History Anime / UnicoBlackCloudAndWhiteFeather

* BittersweetEnding: After Unico makes the town become healthier, The West Wind is about to take him away from Chico due to the gods (specifically Venus) being after him. However, Unico begs The West Wind to let him stay a little longer so Chico won't die. While she obeys his decision, she allows Unico to return to her home to give Chico magical flowers that will make her completely healthy again. Sadly, Unico has to leave before Chico wakes up. She and Garappachi the rat are later shown searching for him. The short ends with Unico at the Hill of Oblivion searching for anyone else since he's alone once again as he sheds a SingleTear.

Based on "Black Rain and White Feathers" chapter of the manga. The short takes place in a mostly deserted town that's become unhealthy to live in, due to power plants polluting the air and the water becoming very dirty. As result, the town has become mostly deserted. After Unico (voiced by Hiroya Oka) befriends a girl named Chico (voiced by Creator/MinoriMatsushima), who has become critically ill due to poor environmental conditions. He decides to destroy power plants and digs through a hole to release the polluted water for a healthier climate.

* BittersweetEnding: After Unico makes the town become healthier, The West Wind is about to take him away from Chico due to the gods being after him. However, Unico begs The West Wind to let him stay a little longer so Chico won't die. While she obeys his decision, she allows Unico to return to her home to give Chico magical flowers that will make her completely healthy again. Sadly, Unico has to leave before Chico wakes up. She and a Garappachi the rat are later shown searching for him. The short ends with Unico on another location searching for anyone else since he's alone once again as he sheds a SingleTear.

* SequelHook: The short ends with Unico at another unknown location (implied to be the island that Beezle the Imp lives) searching for somebody to befriend after being lonely once again. While an actual Unico anime series never happened, it would form the basis for two animated films in the early 80s.

Based on "Black Rain and White Feathers" chapter of the manga. The short takes place in a mostly deserted town that's become unhealthy to live in, due to power plants polluting the air and the water becoming very dirty. As result, the town has become mostly deserted. After Unico (voiced by Hiroya Oka) befriends a girl named Tico (voiced by Creator/MinoriMatsushima), who has become critically ill due to poor environmental conditions. He decides to destroy power plants and digs through a hole to release the polluted water for a healthier climate.

** Tico is depicted with long blonde hair in the short. In the manga, her hair was short and is colored brown.
* AdaptedOut: The short removes a few characters' from the original manga this anime is based on. Such as the rat's wife, omitting a few of his children, and a fairy kingdom where Tico is given a white feather by a Fairy Prince to help her live longer.

* AllJustADream: When Tico's grandfather discovers Unico by mistaking him for a goat with a horn, he tosses him out their window, with Tico running after the young foal. Eventually, Unico and Tico get separated before it is revealed that it was just a dream. Sadly, the separation part does become a reality.
* BittersweetEnding: After Unico makes the town become healthier, The West Wind is about to take him away from Tico due to the gods being after him. However, Unico begs The West Wind to let him stay a little longer so Tico won't die. While she obeys his decision, she allows Unico to return to her home to give Tico magical flowers that will make her completely healthy again. Sadly, Unico has to leave before Tico wakes up. She and a rat are later shown searching for him. The short ends with Unico on another location searching for anyone else since he's alone once again as he sheds a SingleTear.
* DelicateAndSickly: Due to the poor living conditions that Unico quickly learns from a rat. Tico has become critically ill and can be heard coughing and having difficulty walking. Unico promises to watch over her and even decides to transform into his "Mighty Unicorn" form to take her for a ride to cleaner locations to make her feel better.
* DarkReprise: During the short's ending, when Unico realizes he's once again alone at another location due to The West Wind taking him away from Tico. The short's theme song is given a more somber reprise as the poor unicorn starts crying.
* CompressedAdaptation: Due to being 26 minute long, the anime cuts a few scenes from the original manga. Notably Unico taking Tico and a rat to an island inhabited by fairies where they gain a white feather to help Tico live longer. Another plotline that was removed was the power planet falling so madly in love with Tico that it starts polluting everything.

* HowDoIShotWeb: When Unico realizes that the crumbs the rat gave him out of selflessness was originally intended for his own children. He begins crying as he unknowingly uses his powers to give the rat's children a small slice of cake. When the rat tells this to him, Unico is completely confused over his capabilities casted from his horn and even hits his own head hoping it might work again.
* MinimalistCast: With the exception of Psyche (Unico's owner) and Venus' non-speaking cameo appearance, the only characters featured in the short is Unico, The West Wind, Tico and her grandfather, and a rat with his children.

* NoNameGiven: Tico's grandfather is never given a name, which even extends to the original manga.

** After seeing a rat's children nibbling on his tail since there's nothing else to eat, Unico sheds tears, and uses his horn to give the rat's children a small cake.

* TenderTears: When learning the rat performed a selfless act by giving him crumbs that was originally intended for his own children. Unico reacts by shedding tears as he unknowingly uses his powers to feed them a slice of cake.

In 2010, the short alongside ''Unico in the Island of Magic'' both received [[LateExportForYou official Spanish dubs]] where Unico was voiced by Rosa Roma [[note]] Replacing Matilda Vilariño who voiced Unico in the original Spanish dub of ''The Fantastic Adventures of Unico''[[/note]]. The short was also included as a bonus feature for the Blu-Ray re-release of ''Unico In The Island of Magic'' in the United States with English subtitles.

In 2010, the short alongside ''Unico in the Island of Magic'' both received [[LateExportForYou official Spanish dubs]] where Unico was voiced by Rosa Roma [[note]] Replacing Matilda Vilariño who voiced Unico in the original Spanish dub of ''The Fantastic Adventures of Unico''[[/note]].

The short takes place in a mostly deserted town that's become unhealthy to live in, due to power plants polluting the air and the water becoming very dirty. As result, the town has become mostly deserted. After Unico (voiced by Hiroya Oka) befriends a girl named Tico (voiced by Creator/MinoriMatsushima), who has become critically ill due to poor environmental conditions. He decides to destroy power plants and digs through a hole to release the polluted water for a healthier climate.

* GreenAesop: The short (based on a chapter in the original manga) involves Unico wandering around a deserted city filled with smoke, smog, and polluted water. When The West Wind sees Unico, she tries following him, but the polluted clouds of smoke from power plants prevent her from going any further.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Unico's hair/mane is [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51y4zg8071L._AC_.jpg colored a darker shade of black/pink]] compared to his standard design where his hair is pink (and occasionally red). Oddly enough, Unico is depicted with pink hair in [[https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rNgcG9VUtaycDZlzzsXdmbJGejZ.jpg some promotional art for the film.]]

* DelicateAndSickly: Due to the poor living conditions that Unico quickly learns from a rat. Tico has critically ill and can be heard coughing and having difficulty walking. Unico promises to watch over her and even decides to transform into his "Mighty Unicorn" form to take her for a ride to cleaner locations to make her feel better.

The short takes place in a mostly deserted town that's become unhealthy to live in, due to power plants polluting the air and the water becoming very dirty. As result, the town has become mostly deserted. After Unico (voiced by Hiroya Oka) befriends a girl named Tico (voiced by Creator/MinoriMatsushima,) who has become critically ill due to poor environmental conditions. He decides to destroy power plants and digs through a hole to release the polluted water for a healthier climate.

The short served as a pilot for [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a potential Unico anime series]], but was rejected by Japanese executives for unknown reasons. As a result, Tezuka and Sanrio decided to save those ideas for a series of Unico feature films in the early 1980s. The first was ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'', released in 1981, and a sequel, ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', was released in 1983. After Sanrio Animation shut down in 1985, Tezuka Productions released a new animated special starring Unico titled ''[[Anime/SavingOurFragileEarthUnicoSpecialChapter Saving our Fragile Earth: Unico Special]]'' in 2000.

An English translation of the short (via Closed Captions) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paxjrzr6hcQ&t=501s can be viewed here.]]

* BittersweetEnding: After Unico makes the town become healthier, The West Wind is about to take him away from Tico due to the gods being after him. However, Unico begs The West Wind to let him stay a little longer so Tico won't die. While she obeys his decision, she allows Unico to return to her home to give Tico magical flowers that will make her completely healthy again. Sadly, Unico has to leave before Tico wakes up. She and a rat are later shown searching for him. The short ends with Unico on another location searching for anybody else since he's alone once again.

* SingleTear: After seeing a rat's children nibbling on his tail since there's nothing else to eat, Unico sheds tears, and uses his horn to give the rat's children a small cake.

The short takes place in a mostly deserted town that's become unhealthy to live in, due to power plants polluting the air and the water becoming very dirty. As result, the town has become mostly deserted. After Unico (voiced by Hiroya Oka) befriends a girl named Tico (voiced by Creator/MinoriMatsushima), he decides to destroy power plants and digs through a hole to release the polluted water.

* SingleTear: After seeing a rat's children nibbling on his tail since there's nothing else to eat, Unico begins tearing up, and uses his horn to give the rat's children a small cake.

* ArtEvolution: Unico's design in this short is based off his early appearances in the original manga (notably his orange eyes which switched to blue/green in the films), before the design used in the film series became his default design.

* ArtEvolution: Unico's design in this short is based off his early appearances in the original manga (notably his orange eyes which switched to blue/green in the films), before the design used film series became his default design.

* MinimalistCast: With the exception of Psyche and Venus' non-speaking cameo appearance, the only characters featured in the short is Unico, The West Wind, Tico and her grandfather, and a rat with his children.

The short served as a pilot for [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a potential Unico anime series]], but was rejected by Japanese executives for unknown reasons. As a result, Tezuka and Sanrio decided to save those ideas for a series of Unico feature films in the early 1980s. The first was ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'', released in 1981, and a sequel, ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', was released in 1983. After Sanrio Animation shut down in 1985, Tezuka Productions released a new animated special starring Unico titled ''Saving our Fragile Earth: Unico Special'' in 2000.

''Unico: Black Cloud and White Feather'' (simply titled ''UNICO'' in the short) is a 1979 Japanese ShortFilm by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]], marking the animation debut of Creator/OsamuTezuka's Manga/{{Unico}}.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Unico's hair/mane is colored a darker shade of black/pink compared to his standard design where his hair is pink (and occasionally red).

* SingleTear: After seeing a rat's children nibbling on his tail since there's nothing else to eat, Unico begins tearing up, and uses his horn to give the rat's children a small cake.

The short takes place in a mostly deserted town that's become unhealthy to live in, due to power plants polluting the air and the water becoming very dirty. As result, the town has become mostly deserted. After Unico befriends a girl named Tico, he decides to destroy power plants and digs through a hole to release the polluted water.

The short served as a pilot for a potential Unico anime series, but was rejected by Japanese executives for unknown reasons. As a result, Tezuka and Sanrio decided to save those ideas for a series of Unico feature films in the early 1980s. The first was ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'', released in 1981, and a sequel, ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'', was released in 1983. After Sanrio Animation shut down in 1985, Tezuka Productions released a new animated special starring Unico titled ''Saving our Fragile Earth: Unico Special'' in 2000.

''Unico: Black Cloud and White Feather'' is a 1979 Japanese ShortFilm by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]], marking the animation debut of Creator/OsamuTezuka's Manga/{{Unico}}.