Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Series, 2010, Universal Century, Set in UC 0096
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is #16 of 27 in release order and #10 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.
The story
When Banagher Links meets the mysterious Audrey Burne, he inherits the Unicorn Gundam and is swept up into the battle for space colony independence.
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn recap
In UC 0096, three years after Char's Counterattack, Banagher Links, a student on the industrial colony Industrial 7, finds a Zeon girl, Audrey Burne, who is really Mineva Lao Zabi. A deal between the powerful Vist Foundation and the Neo Zeon remnant the Sleeves turns violent, and Banagher becomes the pilot of the Unicorn Gundam, which holds the key to Laplace's Box, a secret said to topple the Federation. The Sleeves are led by Full Frontal, who looks like Char Aznable. The Unicorn reveals the box's coordinates one by one. Banagher is taken in by the Federation ship Nahel Argama, by the Sleeves and by both again, and connects with the enhanced pilot Marida Cruz, who dies. Riddhe Marcenas, who loves Mineva, pilots the Banshee.
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn ending explained
The box is the original Federation Charter, with a clause promising space-born Newtypes a role in government. Mineva broadcasts it. Banagher defeats Full Frontal, who dies, and the Unicorn and Banshee stop the Federation's colony laser.
Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is streaming on Hulu in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10, MyAnimeList 8.09
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mobile Suit Gundam 00, before Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer.
- Chronological order: after Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, before Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative.
What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
In release order, 7 Gundam essentials come before Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010), from Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) to Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993).
Cast
- Koki Uchiyama as Banagher Links (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Riddhe Marcenas (voice)
- Rikiya Koyama as Flaste Schole (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Daguza Mackle (voice)
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Watts Stepny (voice)
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Angelo Sauper (voice)
- Shinji Ogawa as Ronan Marcenas (voice)
- Hiro Shimono as Takuya Irei (voice)
- Takayuki Sugo as Cardeas Vist (voice)
- Yutaka Aoyama as Gael Chan (voice)
- Wataru Takagi as Alberto Vist (voice)
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Mihiro Oiwakken (voice)