The latest installment in the Gundam anime saga, "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX," kicked off this season and is now deep into its latter half. Its high-octane action and mysterious plot developments have certainly kept fans buzzing.
In the ninth episode, "Sharon's Rose," which aired late last night (June 4th), the early plot saw Macho, who escaped in episode eight, blast through the atmosphere towards Earth aboard the GQuuuuuuX. This dramatic sequence was hilariously re-imagined by a fan, who edited the scene with lines from "Brave Bang Bravern!" The sheer bromantic intensity of those lines, now applied to Gundam, quickly grabbed netizens' attention – and even caught the eye of director Masami Obari himself!
( This article contains spoilers for parts of "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX" episode nine. Reader discretion is advised. )
Following her escape in episode eight, Macho makes her way to Earth. She attempts atmospheric re-entry without a protective heat shield and isn't even wearing a pilot suit – completely unprepared for a landing. (Fans familiar with Gundam know just how difficult this is!)
At this critical moment, the GQuuuuuuX detaches its backpack to cushion the impact, and even extends mechanical arms inside the cockpit to brace Macho. This automatic, self-activating function only deepens the mystery surrounding the GQuuuuuuX unit.
This very scene, where the GQuuuuuuX's mechanical arms embrace Macho, was ingeniously re-edited by a fan using Bravern's lines from the second episode of "Brave Bang Bravern!," where he discusses his relationship with Isami to the human military. The result? It instantly became... incredibly suggestive, to say the least!
( The fan also posted a Niconico video combining animation from "GQuuuuuuX" and "Brave Bang Bravern!," which is equally hilarious. )
▼ Anyone who's seen "Brave Bang Bravern!" will know exactly what these lines are about: "My entire hydraulic system feels something sweet and bitter about to burst," and "I want her to enter my body." It's just hilariously bad!
This clever mashup had netizens roaring with laughter. Comments poured in like: "No wonder Exa-B couldn't pilot GQuuuuuuX, he just couldn't handle it physically...", "Macho: 'What was that song just now?'", and "I bet Kenshi Yonezu's music was playing in the cockpit at that moment!"
But here's the kicker: the fan's edited post wasn't just a hit with the internet; it was spotted by Masami Obari, the director of "Brave Bang Bravern!" He even retweeted it, adding his own comment: "Mr. GQuuuuuuX wouldn't say those lines." Looks like Director Obari definitely got the joke!
While it's just a fun fan creation blending two different works, the fact that Director Masami Obari himself retweeted it suggests there might actually be some serious potential in mashing these two series together, right?