Wow, this month went by in a flash!
Other than making a few minor updates here and there, I realized I was running behind! Oops! I’ve kept up on things regarding Unico: Awakening but made a few other updates to the site as well. There has certainly been a boost to the amount of people visiting the site, and this is because of the latest Unico manga’s popularity. After Unico: Awakening’s release, the amount of people searching for information about the second volume is leading them to this site. I’m hoping the information I’ve added can help.
Speaking of the second volume, I enjoyed writing the What do we know about Unico: Hunted? article earlier this month. I kept going back and forth on how I wanted to write it, especially since the book is not available yet. While I know there will be more news and information about Unico: Hunted in the coming months, I really wanted to share some knowledge based on the original work for those interested. In a recent NPR interview with Samuel Sattin, he revealed a bit more of the plot, stating that “Unico wakes up in a strange and nearly abandoned city run by the entity that is not human but thinks it is, and thinks it is a mother to a young girl in the city who needs a lot of help.” I’m sure fans of all ages are excited to see what will happen next.
Meanwhile, Japan is still releasing Unico related merchandise, which you might have seen this month. It’s always fun to see collaborations and new items. Being an older fan, I would love to see a Sanrio x Unico collaboration, possibly reusing some 80s merchandise designs. Sanrio has already collaborated with Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack and Pinoko characters, so you never know. With Unico getting closer to his 50th anniversary in the next few years, I have a feeling we’ll continue to see a lot more of Unico.
But anyway, time for a few updates!
– Updated the Unico: Awakening Publication page with information on Unico: Hunted. You’ll find ISBNs, page number, date and more. Also added the pre-order links as well.
– Added the English lyrics to “Song of Unico” from the Unico: Awakening music video trailer. Hopefully, I’ll have the Japanese lyrics up soon! My Japanese isn’t great, so I don’t trust my listening abilities while trying to figure out the Japanese lyrics.
– Continuing to add Unico: Awakening related interviews in the interview section. I try to keep up with these because there is often some interesting information shared.
– Added the 2020 Tezutopia teaser appearance of Unico to his Character Page. You can see the teaser/trailer on YouTube.
– Added information about the June 1982 issue of Shougaku Ichinensei magazine where they reprinted a previous chapter from May 1981.
– Added the 1983 My Unico wallet into the Unico Bags section.
– Added a 1970s Sanrio Lyrica Unico Badge to the Unico Related Omake section. I’m pretty sure it came with an issue of Lyrica magazine, but it may have been attached or given out at Sanrio stores. Will update information when I know for sure.
– The Unico Related Animation Cels page is now up. For now, it only has cels from my collection (which isn’t much), but I’ll continue to add more photos and information.
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