The Fantastic Adventures Of Unico:  Special Edition DVD

Unico.  The classic cartoon character adored by many for so many years.   This is the the most well known of the series and is quite a classical gem of animation.   To this day Unico still inspires many well know artists around the world.   Sailor Moon being a prime example just a few years back.  This is the Special Edition and it is just amazing.  It has beautiful menus (some motion menus) with vibrant Unico artwork.   It is chock full of stuff that diehard Unico fans will love.  The biggest being the original Japanese pilot of Unico!  This is the raw pilot that started it all.... in Japanese.  See how Unico was first brought to the animation world.  There are also scene selection menus, animated trailers, oh yeh, and really cool Unico trivia info, i.e facts, and  a 'Bloopers' list.  I've watched this cartoon hundreds of times and was amazed I didn't catch a few of the Bloopers they mentioned.   The menus all have music as well and it is quite entertaining to say the least.  I want to give a brief Unico summary to all those who are not familiar with the Unico story.

Summary: 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.

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The video still lives up to today.  The animation is very beautiful and flows smoothly.  The DVD itself is in mint condition.   The case artwork is very nice as well, I'll try to include a few pictures so you have a better idea.  And while the DVD is from Japan the main story is in English entirely.   The pilot is japanese as it was never dubbed into English.  The quality of the main story is excellent.  I was extremely impressed with the colors and the sound.  Even though it is almost 25 years old, i could barely tell.  The pilot on the other hand is only fair quality, with many 'wobbles'. I think they just threw it onto the special features for the fans. And being a diehard fan, it is definitely my favorite part of the DVD.  It really gives you a unique perspective of how Unico got developed, as well as just being a very interesting thing to watch.  I never knew it existed on any format until this DVD.    Let's see what else...oh yeh, chapter markings as well throughout!  The DVD has some nice text & graphics as well on it.  And it will play on any player around the world as well so that's awesome. NTSC format.  Oh yeh and the total runtime of everything is about 2 hours exactly.     If you are new to the Unico adventures, or a diehard fan you will really enjoy this DVD.   Thanks for checking out my listing.

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