A summary of SuleMio’s complicated “official status” according to a company

I started this back in the beginning of January so this news is a bit dated now lmao. This video is different from my usual uploads because it involved more research. Please check out the sources I've listed below if you want a more in-depth explanation of this entire situation!
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Sources:
Bandai Wants Gundam's Lesbian Couple to Be Open to Interpretation, Somehow by James Whitbrook
gizmodo.com/bandai-gundam-wit...
Bandai’s statement on official Witch from Mercury website (note: in Japanese)
g-witch.net/news/detail.php?i...
Gundam: Witch From Mercury Director Makes It Clear: They're Wives, Your Honor by James Whitbrook
gizmodo.com/gundam-witch-from...
Gundam kits collection information on Blu ray releases:
www.gundamkitscollection.com/...
English Translation of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s statement on livestream:
story.php/?s...
Gundam Channel’s Happy New Year livestream where Yoshiyuki Tomino spoke on:
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Interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Gundam for the Tokyo International Film Festival
soranews24.com/2015/11/14/int...
IMDb’s Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury list of cast and crew:
www.imdb.com/title/tt15433166...
The Season 2 Vol. 4 Special Booklet Interview w/ Hiroshi Kobayashi English translation (I found this source later so I don’t reference it in the video, but check it out if you’re interested!):
www.zeonic-republic.net/?page...
Anime: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
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00:00 Intro
00:56 How it all started
02:31 Bandai's official statement
04:48 Was this censorship? What possibly happened?
07:45 Some good news from December 2023!
11:59 Outro

[@mooneclipsedragon]

This is a good video summarizing the fire!! Thanks!

[@casualfandomview]

thank you! 😊

[@jeyolikemayo]

This was truly a Japanese moment kekw

[@dantespardaposter5315]

Too many cooks in the kitchen

[@muamua101]

*sigh there were so many disappointments

[@zackmarkham4240]

I mean... Suleta's sister did say sister-in-law AND Miorine and Suleta WERE wearing rings in the final scene. But, it's very Japan to show it but not SAY it. That'[s just how the older generation, the generation in power, is. They acknowledge LGBT is a thing, they just don't SAY it.

[@JAYTEE-ll2zx]

The director actually confirms the marriage and relationship of the two....idk what other people are saying??? "Political marriage" crap... and if the people actually have the last bluray you will know that Suletta doesnt like anyone else but Miorine.... the guys have also been numerous times been stated to be rejected even the VA's already said it... if some of the people actually believe the interpretation thing by bandai vs. The actual creators who are confirming Sulemio well i guess thats on them...

[@Trauson]

Ill say this. The anime heavily implies that this is more of a political powermove than feelings of love at least they keep it like that and seems to like nothing more like a very close friendship grew between them. But who knows what might have happened after the anime ended. Im kind of surprised that this even happened since they seemed to be pretty close to each other after the Quiet Zero fight. Whatever is it political marriage or honest feelings, Bandai should have tought twice instead of greenlighting this kind of story before they even thought that "It could be controversial for them". As for me personally? Who cares I tought the premise was interesting and enjoyed the anime and their relationship