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Miyamoto Usagi is the main protagonist of Usagi Yojimbo, whom Sakai has said was inspired by the life of legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. [9] [10] [11] Originally intended to be a human, Sakai was inspired to anthropomorphize the character after doodling a rabbit with its ears bound in a style reminiscent of a samurai topknot.
Most significantly, the main character's name, Miyamoto Usagi, is a play on "Miyamoto Musashi", Japan's most famous historical samurai and the author of The Book of Five Rings, and Usagi the Japanese language word for "rabbit" (The story notes for one volume also cite as an influence Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy, which features Miyamoto ...
Miyamoto Usagi – Miyamoto Usagi is the titular character (inspired by Miyamoto Musashi) and an anthropomorphic rabbit (Usagi is Japanese for rabbit) and a rōnin now walking the musha shugyō (the warrior's journey).
Usagi Yojimbo: first appearance of Miyamoto Usagi later renamed The Goblin of Adachigahara. issue #3 Apr/1985 Lone Rabbit and Child part 1: first appearances of Tomoe Ame, Lord Noriyuki, and the Neko Ninja issue #4 Jul/1985 Lone Rabbit and Child part 2: Critters (Fantagraphics) issue #1 Jun/1986 Bounty Hunter: first appearance of Gennosuke ...
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles takes place in Neo Edo and centers on rabbit teenager Yuichi, who is the descendant of Miyamoto Usagi, and his group of eccentric companions (Gen, Kitsune and Chizu) while defending Neo Edo from invading forces of the city from the menace of Kagehito and the Yokai.
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The seventh episode of the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series' fifth season, "Yojimbo", was written by Sakai and features Miyamoto Usagi, who has appeared in a few TMNT shows to date. In 2020, it was announced that Sakai would serve as an executive producer on the upcoming Netflix original animated series Samurai Rabbit: The ...
Usagi, a Japanese term meaning rabbit; Typhoon Usagi (disambiguation), one of several named tropical storms; Usagi, a Japanese unisex name/unisex given name, used by Usagi Tsukino or Sailor Moon, the main character in Sailor Moon; Usagi "Chibiusa" Tsukino or Chibiusa, a character in Sailor Moon; Miyamoto Usagi, the main character in Usagi Yojimbo