Usagi Yojimbo appearing in turtle ninja

Why is he wearing a ball gag?

>>94100823
>What did you think?
Pretty dull episode. Though I could say the same about the rest of season 5 so far, to be honest.

???

This episode was fucking rad. I knew it was going to be good as soon as I saw Stan's writing credit.

>>94104228
Can you link it?

>>94100823
You should practice that English a bit more, pal.

>>94104845

https://redworld-96.tumblr.com/post/163319812486/tmnt-2012-season-5-episode-07-yojimbo-full

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>>94106263
I love you mate

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Akemi

Ok, this was pretty good.

I hope some Nick executive likes this enough to greenlight a Usagi Yojimbo series.

>>94100823
Usagi is so kino I hope this doesn't ruin him at all.

>>94107675
This was written by Stan himself, so I don't think it will.

>>94106263
Is there another link? One without that fu*ing redworld name in the middle of the screen?

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Quick reminder that this is the best turtle.

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>>94107566
I'm not a huge Nick TMNT fan, but I'd kill for a whole series of this.

>the cold open is Usagi's first confrontation with Jei ripped straight from the comic

Are the Usagi comics something I need to read then?

I'm only familiar with him from the 2003 TMNT episodes. And I only watched those for the first time earlier this month because I'm on a turtle binge.

>>94108935
Yes you should read them

Usagi is the best

This is actually good and feels like Usagi.

>Written by Stan Sakai

So when are we getting a Usagi Yojimbo series?

>>94108935
Yes. Jesus, yes, go do it. And don't pirate it, give Stan money.

Leo is the best turtle

>>94106263

Thanks man but that water mark is going to drive me mad

>>94101073
He's not, it's part of the straps of his hat.

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Aw man a to be continued. I was getting into it there at the end.

Would love to see a proper Usagi series in this vein

Pretty cool

now I want an Usagi series

So I haven't watched this series since like season 2.

The fuck's been happening. They ever deal with that karai shit that meandered like crazy

Jei seems like a fun villain

>>94114941
>They ever deal with that karai shit that meandered like crazy

Not that I recall? I watched every episode but the best I can remember she just kind of got control of her mutation. It doesn't really come up anymore.

It was never a well-written show.

>>94115821
>Jei seems like a fun villain

if by fun you mean absolutely terrifying and leaving nothing but shattered hope and death in his wake, then yes. He's a fun villain.

Is Usagi Yojimbo on hiatus right now?
Its been over half a year since the last issue came out.

Is Stan okay?

>>94116022
So do they ever explain what his deal is or is he just "Crazy guy who for some reason can't die"

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>>94116478
I made this ages ago

Doubt it ever gets used tho

>>94116639
He was originally just a monk, a good guy. But to save someone, he basically allowed himself to be cursed by the evil entity that is now Jei. The evil entity is just an evil entity from deep inside a cave.

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>>94116022
So everything a good villain should be

>>94116711
checked em and is the girl he travels with special in any way?

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I want a R-rated Usagi movie.

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>>94116672
Good times those were.

>>94116242
It is, but I think it's because of the crossover stuff. I believe we are also getting another comic crossover that is multiple issues. I really hope we get Tomoe's wedding soon. It's really the only loose string I need to see finished before the story ends.

>>94117125
lol. why someone would draw that?

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>>94114590
farewell, Tomoe

>>94116242
>Is Stan okay?

Is Stan ever okay?

>>94116973
>and is the girl he travels with special in any way?

No idea. She seems to be able to sense who Jei is regardless of what body he's in but right now she's just kind of creepy as fuck

>tfw for some reason UGS numbers 5 and 6 hardcovers are available on amazon.ca for less than the paperbacks

Debating whether I should get them, already have them in paperback though

>>94117751
>I really hope we get Tomoe's wedding soon. It's really the only loose string I need to see finished before the story ends.

Are we just giving up on Hikiji getting his comeuppance altogether?

>>94117863
Bad joke. You had to be there.

>>94118041
I don't think we ever will.
Not at the hands of usagi at least, I'm imagining if hikiji does eventually get what's coming to him it will be in something fitting but rather anticlimatic, like being exposed and shamed before the shogun.

>>94118041
It's great if he does, but with just the nature of the series and Usagi's ever changing philosophy I could see him potentially revoking his duty to seek revenge. Though Jei really does need to be taken care of once and for all. We have also had hints of western explorers coming to Japan and it would be nice to see Usagi making some European friends. He's currently not a big fan of them. I could also potentially see Katsuichi sensei or Sasuke the Demon Queller dying.

>>94118146
>>94118252
Sakai's really good at huge epic battles so I'd love to see a massive throwdown between Hikiji and the Geishu Clan to cap the series.

And Noriyuki should be the one to kill Hikiji.

>>94118366
That would be a pretty satisfying end. Though how would Hebi die? I've actually always found him cooler that Hikiji.

>>94118766
Usagi kills him after Hebi kills Tomoe

All this Usagi talk got me researching. The next omnibus comes out this week. And we should be getting an inspector Ishida story in September.

>>94118816
Would make more sense to kill Chizu off.

>>94118366
>And Noriyuki should be the one to kill Hikiji.

I think I'd just as soon see Hikiji go a step too far and the whole thing blow up in his face.

No honorable death in battle, no grand showdown in a clash of wills, just a simple order to commit suicide from the Shogun.

>>94119113

Chizu is going to go and raise Ninja Cabbit babies

>>94116711
I'm pretty sure I have the book detailing that.

>>94116973

She can sense him even in other bodies; her counterpart in Space Usagi was a telepath whose powers were just awakening but were still extremely powerful.

Beyond that, the main thing about her is that she reminded him of the girl that he saved from that illness by selling his soul to darkness.

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Always liked Usagi. I just bought this.

>>94120781
It's a remarkably well-made figure for Playmates. It's every bit as good as the original four turtle releases, which were by far the best of the 2012 Nick figure line.

The only bummer is no other non-TMNT characters. Not even a Jei, who's in the three-parter along with Usagi.

>>94120781

I was eyeing the samurai armor one online

Hey I know this is not really on topic with thread but I just wanted to ask weren't the 2012 turtles supposed to have a second crossover with the 87 turtles?

Hey I know this is not really on topic with thread but I just wanted to ask weren't the 2012 turtles supposed to have a second crossover with the 87 turtles?

>>94108418
lol
the promo images for the 2003 show made the turles look ripped as fuck.
they never looked that good in the cartoon itself

>>94121111
It's coming but it's some time away yet.

What's this episode's kill count?

>>94121049
>>94121111
>>94121131
September 17th it seems like.

>>94108935
>Are the Usagi comics something I need to read then?
It's one of the best stories of the medium. This isn't even a question.

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>>94108935
>Are the Usagi comics something I need to read then?

Very much so yes.

>>94112164

Also this. The comics aren't just READ THEM good, they're BUY THEM good

>>94114590
>tea ceremony
FUCK YEAH

I want to cum on Usagi's huge paws.

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iTunes/iBooks preview

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>>94122665

>the TMNT themselves do not appear in this preview
FIN

>>94122655
>>94122665
>>94122677

So... did he basically kill/scare them all screaming? Ok.

Curious about the episode, though. Os ir a two parter?

>>94122926
The Nick cartoon is a three parter.

Is calling Usagi a "smelly rabbit" racist?

>>94119859
Who knows if we will ever see Hikiji again.

I know Stan said that he regretted making him a human.

Also we got senso, so I dunno if we will ever get another ending.

>>94116973
Originally Stan was writing her to be Jei's second body to possess.

But then he decided that was pretty fucking dark and had him possess someone else's body.

So right now she's just the little girl that Jei is oddly attached to

Any recommended reading guides to TMNT or Usagi?

>>94124204
Dunno about TMNT, but just start from the beginning with Usagi.

Its like 90% episodic with the occasional multi issue arc.

>>94118041
"A samurai cannot live under the same sky as the killer of his lord or father" was said a few times early on

After all this time, does Usagi even know Hikiji killed his father?

>>94117900
He's lost his grandson and his wife, but he remarried so that's one thing

>>94124482
He lost his grandson too?

Shit

>>94100823
>Usagi thread

Yay!

As for the topic... The main comic stopped for months AGAIN to allow IDW's and Nick's crossovers to be finalized. I hope both turn out good. Stan writes and draws the comic, so at least that should be done right, but the declining quality of the show makes me worry about the cartoon's Usagi storyline. At least it will be told in multiple episodes, so it may not turn out to be a rushed mess like many so other Nick special appearances.

>>94124312
Read the first volume of TMNT. Everything written by Eastman and Laird. Guest era...honestly, just read descriptions and decide what sounds interesting. Don't forget to read Leo's micro before #10 and Raph's micro somewhere before that.
Second volume is bad. It sets up a lot of stuff and than rushes through them. Also, it treats Casey horribly and harms one of the better stories from Guest era. And throughs one interesting supporting character away for no reason.
Third volume is non-canon. Has some good ideas that go nowhere.
Fourth volume starts promising, but than goes bonkers. Cockroach sex with April involved, anon. Also, shilling for Honda.
Read IDW Turtles. It's ongoing and pretty fun.

>>94125027
Meant for
>>94124204

>>94106263
>literally a cliffhanger ending
Heh.

Not an exceptionally amazing episode (though for the show's standards, it was top tier), but Usagi and Jei were both fantastic. That first sequence with Jei, straight from the comics, simply brilliant. Putting focus on Usagi, not turtles, was a smart move. I also like how TMNT literally appeared because magic, fuck you, I am not explaining shit - it saved some time. Plus we got Sakai drawn flashbacks, some nice fight scenes and even a killcount (with creative cuts and choreography to make deaths PG). Overall, it was bretty good. If Chizu appears it's gonna be extatic, but anyone else from Usagi's supporting cast would be cool as well. Not likely though, they most likely will focus on the rabbit and turtles interacting.

I also love how ridiculously OP Usagi is, he is making turtles look like amateurs. If there won't be any "get him, he's just a single guy!" scene later on I'll be pissed.

>>94106263
Was the girl from the comics? I don't remember her

>>94125686
Simply by virtue of the fact that there were so many ways they could have fucked it up and avoided it, it was a terrific episode.

>>94106263
Two minutes in and I'm already fanboying hard

>>94106263
That was pretty great

I'm surprised they let Usagi be the lead in the episode.

And damn he was badass


Shame Usagi is still too violent to probably get a tv show. Even if its mostly bloodless, he kills a lotta fuckers

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>>94106263
Kinda odd they made his frown his default face. The creases he has in the comics just became a tone on his skin here.

I guess the budget doesn't allow for that wide of variations for his face?

>>94125045
>>94125959
She was supposed to be Tomoe but Nieli decided to change her looks and name.

>>94126424
I figured as much

Wonder why they changed her

>>94126424
Fucker.

>>94126478
Real answer?
Copyright or money (most likely both). Stan gets paid for the use of his characters, you know.

>>94126746
Ah makes sense

Lame though.

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>>94126424
It even still says Tomoe on the height comparison.

>>94124107
Reminds me of that little girl in Darkstalkers.
There is this guy that is possessed by evil. A small little girl with powers that can subdue that evil if he's almost lost in it, never speaks as well.

I do hope Usagi gets a proper conclusion.

Hopefully happier and not involving aliens like tenso

So how did Usagi wind up as part of the TMNT universe anyway? I first discovered him watching the 90s TMNT cartoon as a kid, and he seems to show up in every reboot.

>>94125686
>Dat killer tri arrow shot

Usagi's pretty cool

>>94100823
Ninja Turtles showed up in Usagi comics already like, ten years ago.
It's already been established that they're all bros.

>>94120158
Not familiar with Usagi but checked him out a glance. Doesn't he already have a kid?

Also seems like most of the females want his dick although I am probably wrong?

>>94127291
It was just originally Usagi and TMNT were under the same comic label and did crossovers with each other.

And that kinda just stuck throughout ninja turtles.

>>94127291
Stan is friends with Pete and Kevin and they made few guest comics for each other. Then the turtles got popular and they invited Stan to the party so he could get more exposure for his amazing work.

>>94127350
He has a kid yes, though the mother is married to someone else. They were childhood friends/lovers, but Usagi went off to war and decided to become a ronin after his lord died, unlike the man who married her who decided to retire and, uh, marry her.

Usagi has had multiple love interests, though only 2 are really recurring, Tomoe, a retainer to a young lord and Chizu, a ninja.
>>94120158
But lets be honest, Tomoe is the endgame.

Hell there was already a special comic series that shows them getting together right before Usagi dies

>>94100823
>IDW
please get the artist "fosgitt". The faster they fire him the better.

IDW it's shit anyways

>>94127454
Kindly choke on shit

>>94127350
He has a kid (Jotaro) with a woman married to his childhood rival, who grown up to be a brave warrior, smart leader, good man, and a loving father. Usagi made that kid before he went to serve his lord and left his girlfriend behind, basically dumping her, because samurai honor and servitude were more important. When she discovered she is pregnant, Usagi's rival offered to marry her and raise the child as his own, because he also was in love with her since forever. She agreed and they proved to make a good couple. Years later, Usagi learns that he has a son. It's complicated and a bit heartbreaking, because both Usagi and Jotaro think the other one does not know the truth and they do not want to turn the other's life upside down, so they act like they do not know they're father and son. And then they both sulk and feel miserable when the other is not looking.

dammit, I've been meaning to read Usagi for a while and now I have to because I spoiled the series for myself by reading the thread

>>94106263
Just saw this. Was awesome to see Sakai's artwork during Usagi's flashback.

>>94127619
Honestly usagi isnt about the continuity

It has a fair amount of continuity, but like 90% of it is oneshots

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>>94127568
>Likes IDW
faggot get out here, you are not welcome.

>>94127619
You wont regret it.

>>94108935
Buy them anon!
They're good! A little repetitive, but good.

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>>94108935
Yes, it's pretty good.
The TMNT episode is clearly a mixture of the second issue (escorting a child under care of a catgirl samurai), the first story with Jei (the fight at the start is basically it animated) and "Green Shades", a.k.a. the one where TMNT are summoned (though Usagi has met Leonardo twice before that in some silly short comics).

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>>94117894
Best girl.

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>>94127660
This isn't /mlp/ you mong

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Yuki Matsuzaki is best Usagi voice and he should voice him in a full series or a feature movie.

>>94127960
Yeah, all the previous Usagis had kinda high voices, but this one is pretty great

Though I need to see how he handles happy not angry Usagi first

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I decided to read Senso since I never got around to it and I don't think its ever been storytimed

Wasn't expecting this to happen

>>94106481
Akemi fighting/fugging Tomoe when?
That's a Caturday request we need.

>>94127350
>>94127419
Usagi's love life:
- one was his childhood crush, he dumped her, she married another, Usagi has a son with her
- one was princess he was tasked to escort, she got married off to a high ranking lord for political reasons. He wanted to run off with her, but she knew he would tarnish his honor and be killed for that, so she denied. She still thinks of him
- one is his perfect match in every aspect, but soon she will be married off to a high ranking lord, because, again, politics
- one is a ninja leader with a heart of gold, who has yet to restore her clan and cannot afford to be close to anyone, no matter how much she wants to
- one died in his arms after saving his life. Fuck that storyline, I mean, holy shit, man, why is it raining so much today...
- one was a bat ninja who died because she had a crush on him, so she did not finish him off in combat and got caught off-guard

So while all the chicks have a rabbit fever, Usagi rarely has an occasion to enjoy this fact.

>>94127619
You ain't seen nothing yet. Get those comics and start reading, they're awesome.

>>94128114
Good thing you didn't mention Kitsune.
Only total fags think there ever was anything between Usagi and Kitsune.

>>94127891
This is not Chizu. Get out.

>>94128114
A: Stan said its not necessarily the end between Usagi and Tomoe. Things could change down the line

B:I don't think the bat ninja had a crush on Usagi. She was just paying him back for saving her life earlier. Nothing romantic about it.

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>>94128170
>choosing filthy ninja over honorable samurai
SHAMEFUR DISPRAY

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Noooooooo

>>94127985
Oh yeah, Usagi should be joyful at least 20% of the time. I really hope we get to see his playful side as well.

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Man, Usagi is bitter for someone who basically dumped his first love for duty.

>>94128252
Senso is way better that its concept would imply.

>>94128336
It sounds fucking cheesy (and admittingly some of it is like Usagi Gundam ) but otherwise it is pretty great so far.

>>94128252
>Legend of the Overfiend

>>94128348
The omnibus coming out this week has both Senso and Space Usagi.

>>94108935
Look here you motherfucker. Usagi Yojimbo is a fucking classic. He's been nominated for 21 fucking eisners, and won 5, most of them back when the esiner actually meant something.

His work rides the line between american funnybook comicing, and Lone Wolf and Cub type seinen manga. Carefully balancing comedy, drama, and action, without ever losing it's poise.

>>94128020
Is Senso cannon?

>>94128381
Oh shit

Nice

>>94128392
Nah, its just one possible ending to the story.

Unlike the other collected volumes of Usagi, Senso isn't numbered. For all intents and purposes its just a "what if" story

>>94128428
Okay cool, that will help me enjoy it

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Well that was satisfying

>>94106263
>that opening fight
>that Japanese title card
>that Samurai Jack like slow sequence
>that not!Tomoe
>that turtle summoning ritual
>that sword name
>that classic Usagi comics retrospection
>that horse sequence

Fuck, that episode was near perfect. All it lacked was Usagi being allowed to actually kill people.

>>94128514
I imagine a few of those riders died in that fight. Even if they didn't do the skull thing

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Ok, this is probably the only part where the story really dips into pure cheese

Not that thats necessarily a bad thing, but yeah

Hey /co/, say I want to start reading some Usagi Yojimbo. Where do I start? Are there any fuckhuge collections or anthology's or some shit for this? Since I really prefer my comics in doses of at least a good 400+ pages a go. Stuff like those Invincible collections or IDW collections etc.

>>94128628
>Are there any fuckhuge collections or anthology's or some shit for this?
I believe there are several, I've seen some big hardback ones in a store. I collect them in little softback volumes myself, as that is the official edition in my country.

>>94128628
I'm not really sure how the volume numbering works. It looks like it starts over in numbering. According to the comics site I read on, the series technically has 3 starts to it. But yeah they all should be collected aside from the most recent stories.
>>94128450
For one thing its already noncanon since the first Jei appears in it even though he's already dead and replaced in the proper story.

>>94128514
>That one rider who got slashed and slowly went limp / fell off as he rode pass his boss

I dunno I'd say it was pretty heavily implied

>>94127660
what the fuck is going on in that pic

>>94128628
There's fuckhuge collections called The Usagi Yojimbo Saga, published by Dark Horse.

>>94128628
>>94128699
As far as I can tell on Amazon, there are 2 collections.
The entire series starts with
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GQJT3ME/ref=series_rw_dp_sw

Then continues with
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NC0WCVU/ref=series_rw_dp_sw

I assume the second series might be when it started being under dark horse or something?

>>94128727
Yes, there's some publishing rights mismatch for the first few volumes.

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Oh noooooooooo

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>>94128790
Noooooooooooooooooooooo

>>94128621
MOEAGARE
MOEAGARE
MOEAGARE GANDAMU

>>94128696

I'm looking for a series start, and what are the collections called, if anything?

>>94128834
see>>94128727

As far as I'm aware, these two collection series encompass everything.

>>94106263
>All those niggas getting straight up murdered in the horse rider sequence
Fucking nice. Also THAT FUCKING FIGHT WITH JEI MY DICK IS SO HARD

>>94128458
Hebi a best

What the fuck are you reading?

>>94128990
Huh?

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>>94129001
Doh It didn't tag this >>94128790

>>94129029
Its Senso

Its basically a what if story, namely what if aliens invaded in the future of the story when Jotaro is an adult

>>94128020
Fucking X-Com overwatch

>>94127816
>Buy them anon!
Too late, I'm gonna download them.

TWICE.

>>94129055
>>94128621
>>94128458
Fucking hell, zippylink plz

>>94129160
Buy em faget

>>94129204
I was reading off a site, I haven't found a collection for them yet. It wasn't on the general usagi zip I have tho space usagi was

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>>94128811
Something died in me...

I always wanted a Usagi and Captain Claw crossover.

>>94129311
Don't fear, it ain't canon

>>94128150
Between Gen and Kitsune, on the other hand...

>>94128252
>>94128790
>>94128811
Is this how Splatoon starts?

>>94129311
The only thing I know about captain claw was that weapon in shogo

>MAGIC CLAW MAGIC CLAW MAGIC CLAW
https://youtu.be/_di4bdbV6dA?t=7m4s

>>94129340
That's done endgame shit right there.

>>94129337
Phew. That's a good thing.

>>94129374
And SHOGO had the Claw demo with it...

But honestly, both Usagi and Claw would go together well.

>Usagi is a nice guy samurai, while Claw is in line of those pirates that were romanticized in stories
>Both a pretty badass, though Claw is more versatile in terms of combat (hardened brawler, skilled swordsman, good shot with a pistol, adept of demolition via dynamite, mystic expert via use of elemental swords and MAGIC CLAW, and sufficiently strong to pick up most enemies and throw them really far like sacks of potatoes [most bosses included])

But it's just wishful thinking.

>>94127867
>The TMNT episode
Usagi appears in multiple episodes of the 2003 series, and has a major role in several of those.

>>94129689
Yes, but we're talking about the newest one here, pretty obviously.

>>94129651
>>94129337
It only ain't canon if Stan won't write another ending.

He is not getting younger, you know.

>>94127441
Is this a joke about Pluto/goofy logic?

>>94129989
its already noncanon

The first jei appeared in it

>>94130045
Well I think its a joke on how they have humanoid animals riding horses.

>>94130089
How do you know it's not a third or fourth Jei? He changed bodies twice in only a couple years, Senso takes place much, much later.

>>94130282
Thats true I suppose

Though he looks like original jei

>>94130309
To be honest I never noticed the difference between the first and third. I assumed Jei modifies the look of his host as he pleases.

Wait a second

Anyone have this?
http://www.cbr.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-usagi-yojimbo-crossover/

Its the first I'm hearing of it

>>94130460
Should be out this Wednesday.

I know he's straight, but I'd cuddle Usagi.

>>94132526
The feudal japanese had their gay moments

>>94127415
>Then the turtles got popular and they invited Stan to the party so he could get more exposure for his amazing work.

Which you know everything I hear about them aside was a right bro thing to do

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So let's be real for a moment here.

What are the odds this series DOESN'T end with Usagi dying. Maybe contently maybe in battle.

>>94132812
If we get a proper ending, id say 50/50 chance.

Since its a family comic, maybe closer to 70/30 chance

>>94132812
I could easily see an ending with him wandering off into the sunset. Him settling down seems unlikely though.

>>94132917
Eventually everyone has to settle down.

I think he could eventually stop for tomoe if the circumstances were right.

Anyway, in Senso he pledged loyalty to the panda lord

>>94132960
Him settling down doesn't have to be onscreen though. It could be like Calvin and Hobbbes where though the story has ended, our hero's adventures have not.

>>94106263
Are there any better streams for this yet? I was actually going mad trying to find one last night, how the fuck is there literally nothing on any of the random watch this online sites?
Does nobody give a shit about TMNT?

>>94132917
>>94132812
>>94133054
You want a happy ending?

Usagi and his friends get together to do something major, Dragon Bellow Conspiracy style (perhaps even revealing Hikiji's newest sinister plot to the Shogun, which would give Usagi his vengeance, free Tomoe from the need of a political marriage, since the Hikiji's threat to Noriyuki would be over, and allow Chizu to take back her clan). After all is said and done, Usagi gives thanks and farewells to his friends and readies to travel to his teacher's place, since before the whole adventure started he got a message to come and meet him as fast as possible. Just before he leave,s one of the girls, depending how story goes either Tomoe or Chizu (or both - their catfight is optional), catches up to him and promises to await his return. Lots of blushing and hand holding ensues. When Usagi reaches his destination, he learns that his master got struck by illness and died. The rabbit ronin takes over as Jotaro's sensei, but it turns out that the old lion left one last gift to both of them: a letter revealing the "secret" of Jotaro's ancestry. Usagi and Jotaro feel dumb, then laugh and finally openly recognize each other as father and son, then walk into sunset to have many more adventures.

>>94133242
Nick does everything they can to destroy the show since late season 2.

Last three years were a mess when it comes to both airing new episodes (changing hours, long delays) and their quality.

>>94132812
Usagi gets hired by Date Masamune to accompany a Japanese tour across the pacific and then to the papacy where he delivers his swords as a sign of peace to the pope himself. After having an adventure around there world, he returns to japan where he cant leave to visit the rest of the world.

>>94134322
2 more parts actually.

And I thought Usagi's voice was fine. I prefer it to the 03 Usagi

>>94133609

I dunno. I sort of feels that kind of leaves Jotaro's adoptive father out in the cold. The guy raised the kid and was pretty much the perfect dad which is especially kind of a big deal given the era. Sure pretty much everyone knows and I don't think it should lead to drama but understating adoptive dads is kind of shitty.

I'm not used to Usagi having a deep voice. Did they choose this one because they couldn't make his 3D render more expressive past grimace?

>>94135074
Its possible.

I think I like this usagi voice wise

>>94132812
>implying Stan won't die before then

>>94135479
The saddest part is Stan made Senso (where most of the main cast dies) after losing his wife and grandchild, because not only was he in a dark mood, but he also realized his own mortality. If he dies before Usagi gets a proper conclusion, we have Senso to somewhat half canonically wrap it up and nicely tie everything to Space Usagi.

I wish the man all best, but he realistically has 50, maybe 75 issues left in him.

>>94135865
Yeah, i hope he does well

>>94108228
At least that person takes the hassle to record it and give us the opportunity to watch it waaay faster than the other websites. If you want the episode to be in better quality, search it by yourself instead of waiting someone to give you a link anon.

>>94133242
Same guy, just found someone on tumblr who has uploaded the ep in good quality no watermarks.
Happy i didnt have to settle for the other one, I really wanted to enjoy this.
>leonardo9725.tumblr.com/

>>94128727
>>94128786
>>94128860

Sorry friends, wrong. Start here:

https://www.amazon.com/Usagi-Yojimbo-Special/dp/1606998870/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1500942853&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=usagi+yojimbo+the+special+edition

This collection contains the entire pre Dark Horse stuff. I forget the company. Epic? First? Some smaller press? Whatever. It's all here. Then the Dark Horse Saga's collect the rest, with The unnumbered Saga, I think Legacy, collecting the graphic novels and what if stuff. There's at least one more numbered Saga likely to come out. And that's it.

I've heard that the Saga's don't include some short stories and back ups. So I dunno, maybe Dark Horse has plans for that stuff one day. No offense to Sakai, but he is in his 70's or such. He uh... probably can't go at this much longer. They may be holding off on that material to flesh out whatever unfinished Saga they're left with. Or I'm totally wrong about uncollected material.

>>94130364

Senso, the other one, and Space Usagi are all kind of meant to be a The End to Usagi. Sakai knows he's never going to actually stop it, so he squeezed out some material that's as close to the end as he'll ever actually do. And now he's back to churning out issues as he pleases.

>>94128114

what story was the bat ninja in?

I don't remember anything like that.

>>94132701

Eastman and Laird might hate each other with an odd vengeance at times, but they've always been bros to other comic creators. I wonder who got Stan in the divorce? I guess they share custody.

>>94136557
I always use the redworld one for just watch it sooner (I'm a impatient guy), and then I wait other websites to the next day to re-watch it in better quality.

I have read a lot of comic books. I have many longboxes of issues. Many still of trades. My comic bucket list currently goes:

Usagi Yojimbo
Terry Moore stuff
Swamp Thing
The Invisibles

And uh... yeah that may be it. With Usagi on top. I need to buy the Special Edition before it gets too stupid expensive and get this ball rolling.

>>94128715
There was something in the news where a Mexican chick was drunk driving, crashed, and basically livestreamed her sister as she was dying.

>>94127660

Son IDW has an amazing Turtles run, they gave Hama Joe back, and have done decent (If declining in quality) things with Transformers. Fuck the fuck off my dude.

>>94136557
>leonardo9725.tumblr.com
ummm anon, that blog only has re-uploaded Redworld's recording. Why do you say there's no watermarks then?

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>>94136557
>no watermarks

Okay I finally ordered Usagi Yojimbo Special Edition off of ebay wish me luck liking this because that cost more than it should of holy shoot I'm broke fuck it.

>>94126127
>Simply by virtue of the fact that there were so many ways they could have fucked it up and avoided it, it was a terrific episode.

Stan is very careful to keep creative control of Usagi whenever he's used in other media. This is why we'll most likely never see Usagi in an animated series of his own, but it's also why Usagi is remarkably consistent (and fucking awesome) whenever he appears.

>>94116973
She's the only one who Jei has encountered who is "Innocent"

>>94126127
>>94137224

The story goes that this appearance took years because he was so fearful of any creative rights ending up with Viacom that he was waiting for some contracts he was very happy with. Every other Usagi/TMNT appearance before this is from back when Eastman and Laird had the rights themselves. After the sale, he's still friends with them and willing to go in on the occasional goof like this, but he's got the big corporate body he's (probably rightfully.) paranoid about.

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>>94127985
>>94127960
>mfw Jason Griffith tries to say Gennosuke

The 2K3 Usagi episodes were great, but Christ.

>>94136597
I believe in Stan. I believe he'll give us another conclusion someday

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>>94128628
The Saga volumes contain everything after the Dark Horse run, which also has anthologies.

>>94137570

I hope you're right and one day he lays down his pen looking at the last page with a smile on his face feeling like he's completed his work the way he wants with no compromise.

But I don't see that happening. I see him just rambling off tales as long as he can. I appreciate that with that being his mindset, he decided to try to create SOME kind of ending to be ready.

>>94136830
>>94136995
really sorry guys, my excitement got the better of me. didnt see the watermark till i fullscreened it
this sucks, why cant there just be hd rips of this available like 10 minutes after it airs like every other show on tv

>>94137612

What's that monster beast you own? One of the very expensive hardcover editions for the Saga's? I didn't know they were Absolute sized.

I have lots of things to rethink now.


Also fuck.

>>94137657

Frankly because of the overall quality since like season 2.

There were high quality rips for the beginning.

>>94137631
The fact that he HAS been keeping track of continuity as much as he has makes me hopeful we get an ending eventually.

>>94137659
It was a very expensive hardcover, but it's just the story Samurai, and an artbook.

>>94137763

Oh, the Art of Usagi Yojimbo? According to Wiki it has a few stories in it not elsewhere. Wiki also claims it has book four, not book two.

Is that book worth picking up for completionist sake? I'm just grabbing the Special Edition and I'm trying to sort out what extra stuff I need or may want after the Saga's.

>>94137831
I really love having it, but you don't get too much extra. I'd focus on getting the Saga volumes, and the books with the start of the story. The Legends and Yokai are good to have as well. I have Space Usagi and the War of the Worlds story separate, but I might pick up Legends anyway, because Space Usagi is falling apart.
I'd get the artbook last, after getting everything else.

>>94136626

What the fuck happened with Eastman and Laird anyways

>>94137887

Yeah, I just ordered the Special Edition off of Ebay. Prices are starting to spike and it's out of print and unavailable new. So there I go.

The Saga's cover everything else. Then there's that artbook and Gallery Editions? Not sure what they are, but they seem to contain stories. Maybe the really short stories that aren't in the Sagas? The covers for the issues?

Why is Usagi a rabbit?

>>94138997
Why not?

Also usagi means rabbit

>>94137763
>tfw I could have picked up that gallery edition for 40 canuck bucks at a con a few months ago but missed out because I waited until near closing time instead of lugging that gigantic fucker around all day

Shoot me

>>94137162
I picked up the special edition set blind a couple of years ago and ended up ordering multiple UYS books in advance by the time I was through the first book. Just keep in mind the artwork is kinda iffy early on.

>>94139256

One time i had to lg three Simon and Kirby omnibus's from the Javits Center to Grand Central at the end of a looong Con day.

Not a ding. Not. A. Ding.

>>94139378

I'm hoping. I feel like I need to knock out some Kurosawa first.

My other problem is every Saga I've ever seen looks like it comes to the store pre-damaged.

>>94135479
How old is Stan anyways he might be able to pull through if he really wants to finish it

>>94139719
Actually he's 'only' 64, for some reason I had long assumed he was into GRRM territory.

Of course now Stan Lee is going to consume him.

>>94140084
Yeah for some reason the good artist don't last long lately fuck his wife died at 37 and his 20 month year old grandson died before that that's gotta take its toll on you

>>94140084

I thought he was 73. I had that exact number in my head.

>>94139256
I don't know how much that is in Freedom Dollars, but that thing cost me $114 at a comic shop in a mall.

>>94141650
Today with the surge of the CAD that'd be about 30 bucks. Would have been slightly less than that back during the con, maybe 25 or so.

>>94130364
>>94130309
>>94130282
Aren't we on a third Jei? I thought Inazuma died.

>>94142243


I think more like 4 or 5. I remember some brief interim Jei's that only served to find a less shit host

>>94142243

We're up to three; well, provided he didn't hijack another body between Jizonobu and Inazuma. I don't think his origin even bothers to say how long it was between the flashback and his first appearance.

>>94108935
What's the best FORMAT to buy them?

>>94142483
Special Edition 2-book set, then the Usagi Yojimbo Saga books in order. That's it.

>>94127985
>Though I need to see how he handles happy not angry Usagi first
This calls for a tea house test

I've never read a single issue of Yojimbo, so can anyone explain why lightning hit Jei in that opening sequence and he just disappeared?

>>94136565
>I've heard that the Saga's don't include some short stories and back ups.
There's an upcoming collection that gathers Yokai, Senso, Space Usagi, and various shorts together called Usagi Yojimbo Legends.

https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/30-006/The-Usagi-Yojimbo-Saga-Legends-TPB

I wasn't planning to buy it previously since I already have Space Usagi and a signed/sketched copy of Yokai (my introduction to Usagi). Now I discover that, in addition to Senso, it has a bunch of extras and now I don't know.

>>94137336
>GIN-NO-SOO-KAY
It's been nearly a decade since I last saw that episode and I can still clearly hear it in his voice.

>>94145335
He died. Burnt to ash.

Then he got better.

Jei is not... "human", for lack of a better word. Read comics for more info.

>>94145335

Body jacker

>>94145581
I have both Senso and Yokai and I'm buying Legends anyway. I bet your Space Usagi is not in the best shape anymore and your Yokai is more of a trophy than an actual comic to read, so stop pretending you won't get that book as well, for both new and already owned stuff nicely gathered in one place. Just think how great it will look on a shelf with other tomes.

>>94146084
Why doesn't he jack Usagi?

>>94146118

It doesn't seem like he gets to pick

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>>94146118
Funny you ask.

Also, read the comics. Don't get spoiled.

>>94136626
They don't hate each other, just splited their creative visions.

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>>94102670

>>94146135
>reminder that in Senso Jei possesses that girl that had been following him, (though shes an adult by this point)

>>94147022
The fact that Sasuke didn't finish him off before that point makes me think Jei is impossible to get rid off.

>>94128621
This is Stan trying to keep his spirits up after losing his wife, right? I doubt he cares about copyright

>>94148010
At least got remarried two years ago. To a woman who could be his daughter, no less. And Sergio Aragones was his best man. This whole multicrossover with TMNT may be the best sign he is doing well again.

>that Akira slide on the horse

>>94148495
Its in everything

>>94146112
Not the person you're responding to, but you talked me into it.

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>>94141825

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>>94149452
Cool. After I was finally talked into buying Usagi and it proved one of the best decisions in my comic reading life I try to share the love as much as I can.

This series deserves at least 10 times more praise and exposure than it gets.

I think the thread is dead right now. We can talk next episode

>>94117894
NEVER
EVER

Tomorrow has the IDW crossover

>>94153651
I had to wait for months to get a new Usagi comic. I really hope it was worth it.

But I really need to buy it since it being part IDW makes the story unlikely to appear in the Saga tomes or trades.

>>94141825

That's not Dream, that's Spuckler Boach.

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Man Ive wanted an Usagi show for years

>>94156047
saddly never never but see the positive side he will not have furry porn

>>94146112
>I bet your Space Usagi is not in the best shape anymore
You would be wrong there. I keep my tomes tidy, anon. However, I believe I might go ahead with buying it and donate Space Usagi to the local library.

>>94154063
>But I really need to buy it since it being part IDW makes the story unlikely to appear in the Saga tomes or trades.
Knowing IDW, they'll probably give it a special hardcover edition prior to the paperback. They've done it with the Batman/TMNT, Spirit/Rocketeer, and LOSH/Star Trek crossovers.

>>94156950
>donate
Have you seen the prices of that thing online?

But whatever, just make sure the library puts giant neon arrows pointing at the book, next to signs saying "good comic here".

>>94156984
Isn't this a one-shot?

>>94156788
Uh...anon, I don't know how to tell you this...

Look him up on e621

>>94156788
Theres porn of everything bud.

Some of it is good too if you don't mind the gay

>>94123912
Nah rabbits okay hare would be tho

What is the best turtle?

I'm sorry, I don't read the comics. I liked this episode a lot.

I don't apologize for liking the episode.

>>94160561
Read the comics bruh

>>94160561

It was a good episode, you shouldn't have to apologize. But if you did like it you may want to check out the books