Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
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is a novel
by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (Shūsen no Lorelei, Bōkoku no Aegis). The novel takes place in Gundam
's Universal Century
timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
and Hajime Katoki
, respectively. An anime
adaptation of the novels premiered on Sony
's PlayStation Network Japan from February 20, 2010, and the first episode had a simultaneous worldwide DVD
and Blu-ray Disc
release on March 12, 2010.
and 27 years before Mobile Suit Gundam F91
.
The story revolves around Banagher Links, a seemingly normal boy living and going to school in the space colonies. His life changes one day when he meets a girl named Audrey Burne, as the encounter brings him into contact with a new Gundam and its connections to an item called "Laplace's Box."
, it was announced that an anime adaptation for Gundam Unicorn has been green-lit for late 2009, but was moved to spring 2010. It is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
and features screenplays written by Yasuyuki Muto. Hajime Katoki, who was the mechanical designer for the novel, works on the anime alongside veteran designers Junya Ishigaki and Mika Akitaka, and newcomer Nobuhiko Genba. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's character designs have been adapted for animation by Kumiko Takahashi
, and the music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano
. It is planned to be six 50 minute episodes and Sunrise
has announced its plan to release the anime worldwide. The series premiered on PlayStation Network Japan for PlayStation 3
and PlayStation Portable
systems from February 20, 2010. The Blu-ray Disc
edition was released simultaneously worldwide on March 12, 2010, featuring both Japanese
and English
audio and subtitles in five languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish and Chinese).
. For the PlayStation Portable port Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus, the Unicorn is joined by NZ-666 Kshatriya. Gundam Unicorn is a Playable MS in Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, along with the Sinanju and Kshatriya (DLC only).
In the arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.
, currently playable MS are Gundam Unicorn, Kshatriya, Sinanju and Delta Plus. In the Wii and Playstation Portable Game "SD Gundam G Generation World," The Unicorn Gundam, Kshatriya, Sinanju, Delta Plus, Loto, Rezel, the Jegan units and Geara Zulu(including Angelo Sauper's custom) are playable units.
An action game based on the first three episodes of the anime adaptation
is currently being developed by From Software
and will be published by Namco Bandai
during Q1 of 2012 in Japan.
Gundam Sky Project in April 2011.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (Shūsen no Lorelei, Bōkoku no Aegis). The novel takes place in Gundam
Gundam
The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
's Universal Century
Universal Century
is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C. is often used instead in recent production like MS Igloo and Master Grade model instructions and official pages is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C....
timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
is a Japanese animator and manga artist in the anime industry.Yasuhiko dropped out of Hirosaki University and was hired by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Productions in 1970 as an animator. He later went freelance and worked on various animation productions for film and television. In 1981 he won the Seiun...
and Hajime Katoki
Hajime Katoki
is a popular Japanese mecha designer. A member of the studio Sunrise, he is highly noted for his work on the Gundam series as well as his work on video games, such as the Virtual On series and Policenauts.-Biography:...
, respectively. An anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation of the novels premiered on Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's PlayStation Network Japan from February 20, 2010, and the first episode had a simultaneous worldwide DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
release on March 12, 2010.
Plot
The series begins in U.C. 0001, at the very beginning of human space colonization, when a space colony called Laplace is destroyed during a ceremony hosted by the Federation's Prime Minister ushering in the Universal Century dating system. The main story takes place in UC 0096, three years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
is a 1988 anime film set in Gundam's Universal Century timeline of Gundam, specifically U.C. 0093.Making its theatrical debut on March 12, 1988, Char's Counterattack is the culmination of the original saga begun in Mobile Suit Gundam and continued through Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit...
and 27 years before Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
is a 1991 anime film, which was Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's attempt to launch a new Gundam saga, set thirty years after Char's Counterattack and twenty seven years after Gundam Unicorn. He re-teamed with character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mecha designer Kunio Okawara for the occasion....
.
The story revolves around Banagher Links, a seemingly normal boy living and going to school in the space colonies. His life changes one day when he meets a girl named Audrey Burne, as the encounter brings him into contact with a new Gundam and its connections to an item called "Laplace's Box."
Novel
Anime
In the June 2009 issue of the Japanese monthly manga magazine Gundam AceGundam Ace
is a monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, it largely focus on the Gundam franchise. There is a Chinese version published by Kadokawa Media Co., Ltd.-Overview:...
, it was announced that an anime adaptation for Gundam Unicorn has been green-lit for late 2009, but was moved to spring 2010. It is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
is a Japanese anime director and supervisor, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is amongst anime's most foremost directors, having directed and helmed the entire Rurouni Kenshin series , the You're Under Arrest series, GetBackers, Hunter x Hunter, Zipang, Le Chevalier D'Eon,...
and features screenplays written by Yasuyuki Muto. Hajime Katoki, who was the mechanical designer for the novel, works on the anime alongside veteran designers Junya Ishigaki and Mika Akitaka, and newcomer Nobuhiko Genba. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's character designs have been adapted for animation by Kumiko Takahashi
Kumiko Takahashi
is Japanese animator and character designer. She is noted for her work as a character designer and animation director on numerous anime series, such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Witch Hunter Robin and Ouran High School Host Club....
, and the music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano
Hiroyuki Sawano
is a Japanese composer and arranger currently living in Tokyo, Japan. He is known for orchestrating and writing the score for various anime series. Sawano is currently represented by .- Work :*Guilty Crown...
. It is planned to be six 50 minute episodes and Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
has announced its plan to release the anime worldwide. The series premiered on PlayStation Network Japan for PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
systems from February 20, 2010. The Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
edition was released simultaneously worldwide on March 12, 2010, featuring both Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
audio and subtitles in five languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish and Chinese).
Episode list
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Video games
RX-0 Unicorn Gundam is one of the playable secret mobile suits in the game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NextMobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next is the newest in the series of Gundam VS video game series from the Namco Bandai Games, it is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam. On September 15, 2009, Famitsu released gameplay screenshots of the PSP version, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam...
. For the PlayStation Portable port Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus, the Unicorn is joined by NZ-666 Kshatriya. Gundam Unicorn is a Playable MS in Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, along with the Sinanju and Kshatriya (DLC only).
In the arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.
is a 3D Arcade Fighting game and the newest in the series of Gundam VS video game series developed by Capcom and published by Namco Bandai Games. It's the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT. The game was first unveiled at the AOU 2010 and confirmed to be released on September 28,...
, currently playable MS are Gundam Unicorn, Kshatriya, Sinanju and Delta Plus. In the Wii and Playstation Portable Game "SD Gundam G Generation World," The Unicorn Gundam, Kshatriya, Sinanju, Delta Plus, Loto, Rezel, the Jegan units and Geara Zulu(including Angelo Sauper's custom) are playable units.
An action game based on the first three episodes of the anime adaptation
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (video game)
is an upcoming action game currently under the development of From Software, exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The game is based off the first three episodes of the anime adaptation...
is currently being developed by From Software
From Software
is a Japanese video game company founded in November 1986 known primarily for being the developers of the Armored Core, Demon's Souls, King's Field, Otogi and Tenchu series.-Games:...
and will be published by Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai Games
is an arcade, mobile and home video game developer and publisher based in Japan which is the product of a merger between the video game development divisions of Bandai and Namco. Namco Bandai Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings and specializes in production and sales of...
during Q1 of 2012 in Japan.
Toys/Models
The first models to come from the series were the 1/100 Master Grade "Ver. Ka" kits of the Sinanju and the Unicorn in 2009. A 1/100 Sinanju rocket bazooka is packaged with the eighth issue in the novel series. Bandai recently announced a Master Grade "Ver. Ka" Full Armor Unicorn Gundam as well, set for release in December 2011. Bandai also produced HGUC versions of both kits (with the Unicorn offered in normal and Destroy Mode versions), the D-50C Loto, the Kshatriya, the Stark Jegan, the Geara Zulu (standard, Elite Guard, and Angelo Sauper versions), the Delta Plus, the ReZEL (standard and commander versions), the ECOAS version of the Jegan, and the Dreissen. Some of them are also available as Master Grade and B-Club models. A translucent glitterized version of the Sinanju was released at the same time as Episode 2 and the release of a pearlescent finish version of the 1/144 Destroy Mode Unicorn was timed with Episode 3. The Gundam Fix Figuration line also has versions of the standard and Full-Armor Unicorn, and ReZEL, and metal composite Unicorns. The series' appearance in the Robot Spirits line began with the release of the normal mode Unicorn in November 2009, followed by its Destroy Mode version, the Geara Zulu, the Stark Jegan, the Sinanju, and the Angelo Sauper Geara Zulu. The Elite Guard Geara Zulu, which was released in February 2011, is an online exclusive. A 1/144 Destroy Mode Unicorn was also released in limited numbers as part of the ANAAll Nippon Airways
, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
Gundam Sky Project in April 2011.
