Wouldn't humans stand out in Usagi Yojimbo?

SakuradaKaoru · Post by **SakuradaKaoru** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 21:25 -0700

Yeah, I saw the TMNT episodes, but humans appear to be so few and far between in the comics that a large hairless creature with 10 fingers instead of 8 would really stick out. If it weren't for Lord Hikiji being high society, he probably would have been considered the strange one.

I do not mean any disrespect by saying this. I'm just thinking "out loud."

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:06 -0700

There are no humans in the Usagi Yojimbo comic.

Lork Hikiji wasn't human. That's just your eyes playing tricks on you.

In all seriousness, I believe Stan has said that he wishes he didn't make him human but that could just be my memory playing tricks on me.

MikeM

Post by **Mayhem** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:23 -0700

I got corrected on that one by Stan himself a while back... he wishes he'd not shown him, rather than not make him human.

ulic27 · Post by **ulic27** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:33 -0700

I always liked that about Lord Hikiji. It makes him seem more sinister, being the only human in the world. Maybe it's just me, but with anthropomorphic characters there's always a little of the "cuteness" factor in the back of my mind, no matter what they're doing. Hikiji doesn't have that. He's evil through and through. So I like that we got to see him once (and maybe next month in #123? though I doubt it...), rather than just having him in the shadows all the time.

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:18 -0700

I stand corrected. Thanks Mayhem.

MikeM

SakuradaKaoru · Post by **SakuradaKaoru** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:18 -0700

I did not know Sta regretted makiing him human. o.o

Kenshiroh · Post by **Kenshiroh** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 21:50 -0700

Stan posted a blog entry a while ago explaining why Hikiji was drawn as a human:
http://usagiguy.livejournal.com/21050.html