Usagi Yojimbo
English
64 pages
1: Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai
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The rabbit ronin turns twenty-five, and Dark Horse celebrates with the first-ever Usagi Yojimbo original graphic novel, fully hand-painted, written, and lettered by creator Stan Sakai! Yokai are the monsters, demons, and spirits of Japanese folklore, such as the shape-changing kitsune, the obakeneko demon cats, and the evil oni ogres. Usagi faces all these and more when a desperate woman begs for his help in finding her kidnapped daughter. Tracing the abducted girl deep into the forest, Usagi finds it haunted by creatures of Japanese legend and discovers that they are amassing for a great raid on the countryside! Fortunately, Usagi is joined by Sasuke the Demon Queller, who is also fighting to prevent the invasion, but things aren't always as they seem.
162 pages
2: Usagi Yojimbo: Senso
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4.8K views • Sep 10, 2024
Who lives, who dies? Twenty years in his future, Miyamoto Usagi faces a menace from Mars! It will take all the considerable fortitude, ingenuity, and heroism that Usagi and his loved ones can muster to combat the fearsome extraterrestrial war machines and halt the alien invasion. In the end, not everyone will survive to tell the tale. Collects issues #1–#6 of the miniseries. Includes bonus art and behind-the-scenes extras! Usagi Yojimbo: Senso is rip roaring fun.—cxPulp
204 pages
3: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 8: Shades of Death
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In this volume, Usagi teams with his friend Gen, a rhino bounty hunter, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to protect an aging sensei from an evil ninja clan. His travels also take him to a remote village under threat from deadly assassins, where only Usagi stands between their merciless blades and a community's destruction. • This edition of Usagi Yojimbo: Shades of Death features completely remastered artwork and new story notes, highlighting Stan Sakai's exhaustive research into the world of feudal Japan! Features an introduction by acclaimed artist William Stout.
219 pages
4: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 9: Daisho
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A samurai's sword is more than his weapon ‚àí it is his soul. As such, he must prove himself worthy of possessing a daisho, a matched pair of swords. In his years as a warrior, fighting injustice and honing his spiritual and martial skills, Miyamoto Usagi has more than earned his swords. After braving many a battle and surviving tremendous bloodshed, Usagi continues his warrior pilgrimage. This volume finds him the reluctant participant in a duel for blood money, and, later, enraged at the theft of his swords, Usagi pledges a new oath ‚àí to track the leader of a roving band of brigands and retrieve his daisho. Collects issues 9–14 and stories from issues 8 and 9 of Usagi Yojimbo Volume Two.
219 pages
5: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 10: Brink of Life and Death
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While journeying over mountains, into valleys, through towns and farmlands, and along rugged coasts, searching for harmony, Usagi faces a unique cast of characters: a village of seaweed farmers, an innocent noodle peddler, a demon-possessed woman, a relentless clan of bat ninja, an assassins' guild, a mysterious medicine peddler, and Inazuma, a secretive female samurai. More than once Usagi finds himself in great danger -- but it's all in a day's work when you walk the thin line on the brink of life and death.
203 pages
6: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 11: Seasons
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Spring breezes stirring the memories of lost battles. Summer fields burning with fires of treachery. Chill autumn nights echoing with demonic screams. Winter snows stained red with the blood of honor. Follow Stan Sakai's Eisner award-winning Usagi Yojimbo through a cycle of short stories continuing the ronin rabbit's journeys through feudal Japan. Ten tales in all, an essential collection for all seasons!
259 pages
7: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 12: Grasscutter
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Forged in heaven, it is called Kusanagi, the Grasscutter—the lost sword of the Gods. This legendary blade could potentially tip the scales of power for the shadowy Conspiracy of Eight in their quest to overthrow the Shogunate and reinstate the Emperor. With the help of a witch and the souls of dead warriors, they plan to recover the lost sword and bring the Shogun down. But when the fates place the Grasscutter in the hands of masterless samurai Usagi Yojimbo, the rabbit ronin becomes the focus of a deadly struggle for possession of the dread blade. And this crisis pales beside the dark possibilities should the sword come to the demonic warrior Jei! Grasscutter collects Dark Horse Usagi Yojimbo issues 13-22.
203 pages
8: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 13: Grey Shadows
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Having won the Best Serialized Story 1999 Eisner Award for Grasscutter, Stan Sakai returns with a new Usagi Yojimbo collection featuring six tales of the ronin rabbit's journeys and adventures in feudal Japan. My Father's Swords retells an encounter with a young samurai who follows in—and is followed by—the footsteps of his father's warrior heritage. In The Demon Flute, a village is plagued by a music-playing supernatural killer. Usagi recounts a classic Japanese folk tale in Momo-Usagi-Taro. Two Tokugawa-era whodunits play out in The Hair Pin Murders and Taméshigiri, a pair of Inspector Ishida mysteries. Usagi becomes entangled in a conspiracy to overthrow a lord's throne in The Courtesan. Memory, mystery, and treachery intermingle to form Grey Shadows.
227 pages
9: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 14: Demon Mask
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Demon Mask is a collection of diverse Usagi stories, featuring a graveyard encounter with creatures from Japanese folktales, a whodunit clash with a mysterious masked assassin, a young adventure-lover insistent on receiving Usagi's sword training, a peasant village terrorized by a ravaging Spider Woman, and more. Few works of graphic fiction offer—or deliver—as much action, depth, and sheer fun as Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo.
187 pages
10: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 15: Grasscutter II — Journey to Atsuta Shrine
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Forged in the clouds by the elemental gods of feudal Japan, the legendary sword Kusanagi—also known as Grasscutter—holds such power that it is sought after by mighty forces of good and evil. Multiple award winner Stan Sakai continues the epic adventures of his signature samurai rabbit, Miyamota Usagi, in this second book centering on the mystical sword. Starting with a prologue that unveils the history of the sword, Grasscutter II rejoins Usagi with his samurai travelling companion, Gen, as they journey to the sacred shrine of Atsuta to return the powerful sword to its final resting place. But two ninja clans will fight the honorable samurai as well as each other in order to capture the sword and gain control of the empire with it.
187 pages
11: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 16: The Shrouded Moon
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Throughout his journeys across feudal Japan, rabbit ronin Usagi has faced many dangers, crossed paths with some who have become his sworn enemies, and forged bonds of friendship stronger than any threat that might cross his path. Collected are six tales featuring those companions Usagi holds dear. Showdown finds Usagi traveling with master swordsman Gen, as the two disrupt the dueling influences of a pair of corrupt families. Neko ninja clan leader Chizu finds herself betrayed and on the run in Escape! In Three Seasons, Usagi is forced to defend himself with the most unlikely of weapons. The thief Kitsune's tragic history is revealed in The Shrouded Moon and Kitsune's Tale. And in Lesson in Courtesy, a hot-headed young Usagi incurs a debt that takes nearly a lifetime to repay!
227 pages
12: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 17: Duel at Kitanoji
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Nothing comes easy for rabbit ronin Usagi, not even being a spectator at the planned duel between his former teacher Katsuichi and Katsuichi's rival Nakamura Koji. Before the duel even begins, Usagi becomes embroiled in a dispute between Koji and a local fencing school. Along the way, Usagi discovers a devastating secret—a weakness in Koji's style. It's a secret that could save his teacher's life, but at the cost of his own honor. This 17th volume of Usagi Yojimbo collects issues #53-#60, including the entire Duel at Kitanoji story, and a handful of other great shorts. And, as a special treat for our longtime fans, this collection features—for the first time!—preliminary sketches and designs by Sakai.
219 pages
13: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 18: Travels with Jotaro
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This eighteenth volume of internationally acclaimed Usagi Yojimbo collects issues #61–#68 of the multi–award-winning ongoing series, and continues the adventures as Uncle Usagi struggles with keeping a secret from Jotaro that everyone else seems to know. Not only do their travels bring the perils of the Neko Ninja (in hot pursuit of Chizu, ex-leader of their clan and friend to Usagi), they also have a close encounter with a new and deadly organization: the Koroshi League of Assassins. The beautiful thief Kitsune is up to her old tricks, and Usagi relates a story from his youth about a goblin swordmaster. Finally, an evil artist targets Jotaro with a possessed ink set in the three-part Sumi-E story, which features the return of Sasuké the Demon Queller!
188 pages
14: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 19: Fathers and Sons
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Stan Sakai opens this brand-new collection with a deadly ambush on the fugitive Lone Goat Assassin and his child, Gorogoro. Lone Goat is victorious, but wounded—and his son is too young to help. Unable to seek proper medical attention, Lone Goat collapses in an abandoned house. What he needs is a knowledgeable ronin, and soon! Elsewhere, Usagi is in a desperate search for his young companion, Jotaro, who has eluded murderous kidnappers. His is a panic that only rises out of fatherly love, though he has kept the secret of Jotaro's parentage from the boy throughout their travels together. If they are able to continue on to Kitanoji Temple, will the rabbit samurai confess before they part ways? Collecting issues #69-#75 of the ongoing series.
194 pages
15: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 20: Glimpses of Death
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Wandering ronin Miyamoto Usagi is alone once again, having emerged from his travels with young Jotaro. In this volume, Stan Sakai treats readers to intriguing tales of Usagi on his own and catches up with a bevy of fan-favorite characters—whodunit maestro Inspector Ishida has another puzzling mystery to solve, bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog are each on the tail of the possessed swordswoman Inazuma, bodyguard Tomoe has a new political rival in Lord Noriyuki's court, and Priest Sanshobo's temple is plagued by a vile demon! Follow Usagi as he is roped into a covert smuggling operation, escorts a cantankerous old woman through dangerous territory, assists an inventor with a visionary flying machine, and once again encounters a vengeful young samurai.
187 pages
16: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 21: The Mother of Mountains
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The discovery of gold ignites a struggle of striking proportions as a power- mad tyrant's lust for wealth threatens to destroy not only Miyamoto Usagi and his companion Tomoe but an entire innocent village! When plague strikes a border town in the mountains of the Geishu Province, Lord Noriyuki sends his loyal bodyguard Tomoe to investigate. Once there, she and her retinue discover a truth far more terrible. Meanwhile, back at the castle, the sycophantic Lord Horikawa sets in motion a plot to eliminate Tomoe his own way. Only Usagi could extricate a friend from a predicament this perilous—if he hadn't ended up landing in the same one himself! Usagi and Tomoe must use every ounce of skill and wit if they are to survive The Mother of Mountains.
187 pages
17: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 22: Tomoe's Story
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Learn why Tomoe is the most valuable retainer of Lord Noriuki of the Geishu Province, then plunge into a terrifying ghost story where a string of mysterious murders points to a woman dead for ten years. Finally, experience the mesmerizing beauty of a formal tea ceremony, as Usagi and Tomoe share this spiritual event to mark the rabbit ronin's departure from the province to resume his travels. • Collects Usagi Yojimbo Color Special #1-3 (originally published by Fantagraphics) and Usagi Yojimbo #90-93. • Introduction by Heidi MacDonald of Publishers Weekly and features the newly redrawn Tomoe's Story introductory tale! • Listed as one of the Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Great Graphic Novels for Teens.
250 pages
18: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 23: Bridge of Tears
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The wandering life of a ronin is often a lonely one, and Miyamoto Usagi has been on that path a long time. On his travels, he meets Mayumi, who, longing for new worlds away from her village, convinces Usagi to take her with him. As attraction grows between the two on what is sure to become a perilous journey, Usagi must confront a different sort of fear: is the lifestyle of a ronin just too dangerous for companionship? • This volume collects issues #94–#102, including the landmark Usagi Yojimbo #100, a celebratory roast issue featuring contributions from several of the best writers and artists in comics including Frank Miller, Matt Wagner, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragonés, and more! • Introduction by Brian K. Vaughan!
195 pages
19: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 24: Return of the Black Soul
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For years, as Miyamoto Usagi has wandered the countryside, an unseen, malevolent entity has been tracing his steps. Thought dead since the events of Grasscutter, the demon Jei—the Black Soul—has been inhabiting the body of the swordswoman Inazuma, intent on destroying the evil he claims to see in Usagi! Meanwhile, Boss Bakuchi, shamed by his inability to avenge his son's death, doubles the bounty on the killer—Inazuma. The money brings out scores of bounty hunters, unaware that they are merely a flock of sparrows intent on bringing down an eagle. The hunt for Inazuma also draws Usagi, hunters Gen and Stray Dog, and a mysterious stranger named Isamu, each with his own motive. As the threat of the Black Soul reemerges, this epic storyline reveals at last the true origin of Jei!
195 pages
20: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 25: Fox Hunt
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The warrior's path is fraught with peril as Miyamoto Usagi takes to the road with his bounty-hunter friend Gen. Traveling the countryside, the samurai odd couple must put their bickering aside as they encounter a series of dangers, including trickster foxes, a gambler who is master of the bullwhip, and several factions of treacherous ninja. The stakes are raised even higher when the pair go their separate ways, as Usagi falls in with a clan on a suicide mission and Gen pursues a killer who isn't what he appears, in adventures that will test each friend's honor—and bravery! • Introduction by award-winning animator and official Disney Legend Floyd Norman!. Collects Usagi Yojimbo #110-#116 and Saya from Myspace Dark Horse Presents #18.
203 pages
21: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 26: Traitors of the Earth
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The rabbit ronin faces a horde of the undead when a harmless-looking but powerful charm brings a betrayed army back to life. With hundreds of zombies and an evil wizard to contend with, Usagi finds himself far out of his depth! Fortunately, he has the aid of fan-favorite character Sasuké the Demon Queller, most recently seen in the Yokai graphic novel. This volume also features several action-packed short stories, including the Eisner-nominated Death of Lord Hikiji! Collects Usagi Yojimbo #117-#123 and stories from Dark Horse Maverick 2001 and MySpace Dark Horse Presents #35. Illustrated introduction by Walter Simonson (Thor, Orion)!
217 pages
22: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 27: A Town Called Hell
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The rabbit ronin's wanderings find him caught between competing gang lords fighting for control of A Town Called Hell. With the help of master swordsman Kato, Usagi takes on one gangster, while the other stirs up even more trouble! Now, with Kato on his trail, Usagi continues his travels, confronting a nukekubi—a flying cannibal head—aiding a disgraced samurai seeking redemption, and even crossing paths with the demon Jei! All the while, Kato awaits a rematch and a return to Hell! Collects _Usagi Yojimbo #124—131. • Introduction and Usagi pinup art by Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy, Hard Boiled)! • 2012 Eisner nominee for Best Continuing Series!
194 pages
23: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 28: Red Scorpion
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The Red Scorpion gang has bled the locals bone dry, but the identity of their mysterious leader remains unknown. When they kidnap the son of a wealthy magistrate and hold him for ransom, Usagi volunteers to aid in the hunt, but will he unravel the mystery of the Red Scorpion in time to save the day? This volume also features the return of wily thief Kitsune and the mysterious Lord of Owls! Collects Usagi Yojimbo #132–#138! From Stan Sakai, winner of the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Award! Introduction by George Takei! Also available in a limited edition, signed and numbered edition!
210 pages
24: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 29: Two Hundred Jizo
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THE RABBIT RONIN'S JOURNEY CONTINUES! In this volume, Usagi teams up with fan favorite Inspector Ishida, helps an allied clan protect its honor, discovers how deadly the soy sauce business can be, and more! Features Two Hundred Jizo, Usagi's two hundredth consecutive issue drawn by Stan Sakai! Collects Usagi Yojimbo #139–#144, plus three additional, previously uncollected stories: Buntori, The Artist, and Sukanku! From Stan Sakai, winner of the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Award! Introduction by Guy Davis (The Marquis, concept artist on Pacific Rim and The Strain)!
184 pages
25: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 30: Thieves and Spies
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Stan Sakai's samurai masterpiece returns! In this volume, Miyamoto Usagi joins forces with a thief and a samurai to thwart a black-market ginseng trade, meets a ronin who lost his arm in a duel yet still has a trick up his sleeve, and more! Collects Usagi Yojimbo #145–#151. Also available in a limited edition, signed and numbered edition! In an ideal world, everyone would read Usagi Yojimbo. This is as good a place as any to start making that happen.—Comic Book Resources
194 pages
26: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 31: The Hell Screen
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In this thrilling volume, the rabbit ronin teams up with—and faces off against—a multitude of unexpected characters: destitute bandits, a renegade kappa, and a komori ninja! Then, Inspector Ishida returns to investigate a ghastly painting known only as the Hell Screen! Collects Usagi Yojimbo issues #152–#158. Foreword by Cullen Bunn (Conan, Harrow County)! Contains the three-part story arc The Secret of the Hell Screen! 100% new-reader friendly!
204 pages
27: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 32: Mysteries
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Intrigue abounds in this gripping volume as the rabbit ronin partners with Inspector Ishida to solve a series of murders and mysteries. Between deadly puffer fish assassinations, a run-in with a familiar pair of thieves, and a large-scale corruption scheme, Usagi and Ishida have their work cut out for them! Collects Usagi Yojimbo issues #159-#165, with an introduction by Usagi Yojimbo voice actor Yuki Matsuzaki!
202 pages
28: Usagi Yojimbo Volume 33: The Hidden
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Usagi and Inspector Ishida join forces once again as they embark on a mission to track down and uncover the importance of a foreign book. The duo, desperate to solve the mystery, are forced to undertake unusual measures as well as enlist the help of a few surprising sources to get the information they require. Collects Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden issues #1–#7.
224 pages
29: The Art of Usagi Yojimbo
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Dark Horse is proud to showcase the work of multi award- winning creator Stan Sakai in The Art of Usagi Yojimbo. The sold-out edition edition, timed to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the creation of Sakai's signature character, Usagi Yojimbo, was met with an overwhelming response from thousands of fans around the world. This edition will feature scores of never-before-seen pieces, a long-out-of-print twelve-page primer illustrating how Stan creates each of his Usagi stories, forty-eight full-color pages of Stan's beautiful painted artwork, and more. Additionally, some of the biggest names in comics pay tribute to their favorite rabbit ronin in a fantastic gallery section, with pinups by Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragonés, and Matt Wagner, among others!
326 pages
30: Usagi Yojimbo: 35 Years of Covers
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Celebrating 35 years of Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai! Honoring the 35th anniversary of Stan Sakai's award-winning series Usagi Yojimbo, this deluxe art collection includes hundreds of full page cover pieces illustrated by Stan Sakai! After 35 years of adventures, Usagi's lively history is fully represented in this compendium of Stan's greatest covers. • A deluxe art collection featuring beautiful full-page cover art!
546 pages
31: Usagi Yojimbo Saga Legends (Second Edition)
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The quintessential companion to the Usagi Yojimbo Saga series from Dark Horse, Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends collects some of the most exhilarating self-contained stories starring the iconic rabbit ronin!
These tales see Usagi face off against a lineup of incredible foes, including dinosaurs, demons, and aliens! Even against the odds, Usagi maintains the warrior's code: truth, honor, loyalty, and sacrifice. Collects all black and white Space Usagi story arcs, new cover art by Stan Sakai, a color cover gallery, and bonus “Creative Process” features!
Collects Space Usagi (“Death and Honor,” “White Star Rising,” and “Warrior” B&W story arcs), Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, and more!
183 pages
32: Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis--Expanded Edition
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Chibi Usagi and his adorable, childlike friends must fight the evil Salamander King to save a village of innocents!
Stan Sakai’s enduring rabbit samurai is reimagined as a “chibi world” character in these adorable collaborations with Julie Sakai and colorist Emi Fujii!
Enter a world of cute characters and captivating adventures with Chibi Usagi and friends! Join along as Chibi Tomoe, Chibi Gen, and even the terrifying Jei face new challenges with familiar themes in this expanded collection that includes the original graphic novel Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, plus the comic-length Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Teenie Titans, with short stories “Chibi Usagi and the Big Bad Jei,” “Chibi Usagi and the Goblin of Adachi Plain,” and “Chibi Tomoe and the Zo Ninja!”
This special expanded edition also collects Stan Sakai’s color Chibi Usagi pinups that ran as Usagi Yojimbo comic book back covers, with a bonus pinup section collecting rare images and fun pages from the whole Chibi Usagi team!
