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“On Mercury, cybernetic pilots suffer using Gundam Lfrith; a child bonds with her mother's mecha, sparking Earth’s fear.”
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue
機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 PROLOGUE
7.87
964 rank · 55,296 viewers · 77 favorites
Sci-Fi
Mecha
Space
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Synopsis
On Mercury, cybernetic pilots suffer using Gundam Lfrith; a child bonds with her mother's mecha, sparking Earth’s fear.
On the planet Mercury, the advanced technology of cybernetic prostheses has led to the development of giant pilotable robots. However, prolonged use of these achievements in bioengineering takes a significant toll on a pilot's body. As the Merucians' mobile suits gain formidable power, fear rises among the people of Earth. On her daughter Ericht's fourth birthday, pilot Elnora Samaya tests the state-of-the-art Gundam Lfrith under the watchful eye of its creator, Cardo Nabo. Ericht visits Elnora at work despite orders not to, and chaos unfolds after she forms a strange bond with her mother's mecha.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
78%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.42
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.42 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 1.11
Running avg · Aug 2022 → Feb 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Story: great prologue it has really deep and dark story. Graphic: have great art and good fighting motion. really good graphic, it's Gundam bro. Character: Nice Character development. we get feels...”
- 8 “Fantastic Start to a Mecha Story: Genuinely great start the rest of the series as it sets up a good deal of background and lore on the world all centered around an engaging core incident. The...”
- 9 “This prequel special delivers all the Gundam essentials—sharp political intrigue, high-stakes drama, and dazzling mecha action—while setting up a richly layered world. Exceptional animation and...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 11%
Long · 22%
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- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2022 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-22281 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Bandai Namco Filmworks Producer