Gundam the Witch from Mercury Opening Theme ‘The Blessing’ Releases October 1



Earlier in the month, it was announced Japanese superduo YOASOBI would be performing the opening theme song for the fast-approaching Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury TV anime, titled “Shukufuku” or “The Blessing”. The tune was featured in the second trailer for the series and would be accompanied by an original novel “Cradle Star”, authored by the series head writer Ichiro Ohkouchi.

Via YOASOBI

Yesterday the duo announced the song would be released digitally on October 1, a day before the start of the series. The TV size version of the tune aired on the group’s “YOASOBI All-Night Nippon” radio show on the same day at 25:00 JST.

A limited edition CD of “The Blessing” will be released on November 9. Priced at 4,400 yen, it will include an original YOASOBI-themed Demi Trainer Gundam model kit, YOASOBI-themed marking stickers for the HG Gundam Aerial, and the entire “Cradle Star” companion novel.

Key Visual

Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury is directed by Kiznaiver‘s Hiroshi Koyabashi, and penned by Code Geass scribe, Ichiro Ohkouchi. The tagline of the series is “This witch…rides a Gundam”. The series will broadcast this fall in October 2, 2022 on twenty-eight of MBS and TBS TV networks on their 5pm “Nichigo” anime block, as well as simulcasted internationally. The PROLOGUE for the series is now streaming on the official international YouTube channel,  Gundam Info.

Story

A.S. (Ad Stella) 122―
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.

Cast

  • Kana Ichinose as Suletta Mercury
  • Lynn as Miorine Rembran
  • Yohei Azakami as Guel Jeturk
  • Natsuki Hanae as Elan Ceres
  • Makoto Furukawa as Shaddiq Zenelli
  • Yume Miyamoto as Nika Nanaura
  • Miyu Tomita as Chuatury Panlunch

Staff

  • Planning & Production: Sunrise
  • Director: Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Series Composition & Script: Ichiro Ohkouchi
  • Original Concept: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
  • Original Character Design: Mogumo
  • Character Design: Marie Tagashira, Juri Toida, Hirotoshi Takaya
  • Mechanical Design: JNTHED, Kanetake Ebikawa, Wataru Inata , Ippei Gyoubu, Kenji Teraoka, Takayuki Yanase
  • Chief Mechanical Animators: Shinya Kusumegi, Kanta Suzuki, Seimei Maeda
  • Co-Director: Ryo Ando
  • Setting Researcher: Seiichi Shirato
  • Sci-fi Researcher: Yuya Takashima
  • Mechanical Coordinator: Ryoji Sekinishi
  • Setting Cooperation: HISADAKE
  • Prop Design: E Wo Kaku PETER, Esuthio
  • Concept Art: Lin Junbun
  • Technical Director: Yohei Miyahara
  • Art Designers: Tomoaki Okada, Kenichi Morioka, Kazushige Kanehira, Junichiro Tamamori, Yasuyoshi Uetsu
  • Art director: Ayumi Sato
  • Color Setting: Kazuki Kikuchi
  • 3DCG Director: Shinichi Miyakaze
  • Monitor Graphics Design: Kaori Seki
  • Director of Photography: Shota Kodera
  • Editor: Kengo Shigemura
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
  • Music: Takashi Ohmama
  • Produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sotsu, MBS

Source: Gundam Info

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