"Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo" a

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:50 -0700

janmdotorg wrote:Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo, at 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Featuring interviews with Sergio Aragones (Groo the Wanderer, Mad Magazine), Scott Shaw (Captain Rocket), Geof Darrow (The Matrix, Hard Boiled).

"Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo," an exhibition of Stan Sakai's work, will be on display July 9 to October 30, 2011 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

This is a short version of the video being produced for the exhibition. Come check out the exhibition to see the full version!

For more info visit janm.org.

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:16 -0700

aw, thanks steve for posting this!so this is the full video footage which will be shown at the japanese american museum's stan exhibition?
great to hear and see all these people talk about usagi!

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:21 -0700

"...short version of the video being produced for the exhibition."

cynlee · Post by **cynlee** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 23:01 -0700

I got to go to the opening/reception for Stan at JANM tonight-- wonderful exhibit of his work, and the film was brilliant. I wish it'd been a little longer. But it's very very good.

Tomorrow is the official opening. If you live in the L.A. area or are in town, it's a free event tomorrow, sponsored by Target. Take advantage of this and go see "The Year of the Rabbit: Usagi Yojimbo". They have a special t-shirt for the event, and naturally I got it! They also had the latest book available before it's officially out.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:40 -0700

Cynlee, I really like the photos you uploaded to your facebook page! Looks like it must have been a fun time.

cynlee · Post by **cynlee** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:03 -0700

Steve Hubbell wrote:Cynlee, I really like the photos you uploaded to your facebook page! Looks like it must have been a fun time.

It was-- and I got a new shirt to boot!

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:29 -0700

wow!that shirt is absolutely great!!how much did you have to pay for that?was it limited or is this just a great shirt that will be available in greater numbers?
again, it looks very beautiful!

cynlee · Post by **cynlee** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 18:29 -0700

It was something like 18 or 20 dollars. They're selling them at the museum. They might have them online at their store. I'll go check.

cynlee · Post by **cynlee** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 18:33 -0700

Not for sale online apparently. Ask Stan if he'll have some to sell in San Diego. Or-- I could try to get you one later (they're not that far from me).

Post by **Mayhem** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 21:40 -0700

Steve said the t-shirts will be added online in due course. Like the photo Cynthia, although I apologise in advance, it made me think of a certain Weebls animation

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 23:53 -0700

The shirts are indeed $18 and are available for order by phoneat the museum store's toll free line during store hours......

888-769-5559
(Tuesday - Sunday, 11 AM - 5 PM, PST)

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 0:11 -0700

thank you for clearing that, cynthia and steve and mayhem!I think I am going to order one of these babies for me and my sister who was dissapointed when I told her ablout the dojo shirts being available only in x large and bigger;)I think that will make her day;)

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 0:19 -0700

sorry to keep this note here going but I do hope that the way too cool for school usagi head band will be up for sale online as well;)hahahaha, that's one cool item!I'd love to proudly wear that plaing basketball;)

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:32 -0700

here is a short but nice video of how SWEET the interns at janm painted a giant usagi on the wall.
incredible!I still don't know for sure HOW they did so accurately, even if the design were to have been pre-drawn on the wall and they just followed a pencil or something, it really came together well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvN4633p3fg