History Anime / MobileSuitGundamUnicorn

* BringHimToMe: Barely a quarter of the way into episode two, [[spoiler:Banagher]] finds himself overwhelmed in battle and captured. Less than ten minutes later, the viewer sees [[spoiler:him]] taken to [[CharClone Full Frontal]].

** The NZ-999 Neo Zeong contains nods out a number of large mobile armors from past series. The name and basic design are taken from the MSN-02 Zeong from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', it docks with the Sinanju in a similar way as the [=GP03=] from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory 0083]]'' and the designation number calls back to the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack NZ-333 Alpha Aziel]], except that it's 3 times the number which is fitting since it's [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority red]] and piloted by a CharClone.

** This is somewhat rectified by the English dub of the ''Origin'' OVAs, [[TheOtherDarrin in which Char is now played by the same actor as Full Frontal]].

* ForWantOfANail: Just about ''everything'' that's happened in the Universal Century could be traced in some form or another to the Laplace incident in UC 0001.

** [[spoiler: The nature of the NT-D System using its pilot as a WetwareCPU makes certain shots much more noticeable - before Banagher accidentally killed Gilboa, every time Destroy mode activates, Banagher's face is not seen for an extended period of time, as if to illustrate during that time, Banagher isn't the one controlling the Unicorn - the NT-D system is.]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The Unicorn's AI spoke fluent English in the Japanese version, when Cardeas Vist and an Anaheim employee were testing it.
** Also in the first episode, the Earth Federation's Prime Minister speaks in Japanese, with an English voice translating what he says shortly after (presumably an interpreter).
** The opening conversation of Episode 5 is done completely in English. Both speak perfect English, though Torrington Control lacks any obvious accent while the Vist Foundation speaker has a heavy Asian accent.
** [[spoiler:The Universal Century Charter]] seen in Episode 7 is written in perfect English and reads like an actual official document.
** Some of the vocal tracks in the soundtracks have perfect, if at times accented English versions sung by the same artist.

** This is somewhat rectified by the English dub of the ''Origin'' movies, [[TheOtherDarrin in which Char is now played by the same actor as Full Frontal]].

*** The Klimt, a Vist Foundation ship used under the guise of transporting works of art to and from the colonies, is named after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt Gustav Klimt.]]

* OffScreenVillainDarkMatter: While the Sleeves have some crappy and outdated stuff, it still would take a lot of money to have all of what they do.
** They're funded by sympathisers, like the Governor of Palau. Also, they get free suits from Anaheim Electronics, whose want to keep the Federation and Zeon fighting to stay in the black. In this respect its possible that the Sleeves not so much stole the Sinanju but it was given to them by Anaheim, this is perhaps further supported by the fact that the thing looks like a more refined version of Sazabi.

** The Gustav Karl from ''[[Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash Hathaway's Flash]]'' makes an appearance in Episode Seven. Here though, its existence is explained as being newly-developed offshoots of the same project that spawned the Unicorn and Banshee.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Nobody predicted Gryps II suddenly showing up to rain on everyone's parade. Counts double if you consider Full Frontal's plan was doomed the second he tipped off the location of the Box to the Federation; even if he had defeated Banager, the colony laser would've killed him and destroyed the Box.

''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' is a 7-episode 2010-2014 OVA series set in the Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' continuity. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Creator/{{Sunrise}}, it features music by Music/HiroyukiSawano (who would later compose the music for ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' and ''Anime/KillLaKill'', among many other projects) and is based on a ten-volume (plus one extra) novel series by Harutoshi Fukui.

''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' is a 7-episode 2010-2014 OVA series set in the Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' continuity. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Creator/{{Sunrise}}, it features music by Music/HiroyukiSawano (who would later compose the music for ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' and ''Anime/KillLaKill'', among many other projects) and is based on a novel series by Harutoshi Fukui.

A TV edition of the [=OVA=]s, ''Mobile Suit Gundam UC RE:0096'', began airing April 3, 2016 on Creator/TVAsahi. The anime is reedited for the television version, featuring a new opening and ending theme with new animated footage. Tielle performed the opening theme song "Into The Sky", while Sawano performed the ending themes (Titled "Next 2U -eUC-" and "bL∞dy f8 -eUC-"), and Creator/ShuichiIkeda narrated the "next episode" preview footage each week as his character Full Frontal. This version is available for worldwide streaming on both [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/mobile-suit-gundam-unicorn-re0096 Crunchyroll]]. It also premiered on Creator/{{Toonami}} on January 7, 2017.

* {{Bishonen}}: Some males in the anime adaption.

It should be noted that this is the first Gundam series to air on Creator/TVAsahi since ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX''. And mind you, TV Asahi was ''Gundam''[='s=] original home from 1979 to 1996.

''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' is a 7-episode 2010-2014 OVA series set in the Universal Century ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' continuity. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Creator/{{Sunrise}}, it features music by Music/HiroyukiSawano (who would later compose the music for ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' and ''Anime/KillLaKill'', among many other projects) and is based on a novel series by Harutoshi Fukui, described by some as Japan's Creator/TomClancy and famous for his military novels about the Imperial Japanese Army and UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce. And infamous for adding militaristic flavor and portraying the Japanese military as heroic, which makes some of Japan's neighbors go a bit...crazy.

* ShoutOut: Audrey Burne is named after Creator/AudreyHepburn. There is even a movie poster named Runaway Princess, a blatant ShoutOut to ''Film/RomanHoliday.''

** The upcoming Mobile Armor in episode 7, [[spoiler:[[http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/NZ-999_Neo_Zeong the Neo Zeong]],]] combines major elements of the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeong]], the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Neue Ziel]], and the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Alpha Azeiru]], all while integrating the mobile-suit-inside-a-mobile-armor aspect from the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gundam GP03 Dendrobium Orchis]].