The weird little freak in all her glory

Welcome to our quest for one of the most elusive characters from the hit anime (almost killed the Gundam franchise) Turn A Gundam [∀ Gundam] (1999). Merrybell first appeared in Episode 38 of Turn A Gundam and is most commonly known for being a little weirdo and having a little bell in her hair that jingles when she walks.

She pilots a G-M1F Bandit, where she cackles manically while murdering people, but she can also be found lounging in a chair playing with a knife or doing one-handed handstands on top of a spaceship. She appears to have little regard for her own safety and we love her for it.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find an original production anime cel from Turn A Gundam featuring Merrybell. We have spent months scouring Japense auction websites to no avail.

English logo for Turn A Gundam

Japanese logo for Turn A Gundam

How To Identify Merrybell

Merrybell may be referred to as メリーベル・ガジット. She is pretty distinctive, with red eye shadow, cone things on her ears, and short hair tied up in a high ponytail with little bells. The logos for Turn A Gundam are above. Some characters she may be pictured with are below.

Gym Gingham (ギム・ギンガナム), her boss (kind of)

From L to R: Sochie Heim (ソシエ・ハイム), Loran Cehack ( ロラン・セアック) Guin (Ralf) Rhineford (グエン・サード・ラインフォード)

Queen Dianna Soreil (ディアナ・ソレル)

Where to Find Merrybell

Cel Shops in Japan

What to Listen to While Finding Merrybell

Merrybell’s theme of course! Merrybell’s theme is on Volume 3 of the soundtrack and matches her mischievous nature. It also includes the jingling of bells at the end, like she has in her hair! Very fun.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0n0B00f6TgvuPRPPOKQzSr?si=bab6789e4ff0432d

More Photos of Merrybell

When she’s piloting the Bandit she has this absolutely bonkers space suit helmet that looks like a football and is significantly wider than her body and has that weird triangle thing poking down the front