Some viewers who picked up on this playful entry name found it heartwarming. Online, comments such as "MAMAMAJO... Mama Witch... such a cute entry name...," "I love it...," and "Shiiko's entry name being MAMAMAJO (Mama Witch) was quietly playful and very cute" could be seen.

Though Shiiko only appears in episode 4, her contrast between a gentle demeanor and her ace pilot status, her shocking fate, and even her personality glimpsed (perhaps?) through her entry name left a lasting impression, making her a popular character with a constant stream of fan art being posted on social media to this day.

"Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" is the latest work in the "Mobile Suit Gundam" series that has been ongoing since 1979. The story follows Amate Yuzuriha (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa), a high school girl living peacefully in a space colony, as she becomes entangled in the illegal mobile suit dueling competition "Clan Battle" after meeting the young girl Nyaan (voiced by Yui Ishikawa). The collaborative production between Studio Khara—known for the "Rebuild of Evangelion" film series—and Sunrise has generated buzz, and the theatrical preview version released in January this year was a major hit, grossing approximately 3.4 billion yen. It has also been decided that the film will be re-screened at 368 theaters nationwide starting from June 20.

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