- Fantasy
- Graphic Novels
- Ages 8–12
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Unico is a full-colour manga saga reimagining one of Osamu Tezuka's best-loved creations for a new generation, written by Samuel Sattin, drawn by the Eisner-winning art team Gurihiru, and developed with Tezuka Productions. Unico is a young unicorn with an extraordinary gift, the power to fill the hearts around him with love, a power so threatening to the goddess Venus that she has him banished across space and time until he forgets who he is. Taken in by a fiercely loyal watch-cat, Unico journeys through strange and often unkind worlds, making friends, losing his memory, and holding onto hope while Venus and her hunters pursue him. Warm, wondrous and quietly moving, and printed left-to-right for newcomers to manga, it is a beautifully drawn story about love, memory and the courage to keep being good.
A gorgeous full-colour manga revival of Osamu Tezuka's gentle unicorn, about kindness, memory and loyalty, beginner-friendly and quietly moving.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Heartwarming
- Adventurous
- Bittersweet
- Suspenseful
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
2/ 5A working classic for readers in the know.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 3 books.
About the creator