Meet The Staff Behind Gundam: Witch From Mercury

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After two episodes and a prologue, Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch From Mercury has been a feast for the eyes and ears, from its animation to its music and performances. Like with a lot of Gundam series, the creative teams for each new installment can be so different that it feels like a completely different studio when it's all being produced under the umbrella of Sunrise's brand.

Gundam Witch began airing on October 2 and immediately got people buzzing thanks to an exciting premiere with gorgeous imagery and a gay premiere cliffhanger met with applause. The total number of episodes is as yet unknown, but a second part has already been confirmed for April 2023.

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Hiroshi Kobayashi is an experienced animator and episode director with work spanning multiple genres dating back to the late 2000s. His most recent directorial work was with David Production on the new remake of Spriggan for Netflix, but Trigger fans will recognize him as the director of 2016's Kiznaiver.

Much of their work is an animator or storyboard artist, but they have directed a fair share of episodes from time to time (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood #29, Kill la Kill #5, etc.). Prior to directing Spriggan, he helmed studio Bones' Dragon Pilot, another female-centric series about fighter pilots, but with dragons disguised as jet craft rather than Gundams.

They may not have carved a definitive identity as a director for themselves yet, but given the positive reception to Gundam Witch as of now, that could very well change. Dragon Pilot and Kiznaiver were far more character-focused, which bodes well for the character drama in Gundam under Kobayashi's supervision.=

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