Usagi Yojimbo DojoBoard

Yes, but I believe Dragon Bellows portrayed the first (or one of the first) times these weapons appeared on the continent. Certainly not. :) Teppô , or muskets, were first brought in Japan by the Portuguese as early as 1543. A warlord like Ôda Nobunaga used them extensively, imitated in this by Toy...

It's been a long time since I read it, but there is a very old japanese book called Nihongi that is a record of ancient times in japan. It all starts out with the legends of the old kami and leads into the earliest of emperors. You can find english translated versions of the book out there if you ar...

I would like to take a moment to thank you, Stan. Your Usagi comics are great fun and informative at the same time. I love chambara and it always brings a great big smile to my face when I am reading Usagi and you pay homage to the old 50s 60s and 70s chambara. I especially love your history lessons...