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  • Back atcha from a much less prevalent (on lemmy) sci-fi fandom.

    Context

    Context for the image requires spoilers from The Witch From Mercury, the latest entry in the long-running Gundam franchise.

    Also, nested spoilers work. Neat.

    Actual spoiler

    The prologue ends with a 4-year old joyfully singing along to happy birthday with her father, while said father sacrifices himself to allow his wife and child to escape the politico-corporate slaughter of a research lab. This is reprised later in the show when a 17-year old sings happy birthday to a friend over the PA, not knowing that the friend was getting incinerated elsewhere because his usefulness as a clone pilot had ended.

    Proselytizing

    Any Trekkie who isn’t all-in on the ANIME BAD bandwagon, I implore you to give Gundam a try. There are a variety of starting points (as with Trek) and I’ll be more than happy to field any questions.