Most of Osamu Tezuka's hundreds of works have sad endings. And no matter how cute the protagonist and theme, the plot will definitely reflect the cruel side of real society. One such classic is "The Magical Unicorn". The plot is similar to That of Bird of Fire.
Unicorn children unicorns are born with a magical power that can make people happy. So everyone liked her very much, but the goddess Venus, jealous, ordered the Zephyr Elves to take away the unicorn and erase her memories. The kind Zephyr Elf takes the unicorn to an isolated island, where the unicorn meets Indian children, lonely princesses, cats abandoned by their owners, and many other friends, and helps them overcome difficulties and achieve happiness.
At first glance, this seems to be just a warm friendship story for children, but in fact, the setting of the unicorn is very painful.
In the movie version, she has a famous line called "Don't take your hobby from me?" As long as someone loves her, she is willing to give all her efforts for others.
However, due to Venus's orders, each story ends with the West Wind Elf erasing her memories and taking her on the next journey. Every time the unicorn shows a look of "I don't remember anything", it breaks the reader's heart. And although she is still young, every time her friend is about to make a mistake, she can always stop it in time to avoid tragedy, and she is actually very mature inside.
It is said that the shape of the unicorn was created by accident when Osamu Tezuka visited the Sanrio Studio in the United States.
Serialized in Sanrio's magazine RIRIKA from 1976 to 1979, this toddler-oriented manga features full-color pages and horizontal text in the style of the magazine. After the suspension of RIRIKA, it continued to be serialized in "First Grade of Elementary School", which was transferred to the Elementary School Hall from 1980 to 1984.
The unicorn gained a lot of popularity at the time, in 1981 (the same year HelloKitty first appeared on the big screen, and the unicorn also appeared in the background of HelloKitty) and 1983, and in 1983 it was filmed twice, and in 2012 it was released with a 20-word animated TV version.
Unfortunately, with the passage of time, this young age has gradually grown into middle age for the audience of the work. The world is on the verge of forgetting the existence of the unicorn. This year coincides with the 70th anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's career as a manga artist, so some people who have a heart want to bring the unicorn back into the public eye.
Last year Little More published a full-color version of unicorn comics, filling in the missing gaps in unicorn comics one-shots.
As a result, in various commemorative events to commemorate Osamu Tezuka that began in March this year, the cute figure of the unicorn can often be seen.
She has worked with many artists, celebrities, clothing, shows, and toy manufacturers to re-enter the public eye in various gestures.
Next month, on the 5th of the 5th, the "Cultural Festival for the 40th Anniversary of the Birth of the Unicorn" will be held, when the 81st edition of the movie Unicorn will be screened again.
Osamu Tezuka really knows how to poke at the softest areas of people's hearts, he let such a cute unicorn bear such a history and setting, seeing her cute eyes, you seem to have no choice but to love her. This may also be a kind of magic of Tezuka.
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