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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 - 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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

Preceded by:
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Chronological order
0096 U.C.
Succeeded by:
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative


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