Unico: Hunted (Volume 2) New Get 20% OFF across the Scholastic Shop by Samuel Sattin (author), Osamu Tezuka (author), and Gurihiru (illustrator)

“A spellbinding masterpiece” – Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man

The Times’ Children’s Book of the Week (Unico: Hunted)

“An enchanting reboot … will appeal to a broad range of age groups, from eight upwards. Spellbinding” – The Times

Still hunted by Venus, Unico befriends a sickly girl imprisoned by an evil robotic machine.
Lost in space and time, Unico awakens in an abandoned factory town. Saved by the resourceful mouse, Garapachi, Unico befriends Chiko, a human girl. But he soon learns that a sinister force is at work in the town’s factory, bent on killing all living things. Meanwhile, Venus unleashes a fierce hunter who will stop at nothing to find Unico. Can Unico save Chiko? Can the West Wind save Unico?
Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO: Hunted is the second volume in a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved manga by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the “God of Manga.” With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, UNICO is a brilliant series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!