The new Gundam: The Witch from Mercury anime has been a breath of fresh air to the franchise and now reinvents itself with an incredible crossover with SPY x FAMILYin a fascinating new work of art that continues to emphasize the values of each of the series.
Twitter user @reprilo_channel also sees the similarities between the two anime’s focus on their protagonists, emotional issues, and a large spy ring behind the scenes. And he commemorates them in a dazzling piece of art that takes one of the earliest SPY x FAMILY promo spots, the three-panel classic, and replaces Loid with Gundam Ariel, Anya with Suletta, and Yor with Prospera, the proud mother.
オペレーション〈水星の魔女〉#水星の魔女#スパイファミリー pic.twitter.com/9AFI5znuMN
— れぷりろ@機動戦士ゾックSEED投稿中 (@reprilo_channel) October 18, 2022
@reprilo_channel’s piece does such a good job of using the same colors, letters, and character positions that viewers might mistake it for the original. In fact, apart from Gundam Aerial’s name and metallic face, the casual viewer won’t realize it’s a crossover. However, fans of either anime will likely see the difference, and fans of both anime were definitely excited to see this work. But that’s what makes the piece so fascinating to the audience. It is not only a play on words, but also a play on images and plots.
One of the most notable comparisons is Suletta and Anya’s @reprilo_channel exchange. Besides the obvious physical similarities between them, there is the fact that they are both only children and are key to their parents’ ultimate goal. Also, they both have special abilities that their parents don’t know about. As the original announcement strongly suggests and the fan art confirms, SPY x FAMILY’s Suletta and Anya are the key characters in their stories. As for the Prospero swap for Yor, @reprilo_channel had no choice. They are both the “mothers” of the story, and they are both extremely tough individuals. What is probably less clear is the exchange between Gundam Aerial and Loid. Naturally, Gundam Aerial is neither a human nor a father. However, as a high-functioning sentient robot, Gundam Aerial is similar to a human, and as Suletta’s primary caretaker during the long periods of time Prospero was away from home, he exhibited fatherly traits. Needless to say, he’s the closest thing to family that both Prospero and Suletta have outside of themselves.
While art is typically used to illustrate the vast possibilities that could occur when two different characters are combined, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – SPY x FAMILY by @reprilo_channel points out the interesting similarities of two manga whose larger stories are widely divergent. It’s an epic creative twist that plays out perfectly for fans of both anime.
Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is being a hit in the fall anime season
It took a little over 40 years, but finally the famous saga of robots will have a lesbian protagonistit was all recorded in the debut episode of the latest Gundam TV anime, Mobile Suit: Gundam: The Witch from Mercury which featured a fiancée and her girlfriend in the foreground, a big surprise.
They couldn’t make it more EXPLICITLY GAY, Lit calls him MY FRIEND MY GIRLFRIEND pic.twitter.com/f1egBHiFJV https://t.co/eBtEEAuACt
— Eri the otter 💖💛💙 Girlfriend of adm1n and the influencer (@Erivlt) October 3, 2022
After her victory from the first episode, Miorine informs Suletta that after her defeat, Guel is no longer her fiancé and will not become the heir to her father’s Benerit Group corporate empire. Also, as the winner, Suletta has won Miorine’s hand in marriage. An incredulous Suletta protests that she is a woman, but Miorine humorously rejects this protest, pointing out that such marriages are quite common outside of Suletta’s conservative home planet of Mercury, and she calls her “my wife”.
This scene has become a great comedy by fans who have put their creativity to work to show how fun and well structured the relationship between Miorine and Sulleta is. Many times, making fun of Guel Jeturk who remains as the villain of this entire battle. The events by which Suletta wins Miorine’s hand are similar to those of Revolutionary Girl Utena, one of the best-known yuri (love between two women) anime series since its release.