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"The saga of Usagi Yojimbo (Rabbit bodyguard) takes place in turn of the 17th century Japan. The age of civil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has just established power. The samurai is the ruling class throughout the land, following a warrior's code of honor known as Bushido. Is is a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sakai, Stan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2004.
Edition:7th Fantagraphics Books softcover ed.
Subjects:
Rōnin > Japan > Comic books, strips, etc.
Samurai > Japan > Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Rabbits > Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
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Summary:"The saga of Usagi Yojimbo (Rabbit bodyguard) takes place in turn of the 17th century Japan. The age of civil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has just established power. The samurai is the ruling class throughout the land, following a warrior's code of honor known as Bushido. Is is a time of settling unrest and political political intrigue. Wandering across this country is a masterlass samurai named Miyamoto Usagi"--P. [4] of cover.
A humorous fantasy about a Samurai rabbit and his adventures in seventeenth-century Japan.
Item Description:"The stories in this volume originally appeared in various issues of Albedo, Critters, Doomsday Squad, and Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:144 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780930193355 :
0930193350