Product Details

• Directors: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Teruo Sato
• Format: Dolby, NTSC, Animated, Color, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Japanese (Dolby TrueHD 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: March 12, 2010
• Run Time: 59 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00346UX6I
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #14,355 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Sometimes referred to as Mobile Suit Gundam U.C., Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is based on a novel by the popular Japanese writer Harutoshi Fukui. The story takes place in year 0096 of the Universal Century: three years have passed since the Second Neo Zeon War ended. But the fabulously wealthy and powerful Vist Foundation has been conducting secret negotiations with the Sleeves, remnants of the Neo Zeon organization. Cardeas Vist plans to give them the secret that will open LaPlace's Box, which contains important secrets. Student Banagher Links is drawn into these intrigues when he sees Audrey Burne falling through the zero gravity area of Space Colony 7. Suddenly, Banagher no long feels lost and aimless: Audrey has become the focus of his life. This devotion leads Cardeas to give him the fabulous Gundam Unicorn. Banagher's instant skill at piloting the sophisticated machine suggests he's a Newtype. Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi provides plenty of computer-animated explosions and robot versus robot battles, but he can only pump so much energy into the familiar plot and limp characters. Banagher acts so rudderless, he's not very interesting: Audrey's blandness is played against the tantrums of Banagher's ditsy classmate, Micott. Gundam Unicorn: The Day of the Unicorn premiered on Sony's PlayStation Network Japan in February 2010; the DVD and Blu-ray release followed a month later. The Red Comet, the second episode (of a total of six), is slated for release in autumn 2010. (Rated PG-13: violence, violence against women) --Charles Solomon

Product Description

The year is U.C. 0096. Three years have passed since the end of the Second Neo Zeon War.

It is said that 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 Laplaces Box, which holds a great secret tied to the origins of the Universal Century.

The exchange between the Vist Foundation and the Sleeves is to take place at the manufacturing colony Industrial 7. This is the home of the student Banagher Links, who rescues a girl he sees falling through the colony's zero gravity area. The girl gives her name as Audrey Burne and says she wants to prevent a war, spurring Banagher to step into the conflict surrounding Laplaces Box, almost as if he is drawn in by his own bloodline.

Based on a story by author Harutoshi Fukui, the newest Gundam work dynamically unfolds against the backdrop of the Universal Century. It all begins with this first shocking episode.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Anime, but maybe just for fans?, March 13, 2010

By	James E. Lindsey "James E. Lindsey" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I have been watching Gundam since Mobile Suit Gundam came out and this series like the original takes place in Universal Century. However if you are new to Gundam I wouldn't start with this series which is sad to say.

The positives are really positive. I have never seen an anime more polished than Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn period. It's like the art pops out at you with amazing color and animation. The movement of the mobile suits really sucks you in like you're on the battlefield. You get longer episodes it appears and it has more than enough story and action to keep you wanting more. However that's just the problem.

The negative is that this series is being released one episode at a time. 57 minutes of viewing pleasure, but the price of the average full length movie and a little extra. Also episode two isn't around the corner it's a few months away. Worldwide releases for the DVD and Blu-Ray, but you won't want to watch it in anything less than HD.

So what about extras, well you will get them as long as you have a Blu-Ray player connected to the internet. All the extras are accessed through BD-Live. So techniquelly it has the potential for plenty of extras, but you may have to wait as not much is up already and once again without an internet connection you are out of luck.

For fans this is more than likely worth every penny. It takes place after the events of Char's Counterattack and is not a side story like many of the Gundam's previously released in the U.S. Bright has already been mentioned, so my assumption is he's going to make an appearence in the series before long. They've also mentioned the main character's Haro is an exact replica of an Ace Pilot from the war.

Other than that I really don't want to give away much of the story, but it has the normal Gundam series of events. As me and my friends say, "Welcome to Gundam". Your friends at school got killed in a new war that just happened to be in or around your colony, "Welcome to Gundam". You're a teenager who has a difficult home life or your a troubled child who is now piloting a mobile suit, "Welcome to Gundam". Anyway this happens in pretty much every Gundam series. It's kind of funny and a little sad, but it's true. Of course there are exceptions, but this is what you can expect.

So I say it's geared to the fans who want a Gundam experience unlike any other. My guess is the distance between episodes is the fact that it probably takes months to even finish one episode seeing as how it's like it's own movie. So you will get animation and the feel of something that takes that long to make. The characters and story even flow in seemless motion sucking you right in from start to finish.

To be honost this is probably an expensive project and you pay for it. For fans like me I'm sure that initial fee was or is worth it. I did take off one star for the set-up, but I do believe they have valid reasons as to why. So if you have been with Gundam for awhile I really recommend it or if not try to find Mobile Suit Gundam which is actually kind of difficult.

With this release I can only hope Bandai of America releases ZZ Gundam in the U.S. I have a feeling we will run into characters from all through out U.C. which means Judua could likely make an appearance.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Gundam Series So Far, March 6, 2010

By	Jason M. Smith "mustangman03gt" (Tyler, Tx) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I've been a Gundam fan for almost 10 years now, and have spent more money on the DVDs (and no Blu-Ray) and models than I care to even try and think about. That being said, I'm NOT one of those fans that goes "it's Gundam, it must be good!" I try and weigh each and every item I buy on it's own merits - even though my first Gundam series was G and Wing, those are the two series I like the least (in fact, I don't like them at all... )

Having been disappointed by the lack of Blu-Ray release for Gundam 00, I was very VERY excited when I found the BR release for Unicorn. I've really enjoyed the mech designs for the model kits so far, and have been looking forward to the BR release of the anime. While having one hour-long episode per disc is a bit of an expensive purchase (the only ones more expensive in the Gundam universe were the MS Igloo releases, at $50 apiece, and that was just for DVDs) I believe the high production values more than make up for it.

What we have on the disc is a true masterpiece. The visuals are stunning (and unlike some of the other Gundam releases - looking at Seed and 00 here, they don't fly by so fast you have to rewind and watch again to make sure of what happened), absolutely gorgeous, more of an updated First Gundam than anything (which is as it should be). Sound quality is vibrant and balanced, the special effects for the pewpew of the lasers were not tinny; every aural sensation possible on film sucks you in and is absolutely pleasing. And I've only watched it with the English 2.0 audio so far... I'm really looking forward to the 5.1. The music as well is very enjoyable. There are quite a few orchestral pieces that had me wanting to watch over and over again just to hear some of the highlights of the music.

I won't get into the story too much, because I don't want to give away plot points and spoilers. It's Gundam, and if you're reading this I expect that you've at least watched some Gundam before. While it somewhat seems to stick true to the formula, it's going to be hard to tell for sure after just an hour viewing... The subsequent releases will give us a better idea of what's in store. If you liked the character designs from Zeta, then you'll like this. The main character, Benegher, is like a not-nearly-as-annoying version of Kamille Bidan (from Zeta), and even looks a bit like him. The female characters have similar designs to those found in Zeta as well. The mech designs are amazing, Kshatriya really made me fear for me life (even though I know it is just an animated video). All of the mechs are very well detailed and the animation is very realistic.

Is this a worthwhile purchase? I would say without a doubt. Even non-Gundam fans who like anime in general might really enjoy this. I really hope that the next episodes aren't too far off

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Show, Worth the money!, March 4, 2010

By	Anh Vu - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I was able to watch this the other day thanks to a private screening from Bandai-Ent. I really enjoyed it, I'm not normally into the Gundam series but I thought the visuals were really clean, modern, and sleek, the music was epic and invoking, and the English voice cast was well selected. A definite day one purchase for any mecha anime fans out there, and certainly for you Gundam fanatics.