Witch From Mercurybroke ground for the Gundam enfranchisement with — and gross revenue recordsspurred in part by — its depiction of theburgeoning romantic relationshipbetween its main characters Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembran . But while the serial itself come about as skinny to text as it could on their bond , Bandai itself is more hesitant .
This retiring calendar week the latest number of Gundam Ace magazine publisher featured an interview with voice actress Kana Ichinose , who play Suletta Mercury , in the Wake Island of the conclusion of the show . The finalscenes of the serial publication , set in a flash - forward to three years after the events of the main show , depicted Suletta and Miorine sweep up and wearing matching ash gray bands on their ring finger’s breadth .
スレミオ結婚、昼休みガンダムエース漫画しか読んでなかったけど、改めてインタビューみたら確かに市ノ瀬さん「結婚した2人」って言ってる！ヤバい。#G_Witch#水星の魔女pic.twitter.com / tCZL2tt3VR
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— saco ( @sacokoala)July 26 , 2023
“ After three years , they seem much closer , and to see them tie like that really touched my heart , ” Ichinose ’s scuttlebutt reads in part , the first explicit confirmation of the character ’ marriage outside of the show itself . News of the confirmation consider “ # スレミオ結婚 , ” or “ Sulemio Marriage , ” tendency on societal metier , as the characters regularly did throughout Witch From Mercury ’s program rivulet .
However , digital copy of the issue of Gundam Ace had Ichinose ’s statement edited to remove the mention of matrimony — conduct to concerns of censoring that eventually saw Sunrise ( née Bandai Namco Filmworks ) parent company Bandai Namco officially answer yesterday . Not to apologize for the removal , however : to apologize that the address had made it into the mark run in the first position .
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月刊ガンダムエース2023年9月号掲載のインタビュー記事についてのお詫び
詳細は以下をご確認ください。https://t.co / E7sBLgnWjJpic.twitter.com / kEmfOLdZ6E
— 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 ( @G_Witch_M)July 30 , 2023
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The statement , deal on both the prescribed Wiccan From Mercury and Gundam Ace powder magazine account on X , the platform formerly known as Twitter , apologize for “ induce confusion ” between the digital and print editions of Gundam Ace ’s September 2023 event .
“ In the article , there was a sentence found on the speculation of the Gundam Ace editor , and despite request corrections at the meter of proofreading , the correction of the relevant part was not mull over , and it was bring out on July 26th , ” a motorcar - translated version of the same statement reads on Bandai’sWitch From Mercury websitein part .
“ We would wish you to enjoy the oeuvre by leave it up to each and every one of you who have seen the chief story [ of Witch From Mercury ] , ” Bandai ’s statement conclude , “ so after refer with the Gundam Ace editorial department , we will make an electronic version that can be modified . The verbal description has been revised as originally requested and is now being distributed . ”
remove commentary about Suletta and Miorine being marry to each other and instead saying that it ’s up to the great unwashed who ’ve watched the show to make their minds up is absurd , peculiarly since the text of the show itself goes about as far out of its way as it can to show viewers that the duo have gotten conjoin by the clip of the series ’ concluding photoflash - forward . Early on in the successiveness , Suletta’sclone - sister Erirefers to herself in conversation with Miorine as the latter ’s sister - in - constabulary , while scenes featuring the erstwhile Suletta and Miorine run into each other specifically highlights matching silver band on their ring digit — to the point in time of adding a gleaming light issue to them to draw the audience ’s attention .
While homophobic Gundam viewers could somehow , in spite of this , deny the obvious reading of the stuff , they ’ve now been pad by Bandai ’s own assent in seek to sit on the fence instead of put up with the material they themselves released . It ’s a disappointing note to what had been a major step frontward for the Gundam franchise , one that had helped in part not just usher in Brobdingnagian sales boosts for the serial across the world — in mannequin kit and merchandise of Suletta and Miorine — butbrought Gundam to new audiencesin way it had n’t seen for year , which is what Bandai require out of Witch From Mercury from thevery moment it was announced .
Those same audiences are , at the very least , allow Bandai Namco know how they feel about their surrender . That same Sulemio marriage hashtag that originally trended upon the outlet of Gundam Ace is now filled with nontextual matter and comment from both Japanese and westerly Gundam fans alike proudly and happily showing Suletta and Miorine as a marital couple , or spotlight more formal shipway audiences can kick to Bandai about their program line . They , at least , have find the manner they ’re willing to construe the oeuvre Bandai gave them , even if the company itself has n’t .
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