Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn (2010) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

Set in the aftermath of a devastating conflict in Universal Century 0096, the narrative centers on Banagher Links, a seemingly ordinary teenager living in the orbital colony of Side 4. His peaceful existence is disrupted by Audrey Burne, a young woman with a hidden agenda: to acquire Laplace's Box, an artifact rumored to possess immense power over the universe. Audrey’s pursuit leads her to Banagher, irrevocably altering his life trajectory. As remnants of the Neo-Zeon forces, known as the Sleeves, launch an assault on Side 4, Banagher unexpectedly finds himself piloting the Gundam Unicorn, a newly developed mobile suit. The story explores themes of destiny, legacy, and the burden of responsibility within a backdrop of political intrigue and interstellar warfare. The series emphasizes character development alongside action sequences, examining how individuals grapple with forces far greater than themselves.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

Netflix

Episodes:

Episode 1: Day of the Unicorn (Aired: 03/12/2010)
Episode 2: The Second Coming of Char (Aired: 11/12/2010)
Episode 3: The Ghost of Laplace (Aired: 04/07/2011)
Episode 4: At the Bottom of the Gravity Well (Aired: 12/02/2011)
Episode 5: The Black Unicorn (Aired: 06/08/2012)
... and 2 more episodes

Characters:

Frontal, Full (Main) - Voice Actors: Ikeda, Shuuichi, Silverstein, Keith, Boccanera, Fabio
Links, Banagher (Main) - Voice Actors: Staley, Steve, Uchiyama, Kouki, Jeon, Tae Yeol, Meli, Manuel
Zabi, Mineva Lao (Main) - Voice Actors: Fujimura, Ayumi, Sheh, Stephanie, Han, Chae Eon, Reti, Eleonora
Alec (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nomura, Kenji, Seitz, Patrick, Baker, Troy
Bancroft (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kusumi, Naomi, Schemmel, Sean, Bonino, Giorgio
Bartsch, Micott (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomatsu, Haruka, Lillis, Rachael, Granato, Jolanda
Basilicock, Norm (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyauchi, Atsushi, Pollock, Mike
Besson (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakazume, Takayuki, Sinterniklaas, Michael
Bollard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Gou, Wills, David
Borrinea, Liam (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Misa, Robinson, Cindy
Chan, Gael (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aoyama, Yutaka, Price, Jamieson
Converse, Helm (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimura, Tomoyuki
Cruz, Marida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Platt, Tara, Kaida, Yuuko, Vadacca, Maddalena
Dawson, Hill (Supporting) - Voice Actors: O'Brien, Liam, Umezu, Hideyuki
Dennis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asakura, Eisuke, Sinterniklaas, Michael
Doillon, Douglas (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishikawa, Ikuo
Esther (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirohashi, Ryou, Friedman, Michal
Garrett, Nigel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi, Mercer, Matthew
Garvey, Loni (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ise, Mariya, Strassman, Karen
Gibney, Jonah (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Shirou
Gorga, Galom (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okitsu, Kazuyuki
Haagensen, Conroy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta, Thompson, Marc
Haro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirohashi, Ryou, Sheh, Stephanie
Hasan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Masaharu, Thornton, Kirk
Homare (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsunuma, Kiyoshi
Husher, Utalde (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugimura, Kenji
Irei, Takuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimono, Hiro, Sharpe, Robby, Albano, Davide
Irma, Beltorchika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawamura, Maria, Stevens, Eileen
Kirks, Yonem (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hebert, Kyle, Ishizuka, Unshou
Mackle, Daguza (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touchi, Hiroki, Epcar, Richard, Balzarotti, Marco
Marcenas, Riddhe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke, Lowenthal, Yuri, Son, Won Il, Bottale, Luca
Marcenas, Ronan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogawa, Shinji, Mitchell, Dave B.
Marcenas, Ricardo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Arimoto, Kinryuu, O'Gorman, Robert
Marco (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyashita, Eiji, Banks, Ogie
McGuinness, Daryl (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Spencer, Spike, Katsu, Anri
Meran (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou, Diraison, Marc
Mitas, Otto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Naoya, Sorich, Michael
Mitukale, Sercel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maruyama, Takeshi
Noa, Bright (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken, Smith, Christopher Corey, Guerrieri, Vittorio
Oiwakken, Mihiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Toyoguchi, Megumi
Omoki, Sydow (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tadano, Youhei, Kramer, Steve
Sant, Tikva (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Mutsumi, Robinson, Cindy
Sant, Gilboa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cho, Thornton, Kirk, Baker, Troy
Sant, Wife (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashi, Rinko
Sauper, Angelo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakihara, Tetsuya, Sinterniklaas, Michael, Yang, Seok jeong, Andreozzi, Ruggero
Savoir (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishi, Rintarou
Schole, Flaste (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya, Schemmel, Sean, Seitz, Patrick
Sergi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashi, Yuuki
Shiden, Kai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furukawa, Toshio, Collins, Kevin T.
Steppney, Watts (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasumoto, Hiroki, Hebert, Kyle
Terzieff, Aaron (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Jaffe, Taliesin, Wheaton, Wil, Yokobori, Etsuo
Tom (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Schemmel, Sean
Tomura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komatsu, Fuminori, Riegel, Sam
Vist, Alberto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru, Blanc, J.B., Albertini, Stefano
Vist, Syam (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Baker, Troy, Nagai, Ichiro, St. Peter, Paul
... and 3 more characters

Staff:

Ogata, Naohiro (Producer)
Yatate, Hajime (Producer)
Furuhashi, Kazuhiro (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kimura, Eriko (Sound Director)
Endou, Hirotaka (Episode Director)
Hishida, Masakazu (Episode Director)
Murata, Kazuya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Satou, Teruo (Episode Director)
Watada, Shinya (Episode Director)
Mutou, Yasuyuki (Script)
Murase, Shukou (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Aimer (Theme Song Performance)
Boom Boom Satellites (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
CHEMISTRY (Theme Song Performance)
K., Carlos (Theme Song Composition)
Kawabata, Kaname (Theme Song Lyrics)
Kuriyama, Chiaki (Theme Song Performance)
Kylee (Theme Song Performance)
Nomura, Youichirou (Theme Song Arrangement)
Saitou, Shinya (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Sawano, Hiroyuki (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Music)
Tanaka, Hidenori (Theme Song Lyrics)
Tsuri, Shunsuke (Theme Song Arrangement)
UTA (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
earthmind (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Munetaka (Key Animation)
Abe, Shingo (Key Animation)
Aisaka, Naoki (Key Animation)
Akahori, Shigeo (Animation Director)
Akitaka, Mika (Mechanical Design)
Andou, Yoshinobu (Animation Director)
Chiba, Yuriko (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Cyua (Inserted Song Performance)
Dokite, Tsukasa (Key Animation)
Fujisawa, Toshiyuki (Animation Director)
Fukazawa, Manabu (Key Animation)
Genma, Nobuhiko (Chief Animation Director, Mechanical Design)
Geshi, Yuuya (Key Animation)
Habe, Takashi (Key Animation)
Harada, Hiroki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Harada, Rie (2nd Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Takashi (Key Animation)
Hayama, Junichi (Key Animation)
Hayama, Kenji (Animation Director)
Higuchi, Satomi (Key Animation)
Horiuchi, Hiroyuki (2nd Key Animation)
Ibata, Shouta (Key Animation)
Ikariya, Atsushi (2nd Key Animation)
Ikeda, Shigemi (Art Director, Background Art)
Imai, Daisuke (Editing)
... and 77 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for March (03/05/2018)
TV Anime 'Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096' Airs in Spring 2016 (02/20/2016)
Japan's Yearly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for 2014 (01/13/2015)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for October (10/07/2014)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for June (06/02/2014)
Episode 7 of Gundam Unicorn Due in Spring 2014 (03/01/2013)
Episode 6 of Gundam Unicorn Due on Mar 2 2013 (10/21/2012)
Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Jun 11 - 17 (06/19/2012)
Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Jun 4 - 10 (06/12/2012)
Seventh Episode of Gundam Unicorn Announced (05/13/2012)
Success of Gundam Unicorn Cancels Failure of Gundam AGE (04/13/2012)
Japan's Yearly Blu-ray Rankings for 2011 (12/25/2011)
Japan's Weekly DVD and CD Rankings for Nov 28 - Dec 4 (12/06/2011)
Episode 5 of Gundam Unicorn Due in May 2012 (11/11/2011)
Release Date of Gundam Unicorn Episode 4 (07/21/2011)
Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Rankings for Apr 4 - 10 (04/12/2011)
Gundam Unicorn Episode 4 Due in Autumn (03/05/2011)
Release of Gundam Unicorn Volume 3 Postponed Due to Overflow of Pre-orders (01/06/2011)
Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Ranking for Nov 8 - 14 (11/16/2010)
Blu-ray Release Date of Gundam Unicorn Episode 3 (10/30/2010)
Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Apr 12 - 18 (04/20/2010)
Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Mar 8 - 14 (03/16/2010)
Autumn Release of Gundam Unicorn Episode 2 Confirmed [Update Jul 21] (02/22/2010)
Gundam Unicorn World Premiere To Be Held in Hong Kong [Corrected] (01/28/2010)
SUNRISE Announces English Dub Cast of Gundam Unicorn (12/25/2009)
Gundam Unicorn Confirmed To Be a Six episode OVA Series [Updated Oct 23] (08/20/2009)
Tomino Yoshiyuki Announces Gundam UC Movie [Confirmed] (04/07/2009)

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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Hikaru Inochi Chronicle U.C. (anime - Summary)
Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (anime - Alternative Version)
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Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: One of Seventy Two (anime - Other)
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Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Military, Sci-Fi, Space
Themes: Mecha, Military, Space
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Bandai Visual, Kadokawa Shoten
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Nozomi Entertainment, NYAV Post
Rating: 8.09 / 10
Rank: #557
Popularity: #2223
Users Listed: 104,720
Users Scored: 53,428
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/26/2024
Aired: March 12, 2010 – June 6, 2014 (Winter)
Type: ova
Source: novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 7

Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn