Usagi Yojimbo Volume 29: 200 Jizzo
Two Hundred Jizo
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2015
Summary
Usagi Yojimbo is set in the beginning of Edo period Feudal Japan (early 17th century) with anthropomorphic animals replacing humans, and features a ronin rabbit, Miyamoto Usagi, who wanders the land as a shugyosha (student warrior on a pilgramage) occasionally selling his services as a yojimbo (bodyguard). Hence the title “Usagi Yojimbo”. The character of Usagi has been inspired by the famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi while the tone and inspirations of the stories are heavily influe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781616558406 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1616558407 |
| Author: | Stan Sakai |
| Publisher: | Dark Horse Comics |
| Imprint: | Dark Horse Comics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Usagi Yojimbo |
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About The Author
Stan Sakai
Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii, and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has been on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections. Stan is also an award-winning letterer for his work on Sergio Aragones’ Groo the Wanderer, the Spider-Man Sunday newspaper strips as well as Usagi Yojimbo. He is the recipient of a Parents’ Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, two Spanish Haxturs, an American Library Association Award, and a National Cartoonists’ Society Division Award. The author lives in Los Angeles CA.
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