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Well, the Yojimbo plot is pretty similar to Dashiell Hammet's "Red Harvest," but the Yojimbo character is quite different from Hammet's Continental Op. Kurosawa claims to have thought up the idea one day out of thin air, but then, he did read American crime fiction, so it wouldn't be too s...

Great! I love how Gen's character has developed over the years; it seems as if he becomes more complex all the time. Though they both seem to become more prickly when they're around each other, it seems like Usagi's friendship brings out the best in Gen. It'll be really interesting to get more insig...

Great! I love how Gen's character has developed over the years; he becomes more complex all the time. Though they both become more prickly when they're around each other, it seems like Usagi's friendship brings out the best in Gen. It'll be really interesting to get more insight into this part of Ge...

It occured to me last night that I was wrong about one detail. The "Circles" storyline occurs in Book Six, not Book Five. Book Five introduced the Komori ninja and the Lone Goat and Kid storylines. Book Six is a bunch of unconnected stories that culminates in the "Circles" story ...

"I really like the Lion, Katsuichi- He is so bad Ass- But.......Could someone fill me in on this of his past? I mean not whats going on in the comic, but like- How did Usagi and Katsuichi meet, and whats his role to the Nakamura Koji?" The meeting of Usagi and his sensei, Katsuichi, occurs...

Hi, Akahige! Well, I don't have the books in front of me, but I remember looking specifically for that, and the Asano clan crest is, I believe, different from the crest that Gen wears. The crest that the Asano retainers wear in Lady Asano's flashback is a triangle with a hollow circle in the interio...

Hello, Sakai-Sensei and forum members, As a teenager I followed Usagi Yojimbo relentlessly, though I was unable to afford a subscription. I collected sporadically (the last issue I collected was I believe one in the "Circles" storyline). Now that I'm in my twenties, I have fallen in love w...

I suppose it's a bit too late now, but if you live in Southern California, there is a chain of shops called Kimono-Ya that deals in vintage kimonos and associated clothing items. They have a wide selection of really beautiful designs, and their prices are really good, as kimonos go. I've only ever s...