Line #94 YMMV/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury


1	* AccidentalInnuendo: Episode 23 has [[spoiler: Felsi saving Guel from nearly dying by shooting [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything sticky, white fluid]] onto his Dilanza before it explodes.]]
2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
3	** Were Guel's string of misses against a completely stationary Aerial just a case of bad aim? Or was it a display of his sense of fair play, not wanting to hit an unpiloted suit, and shooting just to intimidate Suletta? His shot once Aerial moves is right on target.
4	** Regarding Miorine's abrasive behaviour towards Suletta: Just a common case of a {{Tsundere}} not being honest with her feelings? Or is it an attempt to keep her at arms length without getting too attached, since she still plans to run away to Earth? On the same note, does Miorine keep lashing out whenever Suletta is with Elan because she really doesn't trust him since he's part of the three branches, or is she being a ClingyJealousGirl who doesn't want someone getting between her and Suletta? Could it be a mixture of both?
5	** In episode 7, did Delling fund Miorine's venture as a PetTheDog moment, because he liked to see her begging before him and would have something to hold over her, or because he's expecting her to see things his way by researching the GUND Format? In addition, is his hostile takeover to stop the GUND-Format technology a power grab for selfish reasons or does he have genuine belief that a weapon that harms its pilots is unethical?
6	** Shaddiq's actions post episode 9. [[spoiler:While he states that breaking up the Benerit Group was something that he had always planned to do due to their narrow-mindedness, the fact that he's only spurred into action after Miorine thoroughly rejects him make it easy to interpret his actions as being at least in part [[WomanScorned motivated by spite]]. Not helping his case is the fact that when Sabina voices concerns about Miorine being potentially caught in the crossfire of Dawn of Fold's strike on Plant Quetta his response is a casual, callous dismissal.]]
7	** Suletta has had a flood of these. [[spoiler:Just how many of her actions are truly her own and what kind of person is she truly underneath the surface. Is she just naïve? Is she self deluded? Brainwashed? Or just a stone cold killer who just got her first taste of the real deal. After episode 12, speculations and interpretations got wild]].
8	** Is Nika's meekness and conflict avoidance a natural part of her personality or [[spoiler:is it her deliberately not endangering her allegiance as a spy for the Dawn of Fold?]]
9	** In Episode 17, [[spoiler:Is Aerial telling Suletta "I'm sorry" because she's unable to stop from being shut down or because she's in on the plan to get Suletta away from her mother? As it turns out in Episode 18, both are wrong.]]
10	** In Episode 22, [[spoiler:Did Guel actually try to win or was this his way of making up for his participation in their previous fixed duel and him restoring Suletta to, what he saw as, her proper position as Miorine's groom. Alternatively, was this a SecretTestOfCharacter regarding Suletta's resolve to support Miorine, and Guel wanted to be sure that Suletta was up to the task? Could it be a mixture?]]
11	* {{Applicability}}: Some American viewers found Sophie and Norea’s attack in episode 14 and Norea’s rampage in episode 20 reminiscent of school shootings.
12	* AssPull: The show ends up suffering from some instances of plot points and events happening suddenly without any real foreshadowing, most likely as a result of the rushed final act. Some examples include:
13	** While the existence of [[spoiler:a Gundam named after the character Caliban was popular speculation since the beginning for those familiar with ''Theatre/TheTempest'']], the casual [[ThereIsAnother mention]] of [[spoiler:Gundam Calibarn]] came out of nowhere and has no foreshadowing. The only things that Guston mentioned about its origins is that [[spoiler:the Calibarn is a Gundam confiscated by the Space Assembly League during the Vanadis Incident]] and that's it.
14	** The Space Assembly League having [[spoiler: a massive KillSat]] also came absolutely out of nowhere, with Kenanji only saying after its introduction that he heard rumors about it.
15	** The final confrontation of the series, which involves several characters [[spoiler: who are beyond the shadow of a doubt dead]] coming in to [[BigDamnHeroes help Suletta and friends]] at an important time of need and convince [[spoiler: Prospera that everyone she is attempting to enact revenge for is proud of her]]. Also [[spoiler: Eri survived by going into a keychain]] which not even the in-universe characters seem able to explain.
16	** [[spoiler: Eri]] saying that Prospera gave up revenge for her sake is extremely confusing, given that in Cradle Planet, Prospera explicitly stated that she sent Suletta to Asticassia for revenge. We're never told when and why she changed her mind.
17	** With Gundams being such a hot button issue in the setting, it's awfully convenient that [[spoiler:Suletta is able to activate some kind of power from Calibarn that causes not just the entire Quiet Zero station, but also the Gundams Calibarn, Pharact, and Schwarzette to dissolve away into nothing without firing a single shot. A physics defying feat that wasn't indicated to even be possible up until that point]].
18	* AudienceAlienatingEnding: The show began with schisms between franchise fans over tone, themes, world-building, and character demographics. The ending deepened that divide and some fans felt alienated by it. [[spoiler:Some see the final battles against Quiet Zero and the Space Assembly League as rushed and anticlimactic, with the latter especially notorious for ending on a near-literal DeusExMachina in which Suletta defeats the League's KillSat by reaching [[EleventhHourSuperpower Permet Score 9]] with minimal build-up or foreshadowing. Much like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans the previous series]], none of the primary villains (Prospera, Delling, and the four Peil [=CEOs=]) [[KarmaHoudini receive punishment for their crimes]]; Prospera in particular is EasilyForgiven by her family, with Shaddiq taking responsibility for Quiet Zero, the most the Peil [=CEOs=] suffer is indefinite house arrest, and while Delling ''is'' shown to be standing trial for his crimes, it's left ambiguous if he'll actually be convicted. The subplots regarding the Dawn of Fold, Earth's deterioration, and the looming war between the Earthians and Spacians are left inconclusive, and some of the overarching questions, such as why Eri has perfect compatibility with the [[ManMachineInterface GUND Format]], are unexplained. This was compounded with many side characters that had been prominent in the first half of the show being sidelined. All in all, while the ending is happy, especially for a ''Gundam'' story, some felt that it was too rushed to be fully satisfied with, and considered it an over correction of the previous series' bleak ending.]]
19	* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The mechanical design for this series is on a standard unseen in most other mecha series to date - Sunrise hired ''four'' mechanical designers to do the Mobile Suits of the four major corporations, giving each corporation a very distinct look. These four aren't small names, either:
20	** JNTHED (real name Juntaro Saito) is the mechanical designer for Ochs Earth and the Aerial, and provided assets for the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' games from ''Ghost Babel'' all the way up to ''Peace Walker.''
21	** Wataru Inata designed the Mobile Suits from Peil Technologies, has extensive work on ''Armored Core For Answer,'' and was also the lead 2D designer on ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX.''
22	** Ippei Gyobu handles the mechanical design for Jeturk Heavy Machinery, and is a returning face from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' and ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers.''
23	** Kanetaka Ebikawa is in charge of the designs for Grassley Defense Systems, and is also a returning face from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 00]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE AGE]],'' and ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters.''
24	* CaptainObviousReveal: When the series revealed that [[spoiler:Suletta and Eri were not the same person, and Eri lived on inside the Aerial]], so few people were surprised that it bordered on an InternalReveal. The series had dropped so much foreshadowing that ''something'' about the official events didn't add up that it was really the only explanation that made any sense. The only reason it doesn't end up being revealed earlier than near the start of the second cour is that [[AudienceAwarenessAdvantage no character barring Prospera has the level of information about it that the audience possesses]], with Belmeria, the character who puts the pieces together, knowing considerably less--no other character even knows that [[spoiler:Suletta and Eri ''should'' be the same person, or even that Eri existed at all]].
25	* CargoShip: Elan Ceres has stated that he will never fall in love "with a person." Several people have been quick to point out that Aerial is a sentient Mobile Suit, not a person.
26	* CatharsisFactor:
27	** The series wastes no time in delivering one when Suletta literally delivers LaserGuidedKarma to Guel.
28	** Chuchu beating down the two racist bullies in Episode 4 after they sabotaged her and Suletta, causing the latter to cry.
29	** After a long TraumaCongaLine of losses and traumatic experiences, Guel in episode 20 [[spoiler: is able to narrowly defeat Shaddiq in a duel that also served to further solidify how petulant and self-centered Shaddiq always was.]]
30	** In Episode 22, [[spoiler:Suletta successfully defeats Guel in a fencing match that restores her position as the Holder. Shortly afterwards, Suletta is successfully able to pull Miorine out of her depressive spiral that she had been on after being wrapped up on Lady Prospera's schemes for the past few episodes. This leads to the two of them working together with other characters in an AvengersAssemble montage to face Lady Prospera. The episode ends with Suletta declaring she is there to stop Lady Prospera and Aerial while also managing to destroy a number of Quiet Zero's defenses which definitely showcase Suletta is a skilled pilot without Eri's help.]]
31	** For those frustrated with [[spoiler: either of the Jeturk brothers' IdiotBall moments, having Felsi call both of them out in Episode 23 for almost killing each other right in front of Quiet Zero is a ''very'' satisfying moment.]]
32	** Also from Episode 23, [[spoiler:Miorine finally getting one over Prospera after getting played like a fiddle by her for much of the second cour when her plan succeeds in deactivating Quiet Zero, as well as Miorine giving Prospera a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech long overdue calling out]] over her horrible treatment of Suletta. Miorine ends up being the one to give her mercy while telling Prospera that they’ll be family because she intends to marry Suletta much to Prospera’s dismay.]]
33	** After spending the entire series scheming, backstabbing and killing anyone they deemed expendable, [[spoiler:the Peil [=CEOs=] finally get their comeuppance in the final episode when Miorine officially dissolves the Benerit Group and redistributes their assets and stocks to Earth-based companies. To add insult to injury, the real Elan Ceres then declares his resignation from the company and goes to work for Peil’s rival Jeturk. As a final cherry on top, the epilogue reveals that the [=CEOs=] have become so destitute that they now reside in a nursing home.]]
34	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Episode 12's [[spoiler:[[LudicrousGibs splattering of a terrorist beneath the Aerial Rebuild's hand]]]] is meant to be sudden, shocking and completely catch the viewer off-guard. [[spoiler:Then Suletta gets out of her cockpit, ''slips in the gore'' and acts like [[TheDitz a clumsy slice-of-life girl]] without any consideration for what she just did.]] Unlike most cases, this is supposed to double down on the horror of the situation, but for the internet, once the shock wore off [[spoiler:it became absolutely BloodyHilarious and one of the biggest memes of the entire series.]]
35	* DieForOurShip: Suffice to say, many fans are not keen on any character they perceive as being a potential threat to [[OneTruePairing Suletta/Miorine]], mainly yuri fans who have been burned by BaitAndSwitchLesbians one too many times.
36	** Guel's WackyMarriageProposal to Suletta in episode three got him this treatment from some fans, whether from the aforementioned [=SuleMio=] shippers or even those who still are not fully on-board with Guel as a character especially after Episode 5.
37	** Elan [[spoiler: or more specifically Enchanced Person #4]] gets hit with this ''hard'' since his official debut in Episode 2 due to canonically having an interest in Suletta, and Suletta herself seeming to have an interest in him as well (whether it is romantic or platonic is up to interpretation) which forms the bulk of Episode 5 and 6's narrative. You will not be surprised to find that some fans actually ''cheered'' when [[spoiler: Elan #4 was dead at the end of Episode 6.]]
38	** As of Episode 12, [[spoiler: [[CuteAndPsycho Sophie Pulone]] definitely got this treatment, due to her manifestation of her own twisted affection towards Suletta along with telling Suletta in Episode 14 she would happily kill Miorine if it meant getting her attention. She also dies at the end of Episode 14.]]
39	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
40	** Chuchu has come out of nowhere to become a fan favorite, thanks to her cathartic right hook. It helps that her MemeticHair makes her look like [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Iono]].
41	** Secelia Dote rapidly became a fan favorite thanks to her {{Fanservice}}-laden design and entertaining interactions with most of the story's characters, despite having very little relevance to the main plot in the opening episodes, especially compared to fellow Dueling Committee members Guel, Elan, and even Shaddiq. As the infamous Youtube toy reviewer WebVideo/JobbyTheHong [[https://youtu.be/EWPuDgvhU7g?t=35 succinctly puts it]]:
42	--->'''Jobby:''' All she's done is sit on that couch, but Gun-'''''DAMN!'''''
43	*** Indeed, many fans desperately want her to ''stay'' on the couch. Every time we see her standing up, a massive disaster is underway.
44	** Felsi Rollo is surprisingly popular in Japan despite being introduced as a {{Jerkass}} bully to Miorine, and to a lesser extent, Suletta, in the first few episodes, having spawned fanart and memes even in episodes that don't involve her or in episodes where she doesn't even appear at all! She gained further popularity among both western and eastern audiences after the second cour gave the Jeturk House characters a more sympathetic focus. Many fans have taken a liking to her JerkassWithAHeartOfGold personality and are clamoring for her to have a larger role. Following her BackToBackBadasses moment with fellow fan favorite Chuchu in Episode 20 while [[spoiler:fending off Norea’s assault on the school]], followed up by her [[spoiler:saving the Jeturk brothers in Episode 23 while calling them out on the pointlessness of their feud]], Felsi’s popularity further exploded, almost reaching that of the main duo themselves.
45	** For such a minor character, Seethia gained a lot of popularity despite only appearing in one episode with many left wishing that she [[spoiler:had survived and become something of a little sister figure to Guel]].
46	** Despite her minimal role, Sabina Fardin is also surprisingly popular, especially amongst Yuri fans/lesbians for her cool character design and personality. Her popularity only exploded further after Episode 16 had a PetTheDog scene between her and Nika.
47	* EpilepticTrees:
48	** Due to the short story indicating that Elnora wanted Suletta to become close to Miorine through the dueling system, it seems possible that the 'extraction team' is affiliated with her, due to Miorine's supposed extraction point being in an area that crossed paths with Suletta's transport, and the extraction team only meeting Miorine at Suletta's time of need.
49	** Due to the events of episode 6, some fans now have the theory that [[spoiler: Suletta ''isn’t'' Eri, that she’s a clone of her and the real Eri is actually the Aerial.]] This is seeming supported by [[spoiler: the English dub having different voice actresses for [[Creator/JillHarris Suletta]] and [[Creator/SarahWiedenheft Eri]].]] [[spoiler: Episode 14 ultimately confirms they are two different people with Episode 18 confirming Suletta is a clone]].
50	** Related to the above, Suletta being able to talk to Aerial's GUND-BITS has led to some believing [[spoiler: they are powered by failed clones of the original Eri. Episode 18 confirms they are indeed clones as well.]]
51	** Episode 12 has had some people suggesting that [[spoiler:Prospera may have Suletta under some sort of brainwashing due to the DissonantSerenity she's in at the end of the episode. Not helping matters is a tweet by Suletta's actress urging Miorine to try and wake Suletta up]].
52	** Suletta's stamina and strength has triggered some speculation on just how strong she is and if what is shown in the series is just some oversight or if there is some deeper meaning present, [[spoiler:specifically if that when she was cloned that she was also genetically altered to be more physically capable and resilient than Ericht. There is also the fact that the series focuses heavily on developing cybernetics that would make it easier for humans to live in space]].
53	** [[spoiler:The giant data storm created by Suletta in the end has been the source of its own speculation, specifically all the ghosts of past characters appearing. It has been noted of those present, only Elan #4's ghost have the VolcanicVeins just like Ericht whereas all the others do not. This mixed with past instances of GUND technology seeming to dig out deeply buried memories has lead to the speculation that aside from those two, all the other ghosts that appear are just brought forth from the memories of those caught in the data storm and are not true ones like Ericht and Elan #4]].
54	* EvilIsCool: Prospera Mercury is a calculating, emotionally/mentally manipulative, and borderline insane woman fully consumed by revenge, willing to use anyone she can influence as her pawns including [[AbusiveParents her own daughter]] who never stops commiting atrocity after atrocity at the expense of everyone around her. Coupled with how she does this in such a charismatic and grandiose manner befitting a [[RecurringElement Char Clone]] which is supplemented further by Creator/MamikoNoto's absolutely ''chilling'' performance; viewers cannot help but [[LoveToHate love AND hate her for it.]]
55	* FanNickname:
56	** "G-Witch": the semi-official shortening of the full name of the series.
57	** Suletta's Harem: Guel Jeturk, Elan Ceres, Shaddiq Zenelli, and [[LesYay Miorine Rembran]], due to the initial character announcement making the premise seem similar to an OtomeGame. [[labelnote: Note]]"A seemingly unimportant girl from a less than prestigious background entering an environment where several important, handsome young men with different personalities take an interest in her; and makes friends with another girl from an important family that serves as her foil" is a common premise for this genre, moreso the hundreds of webnovels with an "otome game" premise.[[/labelnote]] Reinforced by having at least 3 people interested in her by the end of episode 3 (Miorine, Guel, and Elan).
58	** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Gundam: Three Houses]]: A nickname derived from the parallels between the two works, as both are franchises with a traditional war focus but which begin in a seemingly lighthearted school setting while clear political tensions and darker plots boil under the surface, as well as several other broad character similarities[[note]]For example, Suletta/Byleth being protagonists with something notably ''off'' about them, Miorine/Edelgard as standoffish white-haired heiresses to the most powerful faction in the setting, and Claude/Shaddiq being Middle Eastern-coded charmers with a shady side[[/note]].
59	** Space [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Weiss]]: Miorine Rembran, due to being a white-haired RebelliousPrincess going against her MegaCorp-owning father who seems to have a friendship with a happy-go-lucky redhead.
60	** Space [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Ruby]]: Likewise, Suletta Mercury has several traits of Ruby. Her social awkwardness, dynamic with the above Miorine, [[spoiler:and losing a parent at a young age]] are the most prominent examples.
61	** Japanese fans have taken to calling Suletta Tanuki-''chan'' and relating her to a {{tanuki}} due to her BigOlEyebrows. [[TanukiKitsuneContrast Working from there]], the same fans then decided Mio is a [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]].
62	** Suletta has also been compared to a tomato, due to her red hair and the scene of her eating one. Likewise, Miorine is compared to a white mushroom due to the shape of her hair.
63	** "Cruel Jerk" for Guel Jeturk, due to his {{Jerkass}} behavior. There is also Gue '''L''' Jeturk for his constant losing streaks. Then by extension, the rest of Jeturk House is mockingly called "Jobturk House" due to its members' reputation for jobbing to other characters whether in mobile suit fights or in corporate politics.
64	** Gundam [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] for the theory of [[spoiler: Suletta being a clone and the real Eri being inside Aerial. Even more comparisons were made after Episode 14 confirmed Eri is indeed Aerial.]]
65	** As of Episode 6, Elan [[spoiler: (Enhanced Human #4) has received the nickname [[LeetSpeak El4n]], and the current one referred to as [=El5n=]. The "original" Elan is sometimes referred to as [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed El0n]] or Elan Musk, along with other nicknames like Elan Prime, Elan Original Flavor, etc]].
66	** After the events of Episode 8, Shaddiq managed to earn the nickname "Shady Diq", partly due to his act of playing both sides of the [=GUND-Arm=] issue, and partly because he's surrounded by female students of the Grassley House at the end of the episode.
67	** [[spoiler: WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder]] for Guel in Episode 10, owing to his appearance and helmet making him resemble said character, as well as [[spoiler: “Bob” being his alias as a blue-collar worker.]]
68	** South Korean fans nicknamed Guel Jeturk as Guel Jun-pyo, after the character Goo Junpyo in ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' as they are similar in being the heirs to the richest families in school, and they have similar personalities as [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold jerks with a heart of gold]].
69	** The Gundam Aerial's name got alternatively spelled as "[[spoiler:aERIal]]" by fans after Episode 14 [[spoiler:reveals that Ericht Samaya somehow became the Aerial. Eri herself is often referred to as "Space Oomfie"]].
70	* FandomRivalry:
71	** Many fans of the series are also detractors of ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'', a [[{{Mecha}} mecha anime]] from ''Creator/CloverWorks'' that gained a lot of infamy from other mecha anime since 2018, ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' included. Reasons include its overall premise, the DarkerAndEdgier tone, the mecha designs, the villains, [[spoiler:the romance between the two main characters being (initially) more toxic than Suletta and Miorine's, and its BittersweetEnding]]. In other words, ''[=DarliFra=]'' is everything ''The Witch from Mercury'' is not.
72	** The series would also clash with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'', particularly those who are introduced to the franchise through the latter. The conflict usually stems from the LighterAndSofter tone of ''The Witch from Mercury'', with ''Iron-Blooded Orphans'' fans claiming that it should be DarkerAndEdgier and that there should be many deaths. They even disparaged the ending for being too happy and that it should have a BittersweetEnding with some of the main characters dying. ''The Witch from Mercury'' fans retorted this saying that the show doesn't need to be very dark like some of the previous entries because it's in a different setting and pointed out that the previous shows before ''Iron-Blooded Orphans'' had the main cast surviving in the past and earning their happy endings, and IBO subverting this by having [[spoiler:the villains [[TheBadGuyWins win]] and kill most of the heroes]] was [[AudienceAlienatingEnding too mean-spirited of an ending]]. Likewise, they find that needlessly killing off characters just for the sake of shock value to be [[TooBleakStoppedCaring detrimental to viewer investment]]. Meanwhile, a [[TakeAThirdOption third faction]] consisting of fans of the other continuities (UC, SEED, Wing, 00 fans etc.) criticize both series, ''IBO'' for being excessively DarkerAndEdgier and ''G-Witch'' for being excessively Lighter and Softer, and accuse both series of [[GatewaySeries bringing in fans]] who only care about shipping the characters to the exclusion of everything else (and this in turn has been accused of being an attempt to gatekeep the series). Ironically, most fanart enjoys depicting Mikazuki and Suletta as friends, and the general mecha fandom would love to see how both series interact in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', ''including'' detractors of both series who want ''SRW'' to fix the issues they have (as both series endings are very divided), as ''SRW'' is known for doing.
73	* FanficFuel: The moment where Suletta is left floating in space with a distress beacon has provided the jumping-off point for multiple crossovers.
74	* FoeYayShipping: After Episode 9, fans have started shipping Lilique Kadoka Lipati and Renee Costa together due to the latter's petty one-sided rivalry over the former being seen as amusing, thus leading fans to wish they would get more interactions with each other.
75	* FountainOfMemes: Guel Jeturk managed to become a hotbed of memes in the fandom due to his ButtMonkey status—from getting his ass smacked to camping in the woods to going under the name of ''Bob'' as a blue collar worker, every action he seems to take seems to increase his memetic status. See the Memetic Mutation page for examples.
76	* FriendlyFandoms:
77	** After ''Anime/LycorisRecoil'' ended, many of its fans turned to this series for their {{Yuri}}-flavored action fix.
78	** Similarly, ''Anime/BirdieWing'', also a {{Yuri}}-flavored action show, also from Creator/{{Sunrise}} (or rather [[Creator/BandaiNamcoPictures its subsidiary]]), just like G-Witch.
79	** Fans of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' have also become fans of this series, due to G-Witch having several blatant homages to the former, especially since Ichirō Ōkouchi also wrote the Utena novels.
80	** Naturally, there are quite a few mecha series that overlap with this show, and the fans would love to see the interactions come to fruition in a future ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' installment. In fact, it's the first series to get its [[WMG/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercurySuperRobotWars own page]] on Website/ThisVeryWiki deticated to predictions on how it would be incorporated.
81	** In addition to being a {{Yuri}}-flavored mecha show, fans who watched ''Anime/CrossAnge'' are quick to draw comparisons to a brunette female character (Prospera and Jill) manipulating the protagonist (Suletta and Ange) for their revenge plot against the BigBad (Delling and Embryo).
82	** The series has gained a lot of overlapping fans with ''Anime/TheBigO'' largely thanks to its complex and interwoven plot with loads of tomato symbolism and [[spoiler:mechs that are revealed to be sentient]].
83	** There are naturally a lot of ''Anime/CodeGeass'' fans as Ichirō Ōkouchi wrote both series. This has led to a lot of parallels of the ''G-Witch'' cast to the ''Code Geass'' cast, and people that are terrified of ''G-Witch'' having similar tragedies in the future, [[spoiler:which thankfully did not come to pass]].
84	** ''Franchise/{{RWBY}}'' fans have also turned to this series because the two main characters have similar physical appearances, personalities and dynamics as Ruby and Weiss.
85	** A number of ''{{TabletopGame/Battletech}}'' fans have found favorable comparisons with their mainstay series and G-Witch due to the combination of psuedo-neofeudal dueling for prizes resembling the Trials of Possession for ''isorla'' amongst the Clans, and the atmosphere of corporate-political intrigue surrounding the conflict instigated over the GUND format, which in itself draws comparisons to Neurohelmet, Enhanced Imaging, and DNI (Direct Neural Interface) control systems used in Battlemech technology. Miorine's duel against her father's decisions is also framed as a mixture of a Trial of Refusal and a Trial of Grievance.
86	** The series is also compared very favorably to ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia'', mainly due to the school setting as well as having a female main character associated with witches and her dynamic with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a snobbish]] {{Deuteragonist}}.
87	** Many fans of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' who heard of this anime also go with this show as the pairing of Suletta and Miorine reminds them of Luz and Amity. It doesn't help that since former has ended, Lumity shippers come in for their {{Yuri}}-flavored action fix. Adding to this is that Witch from Mercury's 2nd Season started just the day after Owl House's series finale.
88	** Between the first and second season, the Yuri Light Novel Series, ''Literature/TheMagicalRevolutionOfTheReincarnatedPrincess'', began airing its anime adaptation which was seen as a fine way to pass the time while the second season was in production.
89	** Also with ''Anime/KillLaKill'', given the school premise and behind-the-scenes corporate conspiracy-related plots in both of their respective series. The fact that both of their respective protagonists' mothers are also the {{Big Bad}}s (Ragyo Kiryuin and Prospera Mercury) who view their children as tools for their own nefarious goals, and Prospera being also compared to Ragyo also helps.
90	** In a way coming full circle given how much ''Gundam'' inspired the franchise, the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' fandom has embraced the show with open arms due to its similarities in themes and character relationships, with some observant fans comparing [[spoiler: Suletta’s character arc and her status as a “fake” clone daughter of Prospera’s to that of Fate Testarossa]]. The comparisons only got stronger after [[spoiler: Suletta began piloting Gundam Calibarn in episode 22, whose primary weapon is a combination of a laser cannon and rocket booster shaped almost like a witch’s broom/staff, very similar to that of Nanoha’s trademark weapon Raising Heart]]. With ''G-Witch'' on the obvious radar for ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', and ''Nanoha'' being a popular choice for a surprise series, fans are hoping both make their debut together.
91	** While ''Gundam'' and ''Franchise/TheIDOLMASTER'''s fandoms are already friendly with each other, it got a boost when Layla, a character in ''VideoGame/TheIdolMasterCinderellaGirls'' was revealed to be voiced by Kana Ichinose, Suletta's voice actress. Layla, a runaway girl from Dubai, has long blonde hair and tan skin and resembles a younger genderbent Shaddiq.
92	** Both this series and ''Franchise/LoveLive'' (''[[Anime/LoveLiveNijigasakiHighSchoolIdolClub Nijigasaki High School Idol Club]]'' in particular) would also get along to a lesser extent, since not only they're both made by the same animation studio, but also have {{Yuri}} undertones, [[spoiler:though the former is far more explicit with the girl-on-girl romance]].
93	** While both ''Gundam'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fandoms are already friendly with each other thanks to the ''Compati Hero'' series, fans of two specific Kamen Rider shows are friendly towards this show:
94	*** Fans of ''The Witch from Mercury'' and its contemporary show ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' overlaps with each other due to the TanukiKitsuneContrast between Suletta and Miorine being comparable to Keiwa/Tycoon and Ace/Geats (The two of them even get the mecha-like Command Form, furthering the comparisons; as well as the revelation of [[spoiler:Suletta's origin as a clone to Ericht compares to Neon's situation as a replacement to Akari]]).
95	*** ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'' would also recieve a warm reception from G-Witch fans, mainly due to the school setting, the character chemistry between Houtaro and Rinne being similar to Suletta and Miorine's, and its LighterAndSofter tone. It also helps that Hotaro's surname is ''exactly'' the same as [[Creator/KanaIchinose Suletta's Japanese VA]].
96	** There's a lot of friendliness with the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fandom due to the similar premises of high school drama amidst a backdrop of political and class conflict, as well as the {{Yuri Fan}} overlap due to ''Three Houses'' having multiple canonically queer female characters including several of the protagonists.
97	* GatewaySeries: As mentioned under JustHereForGodzilla and NewbieBoom down below, ''Witch from Mercury'' has attracted newcomers (especially yuri fans) who got into this series to look into previous Gundam series, or even other mecha shows in general. However, it has also worked in the other direction, with several Gundam fans getting into other yuri shows, particularly ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''.
98	* GeniusBonus:
99	** Attentive viewers of the prologue noticed that Delling Rembran was referencing the ''Literature/MalleusMaleficarum'' as the attack on Folksvangr was underway, a piece of literature infamous for fueling the witch hunts among the common folk despite being banned by the church. Also, using Ochs Earth as a scapegoat for the GUND system deaths makes it a "witch hunt" in the political sense.
100	** Just like most Gundam series, the series occasionally refers to the areas of space where the fronts (colonies) are located as numbered Lagranges. A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_point Lagrange Point]] is an area of a solar system where the gravity of the celestial bodies evens out so that anything placed there will remain more or less in the exact same spot relative to the planet's orbit. In other words, a very good place to build permanent space colonies.
101	* HarsherInHindsight:
102	** [[spoiler: The Suletta slap comes off a lot less funny after episode 12 after Suletta smacks a man to death with the Aerial's palm, falling out of the cockpit, and walking covered in said man's blood.]]
103	** [[spoiler: Suletta obliviously replying to a group of mean girls with an earnest "Of course!" when teased about coming to Asticassia or wearing her headband because her mother told her to comes off less amusing and more horrifying in hindsight with her BlindObedience getting more of a focus from episode 12 onwards.]]
104	** [[spoiler: Cardo Nabo's impassioned speech in the prologue about how humanity needs Gundams like a child needs clothes since they are not physically equipped to handle the harsh environment of space turns a lot darker when it turns out she's ''right''. Ericht, as a small child, really couldn't handle living in space and had to be transferred to the Lfrith just to survive, essentially acting as a full-body GUND-prosthetic just like she argued needed to happen.]]
105	** The entire prologue is not about our hero being a prodigy. Instead, it's the StartOfDarkness Villain Origin Story - of ''two'' villains!
106	* HesJustHiding:
107	** Some fans hope that [[spoiler:Elan escaped from being incinerated by a laser cannon]], despite being in a franchise where AnyoneCanDie. [[spoiler:However, the series finale shows him being alive as a Permet ghost within the data storm, along with Sophie, Norea and those who have died during the Vanadis Incident]].
108	** After Episode 20, [[spoiler:there are fans who believed that Petra is not dead but critically injured with some theorizing that she will be saved with the use of the GUND legs.]] Then, Episode 21 reveals [[spoiler:she's indeed alive and is in a critical state.]] The series finale reveals [[spoiler:she's crippled but is undergoing rehabilitation where she would be tested with the GUND legs]].
109	** By the end of Episode 23, [[spoiler:Ericht sacrifices herself to stop the Space Assembly League's colony laser from hitting Quiet Zero and everyone in it. Some fans believe that she might still be alive because Aerial remains intact despite the heavy damage it received from the laser. Turns out that she's still inside Aerial despite the blast and makes it out alive in the series finale, integrated inside the key chain of her sister]].
110	** In the same episode, [[spoiler:many fans theorized that Notrette Rembran, Miorine's mother, is absorbed in Quiet Zero as she might be [[MamaBear the one who stopped Ericht's Gundnodes from attacking Miorine and the Earth House]], much to Ericht's dismay. This also explains why Deiling refused to show Miorine her mother's body as well as providing a concrete explanation for why he would partner up with Prospera for a project involving GUND tech.]]
111	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Well, ''more'' heartwarming anyway. Due to scheduling conflicts, Episode 11 was delayed to Christmas which is viewed in a more romantic light in Japan. [[spoiler:In that episode, Miorine and Suletta bridge their communication gap which includes Miorine confessing to Suletta how much she changed her life for the better and asking Suletta to stay by her side forever.]]
112	* HilariousInHindsight:
113	** As mentioned above in the fan-nickname of comparing the premise to an OtomeGame. While Miorine is Suletta's foil, she ends up being engaged to her at the end of the first episode while Guel was an obstacle.
114	** Prior to the series airing, Miorine was given the nickname "Space Weiss" due to her having many similarities to Weiss Schnee from ''RWBY''. Fast-forward to the English dub where Creator/ElizabethMaxwell (who voices Weiss' older sister Winter and commonly depicted as a ShipperOnDeck for Whiterose) voices Elnora Samaya/Prospera Mercury [[ShipperWithAnAgenda whose plans involve Suletta and Miorine getting married to one another]].
115	** All the jokes about Suletta being visually compared to a raccoon come full circle in Episode 19, [[spoiler:with Chuchu awkwardly catching Suletta foraging for food in the fridge in the dark.]] May also count as an AscendedMeme.
116	** A year after ''Witch from Mercury'' ended, Yohei Akazami would participate in [[Anime/BangBraveBangBravern another mecha anime]] which similarly has his character rivaling the pilot of a sentient mecha, with said series itself has an element of same-sex relationship. To add insult to injury, his character offers himself to be piloted by the sentient mecha, who rejects him. And even ''further'' insult to injury is that said sentient mecha is voiced by Creator/KenichiSuzumura, voice of ''Anime/GundamSEEDDestiny'' protagonist Shinn Asuka. Looks like trying to propose to ''Gundam'' protaganists isn't Guel's thing. [[SerialEscalation And as if it couldn't get any more comedic]], [[spoiler:Smith dies and merges with Deathdrive Knuth, travelling back in time as Bravern. In other words, Guel ends up becoming the sentient mecha this time around]].
117	* HoYay:
118	** The scene in episode 8 of Shaddiq telling Guel to call him, claiming to be "quite fond" of Guel reads rather heavily as flirting.
119	** Sophie obsessing over recordings of Suletta's fight, rambling to Norea about how amazing she is, and hoping to meet her one day could come across as a crush.
120	** Sabina's fanclub in episode 9 is shown to be [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer almost entirely female]]. This dovetails rather well with her affectionate treatment of Nika in episode 16. Given that Nika is smaller than Sabina, and, at that moment, was acting quite demure thanks to recent events, they ended up looking like the most classic yuri couple: an older, calmer and more popular student paired with an insecure younger girl.
121	* IKnewIt:
122	** Episode 14 confirms the fan theory that [[spoiler:Ericht Samaya is inside Gundam Aerial. The theory came about early in the show but was initially seen as a crackpot guess. It wasn't until Episode 6 that it truly gained momentum]].
123	** Before episode 17, a lot of fans predicted that [[spoiler:Miorine would pull a BreakHerHeartToSaveHer by making Suletta lose a duel. Interestingly, a lot of these theories posed that Suletta would lose against Felsi, not Guel as was the case in the episode]].
124	** Episode 18 confirms [[spoiler:Suletta is a clone of Eri’s DNA which many suspected following Episode 6 when it was revealed the Vandis incident happened 21 years ago rather than 13. The episode also confirmed the longstanding theory that the Gundam Schwarzette was a Jeturk machine built by Vim in secret]].
125	** Thanks to the high number of references to ''Theatre/TheTempest'', most fans predicted that there would be a [[spoiler:Gundam named after Caliban]], which ended up being true come episode 21. However, an unexpected twist to its name, [[spoiler:Calibarn, was not predicted, neither was its reference to ''Myth/KingArthur'']].
126	** Before the final episode, there were theories floating around that [[spoiler:Gundam Calibarn would get pieces of Aerial incorporated into it. These turned out to be true come the final episode]].
127	* ItsShortSoItSucks: Among more critical fans, a common issue with the show is that the story crams itself to fit into 24 episodes, which some felt led to the ending being inadequate and rushed, unsatisfied with how some story threads were left unresolved (e.g. the ongoing conflict between the Earthians and Spacians and the mystery behind Nortrette Rembran's death). This is also why fans want to explore the Ad Stella universe more and hope for possible side stories and sequels.
128	* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Elan Ceres has [[BodyDouble Body Doubles]] who would be the pilots for Peil's main mobile suit. The Elan whom Suletta meet in the school grounds is the fourth body double who dies in the sixth episode.]]
129	* JerkassWoobie: Sophie Pulone is a violent AxCrazy BloodKnight who is part of a terrorist organization that is willing to kill anyone who dares gets in her way of the things she wants. However the things she wants consist of things a girl her age should normally have (food, shelter, comics, games, and a family) but was denied of due to being an orphan and from Earth's declining state. In the end, [[spoiler: she meets her demise at the end of Episode 14 all while reaching out for an image of Ericht Samaya.]]
130	* JustHereForGodzilla: As a surprising inversion [[HumongousMecha of the usual norm]] [[WarIsHell for most]] ''Gundam'' series (stand-alone or otherwise, at least not counting the ''Build'' sub-metaverse) the first episode drew in a large portion of yuri fandom who never had interest in Mecha before, and just wanted to see the relationship between Suletta and Miorine develop.
131	* LauncherOfAThousandShips:
132	** Once the Otome Game/Harem Route meme took life, Suletta was accepted by the fandom as a Harem Protagonist, which in turn opened the door to the possibility of her harem expanding. Thus, she is shipped not only with the people who actually show some interest (romantic or not) in her, like Miorine, Elan, and Guel, but also with other students she interacts with. The list includes fellow housemates Nika and Chuchu, other major characters like Shaddiq, and sometimes even people she barely knows in the show, like Secelia. [[spoiler: And, of course, come episode 12, Sophie Pulone.]]
133	** Nika's constantly shifting and uncertain allegiance has caused her to be paired with a lot of characters. Initially, people liked her with Chuchu, her best friend, but when her status as a reluctant mole became apparent, artwork of Shaddiq manipulating her romantically started cropping up. Her interactions with Suletta and Miorine have also fueled such fanworks, due to her being a reliable confidant to both girls. This is then followed by Norea's outburst at her spawning even crueler art, which was followed yet again by Sabina's genuinely kind treatment of her spawning far more wholesome art. In general, being connected to Earth House, Grassley, and Dawn of Fold means that about half the show's minor cast can be somewhat feasibly paired with her.
134	** Secelia Dote is an EnsembleDarkhorse MsFanservice with no clear romantic interest. If you look hard enough, you can find her paired with just about anyone--the most popular pick likely being [[CargoShip her couch]].
135	* LGBTFanbase: The show has immediately attracted a following amongst queer women thanks to the relationship and engagement between Miorine and Suletta. It also helps that it is quickly established that gay marriage is normal and acceptable and nobody considers two girls being an item to be unusual (other than Suletta herself, who is criticized in-universe as being "conservative" for pointing it out).
136	* LoveToHate:
137	** Prospera Mercury is seen by many fans as one of the most chilling Char Clones in the franchise, being calculating, emotionally manipulative, and a long-term planner who rarely gets a scene where she doesn't look like she is in control of everything and everyone around her. For many, she is both a hateable villain and one of the best things in the show.
138	** [[spoiler:Elan #5]] is introduced as a scumbag out to manipulate Suletta by playing with her feelings. Yet, he chooses to do so by acting like the most cliched casanova ever, and when he is talking with people who know how he truly is like, he gets ''more'' cheerful and friendly, as if trying to say he is happy he can be open about how much of a bastard he is. Because of those traits, he obtained a reputation of being one of the most punchable characters in the series, and many fans who adore him for that.
139	* MagnificentBastard: [[MalevolentMaskedWoman Prospera Mercury]] is Sulleta’s [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] mother and the series’s [[RecurringElement Char Clone]]. Originally Elnora Samaya, test pilot for Gundam mobile suits for the Vanadis Institute, she and her daughter Ericht were forced to go on the run after Delling Rembran ordered the massacre of all people involved in the development of the Gund format. After Ericht’s consciousness was uploaded into Gundam Lfrith following the death of her body, Elnora swore revenge on the people who destroyed her life and decided to create a world where her daughter can be free. Taking the identity of Prospera, she teams up with Delling on for his Quiet Zero project to use it in her plan. She creates Sulleta from Ericht’s DNA and raises her to pilot the Gundam created from Lfrith, Aerial, in order to reach the Permet score necessary for her plan. Prospera sends Sulleta to Asticassia School, where she plans for her to become the Holder and fiancée to Delling’s daughter Miorine to further manipulate them both. When Delling is put in a coma, Prospera manipulates Miorine into running for president of the Benerit Group, even convincing her to go along with a plan that would result in Sulleta reaching Permat score 8. Using Miorine’s peace mission to Earth to destroy the Gundam used by the violent Dawn of Fold, Prospera takes control of Quiet Zero and plans to engulf Earth into a giant data storm for Ericht to live in. After her defeat, Prospera has a conversation with the ghosts of her dead loved ones, who convince her to [[StartingANewLife let go of her revenge and embrace her new family]].
140	* MemeticBadass:
141	** Chuchu. This is in part due to the CatharsisFactor of her well-deserved punches to a pair of bullies (one of which was knocked out after a single punch), and in part due to her MemeticHair, but either way, she has ascended to the hall of Gundam characters so badass, they don't need a giant robot to kick your ass. Bolstered by her firing the winning shot to snipe Shaddiq's mech in episode 9. Further enhanced on the Key Visual for the second cour, where unlike everyone else who is reaching out towards Suletta and Miorene, she has two fists out in front of her in a Franchise/{{Superman}} flight pose.
142	** After she [[spoiler:saves Guel and chews out the Jeturk brothers for being stupid]] in episode 23, Felsi Rollo ''skyrocketed'' in popularity. Fans started making meme depicting her solving every possible conflict in ''Gundam'' with little difficulty, describing her as holding the only braincell in Jeturk house, and being much more deserving of the Schwarzette than its actual pilot. The sales of her mobile suit also skyrocketed.
143	* MemeticHair:
144	** Miorine's hair has such a large [[IdiotHair ahoge]] that fans have made multiple jokes about it, from calling her a [[AnimalMotifs cockatiel]] to describing her hair as having a Commander-Type Antenna.
145	** Chuchu's gigantic hair puffs are the source of many jokes in the fandom, especially wondering [[CompressedHair how she can fit them into a skintight cap]].[[note]]Turns out such compressing hoodies [[https://twitter.com/ebino_tobigeri/status/1584178970362187777 really exist]].[[/note]] A lot of fanart depicts her hair puffs as removable accessories that can be used as things like boxing gloves, pom-poms, or -- since this is a ''Gundam'' series after all -- AttackDrones. Also it reminds people of [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Iono]] for some reason.
146	* MemeticLoser:
147	** After proposing to Suletta out of nowhere, being instantly rejected, and acting like a {{Tsundere}} when attempting to take back what he said, Guel ended up becoming the ButtMonkey of the fandom. There are plenty of fan-works that portray him as a HopelessSuitor who has the least amount of chance out of the entire cast of ending up with Suletta, and whose attempts to court Suletta all fail because he is so awkward with romantic matters. And that's when they are not portraying him as the bride to Suletta's groom. It also does not help that despite being introduced as the best pilot of the school, he's lost ''all'' of his on-screen mobile suit duels against major characters so far, giving him a reputation of a Jobber. And the first time he ''does'' win in a fight, [[spoiler: he accidentally ends up killing his own father spiraling him towards a massive FreakOut.]] Continuing into season 2, Guel starts to fare better when piloting on paper, but other factors still make it a harrowing experience for him such that [[spoiler: even when he delivers a very cathartic comeback victory against Shaddiq in episode 20, it's accompanied by his brother learning the truth of what happened to their father, potentially causing irreparable damage to the relationship between Guel and Lauda. Even in the epilogue he can't seem to catch a break, as he's last seen being forced into a business deal with [[SmugSnake the real Elan Ceres]] and [[{{Troll}} Secelia]].]]
148	*** As far as Mobile Suits go in this series, there is also Guel's Dilanza. Not only is it utterly decimated by Aerial in Episode 1, but compared to the Aerial whose Gunpla model kits are selling so well that stores can't keep them on shelves; kits for Guel's Dilanza have a hard time being ''emptied'' from shelves. There is also the tendency of those who did buy Guel's Dilanza kits but choose not to fully build it in order to replicate its destruction in the first episode.
149	*** Besides Guel, the entire Jeturk family line is seen as this. Despite being one of the big three companies of the Beneritt Group; their members/the company itself frequently suffers humiliating defeats and/or gets screwed over in some shape or form, to the point fans claim getting Ls must be hereditary for the Jeturk family, or wondering how did Jeturk Industries's stock did not crash from all the sheer misfortune that happened ever since Suletta set foot in school. It all culminates at the end of the first season where [[spoiler: they end up getting betrayed by House Grassley, and Vim is ironically killed by his own son.]]
150	** Shaddiq has picked up a bit of this reputation as the show's gone on. In addition to suffering an embarrassing defeat in the dueling ring (his tunnel vision leads to him getting sniped by a heavily damaged obsolete mobile suit that his shiny AceCustom should've been able to eat for breakfast) his [[CondescendingCompassion motivations]] for interfering with Miorine's company and [[CockFight enmity with Suletta]] have led to him being mocked for being an EntitledToHaveYou "nice guy", especially with Suletta's dancing and reciting the GUND-ARM Inc. jingle at the end of the duel being interpreted as unintentional teabagging at his expense to rub salt to his wound. More than a few fan works portray Miorine going out of her way to [[JealousRomanticWitness rub her engagement with Suletta in his face]] and him subsequently [[spoiler:calling a hit on her father and shrugging her off as potential collateral damage]] [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation is sometimes viewed as him lashing out]]. To add insult to injury, said AceCustom, as well as Shaddiq-related merchandise has had ''terrible'' sales in real life. And this is taking into account that ''G-Witch'' has had absolutely ''absurd'' overall sales, the most for ''Gundam'' ever. It reaches its peak when [[spoiler: he ends up being the only opponent for Guel, the other MemeticLoser, to straight-up defeat with no strings attached.]]
151	* MemeticMolester:
152	** Before episode 9, Shaddiq, through his underhanded dealings with Nika and suspicious approach to Miorine and Suletta, ended up getting the meme 'SHADDICKED' dropped on him for his tendency to act creepy around the girls, with speculation that he has taken advantage of Nika being a big part of the accusations. The fact that he also had the Grassley House ladies on his squad as an almost-harem did not help his reputation one bit. On the other hand, this gets inverted totally after episode 9, where he is instead portrayed as being unsuccessful at getting the one girl he desires, and is not satisfied with the harem he somehow managed to gather up.
153	** Thanks to Miorine calling her sex-crazed, many took Suletta as some kind of sex obsessed partner who is constantly out to bed her, [[spoiler:with some pulling a {{Yandere}} spin on her thanks to episode 12]]. Of course, just as many portray it as Miorine simply projecting and that ''she'' is the one who is sex-crazed, [[spoiler:even going so far as to try and take advantage of Suletta's BlindObedience for some easy sex]].
154	* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/{{Gundam}} Shares a page with the rest of the franchise.]]
155	* MemeticPsychopath:
156	** Nika in canon is a gentle and kind-hearted girl who refuses to engage in any sort of conflict, even when being discriminated upon. Doesn't stop fanartists from portraying her as CuteAndPsycho with a hidden streak for bloodlust against Spacians. Her status as [[spoiler: a spy for an Earthian Terrorist group just adds fuel to the fire.]]
157	** Thanks to being an EmpathicWeapon, Aerial is often depicted as being a KnightTemplarBigSister, despite being an eighteen-meter-tall Mobile Suit. If you make Suletta cry, expect to see Aerial's giant head with [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]] outside your window soon after. She also doesn't take kindly to being stolen.
158	** Some fans have made memes of Chuchu looking like [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Bask Om]], given their shared tendency towards violent behavior and prejudice towards Spacenoids/Spacians.
159	** [[WhamEpisode Episode 12]] has sent [[spoiler:Suletta]] flying straight into this because of the ending with her [[spoiler:gruesomely killing a terrorist who was threatening Miorine and her father in the most insanely brutal way available and then [[DissonantSerenity seeming to be completely unfazed by what she did]].]]
160	* MemeticTroll:
161	** Secelia thanks to her constant smug attitude and expressiveness makes her often one imagined by the fans as getting in under everyone's skins. [[spoiler:This got further elevated after episode 18 where she caught Martin in his confession]].
162	** Prospera's cheerfully-manipulative interactions with Suletta and Miorine are exaggerated by parodies into trolling them for its own sake, enjoying herself like a schoolyard bully. The fact that most of Prospera's interactions with Miorine mainly consists of her getting under the latter's skin akin to that of an [[ObnoxiousInLaws obnoxious parent-in-law]] terrorizing their child's spouse just adds to this.
163	** [[spoiler: Ericht]] gained this reputation by the end of the series, with fanworks portraying her as a [[spoiler: mischievous and obnoxious sister-in-law to Miorine despite or even ''because'' she's now communicating through Suletta's Mr. Hot keychain.]]
164	* {{Moe}}: Both Suletta and Eri are/were absolute cutiepies, something the fandom saw right away when their character designs were revealed.
165	* MoralEventHorizon:
166	** Peil Technologies also jumps the horizon. In addition to human experimentation, creating Enhanced Humans to pilot Gundams, when Elan Ceres fails to live up to their expectations, [[spoiler: they execute him via complete and utter incineration with a [[NoKillLikeOverkill laser cannon.]] Keep in mind he's a BodyDouble teenager. In episode 23 they, together with the League, attempt to do the same to Quiet Zero and everyone in Lagrange point 4 with a much bigger laser.]]
167	** Though Prospera spends a lot of the series doing things that are at the very least morally ambiguous, most of them can be explained as a mix of NecessarilyEvil, PayEvilUntoEvil, or [[AmbiguousSituation things we simply don't know enough about to definitively judge her on]]. [[spoiler:Her showing in episode 19, on the other hand, has her use Aerial's tech control to escalate a tense standoff into an out-and-out battle in a populated city, killing what must be dozens or hundreds of innocent people at minimum, simply to strengthen Miorine's position and gain cover for destroying an Ochs Earth hideout.]] At that point, it becomes clear that ''nothing'' is off-limits for her in the name of pursuing her vengeance.
168	** Shaddiq already had plenty of blood on his hands, however [[spoiler:unleashing an enraged Norea and her Gundvolves on the school in Episode 20 for the sole purpose of distracting the Cathedra forces was his worst action so far. He wanted nothing more from Norea than for her to destroy as much of the school and kill as many students as possible as he and his team escape ([[XanatosGambit not that he cared if (and when) he doesn't]]).]]
169	* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The distincive, resonant "''CHUNG''" of Aerial's GUND-BITS deflecting incoming fire is an ''exquisite'' bit of sound design.
170	* MorePopularReplacement: [[spoiler:While Enhanced Person #4 was liked well enough, the fans and staff vastly perferred Enhanced Person #5 as the "main" Elan Ceres. Aside from more screentime to flesh him out, his more energetic and self-serving attitude, actions in the second half of the series, and especially his short development with Norea gave him the viewers' vote.]]
171	* {{Narm}}: Yes, Suletta [[spoiler:crushing the terrorist flat with Aerial's palm resulting an explosion of blood is horrific. But at the same time with how over the top it ends up being compared to the gore shown previously, one can't help but find it ridiculous]]. The amount of [[CrossesTheLineTwice dark jokes]] the fandom has made about it does not help.
172	* OlderThanTheyThink:
173	** There are some misunderstandings about what the "achievements" of the show are, likely resulting from people trying to shorten their sentences without realizing those sentences can turn into lies without precise wording:
174	*** From the moment the show was announced, people started spreading it was the first Gundam title to have a female protagonist. It's the first Gundam ''TV series'' to have a female protagonist, but the franchise already had titles who did the same before, like the ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamEcoleDuCiel'' manga. Even counting only animated products, the ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer'' ONA series had a female protagonist more than a decade before Witch From Mercury was even announced.
175	*** It's also not the first Gundam anime to have LGBT+ characters, only the first to have those as main characters. The title actually belongs to ''Anime/TurnAGundam'', which revealed in its last episode that [[spoiler:Guin was in love with Loran all along.]]
176	** Many fans were dismayed that the show only has 2 cours with 24 episodes considering that the previous Gundam TV shows are around 4 cours with more than 30 to 50 episodes in total. However, ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG'' (which is directed by Creator/YoshiyukiTomino himself) has 2 cours as well with 26 episodes and like ''Witch from Mercury'', [[ItsShortSoItSucks it also has problems with its short length]].
177	* PlayAlongMeme: [[spoiler:Much like [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Quattro Bajeena]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Alex Dino]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans Montag]] before him, fans pretend they can't work out that "[[PaperThinDisguise Bob]]" is in fact Guel.]] Some even go as far as treating them as two separate characters, with people praising "Bob" as more likeable and sympathetic compared to Guel. Even his official dub voice actor [[https://twitter.com/anime_brother/status/1645264590236790785 got in on the joke]].
178	* PortmanteauCoupleName:
179	** "[=SuleMio=]" for Suletta/Miorine with "Mioletta" as a lesser-used name.
180	** Chulsi or [[HehHehYouSaidX Felchu]] for Felsi/Chuchu, which gained popularity in the second cour.
181	* PreemptiveShipping: {{Yuri Fan}}s were quick to pair [[TheHero Suletta Mercury]] with her classmate [[{{Deuteragonist}} Miorine Rembran]] once the characters were announced. This was only exacerbated after a rather heart-pounding [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c3a9d078_fe69_4d86_99bd_9a0671be29b5.jpeg key visual]] was unveiled. They felt quite vindicated when the first episode ended with Suletta becoming Miorine's fiancé. [[spoiler:They end up getting married by the end of the series.]]
182	* QuestionableCasting: Creator/JillHarris as Suletta initially got flak for how Harris herself was a straight white actor while the character wasn’t. While she did stay in the role, many demanded that the role went to someone who was queer and a MENA actor.[[note]]Suletta is not actually MENA as she was born on Mercury, but some people felt she was of MENA descent given that Ericht's father, ''Nadim'' Samaya, has an Arabic name.[[/note]]
183	* SelfFanservice: Suletta is the more well-endowed one between her and Miorine, but not by much. However, fanworks love to exaggerate the size of Suletta's breasts, making her a HiddenBuxom, and turning her and Miorine into a BustContrastDuo. It's also popular to slap the head of Suletta's Figure-rise Standard model kit onto the bustier ''[[Toys/ThirtyMinutesMissions 30 Minutes Sisters]]'' Type [=SO3=] body for the same reason. Some fans also like to buff Suletta up due to her background of working in a planet like Mercury, making her have a more toned build sometimes to AmazonianBeauty levels. [[spoiler:The fact that she is able to lift broken pieces of concrete with relative ease in Episode 20 has intensified that belief.]]
184	* ShipsThatPassInTheNight:
185	** A combination of Suletta being a LauncherOfAThousandShips and Secelia being an EnsembleDarkhorse and MsFanservice has made possible to find fanwork featuring Suletta/Secelia. In the actual show, they are rarely in the same room and the only time they interact directly with each other through the entire first cour is when Suletta stops Secelia from mocking Guel. After that, they aren't seen interacting until Episode 21.
186	** Sabina/Nika has a small but dedicated following despite the two only having one scene together, where Sabina tends to Nika's wounds, offers her a position in Grassley House, and admits she's been watching her.
187	* SignatureScene:
188	** Miorine declaring Suletta her new fiancee at the end of Episode 1 is by far the most discussed scene, responsible for launching thousands of fanarts and garnering the interest of people outside the Gundam fanbase. Even Japanese Twitter was flooded with ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' references and yuri anime hashtags shortly after the episode aired.
189	** Suletta [[spoiler: crushing a terrorist into LudicrousGibs with Aerial's hand at the end of Episode 12]] is another one, due to the stark MoodWhiplash the rest of the series was prior to that scene.
190	* SlowPacedBeginning: The show is a very slow burn at the start with the plot being mostly limited to various science fiction high school hijinks and it takes until the halfway point for the story to truly begin to pick up. While this helps characterize the cast, it can be tiresome for people who were waiting for more content like the prologue. Interestingly, the second half of the show run into the opposite problem, moving at a breakneck pace and leading to things not being fleshed out enough.
191	* SugarWiki/SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: As of episode 4, the in-universe news broadcasts all appear to use perfectly appropriate English headlines, and the English on the protestors' signs is of similar quality. This is quite remarkable considering the franchise's history with GratuitousEnglish.
192	* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: The show’s English dub has earned a lot of praise, particularly for the casting of Creator/JillHarris and Creator/NatalieVanSistine as Suletta and Miorine respectively and the chemistry between the two leads, with Harris perfectly portraying Suletta’s kind and earnest nature and Van Sistine capturing both the abrasive and gentler sides of Miorine’s personality.
193	* SweetnessAversion: Many viewers, especially those who were fans of older ''Gundam'' entries that had [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]] or outright [[DownerEnding downer]] endings, criticized the show's finale as wrapping up a little ''too'' perfectly. [[spoiler:Outside a few skirmishes, there was no climactic battle between the opposing parties involved, [[EverybodyLives no named characters die]], Prospera is convinced to give up her revenge plot with seemingly little effort, and all of the major conflicts of the show are either [[AssPull handwaved away]] or [[AbortedArc completely forgotten about]]]]. This is all in direct contrast to the Season 1 finale, which appeared to be setting up some form of tragedy between Suletta and Miorine, and Episode 20 where [[spoiler:[[WarComesHome Asticassia is attacked]] resulting in [[WarIsHell the death of many students]]]], which all came off as genuinely ShockingMoments.
194	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
195	** The original Elan. [[spoiler:You'd think that with the way he remained as a background character all throughout the whole show, he was being built up to be a major villain down the line that Suletta and company would have to fight against. However, it ended up never reaching a point for him to step into the limelight and takeover. Only in the last minute does the original Elan actually end up doing anything, and it's just to team up with Guel from a business standpoint]].
196	** The Dawn of Fold, particularly its leaders Naji and Olcott, who are played off as {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s who are fighting for Earthian rights, [[spoiler:basically disappear from the plot after their DayInTheLimelight in episode 15. They never again come into direct conflict with the protagonists, and we never get to find out their greater motivations for leading Dawn of Fold, or their exact relationships with Sophie and Norea.]].
197	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The breakneck pacing of the show from the second season onward has resulted in a lot of this:
198	** Some fans were left disappointed in that the show didn't really follow through on its transhumanist themes and leanings that where established and hinted at in the prologue. [[spoiler:The closest the show got to this was with Ericht and even then it is not really a focus]].
199	** Much drama is made over the Elan Ceres [[spoiler:or at least Enhanced 4 being killed by the Peil executives for his failure and being replaced by Enhanced Person 5, who attempts to deceive Suletta by masquerading as him. However, Suletta finding out the truth of what happened to 4 is resolved almost completely offscreen, with only a few token sentences from Suletta and Enhanced Person 5 onscreen to acknowledge that it even happened]].
200	** Relatedly, after the first season depicts Elan [[spoiler:more specifically, Elan 5 as a creepy AbhorrentAdmirer who attempted to take advantage of Suletta]], and the first half of the second season continues with that characterization, it's only after [[spoiler:meeting Norea that Elan starts to [[HeelFaceTurn change for the better]]. However, this is presented as a result of him glancing at her sketchbook, which all happens too fast to be a believable catalyst by itself, and likewise although he does sincerely apologize to Suletta for his behavior, it and the above are brushed over quickly]], causing viewers to see it as extremely rushed.
201	** TheReveal that [[spoiler:the Space Assembly League secretly revived Ochs Earth and was covertly mass producing Gundams]] is never brought up again after the episode the reveal occurred in. Considering [[spoiler:how big a taboo it is to dabble with Gundam technology, you would think that the main governing body for the Earth Sphere engaging in such research would have much greater ramifications]].
202	** Likewise, the reveal that [[spoiler:the Space Assembly League has their own version of a Colony Laser disguised as a laser energy transfer facility, which they use to fire at the Benerit Group headquarters in an attempt to destroy it, is never brought up again]].
203	* ToughActToFollow: An in series example. Some viewers who liked the prologue and disliked the rest of the show felt like the series had such a strong start with the prologue that to them, the rest of the series just couldn't measure up to the precedent it set.
204	* TransAudienceInterpretation: There is a not insignificant portion of the fandom that reads Suletta as a trans woman, which is not too surprising considering how large of an LGBTFanbase the show has. Fans with this interpretation often points to Suletta being significantly larger built than Miorine (best seen in episode 22, where she is nearly twice as broad and has much larger hands), and the fact that she apparently changed her name from the distinctly more masculine sounding Ericht in the past years. [[spoiler:The latter point turning out to not be the case as Suletta is actually a ''clone'' of Ericht did little to disuade the reading]].
205	* ViewerGenderConfusion: Elan Ceres was thought by many a fan to be female. His surname being named after [[Myth/ClassicalMythology a Roman goddess]] didn't help matters. This confusion was quelled, when it was announced that his seiyuu would be Creator/NatsukiHanae.
206	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The animation, backgrounds, and general aesthetic are absolutely stellar and a treat to look at, with Suletta's first duel with Guel being very well-done.
207	* {{Woolseyism}}:
208	** An accidental one by Website/{{Crunchyroll}}. They mistakenly substituted the title for Episode 9 with "More Than a Childhood Friend, But Less Than Lovers", which was actually the title for that day's episode of ''Manga/MoreThanAMarriedCoupleButNotLovers'', before noticing and fixing it. The title still perfectly fits the episode, to the point some viewers didn't even realize it was a mistake.
209	** In episode 10, Suletta responds to being asked about whether she got a good spot for Earth House to film another PR video with the punny "Suletta wasureta" (Suletta forgot):
210	*** Official English translations go with "Suletta forgetta" to maintain the pun.
211	*** In the Latin American Spanish subs, the same phrase was translated as "Sulet'''ta''', olvidadiza ne'''ta'''" (Translated, roughly, as "Suletta, a complete klutz")
212	** In episode 16 Miorine angrily confronts Prospera over her treatment of her daughter and swears that she won't let her control her any more, only for the other woman to suggest that ''Miorine'' will be the one controlling Suletta next in that case. The English subtitles have both use the phrase "have your way with her" which, while an accurate translation, carries a DoubleEntendre not present in the Japanese script that is nonetheless a nasty jab that is perfectly in character for Prospera to make at Miorine's expense.

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