Usagi Yojimbo DojoBoard

I'vebeen buying and reading the graphic novels back to back. We all know how talented Stan is and I'm amazed at how fresh and creative the stories remain after 15+ volumes.

Yet reading so many in order, I've noticed something that, quite franjkly, sticks out a bit as odd.

Several times over Usagi or another character will "sense" something, turn, see nothing, then play it off as a trick of their imagination. It's gotten to point where I'm wondering why the charater doesn't trust theirt "sixth sense" more often.

It's still amazing that this is the only pint of redudancy I can find in this one-man masterpiece of a series, but I was wondering if anybody else thought these insatnces happened fairly frequently?


PS (this post was hard to write since there's a good chance Stan might read it. I gain much enjoyment from Usagi, but I'm take an editing class now and felt copelled to inquire about this prickle in my reading)

24 views and not one 'yes' or 'no'?

Take it for careful thought [sound of ages-old cogwheels meshing despite rust and warpage].

There is the counter-example of Usagi and Gunichi sensing an on-coming ambush despite being in the midst of a scuffle (in their first encounter), so it's not an entirely useless part of the training.

I get the idea that the "sixth sense" is sort of like smell. If I smell cheese, I may believe cheese is nearby, but can't pin-point it. I then look for cheese visually to get a lock-on. If I don't see any cheese, and the smell isn't too strong, I can dismiss it (gust from the dairy processors, I need new shoes, etc.).

Similarly, Usage et al will have a look, but if they can't see the source of danger, it's probably not too hot an idea to go rooting around the shrubs for it; the hostile intent you feel directed toward you might just be a passing viper, or whatever poisonous critters inhabit Japan.

I admit that I have noticed a few instances of this, but not a great jarring number of them.