17 April

Contents of Unacknowledged Virtue of The Last Unicorn

Chapter 2 Synopsis
This document is one of the internal documents related to the production of the anime The Last Unicorn created by Topcraft. It was written by Toshiro Ueno, who was in charge of translating the scenario into Japanese. It seems to be the abridgment of the original story, but it has unique contents that cannot simply be said to be a simplification of the original novel. In addition to mentions of visuals and sounds, it includes some descriptions of scenes that are not present in the finished anime. It is characterized by multiple instances that indicate the existence of another preceding anime work.
I was able to include all the 45 pages of this material in Unacknowledged Virtue of The Last Unicorn.

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Chapter 3 Storyboard
A storyboard describes a draft that tells the whole picture of a video work by expressing the camera angle and the composition of the screen with drawings. The storyboard for The Last Unicorn is accompanied here and there, by pieces of English scenario attached to it, together with Japanese translations and notes on the production, making it an interesting document for verifying the process of the creation of the animated film.
Most of the storyboards are included in this book, but there are some storyboards that are not included. It is desirable to have a platform that can publish all storyboards as materials that can be enlarged and verified in detail so that they can be used for research on the anime The Last Unicorn.

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Chapter 4 scenario
There is a Japanese translation of the original scenario written by the author, Peter S. Beagle, translated by Toshiro Ueno. It testifies that there are some parts that are faithful to the original novel but omitted in the actual making of the anime. The alterations and omissions of these parts indicate Topcraft’s own judgment on the adaptation from the original novel.
All the translated scenario is included in Unacknowledged Virtue of The Last Unicorn, afforded with notes that points out the differences from the original novel.

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