Because of this, online viewers repeatedly voiced sentiments such as, "That theater scene between Kycillia and Char is definitely an homage to 'Zeta Gundam,'" and excitement grew with comments like, "Kycillia in this episode is exactly like Haman-sama in the final episode of 'Zeta Gundam,'" and "'Return to me' is just so Haman."

"Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" is the latest work in the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam series that began in 1979. The story follows Amate Yuzuriha (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa), a high school girl living a peaceful life in a space colony, whose encounter with the girl Nyaan (voiced by Yui Ishikawa) draws her into the illicit mobile suit dueling competition known as "Clan Battle." The collaboration between Studio Khara, known for works such as the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, and Sunrise has become a hot topic. The theatrical version, released in advance this January ahead of the television series, became a huge hit, recording a box-office revenue of approximately 3.4 billion yen. Re-screenings began on June 20 nationwide in 368 theaters.

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