What happened to Char in the Zechnova incident is similar to the "sparkles" seen by Machu, the protagonist Amate Yuzuriha (CV: Tomoyo Kurosawa), in "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX." Many fans who watched the theatrical version had anticipated that Zechnova and sparkles would be key to the story, making this major cut quite surprising.

Online reactions included astonishment with such comments as "Did they really cut something so important?" and "How bold!" There were also speculations like "Is it a Zechnova from Challia's perspective where we completely don't know what happened?" or "Maybe viewers can explore the mystery alongside Challia...!!" Others expressed hope that Zechnova would eventually feature in later episodes.

"Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" is the latest installment in the "Mobile Suit Gundam" series, continuing from 1979. It follows the story of high school girl Amate Yuzuriha, living peacefully in a space colony, who gets involved in illegal mobile suit dueling competitions known as "Clan Battles" after meeting the girl Nyaan (CV: Yui Ishikawa). The collaboration between Studio Khara, known for works like the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, and Sunrise drew attention, and the theatrical version released in January earlier this year recorded a box office hit, exceeding 3.34 billion yen.

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