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Jul 2, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Spoiler
Witch from Mercury is definitely a Gundam anime that exists. Suletta was easily the weakest part because she didn’t start to lose until the last quarter of the series and by then was made into such a Purity Sue, that it was basically impossible for her to suffer any major losses. You could have killed hundreds of people and Suletta would still have offered you a seat at the picnic table for tomatoes. Funny, because that’s basically what she did with her psycho Mother who all but said that she hated her after years of brainwashing and the reveal that Suletta was a stand-in. She deals with bad things like they’re just minor bumps in the road and disturbingly never gets legitimately angry with anyone or anything. While no one is saying she needs to suffer, the fact remains that Suletta got the big happy family ending only after having to face the danger of the Data Storm ONCE and surpassed every other pilot on her first try.

The romance is bare minimum with Suletta acting more like a puppy that Miorine occasionally pets. Said romance is also hypocritical because the show has a not-so-subtle theme of kids giving their controlling Boomer parental figures the middle finger as they do their own thing, yet the arranged marriage subplot established by Miorine’s father gets a pass.

Supporting characters outside of Earth House suffer from looking way too alike, not helped by the vast majority of them being cheerleaders for the main pretty boys, so you have to remember who’s siding with who. Look at Renee, Felsi and Sophie, or Henao, Norea and Sabina, or Petra and Ireesha or Belmaria and Feng Jun and remind yourself that these are all different characters. Now put them all in space suits and suddenly you’re mixing up your blondes and you’re more focused on figuring out which girl is screaming to save Lauda than whether he survives or not.

If you should watch this at all, watch it for Guel, the only character who gets a goddamn character arc and is a better person at the end of the show because basically everyone else is defined by one trait and stick to that trait throughout the show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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