Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator of the series Gundamhas suggested that Vladimir Putin’s decision to go to war might have been prevented if he had watched the 1993 animated series Sunrise, Mobile Suit VUNDAM.
This was revealed by Tomino in an interview with the Summer 2023 edition of Great Mechanic G, where he spoke about the relevance of V GTA in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War. He emphasized the uncanny similarities between the events depicted in the anime and today’s geopolitical reality.
“…It has been a year since the war between Ukraine and Russia began. To me, VGundam feels as if it’s entirely about Putin’s war. If Putin had watched V Gundunda, I think he would definitely not have gone to war.“
The interview delves deeper into Tomino’s analysis of modern warfare, drawing comparisons between Putin’s military actions and historical models. He echoed one sociologist’s description of the conflict as a “war of medieval royalty and titled nobility,” emphasizing its difference from modern total war driven by economic and geopolitical factors.
“Previously, a sociologist said,’Putin’s war is a war of medieval royalty and aristocratic titles, not a modern war,’ and that’s exactly what it is.’War War between royalty and nobility’ was a war in which the king’s direct forces came at the king’s command and withdrew when he pleased, not an all-out war involving the economy and everything else between countries.”
In addition to comments on geopolitics, Tomino expressed optimism about the future, especially among the younger generation. He envisioned a society where philosophical ideals were integrated with practical wisdom, in contrast to the experiences of older generations traumatized by conflicts such as the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, musician, and novelist best known for creating the anime series Gundam.
Mobile Suit Victory Gunda is a 1993 Japanese animated science fiction television series. It consists of 51 episodes and was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator Gundam. The series first aired on TV Asahi. This is the fourth anime television series in the series Gundam,
Source: CBR