Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
- ️Sat Feb 20 2010
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| “ | The beast of possibility finds its master and soars through a shaken cosmos. | ” |
—Tagline |
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (機動戦士ガンダムUC(ユニコーン) Kidō Senshi Gandamu Yunikōn?) is 2010 theatrical OVA series based on the novel series of the same name written by Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui, with character and mechanical designs provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively, and music by Hiroyuki Sawano. The series is available to be streamed on Funimation and Hulu.
Synopsis[]
The story begins in UC 0001, at the very beginning of human space colonization, with the Laplace terror incident, a major event that influences the course of human history forever. The main story takes place in UC 0096, three years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and seventeen years after the One Year War.
Episodes[]
| # | Episode Title | Japanese Airdate | English Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Day of the Unicorn | 12 March 2010 | 12 March 2010 |
| 2 | The Second Coming of Char | 12 November 2010 | |
| 3 | The Ghost of Laplace | 5 March 2011 | |
| 4 | At the Bottom of the Gravity Well | 12 November 2011 | |
| 5 | Black Unicorn | 19 May 2012 | |
| 6 | Two Worlds, Two Tomorrows | 2 March 2013 | |
| 7 | Over the Rainbow | 17 May 2014 |
Organizations[]
Earth Federation[]
- Earth Federation Space Forces Special Task Group. A newly put together group that is in charge of hunting down the Neo Zeon remnants. Known as the Manhunter unit.
Sleeves[]
- This is the name of the Neo Zeon remnants are known as. After the second Neo Zeon movement, the remaining Neo Zeon troops are gathered by Full Frontal at the ruins of a resource asteroid.
Vist Foundation[]
- The Vist Foundation manipulates the Earth Federation and Anaheim Electronics from behind the scenes. Hoping to create a new world, the Foundation attempts to hand over a certain secret to the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. This will mean the opening of Laplace´s Box, which holds a great secret tied to the origins of the Universal Century.
Anaheim Electronics[]
- Anaheim Electronics is a fictional civilian manufacturing company originally produced a wide range of technological applications from consumer electronics to battleships and even space colonies. Bow Anaheim Electronics creating advanced mobile weapons for any faction that would be willing to pay, then selling the same technology to the former's enemy.
Zeon Remnants[]
- These are the military forces of the Principality of Zeon who remained on Earth despite the defeat and surrender of the Principality. Most are scattered across the Earth sphere, conducting guerilla attacks against the Earth Federation with military support from "The Sleeves".
Characters[]
Civilian[]
- Banagher Links - A student at Anaheim Industry Technical School in the colony "Industrial 7". pilot of the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam. Son of Cardeas with his second wife.
- Audrey Burne - A girl from a noble family, whose life changes after she meets Banagher.
- Takuya Irei - Another student of Anaheim Industry Technical School and also Banagher's roommate. Huge MS maniac.
- Micott Bartsch - A girl who commutes to a high school adjacent the Anaheim Industry Technical School. She is the daughter of the head of industrial sector of Industrial 7.
- Tikva Sant - Eldest son of Gilboa Sant.
- Kora Sant
- Tucci Sant
- Kai Shiden - A veteran pilot of the One Year War, after the war he left the Federation Forces and began a career as a journalist.
- Beltorchika Irma - A former member of Karaba, she works as a freelance police informer.
- Anna Links
- Marie Zinnerman
- Fee Zinnerman
- Tom
- Marco
- Denis
- Douglas Doillon
- Ester
Vist Foundation[]
- Cardeas Vist - Grandchild of Syam Vist, second generation head of the Vist family.
- Gael Chan - He is Cardeas's secretary and bodyguard.
- Syam Vist - He came into possession of a strange object called "Laplace" and through underworld connections he married into the Vist family and became the head of the influential Vist Foundation.
Anaheim Electronics[]
- Martha Vist Carbine - Cardeas' younger sister. She married into the Carbine family which established Anaheim Electronics.
- Alberto Vist - A staff of Anaheim Electronics who board the Nahal Argama to stop the opening of the "Laplace's box". It is mentioned in the novel that he is Cardeas's son with his first wife.
- Aaron Terzieff - An Anaheim Electronics engineer who participated in the RX-0 development project as part of the armor materials division.
- Bancroft - A teacher at Anaheim Industry Technical School.
Sleeves[]
- Full Frontal - The mysterious leader of the Neo Zeon remnant forces who is described as the "2nd coming of Char".
- Suberoa Zinnerman - Captain of "Garencieres".
- Marida Cruz - A female MS pilot of the "Kshatriya" on board the Garencieres.
- Angelo Sauper - A MS pilot of "The Sleeves" and team leader of the Frontal bodyguards.
- Flaste Schole - He is a crew member of the freighter Garencieres.
- Alec
- Besson
- Gilboa Sant - He is a pilot of the Geara Zulu.
- Hill Dawson - Captain of the Rewloola-class.
- Tomura - A highly skilled mechanic on board the Garencieres.
- Savoir
- Sergi Helfer - A MS pilot of "The Sleeves" and one of the men assigned as Full Frontal's bodyguards.
Earth Federation[]
- Ronan Marcenas - Riddhe's father, an important member of the Earth Federation Central Council.
- Ricardo Marcenas - Supported by the liberal group, he became the first prime minister of the Federal Government.
Earth Federation Forces[]
- Riddhe Marcenas - MS pilot of Earth Federation's Londo Bell team.
- Otto Midas - The captain of the Londo Bell ship "Nahel Argama".
- Liam Borrinea - A female officer and second in command.
- Daguza Mackle - The commander of ECOAS 920 special force team dispatched to seize Laplace's Box in Industrial 7.
- Mihiro Oiwakken - A newly appointed female officer on board the Nahel Argama.
- Hasan - A military physician assigned to the assault landing ship Nahel Argama.
- Conroy Haagensen - The second in command of the ECOAS 920 special forces team.
- Bright Noa - A veteran of the One Year War, he is the commander of the Londo Bell forces.
- Meran - A commander of the Ra Cailum, he is a veteran of the Second Neo Zeon War.
- Nigel Garrett - A Londo Bell ace mobile suit pilot, he is leader of the elite Tri-Stars team.
- Daryl McGuinness - A member of the Tri-Stars team, he is a skilled mobile suit pilot.
- Watts Stepney - A mobile suit pilot of the Tri-Stars team, he has a fiery personality.
- Norm Basilicock
- Sercel Mitukale
- Jonah Gibney
- Sydow Omoki
- Utalde Husher
- Bollard
- Galom Gorga
- Helm Converse
- Homare
- Nashiri Lazar
Zeon Remnants[]
- Loni Garvey - Daughter of Mahdi Garvey, she holds a deep hatred of the Earth Federation, brought about by the death of her father.
- Yonem Kirks - Leader of a group Zeon remnants based in New Guinea.
- Russet
Mechanic[]
Vist Foundation[]
Mobile Weapons[]
Earth Federation[]
Mobile Weapons[]
Support Units[]
- Base Jabber
- Hover Truck
- C-88 Medea
- Clop-class
- Columbus Kai-class (Alaska)
- Dogosse Giar-class (General Revil)
- Saberfish II
- Irish-class
- Himalaya-class
- Garuda-class
- Nahel Argama
- Ra Cailum
- Salamis-class
- Salamis-class (Early)
- Juneau-class
- Space Launch
Sleeves[]
Mobile Weapons[]
Support Units[]
Republic of Zeon[]
Mobile Weapons[]
Vehicles and Support Units[]
Zeon Remnants[]
Mobile Weapons[]
Vehicles and Support Units[]
Civilians[]
Soundtrack[]
Endings[]
- Ryuusei no Namida (Tears of the Falling Star) by Chiaki Kuriyama (Episode 1)
- Everlasting by Kylee (Episode 2)
- Merry-Go-Round by Chemistry (Episode 3)
- B-Bird by Earthmind (Episode 4)
- Broken Mirror by Boom Boom Satellites (Episode 5)
- RE:I AM by Aimer (Episode 6)
- StarRingChild by Aimer (Episode 7)
Picture Gallery[]
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Logo
Day of The Unicorn Blu-ray Cover
The Second Coming of Char Blu-ray Cover
Gundam UC Episode 3 'The Ghost of Laplace' Poster
Gundam UC Episode 3 'The Ghost of Laplace' Poster
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: At the Bottom of the Gravity Well- Promo Poster
A poster of "Black Unicorn"
Black Unicorn Blu-ray
Gundam UC Episode 6 'Space & Earth ' Posters.JPG
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn characters
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn characters
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn characters
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Episode 6 - Movin' On (Newtype)
JRA X Gundam Collaboration
Production[]
The adaptation of the novels was first announced in June issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Gundam Ace magazine, initially green-lit for the winter of 2014.[1]
Release[]
Two days following the announcement of the OVA, it was reported that there would be a simultaneous English release.[2]
The OVA was made available for online streaming in select regions as part of Gundam Online Expo from August 20, 2020.
See also[]
Media[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (Light Novel)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: The Man Who Could Not Ride the Rainbow (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Bande Dessinee Episode: 0 (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Bande Dessinee (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: The Noble Shroud (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn The Truth of E.F.F. (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC Testament (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0094: Across the Sky (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0096: Last Sun (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC MSV Kusabi (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 4-koma (Manga)
- I Live Gundam UC (Manga)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: The War After the War (Novel)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Phoenix Hunting (Novel)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (PS3 Video Game)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC Prismatic Mobiles (Guide Book)
- Human Capital
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (TV Anime)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: One of Seventy Two (Short Film)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: A Phantom World (Short Film)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC Perfectibility (Short Film)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Neo Zeong Strikes Odaiba! (Short Film)
- GUNDAM SCRAMBLE in FUKUOKA (Short Film)
- Gundam Unicorn Mobile Suit Variations (Mobile Suit Variations)
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Return of the Lion (Manga)
Notes[]
References[]
External links[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn on Gundam-Unicorn.net
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn on Anime News Network.com
- Gundam Unicorn Episodes (limited by region)