My favorite characters...

Robert Wetherelt · Mon Jul 05, 2010 20:07 -0700

Konichiwa!! I couldn't find the original thread,so, I'm posting this on my own.

My favorite Usagi characters are:

Usagi
Yagi & Gorogoro
Gen
Stray Dog
Zatoino
The Tengu
Tomoe

What are yours? Let me know.

Abayo!

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:57 -0700

Could have sworn there was a thread about this, but I can't find it either.

I assume you mean other than Usagi, right?

I have to divide my favorites into two categories: favorite supporting characters, and favorite characters that work on their own.

Favorite supporting characters:

Jotoro -- he brings out so much about Usagi. His mere innocent presence and anxious desire to follow Usagi's lifestyle makes Usagi question the life he has chosen and the pilgrimage he is on. He also makes even the most pathetic of desperate bandits seem more menacing when holding a knife to Jotoro's neck. Simply put, no other character adds more to Usagi's personality and world. I only hope that, as Jotoro grows and learns, he will continue to be a compelling character in Usagi's world. Maybe Robin or Nightwing to Usagi's Batman?

Gen -- He plays off of Usagi so darn well as the antithesis of everything Usagi is, and he's a lot more complex, thoughtful, and serious than he appears. On so many levels, I think Gen is actually a deeper and more reflective character than Usagi is, and the day that Usagi finally realizes that will be a powerful one. Gen's the kind of character who's presence fundamentally changes who Usagi is nearly every time they meet without Usagi even realizing it.

Favorite characters that work on their own

Katsuichi -- He just kicks butt on every level.

Sasuke -- What's not incredible about a demon sorcerer fox? He's powerful, has a very intense and enigmatic persona, fights fascinating spirits and magical enemies, and always leaves more questions about who/what he is than he answers.

go · Post by go » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:47 -0700

http://usagiyojimbo.com/forum/viewtopic ... characters

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:57 -0700

go wrote:http://usagiyojimbo.com/forum/viewtopic ... characters

D'oh. And to think I even started that thread!

Sidenote: It's interesting how my tastes have changed since then. Jotoro at #2? Sasuke at #5??

chickrockguitar · Post by **chickrockguitar** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:38 -0700

Usagi
Jotaro
Gen
Lord Noriyuki
Tomoe Ame

goandal · Post by **goandal** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:56 -0700

Haha. No worries in doing it again.

I choose Usagi and Gennosuke! Too bad we can't make a poll in the Dojo.

madman31 · Post by **madman31** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 14:27 -0700

I'm partial to Inspector Ishida, Sanshobo, and Chizu as supporting characters.

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:23 -0700

http://usagiyojimbo.com/forum/viewtopic ... sc&start=0
I started that one a little while ago and you even answered that when you were 'reborn' to usagi's dojo....

Robert Wetherelt · Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:35 -0700

Konichiwa!! Sorry about that.My bad! I couldn't find your original posting when I went looking for it again.I guess that I didn't look closely enough. So,I started one of my own.

OOPS!!

Abayo!

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:48 -0700

....in no particular order.....

Miyamoto Usagi
Tomoe Ame
Gennosuke
Zato Ino
Chizu
Inazuma
Jei
Lord Noriyuki
Nakamura Koji
Kitsune
Sensei Katsuichi
Jotaro
Sanshobo
Kashira Shingen
Sasuké the Demon Queller
Inspector Ishida
Young Usagi

.... and who knows which ones I forgot who would also be on this list.

Stan has yet to create any characters whom I do not like.

(I also think they should all be made into statues!)

Robert Wetherelt · Sun Jul 11, 2010 15:56 -0700

Konichiwa!! I know what you mean! All of Sakai-sensei's characters are good!And his storylines pull you into Usagi's world. And like I've said before...it was because of my love for Usagi Yojimbo that I got interested in Samurai cinema! And I now have many DVDs in this genre.
And it has rekindled my love of Kung Fu( or just "Martial Arts" ) films as well.

Abayo!

estee · Post by **estee** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 15:07 -0700

I've always had a thing for the ladies in this book. Pretty much all of them.

My newest interest is Sakura. She can snap a man's neck with her bull whip. What more do you want from a woman? Works for me.

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:34 -0700

so far in my journey through usagi's adventures I haven't come accross sakura...who is she?but I also like the females very much in that universe..the only one I had my uneasy start with was kitsune...but she proved to me that she is a lot of fun eventually in uy tpb 23 the bridge of tears when she is teasing usagi in front of lady tomoe in order to loosen his disstrust in her innocence;)...that issue sure was fun...

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