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Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai








Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai

The first publisher was Fantagraphics Books, from 1984 to 1996. If you want an entry point, you can pick up at the beginning of each volume, but it’s not necessary as each book can be read as a stand-alone.

Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai

Usagi Yojimbo has been a black and white comic book from the start, but as years passed (a lot of years), more and more stories were published in color – but not a lot in the end. The samurai also appeared in occasional short stories published by other companies. 3), and lately IDW Publishing (Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2), Dark Horse Comics (Usagi Yojimbo Vol.

Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai

The publication history of Usagi Yojimbo is not clear and simple, as the series has been published by multiple publishers: Fantagraphics Books (Usagi Yojimbo Vol. Of course, if you like what you read, you can also start from the beginning. The concept of the series, with Usagi meeting new people which each new adventure during his travels, makes reading Usagi Yojimbo easy as you don’t have to track down every book in order of publication. The story tells the adventures of the Miyamoto Usagi, a rōnin samurai rabbit, in Japan at the beginning of the Edo period (early 17th century) – it is an anthropomorphic comic where humans are replaced by animals – as he travels the country on shogyusha, sometimes monetizing his services as a bodyguard. Openly inspired by Japanese cinema and real-life samurai Miyamoto Musashi, Usagi Yojimbo explores Japanese history, folklore, arts, and more. In fact, this creator-owned comic book series was created by Stan Sakai in 1984 – Usagi Yojimbo first appeared in Albedo Anthropomorphics #2, published by Thoughts and Images in November 1984. Now adapted on Netflix under the title “ Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles,” Usagi Yojimbo is certainly not a new series.










Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai