![]() This 25th anniversary tale sees Usagi on a quest to rescue a desperate woman’s kidnapped daughter on a night which sees demons try to take over the world. Sakai’s work has a charmingly cartoony simplicity and his storytelling is impeccable the stories often feature lots of clever references to famous samurai movies or manga too. My first exposure to the character was his appearance as an action figure in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line, but he’s also appeared in the TMNT comics too. Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai was published in 2009 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Sakai’s ongoing saga of a wandering ronin – who just happens to be a rabbit – set essentially in feudal Japan, albeit one populated by anthropomorphic animals. ![]() ![]() Though Usagi Yojimbo (translated from Japanese, it means ‘rabbit bodyguard’) is usually a black and white comic, this beautifully produced one-shot is fully painted in beautiful watercolours, by series creator Stan Sakai. ![]()
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