main story.
An English translation is available on the official website.
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Related Links
English
Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Official Site
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Wikipedia
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (TV) - Anime News Network
Japanese
機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 公式サイト (Official Website)
