Usagi Yojimbo

About

Usagi Yojimbo (Japanese: 兎用心棒 Usagi Yōjinbō, meaning "rabbit bodyguard") is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. The series is currently published by Dark Horse comics.

The series mainly follows rabbit Samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, along with other anthromorphic characters set in the Edo period (Japanese: 江戸時代 Edo jidai) of Japan (1603-1868), living as a Ronin as he wanders the land on a quest, honing his skills as he serves people as a bodyguard.

History

After Usagi's first appearance in 1984's anthology Albedo Anthropomorphics and anthology Critters a year later, the long-eared Samurai received his own series in 1987 and was published by Fantagraphics Books, Mirage Comics and now currently Dark Horse comics.

The series has released over 145 issues, all combined into 30 Book volumes and 7 omnibus volumes (Usagi Yojimbo Saga) from 1987 to now on.

TV Show Appearances (1987 and 2003 TMNT TV Series)

Miyamoto Usagi had appeared in episodes S3E32 and S3E34 of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated TV Show though he is mentioned as Usagi Yojimbo rather than his actual name and has appeared later in episodes S2E23-26 of the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV Show which featured his world and characters.

Reception

The series has been awarded with 5 Eisner awards over the last 20 years, the character Miyamoto Usagi is rated #92 in IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.

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