On June 24, the former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III he died of a kidney complication, and national mourning was suggested a few hours after the announcement. The funeral of the former Liberal Party representative was televised by PTV, the decided to remember the man with a song from Mobile Suit Gundam.
At the top of the article you can listen to the song from minute 2:14. The track in question is “Kimi to Boku, Todokanu Omoi” by Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny. a song is certainly also suitable because of its meaning. A snippet of the footage began circulating online a few hours after it was aired, and now the video has over half a million views.
While it may come as a surprise, the choice of song actually fits perfectly with the Philippines culture that it has always been one of the countries where souls are most successful. A recent report from Parrot Analytics identified the Republic of the Philippines as one of the most active and passionate nations of all time, after Japan, China, and the United States.
Back to Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny has had great success all over the world, and is considered by many to be an anime series of great depth. The franchise recently made a comeback thanks to the incredible revenue generated by Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash. So this is a tribute that will certainly not be missed by very few fans.
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