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Unico, Volume 1

Awakening

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An adventure across space and time awaits!

"A spellbinding masterpiece." — Dav Pilkey, #1 bestselling creator of Dog Man

UNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure.

In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico's love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both!

Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO: Awakening is a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved story by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga." With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, UNICO is a brilliant manga series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!

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      July 1, 2024
      Grades 3-6 Originally created in the 1970s by Tezuka, Unico gets a fresh look in this new take on the vintage character. Capable of bringing happiness wherever he goes, pastel-colored, baby unicorn Unico is reviled by jealous, power-hungry Venus. To protect him, Zephyrus repeatedly removes his memories and secrets him away in a new location any time his powers get too noticeable. It's on this backdrop that our story begins, when Unico meets Chloe, a brave but slightly clueless cat, and together they seek a safe place to call home. With all the energy of an animated cartoon, Gurihiru's eye-catching, cinematic art in a lush color palette offers excellent character design, playing up the contrast between cute, rounded Unico and Chloe and the pretty but ominous look of Venus and her minions, especially a cruel hunter often threateningly wielding a gun. There's lots at play in this first volume of a projected series, and it mostly serves to establish characters and backstory for later installments, but the epic stakes, rampant magic, and manga feel will likely give this wide appeal.

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