Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai.
Last time on Usagi-Bowl Z: Usagi gets a new girlfriend, but leaves her behind. Now she's been captured by an assassin after Usagi. Will it end happily - or all end in tears? Find out
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Annual Usagi Yojimbo Storytime pt 22
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Brayden Mitchell
Xavier Rogers
Levi Rivera
Angel Jenkins
Ethan Bell
Nicholas Gray
Jace Nguyen
>Usagi, you fight my clan often. I want you to start taking small doses of this regularly to build up an immunity and so you won't die if I'm not around
>It's also a great party trick
Samuel Mitchell
Alexander Powell
Brandon Evans
Jaxon Cox
Blake Martin
Oliver Cook
>All that black colored blood in panel one
That's one of the things that I'm worried for with the coming color editions
Leo Martin
Jonathan Murphy
Christopher Taylor
Angel Myers
Jose Lewis
Jacob Ortiz
Carter Nelson
Kevin Williams
Austin James
>Chizu Kiss Count: 5*
*1 initiated by Usagi
Cooper Carter
Alexander Morales
David Martinez
Grayson Mitchell
Brody Reed
Michael Wood
Daniel Gonzalez
Cameron Jones
Charles Ramirez
Dylan Parker
Noah Lopez
Gavin Gomez
Samuel Cook
Jack Ortiz
Landon James
Evan Perry
Liam Ward
Connor Long
Samuel Morris
Leo Watson
Xavier Stewart
>Oh no! A poison needle in his neck! I'll have to... suck out the poison!
>Chizu, I don't think it's poisoned. I feel fine.
>No, I insist! I know these neko venoms, they're sneaky!
Dominic Johnson
Leo Young
Luis Parker
Joshua Gomez
Adrian Gray
Nathan Jenkins
Benjamin Davis
Cameron Brown
David Martinez
Jace Lee
Leo Robinson
Bentley Campbell
Michael Collins
Annnnnd this panel (drawn in 2008 IIRC?) is the last time Tomoe has appeared in the comic in any way, shape, or form. Great, Stan. Thanks, I hate it.
Anthony Morris
Eli Sullivan
Wyatt Allen
And on almost Sunday he has risen.
Mason Baker
>Potential Kirishitans: 9
Unless you count Chibi Tomoe Adventures.
Matthew Bell
>Chizu snowball count: 1
Charles Stewart
Though probably not. Unless she's deflecting attention.
It's sunday for me
Gabriel Foster
>Allow me to carry your sword
>That's not my sword
Chase Perry
Angel Lee
Gavin Rogers
Ryder Johnson
You didn't have to do this, Dharmanon. You could have left it at the good ending. Instead you went and broke my heart.
Elijah Myers
Charles Anderson
Connor Bell
Zachary Nguyen
Brandon Walker
Carter Nelson
Hudson Watson
Elijah Carter
Owen Evans
Connor Gray
Man I forgot these stories where back to back. No room to breath in this volume.
Aaron Baker
Asher Brown
Caleb Miller
Leo Mitchell
Jonathan Smith
Kevin Brooks
Kayden Carter
Thomas Sanders
Levi Russell
William Morgan
Julian Mitchell
Christopher Walker
Tyler Reyes
Christopher Richardson
Angel Thompson
Bentley Allen
Sebastian Howard
Christopher Wilson
Jack Roberts
Angel Bailey
Liam Myers
>Keifu
>Keiko
>Kei-Chan
I'm noticing a pattern on who Jizo likes.
Henry Russell
Jayden Rivera
Thomas Sanchez
Camden Campbell
Cooper Jackson
Cameron Long
Owen Rivera
Robert Hall
Ayden Bennett
Julian Powell
Asher Russell
Tyler Reed
Connor Wilson
Gavin Edwards
Andrew Davis
Josiah Phillips
Daniel Hall
Ryder Morgan
Daniel Gomez
Anthony Mitchell
Juan Brooks
Oliver Wilson
James Watson
Jayden Price
Zachary Evans
Michael Cruz
John Hughes
Gabriel White
Adrian Ramirez
Henry Miller
Liam Powell
Xavier Reyes
Christian Baker
Jayden Murphy
Elijah Nguyen
Parker Rodriguez
Jeremiah Garcia
Jace Young
Carter Turner
Eli Ramirez
Christian Scott
Luis Reyes
Jordan Hill
Dominic Gray
Jackson Young
Robert Hill
Grayson Morgan
Blake Lewis
Logan Jackson
Levi Mitchell
Evan Hill
Easton Clark
Luke Smith
John Garcia
Bampus, thanks for posting, Dharmanon
Hunter Cook
Joseph Cruz
No problem. Thanks for the bump
Lucas Kelly
Jaxson Walker
Juan Rivera
Gavin Smith
Christopher Nguyen
Eli Martin
John Perez
Gabriel Kelly
Samuel Price
Hunter Allen
Daniel Baker
Justin Anderson
Connor Martinez
Isaac Hill
Ryder Brown
Hunter Parker
Zachary Rodriguez
Camden Robinson
Luke Ward
Mason Smith
Jack Murphy
Jonathan Gutierrez
Jaxon Cox
Elijah Nelson
Nathan Garcia
Robert Jones
Wyatt Powell
James Miller
Dominic Jones
Ian Turner
Connor Perez
I wanna see a pic of Usagi hiding eggs.
Camden Williams
Tyler Thomas
Hudson Collins
>Gen will only join the hunt if there's money inside the eggs
Hunter Long
Anthony Hughes
Cameron Cruz
Nicholas Reyes
Tyler Hughes
Chase Brown
Count all you want, I still say Tomoe is still in the lead. I mean he was literally just dreaming about her.
Aiden Wilson
Parker Kelly
Adrian Campbell
Aww it's my boi!
Thomas Ortiz
And then there's the tea cermony
Jordan Harris
Wyatt Mitchell
Mason Morales
Jace Carter
Alexander Myers
Owen Miller
Parker Garcia
Thomas Gonzalez
Get Sad
Gavin Evans
Matthew Ross
Wyatt Lewis
Carter Gonzalez
Double tapped that fucker
Nicholas Ward
Evan Carter
Daniel Smith
Noah Hill
Matthew Powell
Aaron Allen
Jaxon Anderson
Jason Hughes
Grayson Gray
Lucas Cook
Wyatt Edwards
Kayden Clark
It's sweet how much she cares. Heartless assassin my ass.
Levi Morales
James Gutierrez
Asher Howard
Kayden Jenkins
>J fears all Ks
it's like a 6 afraid of 7 scenario.
Sebastian Hill
Ryan Powell
Noah Parker
Bentley Johnson
Jason Gomez
Camden Richardson
Camden Collins
Angel Gomez
Carson Rivera
Justin Garcia
Easton Sullivan
Leo White
Noah Anderson
Andrew Harris
Lincoln Moore
Grayson Bell
All she wanted is him to care for her. And she died knowing he did. Goodnight, sweet princess.
Xavier Phillips
Isaac Russell
Isaiah Martin
Nicholas Watson
Evan Foster
Lincoln James
Aaron Perry
Jonathan Peterson
Ah, good old times.
>I wanna meddle!
>No meddling.
>But I wanna!
Jacob Howard
Dylan Collins
Aaron Garcia
Hunter Miller
James Fisher
Colton Nelson
I really want to see this if the animation ever comes about
Evan Harris
Ayden Kelly
Two good women who did not deserve their suffering dying in the same storytime? Must be the miracle of Easter.
Nolan Anderson
James Barnes
Charles Morales
Thanks for reading. Enjoy the holiday!
Luke Carter
>Return of the Black Soul on Easter
Jei-sus Christ
Aiden Cox
>Mayumi: dead
>Scary Jei origin or whatever
>Inazuma dead
Man this volume didn't fuck around.
Landon King
He came back to smite all the evil. He kept saying that whenever he appeared, try to pay attention next time, user.
Happy Easter!
Eli Martin
>comes from a working class peasant background, so she's both willing and able to pull her weight
>thinks you're the coolest guy around even though you're constantly broke and a meddling wanderer
>willing to endure the hardships of homelessness and poverty just to be with you
>laughs off all your hurtful words, she sees beneath the sting to the guarded care behind them
>not constrained by samurai class honor or ninja blood vendetta
>you let her die anyway because you're too caught up in your own bushidonigger autism
I will never stop being mad. There is a distinct point in this series where I stopped hoping Usagi would catch a break for all the bullshit he's been put through and when I would look forward to the next issue just to see what fresh suffering awaits him and this page is the definitive marker of when.
John Morales
In the old TMNT cartoon Usagi actually did have to become the easter bunny. It was a weird show, looking back.
Angel Clark
Speaking of Usagi crossovers, Im late to the party but fucking A the 2012 series one was Kino. I haven't even seen the rest of the show but that was kick ass.
Jose Cooper
It honestly were one of the best episodes of that series. TMNT2012 had potential, but quickly went to shit. Even the Usagi crossover, while pretty good, had some problems. My biggest gripe was with Usagi's voice - he sounded way too harsh and strict for a guy who's usually skipping through the forest singing about spring and happily plays with kids.
David Walker
He does +20% holy damage to demon type enemies
You'll want him on your team.
Ethan Clark
>he sounded way too harsh and strict for a guy who's usually skipping through the forest singing about spring and happily plays with kids.
Yeah, but he was also in SERIOUS mode throughout most of it. I suppose it was a bit deep but I can Usagi being the guy who only sounds that when serious and damn was he serious.
Joshua Wilson
B-but the trusty poking stick has never failed before.
Brandon Adams
Why I don't disagree with your idea of "serious mode", I still think the voice was too deep and raspy. He sounded more like I'd Imagine general Ikeda to sound. On the other hand, TMNT2003 had an almost perfect Usagi with a voice that was neither high pitched nor deep and did work in both playful and serious mode. The only thing I liked more about the 2012 voice was that it belonged to an actual Japanese guy.
Mason Martin
It was still better than his 87 voice. I mean I don't want to say racist but Townsend Coleman (Holy crap the Tick) cannot do a Japanese accent.
Austin Russell
considering the actual Miyamoto Musashi died after being a hermit in a cave writing a book because he his health deteriorated,
Usagi will probably meet a similar end?
Tyler Johnson
>a cave to call your own
Usagi will be lucky to have hat on his head.
Alexander Morales
Will anyone paint him stabbing a whale.
Hunter Hill
You're right, since 'racist' implies bad intentions (at least it should, since nowadays that term is getting put on everything willy-nilly). 'Ignorant' or 'unskilled' is a more fitting description.
Christopher Anderson
Well of course, he probably had a life dot like every mini-boss.
Gavin Gonzalez
Stan posted some Tomoe cheesecake so we might be seeing her soon!
Cooper Jackson
So are those statues based on some actual Japanese gods or oni or something or were they just original characters?
Gabriel Green
Now there's a familiar face i didn't expect to see again.
Leo Gutierrez
>this way she'll die!
>and once she's dead, kageramu will be our leader !
Jonathan Cox
I'm beginning to think that Chizu is only liked by 10, maybe 20 somewhat honorable members of her clan and the whole rest is a bunch of assholes. Perhaps the majority of the clan's most loyal ninjas died with Shingen in the Dragon Bellow fights and later during the Grasscutter debacle. When the civil war is over, she'll be barely able to form a basic spy network out of the loyalists and there is no way they'll be enough for an actual fighting force. This is kinda-sorta supported by Senso, where she led a tiny team of neko ninjas who were working for Noriyuki, who'd rather have spies than assassins.
Elijah Perez
A dream where he penetrated her.
Yup, The right way is the way of Tomoe.
Justin Ross
At the rate she and Usagi kill neko ninjas their ranks have to be thinned out badly already.
Personally I really think Stan's decision to make Chizu a perma-renegade is one of his less standout narrative choices even though she's a great character so I see why he did it. The early books were a lot more dynamic in terms of events changing the status quo whereas the death of Inazuma in the current storytime is probably the last of those so far.
I hope Stan returns to the Red Cloud castle from book 25 at some point, and that clan in general. Usagi did those guys a bro, their new lord could hopefully receive him as a friend.
Christopher Bailey
Anyone know how much is left ? I wan't there for last yeras storytime.
Caleb Hernandez
This is book 24 of the "regular" series, Return of the Black Soul. The latest to be released is book 32, Mysteries; 33, The Hidden, is due out in book form this summer. There are also the supplemental books Yokai, Senso and Space Usagi.
Joshua Robinson
Ryan Williams
wait isnt the hidden special mini series?
Grayson Cruz
>you become a master swordsman so you don't have to fight
>body count in the hundreds
Keep it classy, Usagi.
Luis Hernandez
Nah, AFAIK he just decided to convert the monthly floppy to, like, a sequence of miniseries. I don't know why exactly, and I also don't suppose it matters much since he's moving to IDW now and probably reworking all that stuff again.
Landon Cooper
They're the seven deadly sins. This is also why Jei keeps associating with lightning
Henry Nguyen
Seven deadly sins in Christian way of thinking or are there some different sins in Japanese folklore?
Also what does lightning have to do with Jei?
Bentley White
I don't actually know the answer to your question. That was just a joke about Shazam
Jaxon Lee
Who?
Robert Torres
oh thats weird. the whole thing just looked like a mini series, not part of the new book. after hes done they will release the miniseries as a whole book right?
Austin Gonzalez
Happy Easter Usagi thread!
Brody Murphy
Yes, The Hidden comes out as the next book inthe series this July. It's also the last Usagi thing Dark Horse will publish.
Kayden Martinez
Actually, I believe someone noted his body count is well past 3000, second only to Conan
Adam Green
The dude has a Lone Wolf and Cub level bodycount where it reaches the point where you have to wonder how he can continue to have a rep of "Just One Ronin" when he's sent the equivalent of an army to Lord Enma.
Chase Davis
New catfight pic when?
Juan Clark
Oh GOD that's adorable.
Cooper Walker
Did he? Post a link to it.
Charles Bell
>Iisuta no Usagi
Hard approve
Ian Mitchell
I've also thought that he ought to be a bit more famous at this point. The real Musashi fought 60 duels in his lifetime according to himself and was famous all over Japan long before his death.
John Sanchez
Yeah. Itto rose from being the Shogun's Executioner to "Oh fuck its the baby carriage assassin!" pretty quick and I think Usagi might actually have him beat for kills (no easy feat!)
I hope its soon. I'd like a pic of someone putting someone in a submission hold based on whoever is winning at this point to show how the fight is developing.
John Roberts
That kid ain't right
Adrian Thompson
oh wow, Jei isn't dead, he just hopped bodies again
what a surprise
we haven't done this before
its all good, everyone loves jei
its not like he's a one not character who should have been done with even before grasscutter or anything.
yes, Im very mad
Kayden Roberts
When will he fuck Tomoe?
Josiah Ward
cool
I want to finally buy a usagi book but I cant afford much, so I guess I will wait until this book is out. I loved the hidden story
Levi Sanchez
Jei being exorcised by the priest would be a really good ending I think, with the other priests finally being able to sleep again
but noooo
Henry Myers
Right after she whips Chizu's tail in the onsen catfight and shows her who's the top cat.
Kevin Mitchell
up to this story I always feel bad for usagi
but then he lets the best girl die
fuck him
Luke Bell
Right after she has a fucked-up nightmare, it was a few threads back, we literally just discussed this
Luis Price
Eh, Inazuma felt like a placeholder body anyway. This story finally resolves that plot point and sets up the final (I hope, because Jei is getting way too close to becoming the Joker of this comic) confrontation of Usagi and Jei. Then Usagi will have no real enemy/rival left, since attacking a lord as powerful as Hikiji is pointless suicide and the most Usagi can do is foil some of his schemes. But that may be a good thing.
Landon Russell
well what will actually happen is that Ishida will use the power of Christ to exorcise Jei
Aiden Anderson
Inazuma felt like so much wasted potential.
That would be absolutely kino.
She's been leading for awhile now. I think drawanon should just call it and deliver the victory pic.
Ayden Ward
>Then Usagi will have no real enemy/rival left
Yes, Koroshi and the neko ninja clan are faggots. Totally.
Christopher Parker
For a guy that's supposed to be FINAL BOSS, Hikiji has been real low-key. I think even Hebi got more screen time.
Lucas Allen
>Inazuma felt like a placeholder
Funny thing is, Keiko was supposed to be the second vessel, but then Stan got attached and created Inazuma as a substitute
James Walker
kek xD
Tyler Clark
>spoiler
that... that is pretty awsome actually
Dominic Jackson
It was a very exciting story
Eli Cruz
Well we did get the reveal that Ishida is a christian
But yeah, would be nice to get more stories that affect canon overall.
Benjamin Walker
As mentioned previously, Sakai regrets making him a human. And I think someone also pointed out that he was originally meant to be a Sauron-like final boss for Sakai's aborted Nilson Groundthumper comic, which was to be about the rise of humans. Usagi's first appearances were drawn in preparation for him appearing as a side character later in the Nilson comic's plot, but then Sakai decided he liked Usagi much better than his "main" comic, and readers also did, so he discarded that whole thing and went all in on Usagi Yojimbo instead.
Anthony Bennett
I worry that the animated series will cut down on the violence a lot, even as "clean" as it is. Hard to sell a kid's show where the protagonist kills nearly every episode.
Jackson Cooper
Hey! A story I havdn't read yet!
Colton Edwards
>Story_of_youtubered_producers.jpg
Hunter Edwards
I kinda hope Stan revisits this cave later on. It's pretty fucking creepy. And it could be the perfect place to actually conclude Jei's story
Josiah Turner
I mean they casually killed a peasant who helped them out. They probably didn't deserve much better than this.
Kayden Cox
What's the old one?
Eli Taylor
How far behind are you?
Christopher Foster
I think it may have been less he got attached to Keiko and more he chickened out as having a little girl get possessed and basically replaced by a murderous demon is pretty fucking dark.
Oliver Bailey
I'm not reading this actually, just curious about the pic
Jayden Ross
It's several pics. We've reached our image limit in this thread but I'll repost them in the next.
Ryder Williams
Thank you kind sir I'll keep a lookout
Michael Carter
Only because it's the holiday. Thank Jesus or something.
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Lucas Hill
your edit always makes my eyes scream, he has two right hands, what an infamy
Ryder Sanders
>Thank Jesus or something
>praising a condemned nanban criminal
>in literally current 12th year of the Kanei Era
Top jej everyone point and laugh at this kirisitan baka
Cameron Garcia
Looks fine to me. They only have four fingers, so a middle finger gesture will seem off at first glance
Alexander Wood
Thank ya Jei-sus!
Jayden Rogers
Thank you. Just so I understand the context of this since I don't read this comic - this is fanart of this comic, referencing a scene of it I assume?
Ryder Myers
References nothing besides the debate of who is the best waifu. No particular scene is referenced.
Gavin Fisher
Why is that a debate? It is obviously Tomoe.
Matthew Miller
It references nothing, it's just waifu fanart. The comic itself has virtually zero sexual themes to it at all; even kisses are in the single digits across all the stories.
Mason Phillips
Partially because kissing wasn't a thing in feudal japan technically
Brandon Fisher
Just the top contenders in the waifu wars. Actually in almost 30 years the two have never even met.
Well I wouldn't say ZERO. Stand doesn't shy away from the occasional prostitute making an appearance even if no one is banging her.
Henry James
I didn't miss anyone, did I?
Ethan Morgan
Mariko
Aiden Butler
>Hijiki
commit sekkusu
Noah Jones
While I'm totally shit at drawing, I can confirm that the thumb is the rightmost finger in the picture and is less visible because it's slightly bent to the inside of the palm (as you may do when flipping the bird). Imagine that the two last fingers on your left hand are one and try doing this in front of a mirror.
Juan Adams
That's why I said "virtually"; you still catch a butt wiggle or a side boob every dozen or so stories.
Aaron Morales
>I didn't miss anyone, did I?
Yes, you obviously did, given that most of the Worst Character complaints in previous threads were about Kitsune. I don't think I've seen anybody complain that Hikiji is a bad character, just that it's a shame that he never appears.
Mason Thomas
Thanks. I'll fix that
John Myers
Fixed version strawpoll.me
Carson Sullivan
There is the snitch informant guy.
What is the name of the guy who keeps trying to ruin tomoe and make her a housewife, again?
Thomas Sullivan
Ninjas employ every weapon at their disposal! I imagine that means they are more open minded to new ideas about how to do things.
Liam Scott
Do you mean Lord Horikawa, Noriyuki's shitty advisor, or Lord Itoh, Tomoe's future husband?
Angel Phillips
Eh the recent TMNT version handled it pretty well. No real blood but pretty obvious about it with the token skulls
Luis Taylor
NEW THREAD
Henry Rogers
Bump