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This Unicorn Picture Is Different in the Mirror

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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.

Contents

  • 1 Synopsis
  • 2 Episodes
  • 3 Organizations
    • 3.1 Earth Federation
    • 3.2 Sleeves
    • 3.3 Vist Foundation
    • 3.4 Anaheim Electronics
    • 3.5 Zeon Remnants
  • 4 Characters
    • 4.1 Civilian
    • 4.2 Vist Foundation
    • 4.3 Anaheim Electronics
    • 4.4 Sleeves
    • 4.5 Earth Federation
    • 4.6 Earth Federation Forces
    • 4.7 Zeon Remnants
  • 5 Mechanic
    • 5.1 Vist Foundation
      • 5.1.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.2 Earth Federation
      • 5.2.1 Mobile Weapons
      • 5.2.2 Support Units
    • 5.3 Sleeves
      • 5.3.1 Mobile Weapons
      • 5.3.2 Support Units
    • 5.4 Republic of Zeon
      • 5.4.1 Mobile Weapons
      • 5.4.2 Vehicles and Support Units
    • 5.5 Zeon Remnants
      • 5.5.1 Mobile Weapons
      • 5.5.2 Vehicles and Support Units
    • 5.6 Civilians
  • 6 Soundtrack
    • 6.1 Endings
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 Production
    • 8.1 Release
  • 9 See Also
    • 9.1 Media
  • 10 Notes
  • 11 References
  • 12 External Links

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

  • Londo Bell
  • ECOAS
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

  • 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

  • AMX-004G Qubeley Mass Production Type
  • ARX-014 Silver Bullet
  • RX-0 Unicorn Gundam
    • RX-0 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam
  • RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee
    • RX-0[N] Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee Norn

Earth Federation

Mobile Weapons

  • D-50C Loto
  • FD-03 Gustav Karl
  • MSA-003 Nemo
  • MSA-004K Nemo III
  • MSA-005K Guncannon Detector
  • MSN-001A1 Delta Plus
  • MSZ-006A1 Zeta Plus A1
  • RAG-79 Aqua GM
  • RAS-96 Anksha
  • RMS-179 GM II
  • RMS-179 GM II Semi-Striker
  • RGM-86R GM III
  • RGM-89A2 Jegan Type-A2 (GR)
  • RGM-89D Jegan
  • RGM-89DEW EWAC Jegan
  • RGM-89De Jegan (ECOAS Type)
  • RGM-89S Prototype Stark Jegan
  • RGM-89S Stark Jegan
  • RGM-96X Jesta
    • RGM-96X Jesta Cannon
  • RGZ-91 Re-GZ
  • RGZ-95 ReZEL
    • RGZ-95C ReZEL Commander Type
      • RGZ-95C ReZEL Type-C (GR)
      • RGZ-95C ReZEL Type-C (Defenser a-Unit) (GR)
      • RGZ-95C ReZEL Type-C (Defenser b-Unit) (GR)
  • RMS-106 Hizack
  • RMV-1 Guntank II
  • RX-160S Byarlant Custom
  • Zuck

Support Units

  • Base Jabber
  • Hover Truck
  • C-88 Medea
  • Clop-class
  • Columbus Kai-class (Alaska)
  • Dogosse Gier-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

  • AMS-129 Geara Zulu
    • AMS-129 Geara Zulu (Guards Type)
    • AMS-129 Geara Zulu (Angelo Sauper Unit)
    • AMS-129 Geara Zulu (Gilboa Sant Unit)
  • AMS-129M Zee Zulu
  • AMS-119 Geara Doga
    • AMS-119 Geara Doga Heavy Armed Type
  • AMX-003 Gaza-C
  • AMX-006 Gaza-D
  • AMX-008 Ga-Zowmn
  • AMX-009 Dreissen
  • AMX-011 Zaku III
  • AMX-101K Galluss-K
  • AMX-101E Schuzrum-Galluss
  • AMX-102 Zssa
  • AMX-107 Bawoo
  • MS-12 Gigan
  • MS-14A Gelgoog
  • MS-14J ReGelgu
  • MS-21C Dra-C
  • MSN-03 Jagd Doga
  • MSN-06S Sinanju
  • NZ-666 Kshatriya
  • NZ-999 Neo Zeong
  • RMS-106 Hizack
  • RMS-106CS Hizack Custom
  • RMS-119 EWAC Zack
  • YAMS-132 Rozen Zulu

Support Units

  • Garencieres
  • Endra-class
  • Mad Angler-class
  • Musaka-class
  • Rewloola-class

Republic of Zeon

Mobile Weapons

  • RMS-106 Hizack
  • RMS-106CS Hizack Custom
  • RMS-119 EWAC Zack

Vehicles and Support Units

  • Chivvay Kai-class
  • Musai Kai-class

Zeon Remnants

Mobile Weapons

  • AMA-X7 Shamblo
  • AMX-101 Galluss-J
  • AMX-101K Galluss-K
  • AMX-109 Capule
  • MS-05L Zaku I Sniper Type
  • MS-06D Desert Zaku
  • MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai
  • MS-06K Zaku Cannon
  • MS-06V-6 Zaku Tank Green Macaque
  • MS-07C-3 Gouf Heavy Arms Type
  • MS-08TX/S Efreet Schneid
  • MS-09F/trop Dom Tropen
  • MS-09G Dwadge
  • MS-14D Desert Gelgoog
  • MSM-04G Juaggu
  • MSM-07 Z'Gok
  • MSM-08 Zogok
  • RMS-108 Marasai
  • RMS-192M Zaku Mariner

Vehicles and Support Units

  • Base Jabber
  • Dodai YS
  • Dodai Kai
  • Dodai II
  • Fat Uncle
  • Luggun
  • LMSD-76 Gray Phantom

Civilians

  • Med
  • TOLRO-800 "Torohachi"
  • Klimt

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 Mirrorby 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

  • 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 Unicorn Mobile Suit Variations (Mobile Suit Variations)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Return of the Lion

Notes

References

  1. Gundam Unicorn Anime Officially Announced (Updated)
  2. Report: Gundam Unicorn Planned for Simultaneous World Release

External Links

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn on Gundam-Unicorn.net*Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn on Anime News Network.com
  • Gundam Uniocrn Episodes (limited by region)
Universal Century
TV series The Origin Advent of the Red Comet | Mobile Suit Gundam | Zeta Gundam | Gundam ZZ | Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 | Victory Gundam

Comprehensive Episode Listing

Events One Year War | Antarctic Treaty | Operation Stardust | Gryps Conflict | Neo Zeon Movements | Late Universal Century
Topics Vessels and spacecraft | Characters | Locations | Mobile Weapons — Mobile Suit VariationsMS-XMSV-R | Nations and Factions | Newtype | Technology | Weapons
Books Advance of Zeta: The Flag of TitansTraitor To DestinyTraitor to Destiny: Blue Wings of the AEUGTraitor to Destiny Extra Compilation: Mace of JudgmentGundam Inle | Beltorchika's Children (Manga)Beltorchika's Children (Novel)High Streamer | Char's Deleted Affair: Portrait of Young CometOne Day: Haman's Deleted Affair | Crossbone GundamSkull HeartSteel 7GhostDust | Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 -The Wrath of Varuna- | École du Ciel | The Plot to Assassinate Gihren | Gaia Gear | Gundam F90 | F90: Fastest Formula | Gundam Silhouette Formula 91 in UC 0123 | Formula Wars 0122 | UnicornBande DessineeThe Truth of E.F.F.The Noble ShroudThe War After the War | Sentinel | Record of MS WarsRecord of MS Wars II | We're Federation Hooligans!! - Katana | Hathaway's Flash | Night=Hawks! | Side Story: The Blue Destiny | Moon Crisis | Gigantis' Counterattack | Double-FakeAlmarya | Victory Gundam Side Story | Stampede: The Story of Professor Minovsky | MSV-R: The Return of Johnny Ridden | Another Z Gundam StoryMAD WANG 1160 | Outer GundamREON | For the Barrel | The Origin | The Revival of Zeon - New Revival of Zeon | Lost War ChroniclesSpace, To the End of a Flash0083 RebellionGundam Legacy | Hero of Stardust | Zeta Gundam 1/2 | War in the Pocket | Zeta Gundam Define | G-Saviour | SECRET FORMULA | Ganota no Onna | Thunderbolt | GEARA DOGA Variations | MS Graphica | Moon | Walpurgis
Films and OVAs Thunderbolt | MS IGLOOThe Hidden One Year WarApocalypse 0079The Gravity Front | The 08th MS Team — Miller's Report | 0080: War in the Pocket | 0083: Stardust Memory | Char's Counterattack | Unicorn | Twilight Axis | Narrative | Hathaway | F91 | Mission to the Rise | Ring of Gundam | Gundam Evolve | Green Divers | G-Saviour | The Origin
Related Gundam Fix Figuration | GunplaHigh Grade Universal CenturyMaster Grade - Perfect GradeReal Grade | Mobile Weapons | MS Girl | Plamo-Kyoshiro | SD GundamSD Gundam G Generation | Super Robot Wars | Gundam the Ride | Gundam Crisis | Bonds of the Battlefield | Harmony of Gundam | G-STRATEGY
Video games Lost War Chronicles | Gundam 0079: The War for Earth | Mobile Ops: The One Year War | The Blue Destiny | Crossfire/Target in Sight | Journey to Jaburo | Zeonic Front | Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue |Spirits of Zeon - Dual Stars of Carnage | Cross Dimension 0079 | Mobile Suit Gundam F91: Formula Report 0122 | Advanced Operation | Rise From The Ashes | Tactics Mobility Fleet 0079 | Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 | Gundam vs. Gundam - NEXT - Extreme Vs. - Extreme Vs. Full Boost | Gundam UC [The Postwar] | Battle Operation | Gundam 0079 Card Builder
Timelines Advanced Generation | After Colony | After War | Anno Domini | Build Fighters | Correct Century | Cosmic Era | Future Century | Mars Century | Post Disaster | Regild Century | SD Gundam | Universal Century

This Unicorn Picture Is Different in the Mirror

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