Since they started doing the Ursa Major Awards in 2001, there has yet to be a year when Stan has NOT been presented with the Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book Award.Stan Sakai wrote:More comments about San Diego:
I won the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Comic, presented at another convention which I did not attend. It was given to me at my booth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major_Awards#2005
That pretty much says that year after year, Usagi Yojimbo is consistantly considered the best anthropomorphic comic by the anthropomorphic community.
A history of the Eisner Award Nominations which Stan Sakai has received for his work on Usagi Yojimbo and other projects.Wikipedia Article wrote: AWARDS
1990 Parents' Choice Award for "Skillful weaving of facts and legends into his work"
1991 Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International: San Diego for "Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Cartooning"
1996 Eisner Award for "Best Letterer" (Groo and Usagi Yojimbo)
1996 Eisner Award for "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition" (Usagi Yojimbo)
1999 Eisner Award for "Best Serialized Story" (Usagi Yojimbo "Grasscutter")
1999 Haxtur Award for "Best Short Story [in Spain]" (Usagi Yojimbo "Noodles" [Spanish Edition])
2000 Haxtur Award for "Best Script [in Spain]" (Usagi Yojimbo's "Grasscutter" [Spanish Edition])
2001 Ursa Major Award for “Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip”
2002 National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Division Award (Usagi yojimbo)
2002 Ursa Major Award for “Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip”
2003 Ursa Major Award for “Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book”
2003 La Plumilla de Plata (Silver Inkpen Award) in Mexico for his lifetime achievements and contributions to comic books.
From 1993 through 2005, Stan Sakai has received twenty-one Eisner Award nominations. He has also been nominationed for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1999 and 2000.
2005 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
• Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse)
• Dan Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics)
• David Lapham, Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
• Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve #9 (Drawn & Quarterly)
BEST LETTERING
• Todd Klein, Promethea; Tom Strong; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC); Wonder Woman (DC); Books of Magick: Life During Wartime; Fables; WE3 (Vertigo/DC); Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark Vanaheim)
• Craig Thompson, Carnet de Voyage (Top Shelf); "Eve O' Twins" in Rosetta 2 (Alternative)
BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK
• The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Books)
• Chris Ware, by Daniel Raeburn (Monographics/Yale University Press)
• Give Our Regards to the Atom Smashers, edited by Sean Howe (Pantheon)
• Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones (Basic Books)
• Strangers in Paradise Treasury Edition, by Terry Moore (HarperCollins Perennial)
BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN
• The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, designed by Cary Grazzini (Dark Horse Books)
• Clyde's Fans, designed by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics)
• In the Shadow of No Towers, designed by art spiegelman (Pantheon)
• McSweeney's Quarterly #13, designed by Chris Ware (McSweeney's)
2004 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST SINGLE ISSUE (OR ONE-SHOT)
• Conan The Legend #0, by Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord (Dark Horse)
• Finder #30: "Beware of Dog," by Carla Speed McNeil (Lightspeed Press)
• Giant THB 1.v.2, by Paul Pope (Horse Press)
• Global Frequency #5: "Big Sky," by Warren Ellis and Jon J. Muth (WildStorm/DC)
• The Goon #1, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)
• Usagi Yojimbo #65: "Usagi and the Tengu," by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
2002 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST LETTERING
• Dan Clowes, Eightball #22 (Fantagraphics)
• Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, Tomorrow Stories, Top 10, Greyshirt (ABC); The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams But Were Afraid to Ask (Vertigo/DC); Detective Comics, The Dark Knight Strikes Again (DC); Castle Waiting (Olio); Universe X (Marvel)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo, Groo: Death & Taxes (Dark Horse Maverick)
2000 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST SERIALIZED STORY
• Eightball #19-21: "David Boring" by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics)
• Evil Eye #1-4: "Reflection in a Glass Scorpion" by Richard Sala (Fantagraphics)
• 100 Bullets #1-3: "100 Bullets" by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DC/Vertigo)
• Tom Strong #4-7 (Saveen/Ingrid Weiss time travel arc) by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, Al Gordon, and guest artists (ABC)
• Usagi Yojimbo #28-29: "The Courtesan" by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse/Maverick)
BEST LETTERING
• Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
• Todd Klein, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories, Top Ten (ABC); The Dreaming, Gifts of the Night, The Invisibles, Sandman Presents: Lucifer (DC/Vertigo)
• John Roshell, Kurt Busiek's Astro City (DC/Wildstorm/Homage)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo; Sergio Aragones' Groo and Rufferto (Dark Horse/Maverick)
• Richard Starkings/Comicraft, Avengers; Avengers Forever; Avengers 1 1/2; Daredevil; Inhumans (Marvel); Witching Hour (DC)
1999 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST SERIALIZED STORY
• Oni Double Feature #9-10: "Road Trip," by Judd Winick (Oni Press)
• Sandman Mystery Theatre #69-70: "The Hero," by Steven Seagle and Guy Davis (Vertigo/DC)
• StormWatch #7-9: "Bleed," by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, and Paul Neary (WildStorm/Image)
• Transmetropolitan #10-12: "Freeze Me with Your Kiss," by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson, and Rodney Ramos (Vertigo/DC)
• Usagi Yojimbo #13-22: "Grasscutter," by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
BEST ANTHOLOGY
• Big Book of Bad, by Jonathan Vankin, Paul Kirchner, Steve Vance, and Anina Bennett, ed. by Andrew Helfer (Paradox Press/DC)
• Grendel: Black, White & Red, by Matt Wagner, ed. by Diana Schutz (Dark Horse)
• Negative Burn #50, ed. by Joe Pruett (Caliber)
• Oni Double Feature, ed. by Bob Schreck (Oni Press)
• Trilogy Tour II Book, by Jeff Smith, Mark Crilley, Linda Medley, Stan Sakai, Jill Thompson and Charles Vess (Cartoon Books)
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
• Alan Davis, Justice League of America: The Nail (DC)
• Will Eisner, Family Matter (Kitchen Sink)
• David Lapham, Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
• Frank Miller, 300 (Dark Horse)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojmbo (Dark Horse)
BEST LETTERING
• Todd Klein, Castle Waiting (Olio); House of Secrets; The Invisibles; The Dreaming, etc. (Vertigo/DC)
• Sean Konot, Grendel: Black, White & Red; Star Wars: Crimson Empire (Dark Horse); Nobody (Oni Press)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo; Sergio Aragonés' Groo; Sergio Aragonés' Boogeyman; Sergio Aragonés' Dia de los Muertos (Dark Horse)
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
• Bill Yoshida, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, etc. (Archie Comics)
1997 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST SERIALIZED STORY
• Captain America #450-453: "Man Without a Country," Mark Waid, Ron Garney, and Scott Koblish (Marvel)
• Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2, #2-3: "Everyday Life/Adventures in Other Worlds," Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg (Jukebox Productions/Homage)
• Starman #20-23: "Sand and Stars," James Robinson, Tony Harris, Guy Davis, and Wade von Grawbadger (DC)
• Strangers in Paradise #10-13: "It's a Good Life" Terry Moore (Abstract Studios/Homage)
• Usagi Yojimbo #1-2: "Noodles," Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
• Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #604-606: "The Universal Solvent," Don Rosa (Gladstone)
BEST COMICS PUBLICATION FOR A YOUNGER AUDIENCE
• Akiko, Mark Crilley (Sirius)
• Leave It to Chance, James Robinson and Paul Smith (Homage)
• Patty Cake, Scott Roberts (Permanent Press/Tapestry)
• Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe (Marvel)
• Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai (Dark Horse)
• Walt Disney's Comics & Stories, John Clark, ed. (Gladstone)
BEST WRITER/ARTIST – DRAMA
• Paul Grist, Kane (Dancing Elephant Press)
• Joe Kubert, Fax from Sarajevo (Dark Horse) David Laphham, Stray Bullets (El Capitan)
• Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse/Legend)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)
• Osamu Tezuka, Adolf graphic novel series (Cadence Books)
BEST LETTERING
• Todd Klein, The Sandman,: Death: The Time of Your Life; House of Secrets; The Dreaming (DC/Vertigo); Batman; The Spectre; Kingdom Come (DC)
• Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo; Space Usagi (Dark Horse)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Richard Starkings and Comicraft, Batman: The Long Halloween (DC);Generation X (Marvel)
• Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Company #7 (Fantagraphics)
1996 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST LETTERING
• Dan Clowes, Eightball (Fantagraphics)
• Richard Sala, "The Chuckling Whatsit," Zero Zero (Fantagraphics)
• Stan Sakai, Groo (Image); Usagi Yojimbo (Mirage)
• Bill Spicer, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (Dark Horse/ Legend)
• Bill Yoshida, various Archie titles (Archie Comics)
TALENT DESERVING OF WIDER RECOGNITION
• Kim Deitch (Zero Zero, Waldo World, etc.)
• Peter Kuper (Kafka: Give it Up!, Stripped, etc.)
• Jeff Nicholson (Father & Son, Through the Habitrails, etc.)
• Joe Sacco (Palestine)
• Seth (Palooka-Ville)
• Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)
1995 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST LETTERING
• Todd Klein, Batman vs. Predator II (DC/Dark Horse); The Demon (DC), The Sandman (DC/Vertigo); Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone)
• Stan Sakai, Groo (Epic/Image); Usagi Yojimbo (Mirage)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• Chris Ware, The Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics)
1994 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST WRITER/ARTIST
• Phil Foglio, for Xxxenophile (Palliard Press)
• Roberta Gregory, for Naughty Bits (Fantagraphics)
• Stan Sakai, for Usagi Yojimbo (Fantagraphics/Mirage)
• William Van Horn, for Walt Disney's Comics & Stories (Gladstone); Donald Duck Adventures (Gladstone)
• Jeff Smith, for Bone (Cartoon Books)
1993 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
BEST LETTERER
• Todd Klein, Sandman, The Demon (DC)
• Tom Orzechowski, Spawn (Image)
• Stan Sakai, Groo the Wanderer (Marvel Epic); Usagi Yojimbo (Fantagraphics)
• Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim)
• John Workman, The Legion of Superheroes (DC); Robocop vs. Terminator (Dark Horse)
Well Usagi is the only Anthro Comic I see stay alive, I don't think manga would count, but I don't see much of that either....LoL 
--Atleast Usagi lives up to the name