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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

2010–2014 · 1 season

A sweeping, serious mecha epic that balances intricate political intrigue with intense space battles and earnest young pilots.

Created by: Koichi Hatsumi, Hirotaka Endo
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, War & politics
Starring: Koki Uchiyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Rikiya Koyama

Overview: When Banagher Links meets the mysterious Audrey Burne, he inherits the Unicorn Gundam and is swept up into the battle for space colony independence.

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Created by: Koichi Hatsumi, Hirotaka Endo
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, War & politics
Starring: Koki Uchiyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Rikiya Koyama

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
identity
power
betrayal
redemption
Places: space
military
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, sci-fi & fantasy, war & politics
Created by: Koichi Hatsumi, Hirotaka Endo, Kazuya Murata, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Masakazu Hishida, Teruo Sato
Written by: Yasuyuki Muto
Starring: Koki Uchiyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Rikiya Koyama, Hiroki Touchi, Hiroki Yasumoto, Tetsuya Kakihara, Shinji Ogawa, Hiro Shimono
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
Length: 1 seasons, 7 episodes
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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