Mobile Suit Gundam is again with its first new sequence in nearly seven years, and Bandai Namco needs everybody to test it out. The prologue episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is obtainable to stream at no cost on YouTube now, whereas the remainder of the sequence gained’t begin till October.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury takes place in one other of Gundam’s many alternate timelines. It follows the story of Suletta Mercury, the primary feminine lead within the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, who transfers into the Asticassia School of Technology within the 12 months A.S. 122. At this time within the Gundam universe, firms have expanded into house to create a large financial system, with the Beneritt Group, which additionally runs Mercury’s college, accountable for many of the business that creates cellular fits, the enormous mecha that give the franchise its title.

The prologue episode primarily focuses on introducing the world of the sequence and setting the stage for occasions to come back. The prologue has been accessible for some time in Japan, however this YouTube video is the primary time it’s been accessible for the remainder of the world. The remainder of the sequence will premiere late this 12 months, however there’s no phrase but on the place the episodes will likely be streamable.