Miyamoto Usagi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Miyamoto.
Miyamoto Usagi
Cover art of Usagi Yojimbo Volume 3, Issue 93. Art by Stan Sakai.
Publication information
PublisherDark Horse Comics
First appearanceAlbedo Anthropomorphics Vol 1 #2: The Goblin of Adachigahara (1984)[1]
Created byStan Sakai[2]
Voiced byTownsend Coleman (1989)
Jason Griffith (2004–2009)
Yuki Matsuzaki (2017, 2022)
In-story information
SpeciesRabbit
Place of originEarth (1987)
PartnershipsLeonardo (close friend)
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
AbilitiesExpert swordsmanship (with a katana)
Highly skilled in bushido
Stealth tactics
Natural leadership skills

Miyamoto Usagi (Japanese: 宮本 兎) is a fictional character, who appears in the American comic book Usagi Yojimbo, a Dark Horse Comics book created by Stan Sakai. Usagi is an anthropomorphic rabbit (Usagi is Japanese for "rabbit") and a rōnin now walking the musha shugyō (warrior's pilgrimage).[3][4][5][6]

The character was later incorporated into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, being voiced by Townsend Coleman in the 1987 series, Jason Griffith in the 2003 series, and Yuki Matsuzaki in the 2012 series, who later reprised the role in the spin-off television series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.

In May 2011, Miyamoto Usagi placed 92nd on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time.[7] He also placed 31st in The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters in Empire.[8]

  1. ^ "Interview: Stan Sakai: Down the Rabbit Hole with Usagi Yojimbo". The Trades. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  2. ^ "MILESTONES: STAN SAKAI TALKS "USAGI YOJIMBO" #100". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  3. ^ Solomon, Charles (2005-11-25). "Don't get between the rabbit and his sword". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  4. ^ "25 YEARS OF "USAGI YOJIMBO"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  5. ^ "Stan Sakai Talks Usagi Yojimbo". UGO Networks. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  6. ^ "25 Years of the Rabbit Ronin: Stan Sakai on Usagi". Newsarama. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  7. ^ "Usagi Yojimbo is number 92". IGN. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  8. ^ "The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters". Empire.