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Unico (ユニコ, Yuniko?) is a manga and anime character by Osamu Tezuka. Unico is a baby unicorn with white fur, a pink mane, and little cinnamon bun-shaped ears, who was born with the very special gift of making all living creatures lighthearted and happy.
His friends in the various manga and anime incarnations of his story include Beezle, the orphaned Devil of Solitude; Chao (or "Katy" in the English anime), a naive little kitty who longs to be a human girl, and to learn magic from a real witch; a spunky little Sphinx (in the second film), and a warm-hearted human girl named Cheri.
Unico's way of bringing happiness to others gets him into trouble with the gods, who believe that only they should have the ability to control others' emotions. The gods send the West Wind to banish Unico to the Hill of Oblivion, but the West Wind takes pity on Unico and declines to follow the gods' commands. The gods are furious when they learn of the West Wind's defiance, and send the Night Wind to capture Unico. To protect Unico from the gods and the Night Wind, the West Wind must continually transport the little unicorn from place to place. Whenever the gods discover Unico's whereabouts, the West Wind appears to spirit him away once again, often without getting to say goodbye to any of the friends he has made - and without any memory of those friends, as Unico's memory is wiped clean each time.
Actors: Banjô Ginga (actor), Emi Shinohara (actress), Akiko Yajima (actress), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Yôko Asagami (actress), Yasuhiro Takato (actor), Minoru Kubota (producer), Rumi Kasahara (actress), Sumio Udagawa (producer), Nîna Kumagaya (actress), Nîna Kumagaya (actress), Masayoshi Nishida (director), Mayumi Morita (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Masako Nozawa (actress), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Chieko Baishô (actress), Janet Waldo (actress), Corinne Orr (actress), Corinne Orr (actress), Rob Roy (actor), Harutoshi Ogata (editor), Katsue Miwa (actress), Anick Faris (actress), Moribi Murano (director), Masaru Ryuzaki (actor), Iruka (actress), Mami Sugino (writer),
Plot: The lovable Unico the Unicorn still sought after by jealous gods. Is taken to the forest by the West Wind and forgets everything from his earlier fantastic adventure. Unico wonders aimlessly into the deep forest and finds Melvin Magnificat a cranky cat that thinks he is the big boss of the forest. Unico also runs into Cheri a young girl who finds and then cares for Unico. Toby a wannabe magician, Lord Kuruku a powerful magician that has a grudge against the human race, and many more new characters.
Keywords: amnesia, animal, anime, ball-of-light, based-on-comic, based-on-manga, basket, brother-sister-relationship, cape, catActors: Makio Inoue (actor), Chieko Baishô (actress), Barbara Goodson (actress), Masao Maruyama (miscellaneous crew), Osamu Tezuka (director), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Wendee Lee (actress), Wendee Lee (actress), Kazuko Sugiyama (actress), Masaki Tsuji (writer), Harutoshi Ogata (editor), Masahiko Satô (composer), Toshio Hirata (director), Shintarô Tsuji (producer), Junko Hori (actress),
Plot: Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn into exile and thus begins Unico's amazing adventures. He's whisked away to the Land of Mist on the Edge of the Earth where he teaches the meaning of friendship to Beezil. The pesky little Devil of Solitude. But Unico cannot stay. He journeys on to meet Katy a sad little kitty who dreams of becoming a witch. When Unico's magic transforms her into a beautiful girl she falls under the spell of a wicked count and a raging demon. Evil and hatred challenge Unico's powers of love.
Keywords: abandonment, anime, baron, based-on-comic, based-on-manga, basket, berry, bow, bow-the-ribbon, broomActors: Makio Inoue (actor), Chieko Baishô (actress), Barbara Goodson (actress), Masao Maruyama (miscellaneous crew), Osamu Tezuka (director), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Wendee Lee (actress), Wendee Lee (actress), Kazuko Sugiyama (actress), Masaki Tsuji (writer), Harutoshi Ogata (editor), Masahiko Satô (composer), Toshio Hirata (director), Shintarô Tsuji (producer), Junko Hori (actress),
Plot: Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn into exile and thus begins Unico's amazing adventures. He's whisked away to the Land of Mist on the Edge of the Earth where he teaches the meaning of friendship to Beezil. The pesky little Devil of Solitude. But Unico cannot stay. He journeys on to meet Katy a sad little kitty who dreams of becoming a witch. When Unico's magic transforms her into a beautiful girl she falls under the spell of a wicked count and a raging demon. Evil and hatred challenge Unico's powers of love.
Keywords: abandonment, anime, baron, based-on-comic, based-on-manga, basket, berry, bow, bow-the-ribbon, broomActors: Kaneta Kimotsuki (actor), Ichirô Arishima (actor), Osamu Tezuka (writer), Minori Matsushima (actress), Harutoshi Ogata (editor), Junpei Takiguchi (actor), Masashi Furukawa (editor), Mikkî Yoshino (composer), Toshio Hirata (director), Shintarô Tsuji (producer), Yukihide Takekawa (composer), Hiroya Oka (actor), Susumu Akitagawa (producer), Kyoko Iwata (actress),
Plot: The Goddess Venus is jealous of the beautiful human girl Psyche and blames her pet unicorn, Unico, as Psyche's source of good luck that keeps her from the harm of the goddess' cruel intentions. Unico has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. Venus has Unico banished, and the West Wind now takes Unico from one place and time to the next. Taken to a heavily polluted city, Unico meets a sickly girl named Chiko who is suffering because of the pollution of a nearby factory that darkens the entire sky. Unico then is determined to cheer her up, cure her, and destroy the nearby factory.
Keywords: anime, unicorn