The dialog is filled with genuine Japanese terms that I had to look up in order to really make sense of the relationships between the characters and their significance to each other. This issue gives a glimpse into the battle tactics of ancient Japan and the politics behind the scenes as the generals deploy maneuvers against one another. Senso is an introduction to the war that Usagi and his Lord Noriyuki have been battling against the dastardly Lord Hikiji for undetermined amount of time. None of this made any sense to me but I pressed on, and for the most part I’m glad I did. He is now a general and battling the army of the evil Lord Hikiji. This issue takes place twenty years into Usagi’s future.
And in this particular case, that probably wasn’t the best of circumstances for a reviewer. So, having made that admission, I can honestly say I came into this book about a classic character with fairly fresh eyes. I even met Stan Sakai and his wife at Comic Con, such a nice guy! Ok, I feel better now. I had always seen Usagi hanging around, had the urge to buy his books countless times, but for one reason or another (too many Transformers and X-Men books to buy instead) just never got around to it. I consider this to be something of a sin, especially considering I was a child of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle period. I’ve never read an Usagi Yojimbo book before.
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