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1d4chan>QuietBrowser: /* The Rabbit and the Turtles */

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 ==The Rabbit and the Turtles==
-The creators of Usagi Yojimbo and [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] are friends. So, Usagi and the turtles have crossed paths quite a few times; they've met each other repeatedly in the comics, and have crossed each other's paths at least once in three of the cartoons - the 1987 one, the 2003 one, and the 2012 one.
+The creators of Usagi Yojimbo and [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] are friends. So, Usagi and the turtles have crossed paths quite a few times; they've met each other repeatedly in the comics, and have crossed each other's paths at least once in three of the cartoons - the 1987 one, the 2003 one, and the 2012 one. In fact, the actual crossover lore can get kind of confusing, so let's try and straighten it out.
 ==Usagi Yojimbo Role-playing Game==

1d4chan>The Hat That Was at 09:49, 10 May 2019

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	Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a [[samurai]] ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were anywhere near as well-known, mind you).		Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a [[samurai]] ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were anywhere near as well-known, mind you).
	Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.		Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.
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1d4chan>QuietBrowser at 23:24, 9 May 2019

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	Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a samurai ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were anywhere near as well-known, mind you).		Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a [[samurai]] ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were anywhere near as well-known, mind you).
	Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.		Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.

	The author, Stan Sakai, also really knows his history and if you're willing to overlook the fact that it's filled with anthropomorphic animals killing each other with most herd animals being tiny ~~dinosaurs~~, Usagi Yojimbo can be appreciated for its highly accurate depiction of 1600s Japan.		The author, Stan Sakai, also really knows his history and if you're willing to overlook the fact that it's filled with anthropomorphic animals killing each other, with most herd animals being tiny [[dinosaur]]s, Usagi Yojimbo can be appreciated for its highly accurate depiction of 1600s Japan.

			==The Setting==
			Usagi Yojimbo is set in a [[Low Fantasy]] [[Oriental Adventures]] world, which can be summed up as "Early Edo Japan, with real [[yokai]], and humans replaced by [[beastfolk]]". It's an incredibly in-depth setting, with strictly researched roots in 1600s Japanese history, liberally mixed with Japanese folklore and elements of Japanese culture, predominantly elements of manga and cinema; Samurai movies, Lone Wolf and Cub, the cultural references are obvious if you're familiar with them.

			All in all, this setting is A: a [[Low Fantasy]] nut's dream for its blend of realism and myth, and B: proof positive that [[beastfolk]] aren't a bad racial choice. Mind you, most of the background characters are so abstractly drawn they look more like hideous humans than actual anthros, so yeah.

			==The Story==
			Though Usaji Yojimbo has the honor of being one of the longest running comics to be continually written and drawn by a single person, fundamentally, it's an episodic story. The backstory is simple; our protagonist, Miyamoto Usagi, is the last survivor of his clan after it was wiped out in battle with the forces of Lord Hikiji, the setting's only known human character and an archrival of Usagi's lord prior to said lord's death. With no master to serve, Usagi began a a musha shugyō (warrior's pilgrimage) and has since begun wandering the land, battling evil, doing heroic deeds and occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard

			==The Characters==
			'''Miyamato Usagi:''' The titular [[rabbitfolk]] ronin, a compulsive hero who endlessly roams the land, content to strike against evil where he finds it.

			'''Tomoe Ame:''' A female [[catfolk]] [[samurai]], who must constantly struggle to prove her skills in the sexist land she lives in. Loyal retainer of the Geishu clan, Tomoe is one of Usagi's closest friends and a love interest of his.

			'''Murakami "Gen" Gennosuke:''' A rhinocerous bounty hunter and sometimes traveling companion of Usagi. Originally, he was the son of an important samurai, sworn into the service of a prominent noble lady - until her husband was assassinated by a villainous subordinate. The lady took her entire entourage, including Gen's family, on a quest for vengeance, only to gradually slide into utter poverty. His mother was forced to prostitute herself for her family to survive; eventually she died, and as Gen matured, his father trained him in the ways of the sword. Upon reaching adulthood, Gen abandoned his father, wanting nothing to do with his vendetta, and became a professional bounty hunter who disdains bushido in favor of a cynical mercenary attitude never to be poor again.

			'''[[Kitsune]]:''' A female fox street performer and thief who frequently travels with both Usagi and Gen.

			'''Lord Hikiji:''' A [[human]] daimyo and the closest thing to an overarching villain in the series, although he prefers to operate through minions, such as his retainer '''Lord Hebi''', a fuck-off huge snake.

			'''Jei:''' The closest thing Usagi has to a personal arch-rival, this wandering wolf warrior sports a black-bladed sword and is utterly crazed, if not [[demon]]-possessed (the series is characteristically ambiguous). He believes himself to be a [[Paladin\|chosen champion of the gods, sent to purge the world of evil]]... but his vision of "evil" is absurdly skewed, so he basically just kills everybody he encounters. No matter how many times Usagi has seemingly killed him, Jei has always returned to bedevil him again - fittingly, the comic's creator states that Jei was inspired by Jason, the undead serial killer of the Friday the 13th slasher film series; his usual adress of "Jei-san" is literally a punny Japanification of "Jason".

	Usagi Yojimbo ~~has a roleplaying game published by~~ [[~~Sanguine Productions~~]], ~~which uses~~ a ~~modified version~~ of ~~rules from their other Asian~~-~~inspired games~~.		==The Rabbit and the Turtles==
			The creators of Usagi Yojimbo and [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] are friends. So, Usagi and the turtles have crossed paths quite a few times; they've met each other repeatedly in the comics, and have crossed each other's paths at least once in three of the cartoons - the 1987 one, the 2003 one, and the 2012 one.

	==Usagi Yojimbo Role-playing Game==		==Usagi Yojimbo Role-playing Game==
			There have been two versions of an Usagi Yojimbo RPG released in its history.

			Firstly, Gold Rush Games released the first version in 1998. This... didn't sell very well, so it's been mostly forgotten. It only produced two books; a core rulebook, and a bestiary, titled "Monsters!"

			Secondly, in 2005, [[Sanguine Productions]], author of other "furry RPGs" such as [[ironclaw]], [[Jadeclaw]] and [[Albedo]]: Platinum Catalyst, published their own version of the Usagi Yojimbo, which uses a modified version of rules from their other Asian-inspired games. It's also fallen mostly under the radar, consisting of just a corebook. It does have a Spanish translation of the corebook, though.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	[[Category:Roleplaying]]		[[Category:Roleplaying]]

1d4chan>OriginalPrankster: Furries were definitely a thing in the 80s and 90s, just look up Minerva Minx

2016-12-28T16:42:09Z

Furries were definitely a thing in the 80s and 90s, just look up Minerva Minx

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	Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a samurai ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were ~~a thing~~ mind you).		Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a samurai ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were anywhere near as well-known, mind you).
	Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.		Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.

1d4chan>Thannak: I don't own a copy, so if someone does then them summarizing the crunch would be nice.

2015-05-17T22:26:44Z

I don't own a copy, so if someone does then them summarizing the crunch would be nice.

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	Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') met the Ninja Turtles ~~once~~.		Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') is an comic book series about a samurai ronin, and is hailed as one of the greatest comics ever written outside the cape genre. It mixes actual history with myths and legends of Japan. The series takes after many of the more radical ideas of the 1980's-90's comic scene by using anthropomorphic animals in serious contexts (this was before [[Furry\|furries]] were a thing mind you).
			Like most characters published by Dark Horse Comics, he met the Ninja Turtles from time to time. Both came into being entirely independently of each other despite similar themes.

	The author, Stan Sakai, also really knows his history, and if you're willing to overlook the fact that it's filled with ~~furries and~~ most herd animals ~~are~~ tiny dinosaurs, Usagi Yojimbo can be appreciated for its highly accurate depiction of 1600s Japan.		The author, Stan Sakai, also really knows his history and if you're willing to overlook the fact that it's filled with anthropomorphic animals killing each other with most herd animals being tiny dinosaurs, Usagi Yojimbo can be appreciated for its highly accurate depiction of 1600s Japan.

	==~~See Also~~==		Usagi Yojimbo has a roleplaying game published by [[Sanguine Productions]], which uses a modified version of rules from their other Asian-inspired games.
	[[~~Furries~~]]
			==Usagi Yojimbo Role-playing Game==

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1d4chan>Thannak at 21:33, 17 May 2015

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1d4chan>TheWiseDane: Eeeeh. What, why and how.

2015-05-17T19:48:57Z

Eeeeh. What, why and how.

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	Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') met the Ninja Turtles once.		Usagi Yojimbo (''rabbit bodyguard'') met the Ninja Turtles once.

			The author, Stan Sakai, also really knows his history, and if you're willing to overlook the fact that it's filled with furries and most herd animals are tiny dinosaurs, Usagi Yojimbo can be appreciated for its highly accurate depiction of 1600s Japan.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	[[Furries]]		[[Furries]]