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Sanshobo

**Inushiro**, or **Sanshobo** is a supporting character in the *Usagi Yojimbo* comic book. He is a priest and a former samurai who has lost none of his courage or fighting skill.

He was originally a samurai for a lord until a tragic incident occurred when he was escorting the son of his lord. On a mountain path, the boy slipped and fell to his death despite Sanshobo's best efforts to save him. At this loss, there was only one way to repay his lord for his failure, and his own son noted that he understood what was involved. At that, that boy deliberately leapt to his own death.

At that incident, Sanshobo resigned his post to become a monk and has helped Miyamoto Usagi in his adventures numerous times. That help was most significant in the "Grasscutter" and "Grasscutter II" where he played an important role in helping the rabbit ronin deal with the recovery of the legendary sword, Kusanagi and how to dispose of it.

Another significant development in those stories is when he sheltered the female fugitive, Inazuma when he found her unconscious. However, when Sanshobo and some subordinates return from investigating a strange occurrence that involved Usagi and the villain, Jei, they find their brethren massacred and Inazuma missing. Sanshobo vows to find the murderer of his order, although he does not suspect Inazuma since she did not seem to be in any condition to commit such violence.

Sanshobo visits the original temple where the black soul first arose in Jei. There, he successfully exorcises as a similar entity possessing a peasant while learning about Jei's activities there. Now knowing that a malevolent spirit is likely involved in the attack on his temple, Sanshobo continues the hunt, and reunites with Usagi, Stray-Dog and Gen along and learns that Inazuma is possession by the black soul Jei and that she killed his brethren under his control. At that revelation, the monk insists on joining the hunters to find her and deal with the entity.

Eventually, the party finds Inazuma mortally wounded, and while the warriors hold off a horde of competing bounty hunters, Sanshobo attempts to exorcise Jei from Inazuma. After much difficulty, he is successful in driving out the spirit, allowing Inazuma to die in peace in the arms of one his companions who turned out to Inazuma's brother. However, the evil entity escaped to possess another monk, Hama, who then killed Sanshobo's sensitive comrade, Senzo, to cover his escape. Whether Sanshobo intends to hunt down this latest vessel for Jei is unknown.
Demon Days Mariko

IN THE SHADOW OF KIRISAKI MOUNTAIN... A SECRET HISTORY COMES TO LIGHT!

The DEMON DAYS saga by STORMBREAKER PEACH MOMOKO continues! Mariko Yashida hears mysterious voices and has strange dreams that feel real. Her redheaded maid who dresses all in black might know more than she lets on. What is the connection between Mariko, the creatures called Oni and Kirisaki Mountain? Find out in the next installment of this tale of magic, monsters and Marvel characters like you've never seen them before, beautifully rendered by Peach Momoko! Book TWO of FIVE of the DEMON DAYS saga!

## Contents

* (W) Peach Momoko (A) Peach Momoko (CA) Stan Sakai

* Stan Sakai variant cover

* 40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+

* SRP: $4.99

* Published by Marvel Studios

* DIAMOND CODE: APR210857
Chikabuma

**Chikabuma** is the leader of the Mogura Gang, and he and his comrades reluctantly had to work for Kagehito.

## History

The moment Usagi and Spot are chased by Gen and Kitsune into the underground tunnels, they're surrounded by Chikabuma and his gang. Because Kitsune besmirched the gang's name, calling them the third-worst gang in Neo-Edo, they use their finger-snapping shockwaves to beat them up. The beatdown lasts until Usagi causes a cave-in to block the gang's view.

Some time afterward, Usagi gets a bounty on his head placed by Lord Kogane, and when Kitsune and Usagi try to break into Gen's mansion, they're ambushed by Chikabuma and his gang. Pulling out his foldable sword, Chikabuma fights against Usagi, and midway, Chikabuma stops because "he's about to break a sweat," which isn't cool. Hence, his gang and he use their finger-snapping ability to incapacitate Kitsune and Usagi. They then hog tie them and pull their bodies on a cart headed to the Keisatsu station until Chizu stops them. With the appearance of Chizu, Chikabuma has his gang untie Usagi and Kitsune and then calls them off. He then tries to negotiate with Chizu, but the appearance of Admiral Nochi of the Bat Squadron and his gang complicates things. Usagi plays coy, saying that Chikabuma was trying to sell his "sword" to him, and begrudgingly, Chikabuma plays along and leaves the scene. Later, Chikabuma curses his recent foul luck with his encounter with Chizu and then Nochi, but is then approached by Kagehito with a business proposition for him. One that Kagehito claims will make Chikabuma's gang the #1 gang in the city.

Soon, under Kagehito's guidance, Chikabuma coordinates his gang's finger-snapping shockwaves to create a tunnel. Eventually, they find a gold vein, but Kagehito denies their request to dig it up, as their goal item, the Clavis, takes precedence over all else. Finally, the Mogura gang finds the ship where the Clavis was in, and Chikabuma then asks how Kagehito will make his gang #1. Kagehito's response leaves Chikabuma disconcerted as he claims they'll be the only ones left, after he actives the Clavis.

As Kagehito digs out the spaceship, Chikabuma flees the scene to warn Chizu, Kitsune Gen, and Toshiko about Kagehito's plans. He soon returns to where Kagehito and his crew were at, and the Yokai had found the Clavis and called out Chikabuma for his betrayal, but warned him that he would pay once the Clavis is activated.

When Nochi and his Batsquadron surrounded Usagi during the pitch-black night, Chikabuma acted as his eyes to help fight against his foes. Once that was settled, Usagi returned Chikabuma's sword and then rode off on his steamcycle before Chikabuma could warn him about Kagehito.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo WhereWhen No. 3

WhereWhen #3 of 5

Ambush! The TMNT, Usagi, and Lord Noriyuki's forces have been set upon by the deadly Mogura Ninja clan! With Dr. WhereWhen's location still unknown and a conflict with Lord Hikiji on the horizon, the Turtles and their new allies will need to work together to reach their next battles. No matter what it may cost them!

* (W) Stan Sakai (A/CA) Stan Sakai
* colored by HiFi
* wraparound Cover A by Stan Sakai, colored by Emi Fujii
* $4.99
* 36 pages
* Diamond Order code: MAR231663

## Variant Covers

**Cover B - Eastman**

* Kevin Eastman (cover artist)
* Diamond Order code: MAR231664

**RI 1:10 retailer incentive - Myer**

* Sarah Myer (cover artist)
* Diamond Order code: MAR231665

**RI 1:25 retailer incentive - Sakai black and white**

* Stan Sakai (cover artist)
* Black and white line art version of the main A cover
* Diamond Order code: MAR231666

**RI 1:50 retailer incentive - Petersen**

* David Petersen (cover artist)
* Part of 5 interconnecting covers spanning all 5 issues
* Diamond Order code: MAR231667

**RI 1:100 retailer incentive - Eastman black and white**

* Kevin Eastman (cover artist)
* Diamond Order code: MAR231668

**RE IDW Online Exclusive - Dooney**

* Michael Dooney (cover artist)
* Virgin cover
* Run of 1000 copies or less
* Available though IDW Online
* $10.00

**RE Jolzar Collectibles - Barends**

* Bjorn Barends (cover artist)
* Virgin cover
* Run of 800 copies
* Available though Jolzar Collectibles, Devil Dog Comics, Bird City Comics and Comic Kingdom Creative
* $19.99 (Jolzar/Devil Dog/Bird City) / $19.39 (Comic Kingdom Creative)
* $34.99 as a set with the Tao cover (Jolzar/Devil Dog/Bird City) / $35.05 (Comic Kingdom)

**RE Jolzar Collectibles - Tao**

* Ivan Tao (cover artist)
* Virgin cover
* Run of 600 copies
* Available though Jolzar Collectibles, Devil Dog Comics, Bird City Comics and Comic Kingdom Creative
* $19.99 (Jolzar/Devil Dog/Bird City) / $19.39 (Comic Kingdom Creative)
* $34.99 as a set with the Barends cover (Jolzar/Devil Dog/Bird City) / $35.05 (Comic Kingdom)

## Characters

Miyamoto Usagi

Murakami Gennosuke

Tomoe Ame

Jotaro

Yukichi

Kitsune

Chizu

Leonardo

Michaelangelo

Donatello

Raphael

Dr. WhereWhen

## Sales Charts

This issue came in at #\_\_\_ on the May charts, with xxxx copies ordered.
The Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends

Ltd. hardcover

Dark Horse presents the quintessential companion to the Usagi Yojimbo Saga series—Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends! In this volume, Usagi takes on a myriad of opponents, but never loses sight of the warrior’s code: truth, honor, loyalty, and sacrifice. Collects some of the rabbit ronin’s most exhilarating stories, including *Senso*, *Yokai*, and the long-out-of-print *Space Usagi*!

* 540 beautiful pages, including a breathtaking color section!

## Extras

***Space Usagi***

* Introduction by Stan Sakai

***Senso***

* Illustrated introduction by Stan Sakai
* *Senso* creative process (8 pages)

***Yokai***

* "The Real Magic Behind *Yokai*" (4 page making of)

**Additional extras**

* 4 page, full color story *Gagged*
* 26 page cover gallery
* pinups by Guy Davis and Ryan Hill
* 2 pages of back covers by Stan Sakai, colors by Ryan Hill

The book art for the softcover edition.

## ISBN

* Hardcover:ISBN 1506703240
* Softcover:ISBN 1506703232

## 2nd printing

The 2nd printing features all new cover art and is only being produced as a softcover.

* ISBN-10: ISBN 150672499X

* 2nd printing
* 560 pages
* $29.99
* Release date: Mar. 20, 2024

## Contents

Contains the following collections:

* Usagi Yojimbo: Senso
* Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai
* Space Usagi
Shanda the Panda

*Shanda the Panda* follows Chinese-American panda and movie theater manager Shanda Bruin, chronicling her personal and professional lives. Though the character first appeared through Mu Press (issue 1), it was published as its own series by Antarctic Press (issue 1-14) before moving to Vision Press (issues 15-21) and then ultimately going to Shanda Fantasy arts (issues 22-50). Issue 10 has a cover drawn by Stan Sakai. The series was published from 1992-2001, covering 50 issues and 10 annuals and 9 adult digests.

## Contents

• Written by Mike Curtis

• $2.75
Sakuran

**Sakuran** is the Yokai of Distraction in the Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Netflix series.

## History

Sakuran possesses the Sign Spinner known as Mayumi through the sign she carried for her job until she was free from his control. Once he was captured, Sakuran was returned to the Kaikishi Temple where he was resealed into the Ki-stone.
Tobu

Tobu was an anthropomorphic bear and master of a small village.

## Character History

During the Great Wars, Tobu served as an *ashigaru* footsoldier. He led his general into a trap in a forest near where he was born, and as a result the general and his army were wiped out. Tobu was rewarded by being made master of the village. He was a harsh master who extracted heavy taxes so he could live a luxurious and sycophantic life, and the villagers lived in fear of his enforcer, Mishito. Even Tobu's son was sent away after speaking out against his father.

When Miyamoto Usagi and Jotaro discovered the village, Usagi decided to play a trick on Tobu to alleviate the conditions that the peasants worked in. Remembering his experiences on Moon Shadow Hill a few months earlier, Usagi pretended that the nearby forest was haunted, and forced the frightened Tobu to atone for his sins by being generous to those under him. The plot backfired when Mishito discovered that the 'ghosts' were only lanterns held by the peasants. Tobu and his followers chased Usagi into the forest. Tobu became separated from his companions and lost, and was claimed by the true ghosts of those he betrayed.

## Appearances

* "Ghost Warriors" (collected in Book 18: Travels With Jotaro.)
Supreme Commander

The **Supreme Commander** is the leader of the Makkine army in the Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Netflix series.

## History

The Supreme Commander led a successful campaign invasion against Kagehito's homeworld and used Kagehito to try and conquer the world where Usagi resided in, but failed and lost their life in the process.
The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 6

Ltd. hardcover

In this volume, a new love tempts Usagi to abandon his wandering lifestyle, the origin of the demon Jei is revealed at last, and Frank Miller, Jeff Smith, Sergio Aragonés, and more contribute to the landmark issue #100! Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume Three #94-#116.

* 600 pages of Stan Sakai's enduring samurai masterpiece!

* Also available in a signed and numbered hardcover edition, limited to 1,500 copies!

The book art for the softcover edition.

## ISBN

* Hardcover:ISBN 1616559152
* Softcover:ISBN 1616556145

## 2nd printing

The 2nd printing features all new cover art and is only being produced as a softcover.

* ISBN-10: ISBN 1506724965

* 2nd printing
* $29.99
* Release date: Nov. 23, 2022

## Contents

Contains the following collections:

* Usagi Yojimbo Book 23: Bridge of Tears
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 24: Return of the Black Soul
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 25: Fox Hunt
Space Usagi: Death and Honor No. 1

Death and Honor 1 of 3

As the general of Lord Shirohoshi's space fleet, it's Usagi's responsibility to keep the lord and his heir safe. Now tasked with the education and protection of the lord's heir, Usagi must remain vigilant at all times to protect the heir from a murderous plot and an unexpected betrayal.

* The rabbit ronin's classic adventure in space-now in color!
* $4.99
* Cover A by Sweeney Boo
* Colored by Emi Fuji9
* DISTRIBUTOR CODE: SEP231179

## Variant Covers

**Cover B - Garbowska**

* Agnes Garbowska (CA)
* $4.99
* DISTRIBUTOR CODE: SEP231180

**Cover C 1:10 retailer incentive - Meyer**

* Jennifer L. Meyer (CA)
* 1:10 retailer incentive
* DISTRIBUTOR CODE: SEP231181

**Local Comic Shop Day - Meyer**

* Jennifer L. Meyer (CA)
* Local Comic Shop Day sketch variant
* DISTRIBUTOR CODE: AUG239040
* Available Nov. 22, 2023

## Story Synopsis

**\*\*\*SPOILERS\*\*\***

A giant space battle! Commander Usagi takes control and drives away the invading Kajitori clan. Upon landing, he is called into a debriefing with Lord Hideaki. Due to Usagi's brave actions, he's assigned as bodyguard and teacher to Prince Kiyoshi, Lord Hideaki's son.

Hideaki informs them that he has struck an allianace with the neighboring Mino clan, to be sealed with the prince's marriage to the Mino clan's Princess Masayo. Hideaki goes on to condemn Matabe's failure to stop the invading Kajitori. Suddenly, Usagi drawn his sword, leaps at Lord Hideaki and slashes! Immediately, all the guards shout it was an assassination attempt, but a hidden Neko ninja is revealed to have been wearing a cloaking vest and has transmitted the details of the meeting to the Kajitori...at least until Usagi got him.

Six months later and Usagi and Lord Hideaki are out hunting quail and we find out Usagi has been doing a good job with Kiyoshi's education. Usagi is told he will lead an honor guard to go to the Mino Province to escort Princess Masayo back for the wedding.

Cut to a month later: Lord Matabe docks his ship with the main space castle, but when the doors open Neko ninja leap out and start killing everyone. At the same time, Admiral Niiro orders the Kajitori fleet to attack.

Inside the castle, Lord Hideaki is told they're being invaded and that Lord Matabe is a traitor. Hideaki sends Usagi to protect the Prince. As Lord Matabe makes progress towards the central control, they find out he had also planted a virus that is disabling their systems. Usagi and the Prince have to escape, but Hideaki remains behind to fight, but is quickly captured by the Neko and Matabe. Hideaki attacks Matabe, but is wounded. Rather than be taken hostage, Hideaki kills himself.

Meanwhile, Usagi and Prince Kiyoshi escape in a shuttle.

## Characters

Space Usagi

Jiro

Lord Hideaki

Prince Kiyoshi

Lord Matabe

Admiral Niiro
Space Usagi

*Space Usagi* is a space opera spinoff of *Usagi Yojimbo* written and illustrated by Stan Sakai. The series features characters similar to those in the original series, including a descendant of Miyamoto Usagi, but set in a futuristic setting that also emulated Feudal Japan in political and stylistic ways. Three miniseries of three issues each and two short stories featuring the characters were produced. The first two miniseries, "Death and Honor" and "White Star Rising", were published by Mirage Comics from 1992 to 1994, and the third, "Warrior" was published by Dark Horse Comics in 1996 (the third Space Usagi miniseries was the first work by Stan Sakai to be published by Dark Horse Comics). In addition, the short story "Under The Same Sky" was printed in Usagi Yojimbo Color Special No. 3 in September 1992, and the short story "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow was published as a backup story in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 47. All *Space Usagi* material produced to date is available in a single trade paperback volume from Dark Horse Comics.

Sakai has announced tentative plans to produce a fourth Space Usagi miniseries, but nothing has been officially announced yet. A Space Usagi animated series was planned during the early 1990s, but the failure of *Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars* discouraged further development. Space Usagi was one of the action figures produced under the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line. An episode of *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward* guest-starring Space Usagi was written but never produced.
Bunjuro

Bunjuro was an anthropomorphic bear thug working for the money-lender Atsuo.

## Character History

Bunjuro was in charge of debt-collecting for Atsuo. As most of their town had owed money to Atsuo's father, Bunjuro terrorised the town and roughed up many of its citizens.

Bunjuro swiftly developed an enmity with Miyamoto Usagi and his tokage Spot when the pair entered town. In their first meeting, Spot attacked Bunjuro after the thug threatened Usagi and was almost killed by him; the tokage was saved by Usagi. Bunjuro and Spot would meet again during the chaos orchestrated by Atsuo's mother. This time, Bunjuro attempted to throttle Spot but was himself choked to death by Spot's prehensile tail.

## Appearances

"A Mother's Love" (collected in Book 3: The Wanderer's Road).
Prince Tsuruichi

Prince Tsuruichi was the son of Lord Mifune and Lady Kazumi. He was an anthropomorphic tiger.

## Character History

Prince Tsuruichi was the heir of Lord Mifune. As such, he was targeted for death by Lord Hikiji, who sent assassins to kill Lord Mifune, Lady Kazumi and their child. Lord Mifune survived the assassination attempt with the help of Miyamoto Usagi and Gunichi, but both Prince Tsuruichi and his mother were slain. As a result, Lord Mifune declared war on Lord Hikiji, which led to the Battle of Adachigahara.

## Appearances

"Samurai!, Part VIII" (collected in Book 2: Samurai).
Jimbei

Jimbei was an instructor in the Dogora fencing school. He is an anthropomorphic fox.

## Character History

Jimbei despised the renegade swordsmaster, Katsuichi. When Katsuichi appeared at a tournament sponsored by the Dogora school and demanded a place in the tournament for his pupil, Miyamoto Usagi, Jimbei attempted to turn him away. Jimbei was overruled by the head of the Dogora school, Genjiro, and Usagi was entered into the tournament.

## Appearances

"Samurai!, Part IV" (collected in Book 2: Samurai).
Stray Dog

**Inukai**, or **Stray Dog** is a bounty hunter who has teamed up with Usagi and Gen multiple times. He was first introduced in the "Daisho" story arc, which was reprinted in *Book 9: Daisho*. He appears to be a completely ruthless bounty hunter, but at the end of "Daisho," it is revealed that he donates his earnings from bounty hunting to an orphanage. His motto is "We all have to look out for each other."

## Stories in which Stray Dog has appeared

* *Daisho (story arc)*

* Usagi Yojimbo #7 2019 (IDW)

## Trivia

* First Appeared in *Mongrels*, published in *Usagi Yojimbo, Volume 2, Number 11*.

* Quote: "In this world, everyone has to look out for himself."

* Is proficient in 剣術 (Kenjutsu)
One-Eye Ichiro

One-Eye Ichiro was the leader of a bandit group. He has the appearance of an anthropomorphic cat, with a large scar over his empty left eye socket.

## Character History

One-Eye Ichiro led a group of bandits. A thief and murderer, his crimes led to a bounty being put on his head in three different provinces. However, Ichiro was cunning and a skilled swordsman, and so escaped justice. The bounty hunter Murakami Gennosuke attempted to claim the bounty on Ichiro's head, but Ichiro escaped while Gen fought Ichiro's brigands and then fell into an open sewer. Ichiro hid out at a temple, holding the priest hostage to keep the townsfolk in line, while he was joined by his brother Kenichi. Gen hired the ronin Miyamoto Usagi as a bodyguard and then attacked the temple. Ichiro confronted Gen while holding the priest hostage; however, the hostage was actually his brother, Kenichi, a ruse to fool Gen. In the following duel, Kenichi wounded Gen, but not before the rhino slew One-Eye Ichiro.

## Appearances

"Bounty Hunter" (collected in Book 1: The Ronin).
Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai is the creator of the comic book series *Usagi Yojimbo*. Sakai has been the writer and illustrator of the series from 1984 to the present. Before *Usagi Yojimbo*, Sakai wrote and illustrated a brief funny animal comic book series entitled *The Adventures of Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy*. In addition, he is also the letterer of *Groo The Wanderer* by Sergio Aragonés.

In early UY stories he signed his name in Japanese as 坂井正彦.

## External Links

* Stan Sakai entry at Wikipedia
* UY Dojo Stan Sakai page
Lord Noriyuki

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Noriyuki is the current daimyo of the Geishu Clan's province. Although Noriyuki is still a young panda cub, he has proven extraordinarily capable in his position for the intricate task of ruling over a clan while still keeping his innocent spirit. This includes some developing physical skills such as being able to sense an intruder in his chambers, even when asleep, and to waken quickly and yet subtly enough to launch an attack.

His closest advisor is Tomoe Ame, a female feline samurai with extraordinary skill which she demonstrated when she saved Noriyuki and his mother's lives from a ninja assassination attempt. For that spectacular display of skill, Noriyuki's mother appointed Tomoe as her son's personal bodyguard, a position she still holds today.

Noriyuki's personal appeal has also been a factor in reducing internal schisms in his clan, such as when he inadvertently met the hiding rebel, General Ikeda, and reconciled with him for his role in an earlier insurrection. This extended to Ikeda protecting the lord from assassins and Noriyuki offered to reinstate him to his former rank. Ikeda declined and offered the compromise of his son, Motokazu, joining Noriyuki's court when he came of age after his father trained him. Although Ikeda later died in battle, Noriyuki was better than his word in bringing Motokazu into his household early to eventually become his personal page and later promoted the valiant cub to samurai.

Unfortunately, Noriyuki has proven as gullible about mistreating Tomoe as his father. A villainous adviser named Lord Horikawa, wishing to get the female warrior (who learned of his treacherous nature in a dream) out of the way, has advised that she be married. The young panda accepted that advice without asking Tomoe if she desired it, making the marriage an unwanted imposition. Whether or not Noriyuki will realize that he's being unfair to her and release her is unknown.

## Appearances in other media

* Lord Noriyuki appears in the last level and the ending of the *Usagi Yojimbo* computer game.
* Lord Noriyuki appears in the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* 2003 series episode "The Real World, Part 1". He is voiced by Rebecca Honig.

* Roku Toys Statue series 2.

## External references

* Lord Noriyuki at Usagi Yojimbo Dojo
* Lord Noriyuki at TMNTpedia
Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition

Softcover art

### Published on

December 17, 2010 (HC) / October 12, 2015 (Paperback) / July 28, 2021 (HC 2nd printing)

### Pages

1200 (HC), 1160 (TPB)

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most iconic modern comics characters of the past quarter century and is a perennial favorite amongst young boys and adult fans. Usagi Yojimbo chronicles the action-packed wanderings of a masterless samurai (a “ronin”) in feudal Japan — as told with funny-animals. (If PIXAR and the late Akira Kurosawa were to collaborate on a movie, it might very well look like this.) For the first ten years of his career, the battling bunny was published by Fantagraphics Books. This slipcase set collects that entire run (previously published as seven trade paperbacks). With over 1000 pages of story, this is the complete, definitive, early Usagi. This Special Edition will also brims with extra material, including a complete full-color gallery of the more than 50 Usagi covers from that period; preparatory sketches, including Sakai’s original first draft of the “Samurai” story; two “non-canon” Usagi stories by Sakai co-starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (with whom Usagi also shared screen time in the TMNT TV series); the rare behind-the-scenes “How I Draw Usagi Yojimbo” strip; Introductions by Stan Sakai and Stan Lee; and a feature-length, career-spanning interview with Sakai.

The slipcase art for the hardcover edition.

The book art for the hardcover edition.

### Hardcover

* December 17, 2010
* 7.6" x 11"
* 1200 pages
* Black and white with some color.
* SRP: $100

### Paperback

* October 12, 2015
* 7.1" x 10.6"
* 1160 pages
* Black and white with some color.
* SRP: $74.99

### Hardcover Second Printing

Fantagraphics decided to do a second printing of the hardcover version, but with a different cover. Emails from them indicate they will use the artwork from the softcover edition, but the solicitation previews show the original hardcover artwork with a slightly different font. We will update this section when more info is available.

* July 28, 2021 / November 10, 2021
* 7" x 10.25"
* 1200 pages
* Partial color (covers gallery)
* SRP: $100
* DIAMOND CODE: JUN211530 / OCT211488

## ISBN

* Hardcover:ISBN 160699154X
* Softcover:ISBN 1606998878

## Contents

Contains the following collections:

* Usagi Yojimbo Book 1: The Ronin
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 2: Samurai
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 3: The Wanderer's Road
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 4: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 5: Lone Goat and Kid
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 6: Circles
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 7: Gen's Story
The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 9

Ltd. hardcover

The rabbit ronin saga continues with more action and thrills, including the iconic crossover with the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*!

In this ninth volume, Usagi and Inspector Ishida team up once again to solve a series of murders and mysteries. Between deadly puffer fish assassinations, a run-in with a familiar pair of thieves, a large-scale corruption scheme, and a mission to uncover the meaning behind a foreign book, Usagi and Ishida have their work cut out for them! Then, join forces with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the ongoing battle of good versus evil from Edo-era Japan to New York City!

Collects *Usagi Yojimbo Volume 32: Mysteries*, *Usagi Yojimbo Volume 33: The Hidden*, and every existing *Usagi Yojimbo/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*crossover comic in existence!

* $79.99 (limited hardcover)
* $24.99 (softcover)

The book art for the softcover edition.

## ISBN

* Hardcover: ISBN 1506725074
* Softcover: ISBN 1506725066

## Contents

Contains the following collections:

* Usagi Yojimbo Book 32: Mysteries
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 33: The Hidden
* Usagi Yojimbo/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Collection
Oware

Oware was a master craftsman who could make tea cups of inestimable value.

## Character History

Murakami Gennosuke was hired by Hokuse, the great Tea Master of the Geishu Clan, to deliver a cup made by Oware. So valuable was the cup that a rival Tea Master, Okii Hana, sent thugs to attack Gen in an attempt to steal it.

## Appearances

* "The Tea Cup" (collected in Book 3: The Wanderer's Road).
The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 7

Ltd. hardcover

This seventh volume includes *Traitors of the Earth*, in which Usagi faces the undead, *A Town Called Hell*, wherein Usagi is caught between two competing gang lords, *Those Who Tread on the Scorpions Tail*, which pits Usagi against the notorious Red Scorpions, and more!

Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume Three #117-#138 and the Free Comic Book Day 2009 story *One Dark and Stormy Night*.

* 600 pages of Stan Sakai's enduring samurai masterpiece!

* Also available in a signed and numbered hardcover edition, limited to 1,500 copies!

The book art for the softcover edition.

## ISBN

* Hardcover:ISBN 1506700462
* Softcover:ISBN 1616556153

## 2nd printing

The 2nd printing features all new cover art and is only being produced as a softcover.

* ISBN-10: ISBN 1506724973

* 2nd printing
* $29.99
* Release date: Mar. 22, 2023

## Contents

Contains the following collections:

* Usagi Yojimbo Book 26: Traitors of the Earth
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 27: A Town Called Hell
* Usagi Yojimbo Book 28: Red Scorpion
Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo

***Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo*** is a computer game released for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC platforms in 1988, by the now-defunct label Firebird. The package artwork comes from the cover of the comic book *Anything Goes #6*.

It was developed by Beam Software, published by Firebird, and distributed by Thunder Mountain. It is a one-player beat 'em up game that comes on either a cassette tape or floppy disk (depending on the platform), and is played with a joystick.

The game was released in the United States under the title ***Usagi Yojimbo*** as part of the *Thunder Mountain Action Pack, Vol. 1*. It was contained on Disk 1, Side 1 along with the games *Great Escape*, *Paradroid*, and (on Side 2) *Implosion*. The packaging for this version used artwork from the cover of *Usagi Yojimbo Volume 1, #17* along with images from the other games included in the set.

## Gameplay

The game is a sideways-scrolling adventure, where Miyamoto Usagi has to defeat opponents in sword fights, and also have encounters with other characters , for example priests, who usually carry a cane and utter Zen Buddhist koans, such as "if you see the Buddha on the path, kill him". Usagi is often attacked by bandits and enemy ninja. These opponents frequently disguise themselves as harmless peasants, villagers or priests.

Although progress is always left-to-right, there are branches along the way that allow some gameplay liberty. There is also a sword training level, with bales of hay instead of enemies.

The scoring system is based on karma; doing good deeds raises Usagi's karma, and doing bad deeds reduces it. If, ultimately, Usagi's karma drops to zero, he will commit seppuku. Good deeds include killing armed opponents and donating money to peasants and priests. Conversely, attacking priests or unarmed characters or even drawing his sword in front of them reduces it (besides turning them hostile).

To earn money, Usagi can gamble at inns along the path and collect coins from slain enemies. The money can be spent on food, which in turn increases his energy.

## External links

* Title at Moby Games
* Title at Gamefaqs
* Absolutist recreation of C64 game
* sid file of music from the game
* Samurai Warrior game details
* "Homage to Amida Buddha": an ocremix.org ReMix of the theme music from *Samurai Warrior*
Monshiro

Monshiro was an anthropomorphic bear and the lifelong assistant of General Oyaneko.

## Character History

Monshiro accompanied Oyaneko throughout his life, even into his forced retirement as magistrate of a small town. Monshiro could see how beloved his master was by the townspeople, but also how his change of status and illness made him despondant. Monshiro interrupted the attempted death of his master at the hands of Miyamoto Usagi, and his concern for his master helped to show Oyaneko the high esteem he was held in by his people.

## Appearances

* "The Way of the Samurai" (collected in Book 5: Lone Goat and Kid).
Okii Hana

Okii Hana was a Tea Master.

## Character History

When Hana learnt that Hokuse, the Tea Master of the Geishu Clan, had hired Murakami Gennosuke to deliver a tea cup made by the great craftsman Oware, he hired thugs to steal the tea cup. Gen was able to distract the thugs with an ordinary tea cup and delivered his prize successfully.

## Appearances

* "The Tea Cup" (collected in Book 3: The Wanderer's Road).
Space Usagi Vol. 1 No. 1 reprint

Standard cold foil cover

We're celebrating the 30th anniversary of Space Usagi by having the first comic reprinted in color for the first time ever!

* colored by Emi Fujii
* SDCC exclusive
* Run of 500 copies
* Cold foil cover
* Small quantity available outside of SDCC through dogu.shop
* $40.00
* $60.00 (signed)
* $100.00 (signed and sketched)

## Variant Covers

**Sakai Emerald Green foil**

* SDCC 2022 convention exclusive
* Emerald Green foil cover
* Run of 500 copies
* $40.00

**Sakai Gold foil**

* SDCC 2022 convention exclusive
* Gold foil cover
* Run of 500 copies
* $40.00

**Peach Momoko cold foil**

* SDCC 2022 convention exclusive
* Cold foil cover
* Run of 500 copies
* Limited quantity available at stansakai.com
* $40.00
* $60.00 (signed)
* $100.00 (signed with half-torso sketch)

**Peach Momoko Ruby Red foil**

* SDCC 2022 convention exclusive
* Ruby Red foil cover
* Run of 500 copies
* $40.00

**Peach Momoko Platinum foil**

* SDCC 2022 convention exclusive
* Platinum silver foil cover
* Run of 500 copies
* $40.00
Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019

*Star Wars Adventures Annual* was first released in 2018, making this only the second annual issue.

## Contents

(W) Cavan Scott (A) Mauricet (CA) Stan Sakai

A daring rescue mission leads Lando-and his new friend Jaxxon-to the seat of Imperial power, where they must recover an important artifact that will inspire a planet to drive the Empire from their home. Special feature-length tale starring Lando and Jaxxon!

* Diamond#: MAR190652
* IDW Publishing
* $7.99
Star Wars Tales

*Star Wars Tales* is an anthology series, written and illustrated by a variety of talents. Stan provided an 8-page interior story titled "Urchins" which features a young Anakin, two street urchin friends, and Watto.

## Contents

Who shot first? Han or Greedo? Depending on which version of Star Wars: A New Hope you watch either answer is correct. Now, for the first time in Star Wars Tales #14, the question goes before a court of law! Han Solo is sued for the wrongful death of Greedo by the Rodian's mother in "The Emperor's Court!" Also featured is Stan Sakai's tale of a young Anakin Skywalker in "Urchins" and a unique look at the battle of Endor in "We Were Stormtroopers." Plus much, much more! Featuring a cover by Dreamwave's Pat Lee!
Higashimori

Higashimori was the chief instructor of the Dogora fencing school. He was an anthropomorphic cat whose distinguishing feature was his very long face.

## Character History

Higashimori was present at a tournament sponsored by the Dogora fencing school, which Katsuichi attended with his student, Miyamoto Usagi. Higashimori thought that Katsuichi was a fraud and did not understand why Genjiro, the head of the Dogora school, allowed him to participate. Genjiro explained that turning away Katsuichi would lose the Dogora school face before their sponsor, Lord Mifune, but instructed Higashimori to make sure that Usagi lost. However, Usagi was a better swordsman than the Dogora pupils and won the tournament.

Three months after the tournament, Higashimori's anger with Katsuichi reached its pinnacle, and he led a group of Dogora students to attack Katsuichi and Usagi. Higashimori attacked Katsuichi dishonourably, blinding him in his left eye and sending him toppling off a cliff into a river. However, Usagi had slain the students sent to kill him. Enraged at his sensei's apparent murder, Usagi slew Higashimori.

## Appearances

* "Samurai!, Part IV" (collected in Book 2: Samurai).
* "Circles, Part I" (collected in Book 6: Circles).
Hiro

Hiro was an anthropomorphic dog peasant.

## Character History

Hiro's village was terrorized by a gaunt spectral figure playing the *shakuhachi* accompanied by a white *tokage*. A number of murders occurred and were attributed to this figure. Hiro attempted to escape the village to reach Sanshobo, a bonze skilled in exorcisms, for help, but was slain by the *hanya* which was truly responsible for the murders.

## Appearances

* "The Demon Flute" (collected in Book 13: Grey Shadows).
Star Wars: Visions - Peach Momoko

PEACH MOMOKO BRINGS HER UNIQUE STORYTELLING TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY! CENTURIES after the death of a GREAT DARK SITH LORD, a cult has grown worshipping this SITH LORD and the DARK SIDE. ANKOK believes she is the successor to the LEGACY of THE SITH with her DARK SIDE POWERS! But is she truly in tune with THE FORCE? Or is she just exploiting the people in her village? KAKO and GEL are about to come face-to-face with the truth…even if it kills them!

## Contents

(W/A) Peach Momoko (CA) Stan Sakai

* Diamond#: SEP230863
* Marvel Comics
* $5.99

## External Links

Previews World

Penguin Random House
Usagi Yojimbo Book 13: Grey Shadows

Grey Shadows shows off Stan Sakai’s amazing versatility in story telling.  Featuring alongside Usagi, introduces the police detective Ishida who helps solve a string  of exciting murder mysteries.

Fresh from winning 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 Tameshigiri,” 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.

Book 13: *Grey Shadows* reprints Vol. 3 issues 23-30. It is published by Dark Horse Comics.

The introduction for this volume was written by Max Allan Collins.

## Editions

* ISBN-10: 1-56971-460-6 (s/n)
* ISBN-10: 1-56971-459-2 (tpb)
* ISBN-10: 1-41765-840-1 (Sagebrush)
* ISBN-10: 1-43521-521-4 (Paw Prints)

## Contents

* "My Father's Swords"
* "The Demon Flute"
* "Momo-Usagi-Taro"
* "The Hairpin Murders"
* "The Courtesan"
* "Tameshigiri"
Usagi Yojimbo/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Collection

The complete Usagi Yojimbo / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle story collection!

Comics master Stan Sakai has been curating crossover stories between his creation, Usagi Yojimbo, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for decades, and now every one of those stories is collected in one place! This beautiful tome is the perfect addition for any Usagi Yojimbo or TMNT fan!

While Usagi Yojimbo embarks on the warrior’s pilgrimage throughout Edo-era Japan, using his samurai skills to help those in need, four teenage brothers in a half shell from the sewers of New York City protect their home from crime utilizing their ninja capabilities. Both fighting for good and prevailing over evil, it’s only fitting that they meet up and join forces.

## ISBN

* Softcover:ISBN 9781506709505
* ISBN-10: 1506709508

## Contents

Contains the following stories:

* The Crossing
* Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew
* The Treaty
* Shades of Green
* Namazu

*Hare Today, Hare Tomorrow* is not included because it is a *Space Usagi* story.

This also contains all the bonus material from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo Expanded Edition.
The Complete Me & the Kid

*Me & the Kid* is an independent comic created by Ambrose Quintanilla for Gopher-It Comics. This collection contains every comic strip ever made starring Me & the Kid. From the very first strip posted on Facebook to the last, including the characters appearances in the comic books: Gopher-it Productions Volume 1 and Gopher-it Comics' Funny Pages.

## Contents

(W) Ambrose Quintanilla (A/CA) Ambrose Quintanilla

• Special Kickstarter exclusive variant cover by Stan Sakai

• 44 pages

• $30 Stan Sakai cover
Mishito

Mishito was an anthropomorphic dog *samurai* who acted as enforcer for Tobu.

## Character History

Mishito intimidated the villagers of the town where he lived to ensure that they would pay exorbitant taxes to their master, Tobu. When Miyamoto Usagi prepared a ruse that ghosts in the forest sought revenge against Tobu, Mishito was suspicious of the rabbit *ronin*. He went to investigate the ghosts and discovered that they were just paper lanterns hung in the forest, and captured Jotaro in the process. Usagi rescued Jotaro and fled into the forest on horseback, pursued by Mishito and the other guards. Michito's skills were not equal to those of Usagi, and he was slain by him.

## Appearances

* "Ghost Warriors" (collected in Book 18: Travels With Jotaro).
Big Brawl, Part 3

**The Big Brawl, Part 3** is a season 2 episode of the 2003-2009 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. It originally aired over Foxbox on 25 September 2004. It follows up *Big Brawl, Part 2* and is followed-up by *Big Brawl, Part 4*.

## Plot

At Battle Nexus, Donatello and Miyamoto Usagi must continue trying to save Leonardo and Daimyo.

## External Links

* Mutant Ooze
* Entry at TurtlePedia
Samurai Tourist

**Samurai Tourist** is a season 4 episode of the 2003-2009 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. It originally aired over 4 Kids TV on 3 December 2005. Usagi last appeared in the episode "The Real World, Part 2", and would next appear in "Wedding Bells and Bytes".

## Plot

Splinter invites Miyamoto Usagi to the turtles' Earth to deal with Leonardo's attitude problems. But when Usagi and Gen come by, Lord Hebi sends an assassin after them.

## External Links

* Mutant Ooze
* Entry at TurtlePedia
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo WhereWhen No. 5

WhereWhen #5 of 5

Series Finale! Our heroes fight a battle on two fronts! With Lord Noriyuki's forces facing an endless onslaught of samuroids, General Usagi and the TMNT storm Dr. WhereWhen's castle for a final showdown. It's a race against the clock to save the past and future!

* (W) Stan Sakai (A/CA) Stan Sakai
* colored by HiFi
* wraparound Cover A by Stan Sakai, colored by Emi Fujii
* $4.99
* 36 pages
* Diamond Order code: MAY231425

## Variant Covers

**Cover B - Eastman**

* Kevin Eastman (cover artist)
* Diamond Order code: MAY231426

**RI 1:10 retailer incentive - Myer**

* Sarah Myer (cover artist)
* Diamond Order code: MAY231427

**RI 1:25 retailer incentive - Sakai black and white**

* Stan Sakai (cover artist)
* Black and white line art version of the main A cover
* Diamond Order code: MAY231428

**RI 1:50 retailer incentive - Petersen**

* David Petersen (cover artist)
* Part of 5 interconnecting covers spanning all 5 issues
* Diamond Order code: MAY231429

**RI 1:100 retailer incentive - Eastman black and white**

* Kevin Eastman (cover artist)
* Diamond Order code: MAY231430

**RE IDW Convention Exclusive - Sakai**

* Silver, fully foiled cover
* *IDW Convention Exclusive* circular badge on cover
* Available at SDCC
* $20.00

**RE Jolzar Collecibles - Fung**

* Santa Fung (cover artist)
* virgin cover
* Available through Jolzar Collectibles, Devil Dog Comics, Bird City Comics, and Comic Kingdom Creative.
* $19.35 (Comic Kindgom Creative)

**RE Liberty Comic Con - Medina**

* Marcos Medina (cover artist)
* virgin cover
* Available exclusively from Liberty Comic Con (online as sales as of 08/17/23)
* Limit 2 per person
* $20.00

**RE Mazz Comics - Medina**

* Marcos Medina (cover artist)
* virgin cover
* Available through Mazz Comics
* $20.00 (virgin)
* $40.00 (virgin signed with CoA)
* $75.00 (CGC 9.6+)
* $100.00 (CGC 9.6+ signed)
* $150.00 (CGC 9.6+ signed/remarqued)
* $1000.00 (Ultimate bundle limited to 5 - "1:10 Incentive Ratio, 1:25 Incentive Ratio, 1:50 Incentive Ratio, 1:100 Incentive Ratio, Mazz Comics Exclusive Virgin raw, CGC 9.8 Graded, CGC Graded Signature Series One of a Kind Remark")

## Characters

Miyamoto Usagi

Murakami Gennosuke

Tomoe Ame

Jotaro

Yukichi

Kitsune

Chizu

Leonardo

Michaelangelo

Donatello

Raphael

Dr. WhereWhen

## Sales Charts

This issue came in at #\_\_\_ on the July charts, with xxxx copies ordered.
Lady Kazumi

Lady Kazumi was the wife of Lord Mifune and mother of Prince Tsuruichi. She was an anthropomorphic tiger.

## Character History

Lady Kazumi was the wife of Lord Mifune for several years. Due to the intrigues of Lord Hikiji, a force of Neko Ninja infiltrated the Mifune castle to kill Lord Mifune, Lady Kazumi and Prince Tsuruichi. Lord Mifune slew his would-be assassins with the help of Miyamoto Usagi and Gunichi. However, Lady Kazumi and Prince Tsuruichi were killed. As a result of their deaths, Lord Mifune declared war on Lord Hikiji, which resulted in the Battle of Adachigahara.

## Appearances

"Samurai!, Part VIII" (collected in Book 2: Samurai).
Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim

In the end, the gods gathered together and met their foes on the Battle Plain of Vigrid. There, so the stories tell, the gods and their great enemies slaughtered each other, the stars fell from the sky, Midgard itself sank into the all-encompassing ocean, and the Nine worlds were destroyed. In this issue, Thor hears a voice out of the past and learns that not all the old stories are true, and that the path before him now leads to Helheim, the land of the Dead. Walter Simonson, legendary creator of Star Slammers, Manhunter and the Alien film adaptation (with Archie Goodwin), and the definitive version (after Stan and Jack) of Marvel's Thor, presents the next thrilling chapter of his own post-Ragnarok Thor saga!

## Contents

(W) Walter Simonson (A) Walter Simonson

• Stan and Walter collaborated to provide the 1:25 retailer incentive variant cover for issue #1.

## External Links

comicbook.com preview

breakdown of Sakai and Simonson's contributions to the cover