Usagi Action Figures

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now that we are all hype about the new usagi figures coming out this year, let's look at some of the past usagi and usagi related action figures.
not sure about the correct order they were released, i'm just going to go by the copyright on the back of the card.

usagi copyright 1989 with 19 figures pictured on back of card.
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usagi with pop up mutant display copyright 1989 with 19 figures on the back.
has yellow sticker on the front and you can see the yellow cardboard display behind usagi.
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picture of a few of the different pop up mutant displays and the figures they came with.
usagi's was a beat down shredder and giant computer background.
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usagi copyright 1990
same front as regular usagi from 1989 but back has 44 figures pictured
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regular usagi copyright 1990 international card, english and french text
has green sticker name on bubble and card back does not have character profile
card front has generic art, no usagi, card back has 44 figures pictured
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space usagi copyright 1990 international card
has green sticker name on bubble and card back does not have character profile
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seems international card just had same generic back for all figures
i'm not 100% sure, i only have these 2 figs
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space usagi copyright 1991
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card back has 69 figures pictured
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regular usagi copyright 1992
new art work on front of card
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43 figures pictured on back, but now just head shots
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regular usagi copyright 1998 from antarctic press
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platinum usagi from antarctic press
limited to 2000 figures
added pic of upc code on back of card
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usagi with glow in the dark spot limited to 1500
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usagi dark horse variant limited to 500
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regular usagi copyright 2004 from playmates
8 figures pictured on back
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regular usagi, same as above except has fox and cartoon network stickers on bubble
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gen copyright 2004 from battle nexus line
6 figures pictured on back
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usagi copyright 2005 with episode 1 dvd
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usagi with episode 2 dvd
copyright info is on the bottom of the bubble
same upc as episode 1 dvd usagi
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usagi with episode 3 dvd
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has a different upc than episode 1&2 dvd usagi
also comes from a different assortment
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Dear Readers,
I would like to see Dark Horse take Roel's figurines and 3d scan them to make a small set like they did with Groo.
Best wishes to all.
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regular usagi yojimbo action figure copyright 2017
in stores may 2017
upc number 43377 90694
retail is about $9
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samurai usagi action figure copyright 2017 walmart exclusive
in walmarts july 2017
upc number 43377 90476
retail is about $9
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warrior horse with samurai usagi yojimbo copyright 2017 walmart exclusive
samurai usagi in this package has different color scheme than samurai usagi that is sold separately
in walmarts july 2017
upc number 43377 94096
retail is about $19
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Very cool collection!
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Do you have special versions? The sword handle is silver/gray on all of your figures, but the figure on every package has a blue handle. Has this already been discussed? :?
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Gaffey wrote:Do you have special versions? The sword handle is silver/gray on all of your figures, but the figure on every package has a blue handle. Has this already been discussed? :?
I think that's just a change they made after photographing, but before mass production. They probably considered painted swords during the prototype and photographing stage, but it ended up being too expensive or impractical once it reached production so they went with unpainted silver swords. I don't like the all silver swords, so am painting mine.
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So the blue handle Usagi will be worth THOUSANDS like the rocket launching Boba Fett. 8)
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