{"title":"Usagi Yojimbo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll available volumes of \u003cstrong\u003eUsagi Yojimbo\u003c\/strong\u003e at Manga Deal, in reading order. New volumes are added automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781506750705","title":"Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen stumble into trouble in the valley of ten thousand plum trees\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai's tales of Miyamoto Usagi.\"--NPR's Best Books of 2014 \"Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. Usagi Yojimbo is an enduring work. Bravo.\"--Will Eisner \"I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Stan's style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field--a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling.\"--Stan Lee \"Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman.\"-- Rolling Stone Biographical Note : Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Julie. He has two children, Hannah and Matthew, and two stepchildren, Daniel and Emi. Stan received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and furthered his studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Stan's creation Usagi Yojimbo first appeared in the comic book Albedo Anthropomorphics #2 in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and has been made into toys and seen on clothing, and his stories have been collected into more than three dozen graphic novels and translated into sixteen languages. Publisher Marketing : Murder and arson are plaguing the valley of ten thousand plums. The trees within the valley of ten thousand plums are beautiful to behold. But the umeboshi, or pickled plums, made in the local village are renowned for their strong medicinal properties, and a favorite of the Shogun. As a series of deadly events grip the valley with fear, the Shogun's samurai strongman is immediately suspicious when Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen are found wandering among the prized foliage...can their appearance be a mere coincidence? A new adventure starring Usagi Yojimbo by legendary creator Stan Sakai, with beautiful color work by HiFi Colour Design! This collection also includes a new introduction from TMNT: The Last Ronin co-writer Tom Waltz, a full cover gallery featuring every comic-book issue variant cover, bonus story notes by Zack Davisson, and afterword text by Stan Sakai! Collects Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums #1-#5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-11-25\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47192584782050,"sku":"9781506750705","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781506750705.jpg?v=1765261450"},{"product_id":"9781506750699","title":"Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen stumble into trouble in the valley of ten thousand plum trees\"--Provided by publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai's tales of Miyamoto Usagi.\"--NPR's Best Books of 2014 \"Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. Usagi Yojimbo is an enduring work. Bravo.\"--Will Eisner \"I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Stan's style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field--a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling.\"--Stan Lee \"Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman.\"-- Rolling Stone Biographical Note : Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his wife, Julie. He has two children, Hannah and Matthew, and two stepchildren, Daniel and Emi. Stan received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and furthered his studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Stan's creation Usagi Yojimbo first appeared in the comic book Albedo Anthropomorphics #2 in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and has been made into toys and seen on clothing, and his stories have been collected into more than three dozen graphic novels and translated into sixteen languages. Publisher Marketing : Murder and arson are plaguing the valley of ten thousand plums. The trees within the valley of ten thousand plums are beautiful to behold. But the umeboshi, or pickled plums, made in the local village are renowned for their strong medicinal properties, and a favorite of the Shogun. As a series of deadly events grip the valley with fear, the Shogun's samurai strongman is immediately suspicious when Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen are found wandering among the prized foliage... Can their appearance be a mere coincidence? A new adventure starring Usagi Yojimbo by legendary creator Stan Sakai, with beautiful color work by HiFi Colour Design! This collection also includes a numbered tip-in sheet signed by Stan Sakai , a new introduction from TMNT: The Last Ronin co-writer Tom Waltz, a full cover gallery featuring every comic-book issue variant cover, bonus story notes by Zack Davisson, and afterword text by Stan Sakai! Collects Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums #1-#5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-11-25\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47192606965986,"sku":"9781506750699","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781506750699.jpg?v=1765261886"},{"product_id":"9781506744506","title":"Usagi Yojimbo Volume 40: The Crow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Usagi and his cousin Yukichi meet up with old friends to take on a dangerous bounty\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Sixteenth-century Japan is never so entertaining as in Stan Sakai's tales of Miyamoto Usagi.\"--NPR's Best Books of 2014 \"Stan Sakai has successfully brought to American comics a collection of Japanese fables well told in the American style. Usagi Yojimbo is an enduring work. Bravo.\"--Will Eisner \"I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found. Stan's style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done in a relaxed and absorbed manner, have provided comics with something so rarely seen in this field--a new literary and artistic approach to illustrated storytelling.\"--Stan Lee \"Sakai is a total pro and a consummate craftsman.\"-- Rolling Stone Biographical Note : Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo , is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has appeared on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ; and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections. In 1991, Stan created Space Usagi , the adventures of a descendant of the original Usagi, dealing with the samurai in a futuristic setting. Stan is also an award-winning letterer for his work on Sergio Aragonés's Groo: The Wanderer , the Spider-Man Sunday newspaper strips, as well as for Usagi Yojimbo . He is the recipient of a Parents' Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, two Spanish Haxturs, an American Library Association Award, and a National Cartoonists' Society Division Award. Usagi Yojimbo Book 12: Grasscutter was used as a textbook in Japanese history classes at the University of Portland. Publisher Marketing : The adventures continue for the rabbit ronin Usagi and his cousin Yukichi! Finally making it out of the frozen mountains, Usagi and Yukichi come across a merchant being attacked by four brigands. They rescue the supposed merchant only to discover much later that he is really a criminal with a huge bounty on his head! Of course, wherever there is a huge reward you will find bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog...and other unscrupulous trackers! 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Of course, wherever there is a huge reward you will find bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog...and other unscrupulous trackers!Stan Sakai's evocative artwork with award-winning hand lettering features wonderful colors by Hi-Fi Colour Design!This limited-edition hardcover with dust jacket also includes a tip-in sheet with a unique image signed by Stan Sakai!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-01-21\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47194666402018,"sku":"9781506744513","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781506744513.jpg?v=1765310816"},{"product_id":"9780930193355","title":"Usagi Yojimbo Book 1: The Ronin","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Albedo, Critters and Usagi Yojimbo summer special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: With over fifty graphic novels in print, the samurai rabbit is more popular than ever! This is the seminal Usagi book collecting all the classic original Usagi stories from  Albedo,  Critters,  Doomsday Squad, and the  Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special. This is one of Fantagraphics' very best sellers, and is also where Usagi started--don't miss out! The setting is 17th century Japan, when the age of civil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has established power. The samurai is the ruling class throughout the land, following a warrior's code of honor known as Bushido.  Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 1 chronicles this time of settling unrest and political intrigue, told through the story of a wandering and masterless samurai named Miyamoto Usagi, aka Usagi Yojimbo! 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