Unico: Awakening (Volume 1)

(W) Osamu Tezuka, Samuel Sattin (A) Gurihiru. An adventure across space and time awaits! Unico tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who* after enraging the evil goddess Venus* is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind* Unico continues to help others* before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure. In this first manga* Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat* Chloe* who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest* they take refuge with a kindly* but helpless* old woman. To take care of her* Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl* but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico's love has awakened Venus and her minion* Byron* who want to destroy them both! Conceived anew by author Samuel Sattin and artist team Gurihiru* and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions* Unico: Awakening is a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved story by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka* the "God of Manga.