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Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai was born in Kyoto, Japan, grew up in Hawaii, and now lives in California with his children, Hannah and Matthew. He received a fine arts degree from the University of Hawaii and did further studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. His creation, Usagi Yojimbo, is the story of a samurai rabbit living in a feudal Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals. It first appeared in Albedo Comics in 1984. Since then, Usagi has appeared on television as a guest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and as toys, on clothing, in comic books, and in a series of trade paperback collections. In 1991, Stan created Space Usagi, the adventures of a descendant of the original Usagi, dealing with the samurai in a futuristic setting. Stan is also an award-winning letterer for his work on Sergio Aragonés's Groo: The Wanderer, the Spider-Man Sunday newspaper strips, as well as for Usagi Yojimbo. He is the recipient of a Parents' Choice Award, an Inkpot Award, multiple Eisner Awards, two Spanish Haxturs, an American Library Association Award, and a National Cartoonists' Society Division Award. Usagi Yojimbo Book 12: Grasscutter was used as a textbook in Japanese history classes at the University of Portland.
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums Limited Edition
Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis--Expanded Edition
Space Usagi: White Star Rising Limited Edition
Space Usagi: White Star Rising
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 40: The Crow
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 39: Ice and Snow
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 39: Ice and Snow Limited Edition
Space Usagi: Death and Honor
Usagi Yojimbo: 40th Anniversary Reader
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Legends (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 8 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 7 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 6 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 5 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 4 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 3 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 2 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 8: Shades of Death
Autobiographix (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 1 (Second Edition)
47 Ronin
Usagi Yojimbo: 35 Years of Covers
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 33: The Hidden
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 32
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 31: The Hell Screen
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 30: Thieves and Spies
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 21
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 27
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 26
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 25
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 24
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 23
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 22
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 20
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 19

Books

Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums Limited Edition
Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis--Expanded Edition
Space Usagi: White Star Rising Limited Edition
Space Usagi: White Star Rising
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 40: The Crow
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 39: Ice and Snow
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 39: Ice and Snow Limited Edition
Space Usagi: Death and Honor
Usagi Yojimbo: 40th Anniversary Reader
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Legends (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 8 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 7 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 6 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 5 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 4 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 3 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 2 (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 8: Shades of Death
Autobiographix (Second Edition)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 1 (Second Edition)
47 Ronin
Usagi Yojimbo: 35 Years of Covers
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 33: The Hidden
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 32
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 31: The Hell Screen
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 30: Thieves and Spies
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 21
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 27
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 26
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 25
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 24
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 23
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 22
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 20
Usagi Yojimbo Volume 19

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