Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 4
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- Author：Stan Sakai
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Summary
Miyamoto Usagi's past comes to the fore in this latest volume of Dark Horse's definitive Usagi Yojimbo compilations。 First， Usagi attends a duel between his former teacher， Katsuichi， and Katsuich's rival， and is drawn into a dispute involving a local fencing school。 Next， Usagi struggles with the knowledge that his young traveling companion Jotaro is his son。 Along the way， Sakai spins classic tales， as the Neko Ninja plot against Lord Noriyuki's life， fan-favorite character Sasuke the Demon Queller returns， and the manga classic Lone Wolf and Cub is homaged in "Lone Goat and Kid"！ Collects Usagi Yojimbo Volume Three #53-#75！
Reviews
Garrick
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This book is a masterpiece。 I love Usagi's story and his journey with Jotaro was a joy to read。 This volume is filled with wonderful characters and a fantastic world。I'm going to be thinking about this one for a long time。 This book is a masterpiece。 I love Usagi's story and his journey with Jotaro was a joy to read。 This volume is filled with wonderful characters and a fantastic world。I'm going to be thinking about this one for a long time。 。。。more
Nicholas Driscoll
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Really good volume with some exciting stories， and more exploration of Usagi and his relationship with his biological son and their struggles to figure out how to relate to each other， as well as some great monster action with references to Gamera and Daimajin， plus the return of Lone Goat and Kid。 Sakai's art has also really come into its own at this point。 Great volume。 Really good volume with some exciting stories， and more exploration of Usagi and his relationship with his biological son and their struggles to figure out how to relate to each other， as well as some great monster action with references to Gamera and Daimajin， plus the return of Lone Goat and Kid。 Sakai's art has also really come into its own at this point。 Great volume。 。。。more
Stephen Theaker
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Brilliant。 I loved this so much。 Twenty-three issues of one of the greatest comics of all time。 Usagi and Jotoro get to spend some time together。
Kevin
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In Volume Four of Usagi Yojimbo Saga， the list of permanent enemies continues to grow， as Usagi-san thwarts evil-doers left and right。 The class system and duty are recurrent themes in these stories， as we learn of the set of rules that sometimes leave no space between expectations for a character to live。 The volume culminates in Usagi’s series of adventures with Jotaro， and the bond that grows between them during their days on the road of the Warrior’s Journey of Knowledge。 Stan Sakai doesn’t In Volume Four of Usagi Yojimbo Saga， the list of permanent enemies continues to grow， as Usagi-san thwarts evil-doers left and right。 The class system and duty are recurrent themes in these stories， as we learn of the set of rules that sometimes leave no space between expectations for a character to live。 The volume culminates in Usagi’s series of adventures with Jotaro， and the bond that grows between them during their days on the road of the Warrior’s Journey of Knowledge。 Stan Sakai doesn’t just weave intricate tales full of details and connections that bind a set of stories with diverse subject matter and composition together， but he also layers them with the sometimes inspiring， sometimes touching， and sometimes heartbreaking truths of the human condition。 His characters extend beyond a collection of actions or embodiments of principles to become feeling， living souls that invite the reader’s empathy。 Epitomizing Sakai’s skilled character authorship， Usagi himself is more than just an action hero or Dudley Do-Right; he has genuine foibles and emotional weaknesses that enhance his heroism。 。。。more
Bernardo
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Lo de Sakai es monumental。 La universalidad de historias que se inventa en un Japón medieval y fantástico no puede ser calificado de nada menos que puro genio narrativo。 Cómic en su forma más pura， eficaz y profundamente hermosa。 Cómo he disfrutado esta aventura de acompañar a Usagi。
Przemysław Skoczyński
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To wręcz nieprawdopodobne， by przez tysiące stron utrzymywać stale tak równy i wysoki poziom。 Jestem pod wrażeniem。
Michael
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The last story is the dustiest story。 So dusty when you read it。
Erik
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Usagi's journey with Jotaro and the relationships between Usagi， Jotaro， and Katsuichi made this my favorite volume of the series so far。 Usagi's journey with Jotaro and the relationships between Usagi， Jotaro， and Katsuichi made this my favorite volume of the series so far。 。。。more
Leanne Ritchie
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Tengu， lone goat and kid， kitsune。。。 this one has it all。
Isao
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It was a very good book。 The main character was cool and had an interesting plot。 This book was fiction。 The book took place all around japan and most people who would like this would be people who like action and history。 Also， one interesting part was the duel between his old sensei and his rival。
Valerie Crump
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I love， love， love these！ I may start collecting the original ones。 Just so I can see them all in color。 😍
Andreas Sekeris
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Another awesome volume of Usagi Yojimbo。 Great long stories。
Dan
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Usagi Yojimbo Saga Book 4 collects issues 53-75 of Usagi Yojimbo。The saga of my favorite anthropomorphic rabbit samurai continues with this volume。 Within this weighty tome are tales of violence， monsters， honor， dishonor， family， tragedy and the unspoken love between a father and his son。Jotaro and Usagi travel together for a time， forging a bond， neither wanting to share what they're really feeling。 Some of Katsuichi Sensei's tragic past is revealed。 There's some tear-jerking stuff going on in Usagi Yojimbo Saga Book 4 collects issues 53-75 of Usagi Yojimbo。The saga of my favorite anthropomorphic rabbit samurai continues with this volume。 Within this weighty tome are tales of violence， monsters， honor， dishonor， family， tragedy and the unspoken love between a father and his son。Jotaro and Usagi travel together for a time， forging a bond， neither wanting to share what they're really feeling。 Some of Katsuichi Sensei's tragic past is revealed。 There's some tear-jerking stuff going on in these pages。But there's also action！ The Duel at Kitanoji， specifically the final issue， is one of my favorite single issues of the run so far。 The ronin's path is tough but some people have it even tougher。Some old favorites make some welcome reappearances。 It was great seeing Sasuke， Kitsune， Tomoe， and Lone Goat and Kid again。 While I missed Gen， it was nice how Stan Sakai changed the status quo for quite a few issues， swapping out Gen for Jotaro， making for some fresh stories。The art continues to be honed to a fine edge。 Stan Sakai is one of the modern day masters of the genre， able to convey so much emotion with such few strokes of the pen。 As I said before， he can do action as well。 And comedy。 And big ass monsters。The best comic going today continues to kick ass and take names。 Five out of five stars。 。。。more
Shannon
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Stan Sakai: the most consistently excellent writer and illustrator currently in comics。Usagi Yojimbo is--for all the fight scenes， all the black-and-white blood， all the battles--a very quiet comic。 It's about Miyamoto Usagi， a wandering ronin who travels the warrior's path of learning。 He meets people， some of whom he helps （and some of whom he comes into conflict with）。 That's。。。it， really。 I think you need to SEE Sakai's illustrations to understand what makes this truly great--not a surprise， Stan Sakai: the most consistently excellent writer and illustrator currently in comics。Usagi Yojimbo is--for all the fight scenes， all the black-and-white blood， all the battles--a very quiet comic。 It's about Miyamoto Usagi， a wandering ronin who travels the warrior's path of learning。 He meets people， some of whom he helps （and some of whom he comes into conflict with）。 That's。。。it， really。 I think you need to SEE Sakai's illustrations to understand what makes this truly great--not a surprise， as comics are a visual medium as well as a written one。 My favorite stories from this volume were。。。well， every single story featuring Jotaro。 Particularly， though。。。I enjoyed The Pride of the Samurai。 It's a short， you could read it stand-alone， and it makes perfect sense。 That's how a lot of Usagi Yojimbo stories are: a perfectly self-contained short story you can jump right into， no background needed。 Like each story is a perfect little cupcake that someone has baked just for me。If you have any interest in samurai， or the Edo period， or comics， I really strongly recommend this。 But hey--don't start with volume 4， as good as it is。 Pick up volume 1 and keep going from there。 Trust me--it's worth it。 。。。more
Michael
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Packed with samurai stories that touch on themes from Lone Wolf and Cub， Seven Samurai， and supernatural folk tales， this collection continues to be solid story telling from Stan Sakai。
Relstuart
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I suppose the setting blurs the line between myth and fantasy。
John
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Unfortunately I read this before Volume 3， which chronologically follows Volume 2。But the story is still magnificent in its storytelling power， able to whisk you off to samurai-age Japan with not humans but rabbits， cats， dogs， bears， and other common animals。 Sakai touched my heart often， and taught me implicitly， via the code of bushido and Usagi's actions， how to live and act honorably。 There is a reason why Miyamoto Usagi has made my top 10 list for characters in the written word。Superbly wr Unfortunately I read this before Volume 3， which chronologically follows Volume 2。But the story is still magnificent in its storytelling power， able to whisk you off to samurai-age Japan with not humans but rabbits， cats， dogs， bears， and other common animals。 Sakai touched my heart often， and taught me implicitly， via the code of bushido and Usagi's actions， how to live and act honorably。 There is a reason why Miyamoto Usagi has made my top 10 list for characters in the written word。Superbly written， brilliantly illustrated， expertly crafted。 。。。more
Patrice
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This book was a lot of fun。 The storytelling continues to be superb and the art simple， yet excellent。 This book cashed in on a previously laid storyline the I thought tied in with the main sequence rather well and laid some hints for future action with the Sasuke story。 Additionally the reader gets to learn more about Katsuichi-sensei。 The best part are the many story arcs with Usagi and Jotaro， who， while unruly and impetuous， is too competent and resourceful to be a typical kid sidekick。 Thei This book was a lot of fun。 The storytelling continues to be superb and the art simple， yet excellent。 This book cashed in on a previously laid storyline the I thought tied in with the main sequence rather well and laid some hints for future action with the Sasuke story。 Additionally the reader gets to learn more about Katsuichi-sensei。 The best part are the many story arcs with Usagi and Jotaro， who， while unruly and impetuous， is too competent and resourceful to be a typical kid sidekick。 Their tales were interesting， clever and poignant。 This was one of the best so far。 。。。more
B
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This seemed pretty consequential。 There was a serious main through-line here about Usagi's relationship with Jotaro。 At some point， it seemed like they were going to go full-on John Allison （https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Bad_Mac。。。） and replace the entire cast with a younger version。 All in all， I'm not sure how much I'll remember about this volume specifically but everything about Sakai's work here is solid。 This seemed pretty consequential。 There was a serious main through-line here about Usagi's relationship with Jotaro。 At some point， it seemed like they were going to go full-on John Allison （https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Bad_Mac。。。） and replace the entire cast with a younger version。 All in all， I'm not sure how much I'll remember about this volume specifically but everything about Sakai's work here is solid。 。。。more
D。
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It's amazing how consistently excellent this series is。 Great characters， lots of interesting history， and absolutely beautiful art。 Brilliant。 It's amazing how consistently excellent this series is。 Great characters， lots of interesting history， and absolutely beautiful art。 Brilliant。 。。。more
Morgan
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