Anime
Title: Unico, Il Piccolo Unicorno / Le fantastiche avventure di Unico
Translation: Unico, the Little Unicorn / The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Release Date: Broadcasted January 6, 1986 on Rai 1. On February 25, 2022, Sanver Production Ltd made the full film available with a new dub in Italy and other European nations.
Information: The 1986 Italian dub was edited and only TV recorded tapes survived over the years. No physical release to media is known. The 2022 dub is available on the streaming service CHILI.
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Unico | Melina Martello (1986 dub), Irene Giuliano (2022 dub) |
| Beezel (Akuma-kun) | Fabio Boccanera (1986 dub), Santo Verduci (2022 dub) |
| Katy (Chao) | Clelia Bernacchi (1986 dub), Laura Valastro (2022 dub) |
| Vecchietta (Old woman)/ Nonna (Grandmother) | Clelia Bernacchi (1986 dub), Simona Biasetti (2022 dub) |
| Dio (God) | Nino Scardina (1986 dub), Guido Rutta (2022 dub) |
| Barone (Baron de Ghost) | Walter Rivetti (2022 dub) |
| Vento dell’Ovest (West Wind) | Marta De Lorenzis (2022 dub) |
| Vento della Notte (Night Wind) | Alessandra Eleonori (2022 dub) |
| Patricia Giangrand | Narrator (2022 dub) |
Title: Unico nell’isola della magia
Translation: Unico on the Island of Magic
Release Date: March 15, 2022, on CHILI
Information: For the first time ever, Sanver Production Ltd dubbed and released the full film in Italy and other European nations on the streaming service CHILI. The film’s theme song is sung by Santo Verduci.
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Unico | Irene Giuliano |
| Kuruku (Kukurukku) | Giorgio Perno |
| Melvin (Yamaneko) | Pietro Ubaldi |
| Tobi | Giorgio Longoni |
| Cheri | Laura Valastro |
| Mamma (Cheri’s mother) | Simona Biasetti |
| Padre (Cheri’s father) | Walter Rivetti |
| Gatto Blue (Blue Cat) | Santo Verduci |
| Gatto Brown (Brown Cat) | Alberto Bonavia |
| Cavallo di Troia (Trojan Horse) | Guido Rutta |
| Figlio della Sfinge (Son of the Sphinx) | Erica Laiolo |
| Vento dell’Ovest (West Wind) | Marta De Lorenzis |
| Additional Voices | Maura Marenghi Anna Charlotte Barbera David Fazio Patrizia Giangrand |
Title: Kimba, Unico nell’isola della magia, Le fantastiche avventure di Unico
Publisher: Sanver Production Ltd
Release Date: Sent out to members in March 2025
Format: Three-DVD set + One CD
Region: 2
Sound: Stereo
Audio: Italian
Subtitles: Italian
This DVD set was only available if you had a Contactoons fan club membership and featured three Osamu Tezuka films dubbed in Italian. The set also included a CD with the theme songs made especially for the films by Santo Verduci.
Manga
Title: Unico
Release Date: October 21, 2020
Information: The publisher, J-POP MANGA, released the Unico full-colored manga to Italian readers for the first time as part of their Osamushi Collection.
| Chapters | Translation |
|---|---|
| Prologo | Prologue |
| La collina dei bisonti | The Hill of Bison |
| La leggiadra Roselia | The Gracious Roselia |
| Il gatto sulla scopa | The Cat on the Broom |
| Pioggia nera e ali bianche | Black Rain and White Wings |
| In visita al paese natale | Visiting the Hometown |
| La storia delle zanne di Atene | The Story of the Fangs of Athens |
| Il ballo di un’unica notte | The One Night Dance |
| Unico rimane solo | Unico Remains Alone |
Title: Unico: Il risveglio
Release Date: August 6, 2024
Information: The publisher Tunué, published the Italian version of Unico: Awakening. For more information about this book series, please see our links below:
– Unico – Il risveglio
– Unico: Awakening (2024)
Title: Unico: Braccato
Release Date: October 3, 2025
Information: The publisher Tunué, published the Italian version of Unico: Hunted. For more information about this book series, please see our links below:
References:
– Unico (manga) – Wikipedia
– Sanver Production Ltd Facebook – Unico
– www.sanverproduction.com
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