{"id":20044,"date":"2023-07-12T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=20044"},"modified":"2023-07-12T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T05:12:00","slug":"20230712-20044","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230712-20044\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese users notice that same-sex marriage in Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is made clear in North America but vague in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A post made by the <strong>Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury<\/strong> official Twitter account for North America following the final episode of the anime on July 3 has recently caught the attention of Japanese users for the fact that it acknowledges the romantic relationship and same-sex marriage between the series\u2019 two female characters, even though no explicit clarification was made by Japanese sources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THAT EPISODE. ALL THE FEELS. \ud83e\udd7a<br><br>Show us your reaction to the last Mobile Suit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gundam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gundam<\/a> the Witch From Mercury episode with a gif!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%B0%B4%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E9%AD%94%E5%A5%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u6c34\u661f\u306e\u9b54\u5973<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G_Witch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#G_Witch<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%B0%B4%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E9%AD%94%E5%A5%B3%E6%9C%80%E7%B5%82%E5%9B%9E?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u6c34\u661f\u306e\u9b54\u5973\u6700\u7d42\u56de<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pBDELWaUbv\">pic.twitter.com\/pBDELWaUbv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gundam.Info NA Official (@GundamInfoNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GundamInfoNA\/status\/1675623751789039616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is the fifteenth installment of the long-running Gundam series. The anime went on air in October 2022, a full seven years after the previous title of the series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, finished airing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the fact that it\u2019s the first series after a long break, The Witch from Mercury is also significant for being the first Gundam series to feature a female protagonist in the franchise\u2019s long 40-year-long history. The queer elements included in the story through the relationship between the two main characters Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembran are also praised as a first for the series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Witch from Mercury finished airing on July 2, and the ending was followed by celebratory posts on the series\u2019 official social media accounts. The tweet by @GundamInfoNA, the official Gundam Twitter included the endcard illustration from the last episode of the series, which shows Suletta and Miorine sitting down while happily holding hands. However, a certain detail in the tweet brought special joy to the fandom \u2013 the image description (displayed when pressing the alt key) describes Miorine as Suletta\u2019s wife, officially acknowledging not only the relationship but same-sex marriage as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"320\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-002.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-002.png 449w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-002-380x271.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-002-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-002-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230712-20044-002-100x70.png 100w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The positive lesbian representation is one of the factors that contributed greatly to the anime\u2019s favorable reception overseas. However, what about Japan? Upon discovering the post by the North America account, Japanese users noticed that no such explicit statement was made regarding the characters\u2019 relationship by Japanese sources, which made many express their dissatisfaction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6c34\u661f\u306e\u9b54\u5973\u3001\u30ac\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u306e\u6d77\u5916\u5411\u3051\u516c\u5f0f\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8\u3067\u30df\u30aa\u30ea\u30cd\u304c\u59bb\u3060\u3068\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3093\u306a<br><br>\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u306e\u306f\u82b1\u5ac1\uff08bride\uff09\u3058\u3083\u306a\u304f\u59bb\uff08wife\uff09\u3060\u3068\u660e\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u3066\u308b\u4e8b<br><br>\u65e5\u672c\u5411\u3051\u306b\u306f\u30dc\u30ab\u3057\u3066\u308b\u3051\u3069\u6d77\u5916\u5411\u3051\u306b\u306f\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3068\u30b9\u30ec\u30df\u30aa\u306e2\u4eba\u304c\u7d50\u5a5a\u3057\u305f\u3068\u8aad\u307f\u53d6\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u308b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K4pk2nD0SI\">https:\/\/t.co\/K4pk2nD0SI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u72ac\u585a \u6df3 (@VGvEqgyof0PpzlF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGvEqgyof0PpzlF\/status\/1676428752551813122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> Gundam\u2019s official international account states that Miorine is Suletta\u2019s wife. They don\u2019t describe her as her bride, but as her wife. This is important. The Japanese version is vague, but the overseas version makes it clear that they got married.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that the official Japanese sources are ready to give as many hints and nudges as possible but remain hesitant to make any explicit clarification on the topic. For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G_Witch_M\/status\/1675461832923058177?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">celebratory tweet<\/a> by the official Japanese Twitter account of the series did include an illustration of Miorine and Suletta wearing rings on their ring fingers, but nothing was put into words. The same can be said of the story itself as no explicit indicator of their relationship (such as a kiss scene or confession of feelings) was included, leaving their relationship to be deduced and guessed at through details, while those who oppose same-sex relationships are left with enough room to ignore or deny it. Many criticized the show for trying to be overly accommodating to Japan\u2019s anti-LGBT tendencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6d77\u5916\u306e\u516c\u5f0f\u3067\u306f\u30b9\u30ec\u30df\u30aa\u306e\u7d50\u5a5a\u30fb\u3075\u3046\u3075\u304c\u660e\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u3066\u308b\u306e\u306b\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u516c\u5f0f\u304b\u3089\u306f\u660e\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u306a\u3044\u4ef6\u3001\u4eca\u307e\u3067\u306e\u540c\u69d8\u306e\u30b1\u30fc\u30b9\u3068\u6bd4\u3079\u3066\u5e83\u304f\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u304d\u3066\u308b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089\u300c\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30af\u30a3\u30a2\u8868\u8c61\u306e\u4e0d\u81ea\u7136\u306a\u307e\u3067\u306e\u307c\u304b\u3055\u308c\u5177\u5408\u300d\u306e\u554f\u984c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u4e16\u9593\u7684\u306b\u3082\u5e83\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3044\u306a\u2026\u2026\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>&mdash; teppei (@teppei14207528) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teppei14207528\/status\/1676506168687214592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> The case of Suletta and Miorine\u2019s marriage being explicitly stated by foreign sources but not from Japanese sources is becoming more widely known compared to other such cases so far, so I hope that the unnatural extent to which queer representation is blurred in Japan will be more heard of as an issue worldwide.&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to some users, the case of The Witch from Mercury is not isolated at all, as queerbaiting and roundabout expressions of homosexuality are a common issue in mainstream media in Japan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30b9\u30ec\u30df\u30aa\u306f\u300c\u7d50\u5a5a\u3057\u305f\u3068\u9650\u308a\u306a\u304f\u63a8\u6e2c\u53ef\u80fd\u300d\u3060\u304b\u3089\u307e\u3060\u30de\u30b7\u3060\u3051\u3069\u3001\u30ca\u30a4\u30e9\u3068\u30a6\u30a7\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u3082\u3001\u30a4\u30ea\u30fc\u30b7\u30e3\u3068\u30e1\u30a4\u30b8\u30fc\u3082\u3001\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u30ab\u30c3\u30d7\u30eb\u3068\u306f\u660e\u8a00\u3057\u306a\u3044\u3093\u3060\u3088\u306d\u3002\u5168\u90e8\u3001\u305c\u301c\u301c\u3093\u3076\u5302\u308f\u305b\u3002\u540c\u6027\u5a5a\u304c\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u306a\u4e16\u754c\u89b3\u3060\u3068\u7b2c\u4e00\u8a71\u3067\u63d0\u793a\u3057\u305f\u304f\u305b\u306b\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/onF5IypquH\">pic.twitter.com\/onF5IypquH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; lemo\ud83c\udff3\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83d\udd4a (@lemo69883657) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lemo69883657\/status\/1676570852694032384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> For Suletta and Miorine it\u2019s at least deducible to a high extent that they got married, but Nyla and Wendy and Maisie and Ireesha are probably never going to be confirmed as couples. It\u2019s aaalways just hinted. Even though you established same-sex marriage as a common thing in the first episode.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>International fans of Japanese anime and manga tend to think of Japan\u2019s popular media as comparatively liberal with LGBT topics, and while this is the case in certain spheres, the story changes when major mainstream franchises with large viewerships are involved, as creators have to thread carefully around the big players that make investments. It might also be relevant to note that as a country, Japan still does not legally recognize same-sex marriage, making it the only G7 country yet to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese fans of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury are expressing dissatisfaction over the fact that Japanese sources have yet to confirm the marriage between Suletta and Miorine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":20046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-20044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japanese users notice that same-sex marriage in Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is made clear in North America but vague in Japan - 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