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Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime Unveils Cast, Visuals, Promo Video

The official website for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue prequel anime, new visuals for characters and mobile suits, and a promotional video:

Suletta Mercury

Miorine Rembran

Gundam Aerial New Form

The newly announced cast and various new mobile suits for the prologue includes:

Kana Ichinose (who also plays Suletta Mercury) as Ericht Samaya

Mamiko Noto as Elnora Samaya, pilot of Gundam Lfrith

Hiroshi Tsuchida as Nadim Samaya

Miyuki Ichijou as Cardo Nabo

Sachiko Kojima as Nyla Bertran

Yō Taichi as Wendy Olent

Naoya Uchida as Delling Rembran

Atsushi Ono as Sarius Zenelli

Tetsuo Kanao as Vim Jeturk

Yōji Ueda as Kenanji Avery, pilot of Beguir-Beu

The anime's characters and mobile suits are as follows:

Suletta Mercury, a second-year student in the piloting department, who transferred to the school from Mercury. Suletta is timid and somewhat lacks communication skills. She is the pilot of the Gundam Aerial developed on Mercury.

Gundam Aerial

Miorine Rembran, an attractive and academically distinguished second-year student in the management strategy department. Miorine is the only daughter of Delling Rembran, the president of the Beneritt Group and chairman of the school's board. She has a strong rebellious feeling towards her father.

Guel Jeturk, an heir to Jeturk Heavy Machinery, one of the group's three branches, and a third-year student in the piloting department. Guel has a rough temperament and is quick to anger. As the ace pilot of Jeturk House, he has absolute confidence in his own skills.

Guel's Dilanza

Elan Ceres, the top pilot backed by Peil Technologies, one of the group's three branches. A third-year student in the piloting department. Elan is a taciturn and solitary person, who doesn't open his heart to anyone in school. He has an interest to Suletta

Gundam Pharact

Shaddiq Zenelli, an adopted child of the CEO of Grassley Defense Systems, one of the group's three branches. A third-year student in the piloting department who leads Grassley House. Although still a student Shaddiq has shown his skill in business too, he is a candidate for next generation executive.

Michaelis

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue will Comic-Con International: San Diego on July 21 at 12:30 p.m. PDT. The screening will mark the U.S. debut of the anime.

Bandai Namco described the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue prequel anime as a full-fledged project that will feature its own story and mobile suits, including the Gundam Lfrith and Beguir-Beu.

The anime's website describes Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury's story:

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An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system. A lone girl from the remote planet Mercury transfers to the Asticassia School of Technology, run by the Beneritt Group which dominates the mobile suit industry.

Her name is Suletta Mercury. With a scarlet light burning in her pure heart, this girl walks step by step through a new world.

Jin Aketagawa is the sound director.

The anime's mechanical designers include Kaori Seki is credited for monitor graphics design.

The series will be the first brand-new television anime series in the TBS' network of stations.

Images © SOTSU, SUNRISE

Sources: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury anime's website, Comic Natalie

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