A Wandering Ronin is Ambushed by Bandits - Dark Horse Comics: Usagi Yojimbo

Based on the Dark Horse comics series Usagi Yojimbo (www.darkhorse.c...)
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Once a loyal retainer until his lord's death in battle, Miyamoto Usagi is now an unemployed ronin walking the warrior's pilgrimage, in search of harmony. In this tale, Usagi teaches a runaway boy that honor is more important to a samurai than fighting skills, but his swordsmanship ends up on display anyway when the boy accidentally sets a gang of bandits on him!
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Writer and Artist: Stan Sakai
Editor: Diana Schutz
Line Producer: Matt Parkinson
Producer: Mike Richardson
Directed by: Erik Bruhwiler
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[@mantis_monk]

Yay Usagi! So glad to see he's still around and loved by so many. I remember him from when I was a kid in the 80's. Great memories...

[@hithere-tn5pf]

He's also in the 2003 version one of my favorite characters

[@das813]

I thought it was inspiring using words and knowledge to defeat bullies who cannot accept people for who they are. A lesson everyone should learn. As wrestling in the mud makes both of the combatants unrecognizable.

[@phillipbuechner6853]

Well done. I'm so glad for all that Dark Horse has done over the years for comic readers. Usagi would have never had much of a chance at DC or Marvel. Dark Horse is the perfect home for him. And still going strong after all these years. Many thanks!

[@yenyangipman]

Leonardo's best friend

[@haydenysidro9388]

And most skilled rival

[@Salrie-Antlerhorn]

So true.

[@cleveland_Brown445]

Boyfriend*

[@SamTuckerSmith]

I LOVE usagi yojimbo it's one of my favorite comics

[@valadivyjeet5884]

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[@Sohave]

I remember reading this comic. I laughed when the kids called the thugs role models.

[@ahmedleo414]

Usagi is one of the greatest characters in comic book history, very under rated

[@Nastyn1nja808]

Still underrated damn

[@Erick_Lins]

I love Usagi

[@wptte]

I love Usagi. One of the dark memories of my childhood was when the comic book was cancelled where I live. So yeah, this brings back memories.

[@teachbalt]

Great! I think this was the best executed Dark Horse Motion Comic yet. There is a tone of an old fable, and concrete lines of the comics lend themselves well to the addition of motion to the cells. The voice overs seemed organic, which is tough to do! I hope for more from Usagi Yojimbo!

[@MegaJohnnytv]

why he does not have his own TV series

[@jsfilms6623]

MegaJohnnytv I hear Stan Sakai is very strict with the rights of Usagi Yojimbo. Probably out of fear for it being ruined or tainted by some dumb executives.

[@kjthekunoichi]

JS Films right on although I still wish for some usagi cartoon series on his own....🐰🐰🐰🐰

[@ryuoh6928]

I'd give Netlfix all the money, ALL OF IT, so that they did an Usagi Yojimbo cartoon adapting his comic books.

[@kingcrimson2643]

@@ryuoh6928 I heard a cgi Usagi Cartoon was in the works.

[@JohnSmithPlaysGames]

@@ryuoh6928 Well they are now haha. Give em all the money.

[@gabrielpetricevic9087]

I know about Usagi from the 2003 TMNT

[@everfree1992]

I saw him in the 2012 series.

[@haydenysidro9388]

Oh you guys would love usagi yojimbo there more than about him then the tmnt crossovers it's great story by a great writer and artists

[@sergeantb.r3575]

I'm really going to miss Usagi Yojimbo. I've just about read every comic and I hope there'll be more.

[@charlesfamilyfriendsfurret8976]

Ok, I might be a tad late, by like, 5 years, but there’s a Netflix show now.

[@sergeantb.r3575]

@@charlesfamilyfriendsfurret8976 I saw the show and I hated it.

[@charlesfamilyfriendsfurret8976]

@@sergeantb.r3575 fair lol

[@radionoakmont7756]

i love all of Usagi yojimbo adventures all very meaningful and pure

[@Edvinmedvind1234]

I think this story worked well as an introduction to the comic. I at least wanted to read more (if I could find time). VA wasn't stellar, but acceptable to me.

[@Skoochiz]

More Usagi please, it's one of my favorite comics!

[@mrmarkkitchens]

I wasn't a big fan of the earlier Dark Horse motion comics, but I Love (and have been following) Usagi and Concrete for quite some time! Good job G&S and DH!

[@temp911Luke]

Please make some more of these !

[@stevenbrown1225]

Very well done. Saki and his creations are a humble national treasure!

[@JediMB]

Man, I remember reading this story in the Swedish TMHT (TMNT) comic book. A long, long time ago...

[@firecat057]

this is sooo fantastic! i wish there was more of usagi tho. i love usagi so much! i've read almost all of the comic books i think :3 and i have an awesome figurine of him on my bookshelf. the animation is really cool too

[@kalinkap407]

DAM I LOVE USAGIS VOICE ♥️

[@pomaimoikeha829]

I love this comic

[@GeekandSundry]

Goon will be happening...oh yes.

[@muhammadalifto8076]

Just keep rewatching this motion comic since started to get into Usagi Yojimbo again. By the way, who's the VA that voice Usagi here? His voice seems quite fit

[@JustinJugum]

Yes he did! ♪Memories, in the corner's of my mind♪

[@truthasweallknowit428]

i member reading soo many of these comics!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for making it !

[@hoferlg]

So far I've enjoyed all the dark horse comics but this

[@KensanOni]

... you know, I never imagined Usagi being a youthful tenor...

[@youbecivil]

In TMNT 2003 his voice is almost higher

[@LoneCloudHopper]

Very interesting. I'll have to look into the Usagi Yojimbo comics :) He should have his own animated movie!

[@FifthofEleven]

I liked the music and sound effects. Voice acting could have been better, but it was okay and I could get used to it. They did a good job animating this. I like the movement in motion comics.

[@ELJablo]

Geek & Sundry folks, You Rock! You give me FLOG AND Usagi Yojimbo? My world has been rocked yet again! You've officially become my favorite KZbin channel! Thank you for posting this great video! ^_^

[@loonyria]

That was amazing!

[@squly]

That was so amazing!!!

[@fableofsilvercaverns7711]

Who's the voice actor for Usagi? He sounds really familiar XD

[@xloppielx]

I love Usagi Yojimbo he friggen rocks

[@dagman85]

Nice! This comic worked well. More please :)

[@205mohamad]

This was a really nice video. And I hope that kid enjoyed his jelly-filled donut.

[@sergeantb.r3575]

I love 3D instead of animation. But this was really good. I still think it blows that Usagi doesn’t have his own show! He really should and his own video game. I mean, he was in ninja turtles, but he should still have his own.

[@RevolutionarySamurai]

These are brilliant! What studio do you guys work with to produce the comics with Dark Horse? =D

[@ErrantVanguard]

I have to agree with some of the other comments, some of the voices just didn't quit fit, whether it was the personality or the mood the look of the character on screen was portraying. The animation wasn't the worst, but others have been portrayed better so far. I'm liking the rate of output though, and the length is just right too for what would be the portrayal of one issue of a comic.

[@WolfmanTim87]

Awesome!!!! I want to start to reading the Usagi Yojimbo comics. Which comic should I start with?

[@THECLARENCES]

Usagi Yojimbo rules! xoxo The Clarences (robert, erin & leslie)

[@forrenz]

Awesome! Usagi's one of my favourite characters ever!!

[@BakerBoys95]

The littles opes voice reminds me or Moral Oral. xP

[@thisismy7thusername]

Having never seen this before, Usagi reminds me a lot of Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin.

[@TheEphemeral]

Yes, he was the rabbit samurai!

[@theoffkeydiva]

Resident Alien has been my favorite Dark Horse Motion Comic but this was pretty awesome.

[@ShadeOnTheUtube]

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Hero Turtles" #3\1994 has him in a minor role. And by the way the story plays out in that number it makes me think they were doing crossovers from issue one. Sadly i was still too busy playing with the actionfigures with my friends to read all the comics. Just happen to have this copy right next to me.

[@angeliacairo1565]

This is adorable

[@ZombieLoyalist]

That's Awesome!! I didn't mean to sound like I don't like the Usagi though. I love the Usagi as well.

[@IhlowistenAG]

man they do such a gooooooooood job....damn, damn, damn. i hate those guys who are doing this dark horse motion comics...they just are to freaking awesome.

[@hodoboc]

This was pretty awesome. Whitney Lee Milam sent me here.

[@toadiefrogvideo9579]

Yo this was awsome

[@Knightdor]

LOve it great representation of this fine hero Bob

[@Windguaerd]

Wow, this was awesome!

[@MrBoJangles]

Watchmen motion comic came out not long before the movie came out

[@michaelhartman6041]

Once in the comic book series that I know of

[@sarysa]

Kid's voice sounds a lot like Karol from Tales of Vesperia...probably not the same VA, though.

[@Nastyn1nja808]

Usagi is still going

[@Hakman04]

This cartoon is great! :D

[@alexpalmer9101]

Great work on this! Where did you get the voiceover artists? They sound familiar, especially the kid...

[@chrisdabeard30]

I love the old Usagi Yojimbo comics. this was really good. Btw, is there any word on the Goon CGI film/TV show?

[@TheLastLoneWolf]

Ahhh, I loved this comic!! Nice to see it come to life. Not overly fond of the American accents, but at least they're pretty decent American accents. xD

[@WeAretheUnderground1]

omg theres a signed book on ebay i want , i love usagi!

[@Foeley]

I really enjoyed the comics. That said, the pacing is fast, not allowing the sweeping vistas and scenery from the original format to shine through. I understand the irony of calling the great bunny samurai usagi Yojimbo too quick but there it is.

[@mastermegalomaniac5541]

Awesome!

[@TheFalloutEngineer]

Shoot.. I remember reading Usagi Yojimbo..

[@FearTyson35]

Nice

[@sergeantb.r3575]

I'd love to see more.

[@olufolarinoduntan9097]

This guy is a badass. Wonder how he would fare against Samurai Jack, though.

[@MrXhukari]

oooomg this was amazing. I want more! Please tell me there's more...

[@TheDunhagen]

One tough cat.

[@Dimthegamer115]

kind of cool but should have more usagi not the kid but I do like the moving black and white part mange style instead of the classic anime style that most mange ends up being

[@thespacebat]

That was exactly what I was thinking.

[@peppypigerus196]

Especially since its by Alan Moore

[@boofthedead]

my brain is full of fuck!? where have i seen this? like from my childhood.

[@powerpaperone1]

it look's like a good samura comic

[@real213]

holy shit its Amon!!

[@Masqueepo]

That kids voice is so familiar....gumby or something

[@ChrisseWorks]

AWSOME!

[@peppypigerus196]

THANK YOU YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kuuwee123]

More please thanks

[@TheVagabond7]

Yay, Usagi! :D

[@saphireroze001]

Domo, stan sakai.

[@Tulipau]

I really like the Usagi comics, but these voices didn't work at all.

[@GenericSupervillain3]

Wait, Usagi Yojimbo? Didn't he have a tie-in with the TMNT a few times?

[@gamangaman8467]

what volume/issue is this?

[@mesa069]

When do we get some hellboy? I need Hellboy!

[@mjcabooseblu]

Mother of god, Usagi's voice is so much better here than on TMNT.

[@gamingking5]

can haz full series' again like with the the secret please? =D

[@Fantality95]

Awesome guys!

[@mornmorn]

pretty cool

[@bobuzumaki231294]

Wasn't that mark on Usagi's head a scar? Why is it being animated like an eyebrow?

[@aznboarder735]

reminds me of the bunny samurai from ninja turtles

[@arterialshadow]

This was pretty cool hahaha.

[@ZombieLoyalist]

Can I get some Goon here?!?!

[@cyranodb]

Oh...I thought this was about the Kurosawa movie.

[@MusikJunkiefromK]

^^ I LOVE IT

[@peterlu3601]

What book is this