Unico (Lyrica)
Lyrica
June 1978
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Publication Information and Chapter Summaries
| Chapter: 001 | Title: Prologue (プロローグ) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 11/1977 |
| Introducing Unico! In ancient Greece Unico has befriended a young mortal girl of unparalleled beauty named Psyche. She is so beautiful that even Venus, the mythological goddess of love, is jealous of her. When Venus discovers that Unico is the source of Psyche’s happiness, she plots to do away with him. When Psyche is pressured into entering Unico into a contest for exceptional pets, Venus makes her move. | |
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| Chapter: 002 | Title: Bison Hill (野牛の丘) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 12/1976 to 01/1977 |
| Left by Zephyrus, the spirit of the West Wind, on the Hill of Oblivion with no memory of his past life, Unico soon befriends a young Indian brave named Teepee. The young boy’s love for Unico gives him the power to make Teepee happy until he meets and falls in love with Mary, a white settler’s daughter. The two soon learn the challenges faced by cross-cultural relationships. | |
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| Chapter: 003 | Title: Lovely Rosellia (うるわしのロゼリア) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 02/1977 to 05/1977 |
| The lovely princess Rosellia is having a terrible time finding a husband. One look at her repulsive father sends potential suitors running for the hills. As such, the evil Lord Dandara plots to marry the princess at take over the kingdom for himself. Things get complicated when Rupinus, a prince from the neighbouring kingdom of Roseland shows up. The catch? The two kingdoms are enemies. Can even Unico sort this out? | |
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| Chapter: 004 | Title: A Cat on a Broomstick (ほうきにのったネコ) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 06/1977 to 07/1977, 09/1977 and 12/1977 |
| After being dropped off by Zephyrus, Unico meets Chao, a little kitten who dreams of being a witch’s black cat. When the two find an old woman living alone in the woods, Chao is convinced she’s found her witch. Unico changes Chao temporarily into a young girl to comfort the old woman, but the more time she spends as a human, the more she likes it. One day she meets a mysterious and handsome stranger in the woods… | |
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| Chapter: 005 | Title: Black Rain and a White Feather (黒い雨と白い羽) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 06/1978, 08/1978 to 09/1978 |
| Unico meets Chiko, a sickly young girl with a kindly uncle. When a factory computer falls in love with the young girl, her uncle tells it there’s no way his niece is going to marry a machine. In retaliation, the computer makes the factory emit clouds of toxic smoke until a black smog covers the sky and begins to make people sick. Can Unico make the computer see the error of its ways? | |
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| Chapter: 006 | Title: Visiting Home (ふるさとをたずねて) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 05/1978 |
| Zephyrus, against Venus’ orders, takes pity on poor Unico decides to give him a chance to visit his true home. There he reunites temporarily with his mother, father and many brothers and sisters, including Corn – his sister with a big appetite. | |
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| Chapter: 007 | Title: The Fangs of Athens (アゼンスの牙の物語) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 11/1978 to 01/1979, 03/1979 |
| A newly arrived and confused Unico is captured by a sphinx after failing to answer her questions. Taken home to feed her son Piro, Unico is happy to discover Piro wants to eat something other than meat. The two become friends and strike off on their own only to be caught up in the plans of Titania, the queen of the forest fairies. | |
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| Chapter: 008 | Title: An Evening at the Ball (一夜だけの舞踏会) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 03/1978 to 04/1978 |
| When Unico crosses paths with the infamous thief Mashka he discovers she’s really just a young girl who’s had a hard life. To make her happy, Unico uses his magic to fulfill her life-long dream of going to a fancy ball and meeting her “prince charming”. The only problem? He’s the chief of police! | |
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| Chapter: 009 | Title: Lonely Unico (ひとりぼっちのユニコ) |
| Published in: Lyrica | Originally published: 01/1978 to 02/1978 |
| When Venus discovers that Unico has been helping beautiful young ladies like Chao and Mashka, she orders Zephyrus to take Unico somewhere where he will be totally alone and bereft of all human contact. With no choice but to obey, Zephyrus takes Unico to a desolate location, but he soon discovers he’s not quite alone. With his only companion a young demon living in perpetual solitude, will Unico be able to teach him the value of friendship? | |
