One of the or in fact the only anime I’ve been looking forward to this year is Gundam Unicorn. It’s the only Gundam series to be adopted from a novel which I believe is a spin off from the Gundam franchise. Takes place in the Universal Century 0096 three years after Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.
The first episode follow an ordinary student by the name of Banagher Links in the space colony of Industrial 7, where he rescued a girl when he sees her falling through the sky. Actually he may possess some sort of Newtype capability where he could sense things happening in the distance. The girl named Audrey Burne a princess from the Neo Zeon sneaked into the colony hoping to prevent a war from happening. The main plot revolves around something called the Laplace Box which holds the secret to the creation of the Universal Century.
I really enjoyed the first episode though I love to see some more action from the Unicorn Gundam. The OVA is 6 episodes all together and so far it looks very promising. Of course we are left off with very little development of the characters and plot, there’s so much you can put in the first 50 minute episode. We have yet to see the appearance of the main protagonist who resembles Chars Aznable.
The mechanical designs looks fantastic unlike the most recent Gundam designs which almost look identical, the main Gundam RX-0 has a very refreshing design. The production and animation is immaculate, I think it’s the best of any Gundam series, OVA or movies so far. Unfortunately I watched this in very low quality and it doesn’t do the visuals any justice.
Gundam Unicorn official website
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