"Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury" May Be Lesbian Romance

Okay, cards on the table; anime is chockful of queer bait shows. Either by implying queer representation that never makes it outside of the subtext, or worse, turning it into a show of stereotypes. Yes, there are good examples out there, like Sailor Moon or Revolutionary Girl Utena. But on a modern scope, queer people in anime, just like POC, are a rare exception at best, and outright erased at worst.

Because of this, I'm not all trusting about a big franchise like Sunrise's Mobile Suit Gundam to pull all the stops. The series already has a touchy history with female representation to begin with, so I wouldn't expect them to do a lesbian romance story.

With that said, if Gundam, of all series, does pull out a good queer story, I'm all in for it. So, as usual, all there's to do is hope and wait.

I hope.