UniMinipet () is a South Korean aeni produced by DongWoo Animation. It aired on SBS and seven local private broadcasting networks from June 15, 2001 to December 7, 2001.
The series follows Won Dong-woo, an elementary school student who accidentally connects his family’s robotic pet shop to a four-dimensional realm called Uniland. Alongside two secret agents inhabiting robotic pet bodies, Dong-woo must hunt down rogue "Bugpets" that have escaped into the human world and search for mystical Unistones to restore the agents' powers.
Plot Elementary school student Won Dong-woo has a strange feeling whenever he opens the closet door in his bedroom, although everyone does not believe him when he explains it. Only he can sense this feeling, because he is destined to open the door. His closet is actually a secret portal that connects to a four-dimensional realm called Uniland, a world where creatures known as the "Unipets" live. One day, "Bugpets" wanted for committing crimes in Uniland escape to the human world and hide inside the Robo Pets in Dong-woo's Robo Pet shop. Uniland dispatches two special agents, Goyang and Ham, to the human world to catch the Bugpets, and the two inevitably end up in Dong-woo's closet. However, they encounter a problem; only souls can pass through the door. Therefore the agents decide to hide inside the Robo Pets just like the Bugpets did. Since they lose their power while being transferred to another world, they search for the Unistones to recover them and, at the same time, upgrade themselves. As a result, they team up with Dong-woo and go on a mission to eradicate the Bugpets.
Characters Won Dong-woo (; voiced by Lee Seong) is a pleasant, responsible and cheerful 10-year-old elementary school student who lives with his mother Go Eun-bi, who runs a Robo Pet shop. Since his dad died in an accident three years ago, he has been helping his mother with household chores. However, since Eun-bi makes particularly frequent mistakes during chores and while running the shop, it can be said that Dong-woo is actually doing all the work. His school grades are always at the top because he finds school work much easier than housework. One day, he opens the closet door in his room, and the Bugpets who committed crimes in Uniland escape to the human world. Goyang and Ham, the Uniland agents chasing the Bugpets, also end up in the human world. The closet is a portal connecting Uniland and the human world, and Dong-woo is the only one who can open the door, getting a strange feeling when he does so. If someone other than the person who can open the door opens it, it appears to be a regular closet. After meeting Goyang and Ham, they actively cooperate in the Bugpet eradication operation. He wears the Gatekeeper's Pendant given to him by his father, which is processed and converted into a magnetic ring. In the webtoon, his personality has not changed much, but he seems to be suffering from an illness due to being in his middle school years. When he is mentally cornered, he fills a speech bubble with phrases that make his hands and feet tremble, and then he falters, but Goyang and Ham stop him. Dong-woo is named after the animation company that produced the series, DongWoo Animation. Yu Mi-ran (; voiced by Cha Myung-hwa) is Ahn Woo-soo's cousin and the daughter of a rich family. She never gets along with Woo-soo, who is conceited and ignores his innocent friends. She has a crush on Dong-woo and always defends him and Park Sang-hyun when Woo-soo argues with the former, but he only sees Dong-woo as a close friend and is indifferent to romantic relationships. Mi-ran unconditionally participates and helps Dong-woo in anything he does, playing the role of a helpful mentor at the beginning of the series. However, as Seong Jin-ah and Sa Yu-ri appeared in the middle of the series, she was pushed into the background, and is shown often becoming jealous of them. Park Sang-hyun (; voiced by Lim Eun-jeong) is a close friend of Dong-woo and the only one who knows about the Bug pet eradication operation. Although his mathematical studies are low, he has a strong sense of justice and trustworthiness, and is of great help to Dong-woo, and works with Dr. Isanghae, Jin-ah and Yu-ri to return the Bugpets that have crossed over from Uniland to the human world. Goyang (; voiced by Kim Kwan-jin) is a female special agent and Dong-woo's partner. She says that in Uniland she was a beautiful woman with a voluptuous glamorous body and tall stature, a fact that has not been confirmed at all. She is quite dissatisfied with being turned into a cat Robo Pet. She seems to be having a hard time controlling Ham, who is unruly in everything. Goyang has a bratty, proud, selfish and spontaneous personality, is a nag, and often fights with Ham over trivial things. Although she has a strong ego and a temper, she also has a reasonable side. Even in her peaceful daily life, she watches the news and collects various information, so unlike Ham, she appears to be sincere in her work. In the webtoon, she goes on vacation and stays in the human world for a while with Ham, though their relationship does not seem to have changed much. It is said that when she was young, she had a complex because she had a large physique for a girl. Ham (; voiced by Cha Myung-hwa) is a male special agent and Dong-woo's partner. He has a carefree and easy-going personality, and has arguments with Goyang. He has loved food since he was in Uniland, so he looks for food even in his hamster Robo Pet form. However, if he eats food, his Robo Pet breaks down, much to Goyang and Dr. Isanghae's annoyance. He likes comic books, television, animation and pop genres such as idol singers. He may be a Uniland agent, but plays an active role in Bugpet cases. However, he is too careless and condescending. In the webtoon, he goes on vacation and stays in the human world for a while with Goyang, though their relationship does not seem to have changed much. It is said that Ham's human body in Uniland was judged unfit to be a special agent because it was small and weak. However, even though his physical abilities are inferior, he eventually became a special agent and is active, so it seems that his abilities are quite good, contrary to his appearance. Go Eun-bi (; voiced by Lim Eun-jeong) is a 32-year-old widow and Won Dong-woo's mother. She claims to be 28 years old, contrary to her actual age. She looks so young and pretty that people who do not know her think that she is Dong-woo's older sister. She was originally a girl from a wealthy family, but they disowned her when she married Dong-woo's father, who was an orphan. However, due to her optimistic personality, she manages to live happily, running a Robo Pet shop. Since Eun-bi makes particularly frequent mistakes during household chores and when running the shop, it can be said that Dong-woo is actually doing all the work. In the webtoon, Goyang and Ham are briefly excited about the incomparable improvement in Eun-bi's cooking, but judging from Dong-woo's reaction, it seems that only the surface quality of her cooking has improved. Dong-woo seems to be having a hard time in one way or another, as his mother still has terrible housework skills. Dr. Isanghae (; voiced by Oh In-seong) is an eccentric 60-year-old scientist who lives next door to Dong-woo. He has a strong spirit of taking on new challenges, and although he is slightly hot-tempered, always gets excited when he sees something new and amazing, and sometimes causes accidents, he provides a lot of help to Goyang and Ham, such as making various inventions needed for the Bugpet eradication operation and upgrading the Unistones. Isanghae's last name in Korean means "strange" or "weird". Magic (; voiced by Kim Kwan-jin) is a man in his mid-30s. He was originally a magician, but ended up in a car accident while trying to save his Robo Pet. During the accident, a Bugpet's soul enters, but he cannot fully settle in the human body, only doing so in half of it. Since his arrest by Goyang and Ham, he has been taking care of Dong-woo's house, and falls in love with Go Eun-bi at first sight, helping her with all kinds of chores. He loves women very much, and often makes mistakes at crucial moments as a result. The name "Magic" is said to be that of a Bugpet. In the final episode, when Go Eun-bi refers to Magic by name after the Bugpet's soul has left his body, he is reminded of the magic commonly used in daily life. Ahn Woo-soo (; voiced by Kim Jeong-ju) is Dong-woo's classmate and a boy from a rich family. He tends to openly ignore Dong-woo just because he is rich, and he has two bald twin henchmen named Bang-gu and Bang-seok. He is always condescending and is shown bragging about how much money he has in every episode. However, he is always fussy and ends up breaking down. Dong-woo just ignores him, while his friends Yu Mi-ran and Park Sang-hyun get indignant. Woo-soo's mother has the same arrogant personality as her son. It is said that, like his mother, he gets away with his actions without being properly scolded. Compared to Sa Yu-ri's family, he is an insignificant little brat. Surprisingly, the Bugpets often cause his suffering throughout the series. Seong Jin-ah (; voiced by Lee Seon-joo) is Dong-woo's new tomboy girlfriend who appears from episode 13 onwards, replacing Yu Mi-ran, and the daughter of the police investigation team's leader. Her future dream is to become a detective. She investigates the crimes committed by the Black Rose Society, led by the Horned Rat. Although she is young, she has quite sharp reasoning skills and a tough personality for an average girl. She plays a very active role in the series, such as saving Sa Yu-ri when she is attacked by Frog, being present in the final battle with Frog at the end, and working together with Dr. Isanghae, Sang-hyun and Yu-ri to send the Bugpets that crossed into the human world back to Uniland. She is mentioned a lot by Ahn Woo-soo, Yu Mi-ran and Sa Yu-ri, who each come from a wealthy family, so it is presumed that she lives quite well here as well due to her wealth. She lives in a two-story luxury townhouse.