Bandai Namco issued a statement on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury that walked back a lesbian relationship. The quote has sparked controversy among its LGBTQ+ fans.
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The statement came after Bandai removed a line from an interview with voice actress Kana Ichinose referring to Witch From Mercury's deuteragonists as married.
Witch From Mercury broke ground for the Gundam franchise with—and sales records spurred in part by—its depiction of the burgeoning romantic relationship between its main characters Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembran. But while the series itself came about as close to text as it could on their bond, Bandai itself is more hesitant.
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