Feb 9, 2024
First of all this review contains some spoilers because it was impossible for me to write something without mentioning some so I'm sorry!
I had been fascinated by Unico's first film and even its OVA, but this film did not move me as much as the previous one. The artwork and the scenarios with the background music are still great and capture the atmosphere of the film but my main problem is the other characters in the plot and things happens very quickly sometimes, starting with Sherry, who is the girl who shelters Unico in her house with her family. yeah, she loves Unico but I
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feel that her role was very short for the potential she had, as for her brother Torby I feel that he could be used a little more because he was a very interesting character and I would have liked to know more things about him. For example, why did he decide to study magic? continuing with the cat that appears at the beginning only remains as comic filler and it doesn't bother me because it is simply a children's movie and that's it, but I feel that there were more wasted characters like the Trojan horse that only appears for a maximum of 3 minutes and was only used to tell the story of the villain and the same with Mars, which is the creature they introduce in this film but she contributes almost nothing to the story other than guiding the protagonists to the end of the world to meet the aforementioned Trojan horse and nothing more. As for the villain, I feel that he is well constructed with an interesting origin and some striking powers as well. The final fight with Unico feels exciting and I cannot deny it, although it was a somewhat bittersweet ending for me, but it continues with the main plot of Unico separating again of his friends and being taken again to an unknown land where he must start again alone. I give it a 7/10 since I am still captivated by the atmosphere and story of Unico in each of his projects and I only recommend it to those who are interested in the works of Osamu Tezuka or who really like old animes with magic friendship themes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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