In two short years, I’ve become an obsessed fan who jumps on every opportunity to sing praises of this amazing comic (to the point that I’m sure a few friends and my wife are sick of hearing about it). I own several Usagi action figures, including a 1989 “Mint on Card” from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line (that I hope to get signed this weekend). As with WikiFur, the text of Wikipedia is available under CC-BY-SA and the GFDL.Two years ago, I had never read Usagi Yojimbo.Īs of today, I own and have read every single issue, twice. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The original article was at Usagi_Yojimbo. Some of this page is derived from Wikipedia. The Art of Usagi Yojimbo: 20th Anniversary Edition (Dark Horse ISBN 159307493X). ![]() Usagi Yojimbo (Fantagraphics Special Edition, collecting 1.-7., ISBN 160699154X).Glimpses of Death (Dark Horse ISBN 1595822801).Grasscutter II-Journey to Atsuta Shrine (Dark Horse).The Brink of Life and Death (Dark Horse ISBN 1569712972).Lone Goat and Kid (Fantagraphics ISBN 156097088X).The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy (Fantagraphics ISBN 1560970634).The Wanderer's Road (Fantagraphics ISBN 156097009X).The Ronin (Fantagraphics ISBN 0930193350).Usagi Yojimbo won the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book five times running from 2001 to 2005, losing in 2006 to i.s.o. A video game for the Commodore 64, Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo, was produced by Beam Software and published by Firebird in 1988. Two editions of an Usagi Usagi Yojimbo (RPG) have been made, a 1998 version from Gold Rush Games and a 2005 version from Sanguine Productions. There was also an abortive project for a Space Usagi animated series before the failure of Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars discouraged further development. ![]() Usagi has also appeared several times in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the comic, the animated series, and the toy line), and the Turtles have appeared in Usagi Yojimbo as well. ![]() In addition, Sakai created a short lived spin off called Space Usagi which featured the characters in the original series in a futuristic setting that also emulated Feudal Japan in political and stylistic ways. The first publisher was Fantagraphics (volume one 38 regular issues, plus one Summer Special and four Color Specials), the second was Mirage Comics (volume two 16 issues), and the third is Dark Horse Comics, at which Usagi Yojimbo is still being published (as volume three 133 issues, one color special, one full-color painted standalone graphic novel). The Usagi Yojimbo series has been published by three different companies. Usagi first appeared in issue #2 of the anthology Albedo Anthropomorphics, and later in the Fantagraphics Books anthropomorphic anthology Critters, before appearing in his own series. ![]() The grandest example of this is "Grasscutter" a long story arc that featured the mythological and historical background of the legendary sword, Kusanagi before the adventure of Usagi accidentally gaining possession of the weapon. There are often stories whose purpose to illustrate various elements of Japanese arts and crafts, such as the fashioning of kites, swords, and pottery. The architecture, clothes, weapons, and other objects are drawn with faithfullness to the period's style. The stories include many references to Japanese history and folklore, and sometimes include mythical creatures. The books consist of short stories, with underlying larger plotlines which culminate in long extended stories. The character of Usagi has been inspired by the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi while the tone and inspirations of the stories are heavily influenced by the films of the acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa. Set in the beginning of Edo period Japan (early 17th century), with anthropomorphic animals ( Kemono) replacing humans, it features a rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, who wanders the land on a shogyusha (warrior's pilgrimage) occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard. Usagi Yojimbo (うさぎ用心棒 or 兎用心棒, translation: "Rabbit Bodyguard") is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai.
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