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A Question For Stan
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 13:12 -0700
by Nakamura Sensei
First, I just want to say that I have been a long time fan of Usagi. I feel that he is about the only comic character left these days that still has any heart put into him. I do have a question though and I'll try to make it spoiler free in case anybody doesn't want to know the true indentity of Lord Hikiji. Way back in the day (UY book#1) when Usagi first meet Noriyuki and Tomoe, you revealed the face of Lord Hikiji. His appearance was a bit...shocking. I am wondering if you will ever reveal his face again? And if you do, will you change his appearance?
Keep up the fantastic work!
Lord Hijiki.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 16:25 -0700
by Robert Wetherelt
Yeah...I was wondering that to. He did appear quite "human"? Will you Sakai-sensei,make him a little more "funny-animal"? Just to keep him in tune with the rest of Usagi's "world"?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 20:30 -0700
by Todd Shogun
According to Stan, we will NEVER see Lord Hikiji again. Perhaps in the shadows, but never face-to-face. Way back when, Stan made Hikiji a human, but has regretted doing it and has vowed not to show him in the future.
In my opinion, this is just one of the items that makes the whole UY universe so intriguing. Here we have a human character among an anthropomorphic population. Stan even gave him 5 fingers on each hand. But because he's human, Stan has decided to keep him "behind the scenes" from now on.
I always wondered if he felt the same way about Noriyuki's pet dog Koro....
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 22:02 -0700
by Nakamura Sensei
I was just wondering about Noriyuki's dog. I once read that Stan wanted to do without common household pets like cats and dogs since...well..everyone was a cat and dog (thus the tokage). Hikiji has always been something that has left me wondering if Stan will ever reveal him again, but as a funny animal character. We almost saw his face in a flash back when Usagi returned to the battleground where he recieved his scar, and to me he didn't seem as human.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 9:18 -0700
by Stan Sakai
Nakamura Sensei wrote: We almost saw his face in a flash back when Usagi returned to the battleground where he recieved his scar, and to me he didn't seem as human.
Hikiji was wearing a battle mask in those flashbacks, quite common for samurai as it has a fierce expession that intimidates the enemy. Hikiji will not be back--at least not for a long while. He works best from the shadows, or through intermediaries like Lord Hebi.
Koro was a dog I had when I was a kid. He was an akita.