The Gundam franchise frequently explores the theme of child soldiers in war, drawing inspiration from historical events like the Pacific War. Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino intentionally placed young characters in combat situations to raise awareness about the reality of child soldiers throughout history.
The Gundam franchise is known for weaving anime stories that place beloved mechs into various timelines, alternate realities, and space-faring battles. Over the course of the countless stories spun from the franchise, creator Yoshiyuki Tomino has shared his thoughts about why the anime franchise waded into a specific theme with some of its many tales.
As was the case with the original anime that kicked things off, mech pilots could be any age and children entering the battlefield became a running theme for the franchise. The original anime featured the main character Amuro, a member of the Earth Federation that just so happened to find himself piloting one of the universe’s strongest machines. Despite having this weapon of war at his disposal, Amuro was only a teenager and was being placed into scenarios that would quickly eradicate any semblance of his childhood. Facing off against a skilled pilot in Char Aznable, Amuro had to go through some serious trials by fire to become the pilot he was meant to be. For many of the series, such as, teenagers and children have been on the front lines and Tomino has been well aware of this fact throughout the franchise’s history. Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino stated that the creation of Amuro and many other child soldiers in the series was thanks to the Pacific War, “I was well aware of the existence of child soldiers at the end of the Pacific War. I knew that when you turn 16, you can go to training school to become a tank crew member, and I also knew that in the case of the Navy, child soldiers were on board the Yamato battleship at the end of the war. Some people ask me why I let children participate in the war, but I wanted people to be aware of these facts, so I made a conscious effort to put a boy named Amuro in Gundam.”. While the series wasn’t as focused on war as the original anime outing of the franchise, Suletta Mercury found herself placed into quite a few battles while piloting her outlaw mech
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