previously: >>153139008
>>153154712MY BODY IS READY!
>>153154712Never saw that cover before, very rad
https://youtu.be/39Qdzx_Ge-g
>>153154757it's pretty creative
>>153154797Here it is, the original FEUDAL JAPAAAAAN! Mendoza moment!I recall it being the very first image edit I made for these threads.
>>153154861https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnuSpbmMtG0
>>153154712Fug, this is a great cover.>>153154757I also feel like I never saw it before. Is this your first time posting it, Murder?
https://youtu.be/PyWRCf_iZSs
>>153154927pretty sure I've posted it before. it's one of my favorites.
>>153154780based capy-chad
>FLOO!: 16
>>153154970This is fucked up. More than usual.
this whole arc is drawn with rain in mind, and I love it. >>153154986there's a reason >>153143375
>>153154994jesus, just when I think it couldn't get bleaker
>>153154986>>153154970Well that sucks. >>153154994In the immortal words of Randall, from Clerks: I stand corrected, THAT sucks!
>>153154771https://youtu.be/PyWRCf_iZSs?si=Dam3TIB97OTP6ZCZ
very subtly, ENTER: Best Girl.
>>153155074so he really doesn't like sake. Interesting.
>>153155052https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9oJaUIaSyI
>>153155030he did it, he condensed usagi yojimbo down to a single page.
this is starting to read like a louis l'amour novella
>>153155030>knows he shouldn’t meddle>meddles anyway
>>153155166who?
>>153155222>Oh shit a sword!>Yeah? What are you gonna do about it?>This!>Oh fuck a sword!
>>153155197famous short-story writer, mostly did westerns, and was pretty popular in his time. This story Reminds of The Rider of the Ruby Hills in particular.
>>153155079>top rightHe certainly likes what he sees
>>153155254neat. I'll put that one on my to-read list.
>>153155284https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iMV9XA6t_8
>>153154732Fuck.
>>153155402Bootleg Usagi Yojimbo there
>>153154792>>153154797Dude.
>>153155434NOOOOO WOODCUTTER MONEYS, DON'T GO IN THERE, NOOOOO!
>>153154975>I killed a lord's little boy, now let me leaveBoldest request in the history of Feudal Japan
>>153155469https://youtu.be/_fjEViOF4JE?si=y0JUPQoxY_qnbM0d&t=17
>>153154961Begger's guild is getting their money's worth. Man's less an assassin and more of a rogue lawn mower.
>>153154797>>153154802Unfiltered feudal moment.
>>153155476A Hatamoto's boy, let's not get our ranks wrong now.
>>153154990>You killer! Oh fuck off grasshopper.
>>153154810Its such a miserable moment is perfect.
it is a bit lame that jeinazuma just lets them live
>>153155576Oh fuck…
>>153154809>The Bums secured enough funds to hire a hit manEvery time I read this story I always question how they pooled their resources together,
>>153155586This "Can't die before I've spitted my enemies" bit feels like those Korean comics from late 2000s.
>>153154994This is the single bleakest story in the comic, pure misery from start to end.
>>153155572honestly, Jei's first appearance seems like the high water mark for his character. Everything after it is just kind of meh by comparison.
>>153154841The suffering to launch a thousand ships.
>>153155342Usagi is kind of a,smart ass
>>153155621>HE'S>BUT>A>SOLE>SAMURAI
>>153155647Mayumi's mayumis!
>>153155653>tfw you can feel a samurai's third sword
>>153155653>Usagi, I feel your swords poking at me, but you threw away one of them...
>>153155425A cute moment between this two.
>>153155458The first time I read this I genuinelly thought the woodcutters were gonna die.
>>153155321This exchange always stuck with me.
>>153155755I really wish you had posted the alternate ending and pretended that this was the ending of storytime, I would have even played along.
>>153155743imagine getting dumped by a giga-chad like Usagi and your only comforter is Feudal Japan Chris-chan
>>153155775>Implying Feudal japanese Chris would have had a job
>>153155789he could always be gainfully employed as the village idiot.
>>153155773every year I think of doing that, but ultimately decide it might be too obtrusive...
>>153155572Obviously the gods informed Jei of the orphanage Stray Dog was getting money for. He's the shining beacon of morality in Japan.
>>153155816Ancient Ninja technique! BULLET SEED!
>>153155814to quote usagi, there's nothing more sinister than children.
https://youtu.be/WUqDezHZ7B0
>>153155773I remember joining in on the pre-game thread last year and seeing that alt. ending thinking it was real, only to be hit with the actual ending during storytime and it hurting far more than it otherwise would. It’s bad enough as is, new readers shouldn’t be subjected to such a cruel joke
>>153155507>>153155541>>153155554>AIIIIEEEE GEN-SAMA SAVE MEEEEE!!!
>>153155903The thought’s been running in my mind for a while, with how long his ears are it’s impressive how he hasn’t gotten them chopped off in a fight
>>153155222God. What a gaggle of jerks.
Point for Chizu as best girl. I don't see Mariko sticking around and applying antidote.
the only hint we have as to the informant's social standing...
>>153155941KILLERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maoGJOYYttI
>>153155942to be fair, mariko wouldn't have the ninja collective hunting her.
>>153155903Sicko modo
>>153155980Just lock them all in a cage and see who emerges. A cage match always works
you dumb, sweet girl.
>>153154970>Dead Children: 11+(Villages)
If we haven't already someone should count "needless deaths from person ignoring warning not to get involved"
>>153156094https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKhpE-oNoGY
>A Dream One Night in Spring: Mayumi's Themehttps://youtu.be/AbLIMYuwWXI?t=8
>>153155963Giving away information for FREE, Informant's up to shit.
>>153156094What's the thematic significance of him killing Mayumi and his girlfriend earlier?
>>153156126Fucking gollum :D
>>153154759My favorite page so far.
>>153156129it might be his fear of bringing harm to those around him, like he expresses the night before he abandons mayumi
>>153155485>We gotta run!>Trying to trick me and take all the money, Gen?!>We gotta fight & get paid!
>usagi dojoif I'm not mistaken, it's this one anon found in the web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20080320062030/http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/sakai.html
>>153155596Keep reading, ronin.
>hikiji was inspired by Date Masamunewhat the hell. how come we never saw him with a comically large kabuto decoration!?
>>153156111>Somewhere, Kenshin Himura got a familiar pain in his heart.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ObWAo9BP9Sc&pp=ygUeaGVhcnQgb2Ygc3dvcmQgcnVyb3VuaSBrZW5zaGlu
Stan struggled to write a proper ending to Bridge of Tears and mayumi's story. in this draft, mauymi is in league with the koroshi...
...and this one, he just made it to break our hearts even more. that is it for today, thanks for reading. I have one extremely cool thing share later, though!
>>153156198How many assassins are they going to throw away just after one ronin?
>>153156217Just need to up the numbers. Maybe one will fail, but if you send like 3-5 trained assassins at him at once they’re bound to win thanks to numbers. After all, he’s just one guy
>>153156217https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tizt08xnFII
>>153156206Thanks Murder, now I must darken the mood with some edits and sloppa.Chizu cosplaying as The Boss: https://litter.catbox.moe/kqkxmq9w1o1bu54j.jpgPortrait of Mayumi in sloppa form: https://litter.catbox.moe/ybzp62sl6o9ndiue.jpgVenom Kashira (those who know will know): https://litter.catbox.moe/y5pu1vj8x99uq93u.jpgTo balance out the sloppa, I prepared 3 new edits for this thread, starting with the latest version of the classic.
>>153156111>>153156193Man I haven't watched Trust and Betrayal in yearshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NrkA4vYIrQ&list=PL9A26684E958CF532&index=12
Book 23443 Usagis (10591 total)1007 Panels (22154 total)46 Neko (1100 total)No Komori (197 total)No Mogura (37 total)No Ninjas of the Dark Light (4 total)>>153156206Canon to the alternate (good) timeline. I bet their kids are cute.
>>153156154I worded that in a shitty way. I meant the Terminator killing Haruye by accident and then Mayumi on purpose. I suppose it falls under the same theme as your reply suggests.
>>153156291A Gnomish samurai!
>>153156303And something that confirms my mental age of twelve.Have a good night, everyone.
>>153155853UsaJei has some real Evil Ernie energy, moreso than Jei's other forms.
>>153156094>>153156104I do think Mayumi saved his life here and her sacrifice actually wasn't pointless. Shizukiri was a top-tier swordsman while Usagi was still recovering from ninja poison and didn't have his usual swords. >>153156154>abandons Mayumi>harm comes to her because he's not around to protect her>doesn't abandon Mayumi>harm comes to her because a lot of people hate him and aren't above using her to get to himThat's how it is on this feudal bitch of an earth
>>153156347Usagi should just become a mountain hermit
>>153156395With his harem?
>>153156104Feudal Japanese Mozambique technique
>>153156104>Usagi is so mad he strikes Shizukiri twice
>>153156437Yes, he'll have a compound too
>>153156094Fuck.
>>153155572 I've een thinking about what could have made the Jeizuma arc work a bit better. I feel that if it was a gradual thing rather then all at once it would work better. Like Inazuma is still pretty much herself at the end of Grasscutter, maybe has an episode going crazy and killing the monks immediately after Jei 1' death but otherwise once she comes out of blackout seems to be in complete control. Recongizes Keiko as the girl who saved her and starts travelling with her, and as it goes on you see more and more of Jei creeping into her personality. Maybe have Keiko be a directly corrupting force telling her to enact the will of the gods. Would have been more interesting in giving us more of Inazuma and would also aleviate Kusanagi not finishing Jei if his coming back was something hard to do as more required corrupting another individual from the ground up.
>>153155392awkward arms going on on panels 1 and especially 2
>>153156786Inazuma is actually very small they use camera tricks to make her look bigger like Tom Cruise.
>>153156633Wrong image, I'm retarded.
>>153154797That's pretty Feudal
>>153156764You'd have to change some things with their first meeting, the Iconic "... Aunty" scene would have to be postponed.Replaced with a scene where Inazuma takes Keiko under her wing, despite the dangers. Very Lady Snowblood.
>>153156932Feudal, you say?
>>153155011Life hit him hard, but he was given another shot at happiness.2004: Sharon Sakai finds out she has a rare type of an inoperable brain tumor2011: Sharon has a serious stroke, half of her body is paralyzed, she keeps getting worse. Work on Usagi pauses for a year.2012: Stan finishes the Shoyu two parter in February, a year after the first issue came out. Then his work on UY stops for over 3 years.2013: in December, Stan's 20 months old grandson (boy in the picture) Leonardo dies in his sleep. Poor kid just stopped breathing. Sharon keeps getting worse, she is barely lucid, sleeps 23 hours per day, goes deaf and blind.2014: in August, the first issue of Senso, is released. Sharon dies in November, she was 61.2015: in May, Usagi Yojimbo resumes. In October, Stan marries Julie Fuji.
>>153156437>>153156582Usagi's Harem>Chizu>Mayumi>Tomoe>InazumaWho else?
>>153157020Mariko comes to visit every now and then but keeps on being denied.
>>153155079>Dat ass
>>153157020Kitsune, if only just to keep her from robbing
>>153157139Don't toss Gen's wife at Usagi!How about Kimi? She could come with Chizu as a package deal.
>>153157139>How many times must I drill this lesson into you?!>A-ah-about, 2 more times?
such is life in Feudal Japan
>>153157157Hi this my girlfriend Chizu. And this is Chizu's girlfriend Kimi.
>>153157020You got Sakura and Kazehime for ones that haven't shown up yet.
>>153156978That's rough. Also, holy hell Stan has that wisen grandpa look.
>>153155853>>153155861Bums me out there is no proper Usagi Yojimbo show because I'd love to see Usagi Jei animated after that TMNT crossover with Jei
>>153156111https://youtu.be/R4xWbRBLj2I?si=YBr_ZrdkzLrVwc_a
>>153156764I think it's mostly about the setup and payoff. You needed to have Inazuma have a more active role first, give her a story or two more as just Inazuma; and then you needed to have her death be more meaningful, with a couple more Jeinazuma appearances first, and not having Jei just immediately go into a body that just looks like his prior one and makes the whole thing feel like Stan regretting this plot and undoing it
>>153155222love these dumbass thugs
>>153157020KazehimeKinuko>>153157183>>153157157Not to get too ship-brained but IIRC Stan said there was a gay character but it was never plot relevant so it never got brought up in-comic. I fully believe that character is Kimi, who is gay for Chizu.
>>153156094>>153156111FEUDAL JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!
>>153157347They were lovable goofballs.>>153157354I fully support this interpretation.
>>153156206Cool! Let's get more wacky tales from this totally canonical timeline with these two lovebirds Stan!
>>153155897Those two bottom panels is the closest Tomoe and Chizu ever got to meeting each other and one of them is a dream.
>>153157354>Not to get too ship-brained but IIRC Stan said there was a gay character but it was never plot relevant so it never got brought up in-comic.Sounds like a shut out answer to a loaded question. He can't very well say no because then everyone gives him shit but he's not gonna say yes either because there probably really isn't so now everyone can just safely speculate about secondary and tertiary characters.
>>153156184I always like checking in on the people that send in letters going "I'm making comics too", and I've checked on this Mario Cavett. Hrm.
>>153157461I'd pay good money to see their cat fight.
>>153156978Man that's friggin rough
>>153157354>KinukoDo not mix necromancy and NTR. That way madness lies.
>>153155085@enmannon, is this true?
>>153157354>Chizu starts making out with KimiDammit, are they Neko-Nin killers or useless Taimanin sluts?!
>>153156168>UY DojoAh yes, the only known existing source of an official "Tomoe in a swimsuit" picture.
>>153157139>KitsuneWhat of Kiyoko? The two absolutely would be a package deal and i’m pretty sure she’s a little too young to be part of the club not that it’s a problem for me, but still
>>153157784
>>153157824Kill yourself and go to Enma's hell.
>>153157824Gen or Usagi would just have to be the dad that stepped up.
>>153156111Wish she stuck around longer. I don't mind that it ended like this, but I would have liked to see more adventures with her before she died.
>>153154780Yet another reason why nobody likes merchants.
>>153148140The Bostonian one, monya!
>>153155594There's a LOT of beggars in Feudal Japan.
>>153157354I'm still laughing at the sight of that dog neko ninja who got unnoticed for the longest time because everybody laser focused on the girls.
>>153157658Not that Kinuko, the other one
>>153155594They ain't gonna otherwise remain poor, what with people throwing money at them constantly.
>>153157855>Taimanin Chizu actually kills the Orcs & demons.
>>153154797Wasn't tsujigiri outlawed by this time? Like, even for the period this is just fucked.
>>153154966Sharp-eyed readers, do you recognize Shizukiri's mon?
>>153158018> It was made a capital offence by law in 1602 by the Edo government.t: Wikipedia-donoSo, since it's 1605, I'm guessing the samurai accept it as being illegal, but don't yet give a damn.
>>153158018Only outlawed three years prior at that point.
>>153158056>Despite having a literal terminator in his army, lord Arano and his general Ikeda lostWhat kinda bullshit did Mataichi have in his army?
>>153156111>no skull balloon bubble>we know Chizu has been skulking around in this area, still on her desperate, one-kunoichi quest for revengeance and the means to seize the neko clan back from the clutches of KagemaruWhat if, and I'm just tossing this out here, what if Mayumi survived?https://youtu.be/ioKgHZWTQ4k
>>153158100Don't forget the world's strongest monk. Imagine if Ikeda's coup worked.
>>153154802>father kills another man's son without a second thoughtNever have I hoped a bastard gets whats coming to him more.
>>153158135That could be it btw, Sanshobo (Inushiro) left Ikeda's service before the final battle.>>153158125Personally prefer this rendition.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV59bqpCeAgBut yeah, Mayumi surviving to act as a body double/decoy for Chizu would have been fucking awesome.I hope the anon who started writing that fan fiction shows up to link to his work, I want to see how it's going.
>>153154809Even the beggars are unionized now!
>>153154836First time I've seen a couple who are BOTH for the streets.
>>153154841Oh, THAT'S where that one panel came from!
>>153157914>>153157966Enough in that one town/ surrounding area to have annual operating budget of 500 ryo?
>>153157727Yes.This post was fact-checked by Real Jigoku Economists.
>>153158168>left Ikeda's service before the final battleClearly that's why he lost. Having Sanshobo and the Terminator would turn the tide.
>>153154861Hey, he asked for it.
>>153158018Who are they gonna believe? A noble samurai or a dead peasant
>>153158243The one with the union.
>>153154954>>153154961How rude! He's just asking a simple question and they all respond by trying to kill him! That's just bad manners, really.
>>153154966>>153154966I feel like calling this guy the anti-yojimbo. He's not quite an assassin because that would imply he is subtle and only kills his target. He is about as destructive as Usagi. His waifu is a dirty cynical prostitute, and he doesn't get involved in things that have nothing to do with him.
>>153156347>Shizukiri was a top-tier swordsmaShizukiri might be one of the most dangerous mother fuckers we've seen
>>153154966
>>153154970This dude deserved worse, and it sucks a son who had nothing to do with this had to die for a bastard father. Then again, if Sanshobo taught me anything, it's that Feudal Japan cares about "an eye for an eye" more than anything, even if innocents get hurt or killed in the process.
>>153158215Not as crazy as it sounds. "Beggars Guild" makes it sound outlandish, like something that could only exist in a medieval fantasy setting, but they were real, especially since many people who had to resort to begging were hinin or eta. Besides literally begging for alms, these groups were a source of cheap, itinerant labor and their operating budgets were in fact some times substantial. I don't know about this small Literal Where town that's the setting of this issue, but in a large town like Osaka? Absolutely.
>>153154985
>>153154990Man, this pot just LOVES to call the kettle black.
>>153158288Its always sort of funny to me that by all accounts him trying to stack the deck is what led to his downfall. Its sort of the weird thing of he didn't beleive despite his previous feats that he could take Usagi in a straight fight.Although something I only realised on this read through is his girlfriend has the statement he always gets drunk before work. But he doesn't drink before going to face Usagi, so maybe that is the source of his power or at least his confidence to just stroll in and kill everybody.
>>153154994Aw what the FUCK.
>>153155005Just when you think it can't get any worse, it ends on what is effectively a suicide note. Even for this series, this was beyond bleak.
>>153154861Just realized that this also goes hard with this and upcoming pages.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i47z0gyc-E
>>153157875Extremely depressing waifus, use only in case of dire emergency.
>>153158537
>>153155011>>153156978Oh, that panel about "some people were just born to suffer" came straight from the heart. Man, that sucks.
>>153155018>note: Baka means stupid
>>153158125>>153158168
>>153158599And here's Vlad Von Pepish's rendition
>>153158386I've done worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you.
>>153155083The implication that he only drinks it just to not be rude is both hilarious and the most Feudal Japan thing ever.
>>153155079That ass is so impressive even Usagi had to take a glance.
>>153156024Man I can't get over some of these death faces
>>153155018>>153158585
>>153155079
>>153156143God I think this cover fucks the hardest, shit's too good
>>153155005This geezer has been a real bastard these last few storytimes but I don't remember if he appears after this
>>153156111Poor girl
>>153155947man the snitch doesnt have his iconic smile in the last panel. Was it a one time occurence? He almost looks attracted to something other than money
>>153155061This rabbit continues to disappoint his teacher.
>>153155576Stretch Armstrong on the right in panel two
>>153155593Aww, I love her
>>153155594I know in China the beggar's guild was powerful and a little scary. Merchants were careful not to anger beggars lest bad things happen to their shops at night. Westerners were like, "everyone knows they're crooks, why don't the police just arrest them?" and the locals would say "oh no, just give them some coins as you pass and don't cause trouble. it's just the way things are!"
>>153158386>36,000 RyoAt 500 Ryo a head, they could've paid Shizukiri for every person he kills in the volume and still have money left over. Assuming Ogami took a contract in every chapter of LW&C (he didn't, some chapters he chilled or someone tried to snatch Daigoro or he hid out), they could have bankrolled about half the chapters in TWO YEARS! Don't mess with Osaka beggers. They can have you and your entire bloodline killed.
>>153154841Black Pilled.
>>153154750What a silly page to start the bleakest part of the comic.
>>153156180Nah, is a domino that starts with the senseless killing of one poor beggar, the death of multiple people including a kid and some poor whore doing her job.
>>153155816Murder, does this FLOO count?
>>153155011This is one the best stories.
>>153155114He does has that badguy aura but is weird Usagi got aggro so easily.
>>153155126bipolar chick.
>>153155777Man, this is feudal Japan, it's dangerous for her if you're not around, too! If she had bumped into that thief without you, the crooks would have murdered her and taken the jade doodad.
>>153155300Kek, I was about to post this.
>>153158641Y-you too.
>>153155321Keeping the gold is almost as despicable as having a bastard son and not telling him you are his dad.
>>153155321>>153155335>>153155342The rain makes this fight pretty memorable.
>>153155888Mama bird Chizu
>>153159383Love that was lost, love that never could be, sleepless nights learning about the volatility of ricecoin; perhaps one day all these pains will be washed away, like tears in the rain.
>>153158100A vacancy in the advisor position that year, most likely
>>153158125>too fragile to wield a sword>too little agility to jump around>no training since childhood to employ ninja techniques >just enough dedication to master THE WAY OF THE GUN>>153157875cute! >>153157451let's be honest, mayumi would still die a week later to some ninja attack or sword school thugs. but they would've been a little more happy. >>153156764I like that. I'd still have some standalone inazuma chapters where she's normal at the begging, and only goes into jei mode at the end, until one day she can't get out.
I said I have something to show you guys: today I received one amazing gift, sure to envy any aesthete: my very own Sichuan (am I writing this right?) black clay tea cup, directly from the Land of the Dragons! and I have none other than my friend Enmanon, Master of Jigoku, Judge of the Dead, Great King of Hell, etc. etc. to thank for it. I am deeply grateful and eternally indebted to your immense generosity. I will proudly display it as a sign of our friendship, the annual storytime, and that good karma does, indeed, exist. to christen it, I wish to make a toast for all of you, and for Stan. (I don't have any fancy chinese tea around, nor any of the proper instruments for a tea ceremony, so at the risk of insulting the entire tea drinking culture I'll drink some chilled mate tea instead mate cozido for you cono sur fellows Kampai!
>>153158641>>153159383https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh0dEIb8enYkek. usagi threads are great.I thank you Murderanon for the storytimes.
>>153156115That was less "giving out valuable information" than a "fuck you" via leaking uncomfortable facts about the guy who just shit-talked you to your face
>>153157793Woo woo!
>>153158018It's not official tsujigiri, it's just a samurai killing a peasant, which is totally legal.
>>153160122Encouraged even
>>153159739Svperior CHVVGOKV clay fired over 1000 degrees. Enjoy your gift my friend, and thank you for storytiming Usagi Yojimbo for six straight years. Here's to many, many more. Kampai!
>>153158386>60 to 100% percent interestThat's some Montgomery Burns loan sharking
>>153155596this whole stretch is just a huge downer
>>153155888>chizu will never spit in ur moufwhy even live
>>153157793oh shit
>>153155133Poor girl.
>>153155163>"...oh, he's not actually trying to kill me. Finally, I can get some sleep!"
I always thought Usagi was being a little much against mayumi tagging along but yeah most of his other companions had been fighters or fighters in training and particularly he did notice someone was watching him and the weird samurai power level detection thing they have going on is shown to be very real so Usagi was probably feeling jumpy and nervous the whole fucking time since he entered that town.
>>153155192I assume the town is so poor it couldn't afford a fire department like we've seen before?
>>153160292>Team Name: The Meddling Seven Raiden is off screen
>>153155197>>153155208>>153155215https://youtu.be/ZHlrHvt1dUE?si=SCab9tOUNKHR5t5J
Welcome back to the death rattle tally! Here are the new scream found in today's storytime:>Da!: 1See attachment for total cry so far. As always, if you have any questions about the count, feel free to ask.
>>153159732Oh wait, that was Mayumi all along? Last year I tought that was a character of her own you created. I'm dumb.
>>153155222They're so fucking stupid, I love it.
>>153155238It sucks because I understand her desperation to leave, but Usagi's a walking death flag. Like she WILL end up dead a few chapters into traveling with him.
>>153155248>"I have my own life. I can't look after someone else."Yeah, Jotaro knows about that all to well.
>>153155253>revealing the gold and where to find itWow, he really is a baka.
>>153161183>>153155274My apologies, I severely underestimated Baka.
>>153155972Booba....
>>153155314RIP Baka, too clever for your own good.
>>153155740It's a great line, really sums up the whole series.
>Usagi leaves Tomoe when she really needed him to stay and will now marry someone else for clan reasons>Usagi ditches Mayumi and she dies >Only sees Chizu when shit is going south
>>153155342Wisecracking that would make Peter Parker proud.
>>153156111I'm so glad Mayumi wasn't actually yet another assassin trying to trick Usagi.
>>153155382Wait WHAT?! No shit he's ACTUALLY going through with this.
>>153158168Anon writing said fanfic here, I was hoping to have Chapter 2 & 3 ready for Bridge of Tears but it's not quite ready yet. I'll get my work on FF/Ao3 shortly.
>>153155382Usagi you fucking dunderhead... No matter how many times you see a tragedy you still want them to make a different choice.
>>153155469>>153155488
>>153155402IT'S JUST ONE GAL!
>>153155434It's been a while since the Woodcutters showed up, glad to see them again. Oh wait.... OH NO!
>>153160610Needs Haohmaru & Katana.
>>153155444FUUUUUCK, NOOOOOOO!
>>153155458Stan I know you're in a dark place right now but holy FUCK.
>>153155593I can't believe Usagi is going to blow his chance at a feisty, fat-assed peasant wife.
>>153155469Oh thank GOD.
>>153156111I didn't like her as a character. But I sympathize that she was someone who's heart was led along and a series of mistakes cascaded into her dying in the fucking woods of a violent needless death is genuinely tragic. And then Usagi just walks on because what else can he do.Isn't life cruel
>>153161604I know, right? I was afraid they were goners, too. It's nice to see them avoid getting feudal japan'd.
>>153161647As critical as I am of Stan killing off practically everyone that isn't the main cast, moments like that are a great benefit of his style of writing. I was genuinely concerned they weren't going to make it there.
>>153155541Jei you cheater!
>>153154797He's sullied his blade by letting untouchable blood spill on itwhat a retard
>>153155541>>153155554
>>153155982The good ol' death glare. Shizukiri's seems to be the most effective of any character we've met.
>>153155604>Everything after it is just kind of meh by comparison.heh heh. oh just you wait.
>>153155564Huh, I guess Jei doesn't consider either of them to be actually evil? Stray Dog I can get, but Gen?
>>153155589>"Oh, I'm happy because I'm with you"Usagi this girl is practically throwing herself at you at this point.
>>153161743It doesn't make much sense, actually. Unless Inazuma's still in there trying to stop him, or else maybe since Jei's hurt he's worried that if Gen is there, Usagi might be close behind.
>>153155603Again, you'd think these people would recognize a dying man atp.
>>153157910Munya!>>153159739Kampai!>I am perfectly calmkek
>>153161805Yeah, it's just weird all around. Gen's encounters with Jei/Inazuma in general are such egregious cases of plot armor, which is weird because I almost never feel that's the case in this series otherwise.
>>153161420Quick, call OJ and the Purple stuff.
>>153159732Somewhere in another land a cowboy smiles.
>>153158635>>153158599I love the idea that she is also a gunslinger to make up for her relative lack of formal ninja training.Besides, if you aren't cheating, you aren't fighting correctly, bushido be damned
>>153158635And Vlad's rendition of a happy ending for them.
>>153162018I imagine that after getting fucked so royally by Feudal Japan she would gladly embrace the philosophy of Samuel Colt and say the gun made all equal.
>>153159878He didn't even scamper off to Usagi to try and get paid twice. Didn't even chillax in the area to scavenge the aftermath. Bro hated Shizukiri thst much he gave a freebie and went home. Nobody holds or cashes in grudges like the hinin.
>>153162038Feudal bullshit ruined her life, and with the aid of ya boi Commodore Perry, she's about to make it everyone's problem.
>>153162038>>153162018>RISING ZAAAAAN>SAMURAI GUNMAN
>>153155449Agreeing with Jei out of fear is his/her murder trigger.
>>153162146>In feudal America, Mayumi takes Inazuma's role as the greatest female combatant>Some random bar maiden picks up a six shooter, the heavens open up, and Samuel Colt himself smiles upon this boomtown beer wench>Half the Black Death gang dies in a single shootout
>>153162038I think there is an anime about a ninja with a revolver, Don't know the name though.
>>153155653What, this is a thing now? This entire arc is fucking wild.
>>153155668Oh this girl's fucking unhinged.
>>153155683He knows he's got to get as far away from her as possible while he's got that artifact.
>>153155710Oh no, Usagi's learning from Gen!
>>153154985Why can't I do this in Sekiro?
>>153155724Usagi you goddamn RAT.
>>153155743Poor girl. She may be crazy, but she didnt deserve this.
>>153155760Wait he actually came back?!
>>153155133Tsundere as fuck
>>153155554>>153155559Bro you gotta time your deflects better otherwise you're gonna be open to a Deathblow
>>153154870>Calls himself "Silent Cut">Opts for a full frontal assault
>>153155792I swear they make these Neko Ninjas in a factory or some shit. How are they not extinct at this point?
>>153163132Hey man, sometimes you just gotta go loudhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fl_LJBixfg
>>153155865...ohhhh. Jei wants to kill Usagi so he can steal his body, doesn't he?
>>153155888Chizu what the fuck.
>>153163140They may be cats, but they breed like rabbits
>>153155916Just like one of those Shakespearian tragedies.
>>153156104FINISHER DEATHBLOW
>>153159732If the way of the gun is good enough for the Glock Saint then it's good enough for her
>>153162305>red steel 2Fuck me, I almost forgot about that game. What a cool wii exclusive...
>>153155972Huge tits AND ass, this girls got the whole package.
>>153156005This whole page feels like some ominous foreshadowing.
>>153156037It was a good effort though, you gotta admit.
>>153156087Oh that fifth panel is brilliant.
>>153156094FUCK. I FUCKING CALLED THAT SHIT >>153161133 .
>>153156111FEUUUDDAALLLL JAPAAAAAAAAN!
>>153156206Thanks OP. This storytime was merciless, just gut punch after gut punch. Probably the most bleak arc of this comic so far.
>>1531553820>Usagi's true soul mate, a woman would is not trouble but by God will give him a ton of trouble if he asks for it
>>153158373>an eye for an eyethat is justicean innocent son was cut down for no reason and a father left to grieve, such the same pain will be given back so that everyone will know to never inflict such misery upon others ever again lest they be dragged beneath its waters
>>153156111Despair.But also Checked
>>153162093AH PERRY THE IMPERIALIST WE MEET AGAIN!
>>153155498Yeah, just go where the creepy child is pointing wordlessly, that's a great idea. Don't question it or anything.
>>153155519Is this the first time someone other than Usagi uses a two-sword technique?
>>153155469Jeinazuma looks so sick of this shit
>>153159732>let's be honest, mayumi would still die a week later to some ninja attack or sword school thugs. but they would've been a little more happy.I just don't get why Stan is so averse to just giving Usagi a traveling partner every now and then. His time with Jotaro were genuinely incredible chapters, and Mayumi could've easily filled that void for a good while.
I bought a fountain pen so I tested it out on some flash cards I had lying around.
>>153163940Nice
>>153155909>>153155910This is probably the least luck-based win anyone has gotten over Jei. Tomoe's got some moves
>>153155634>they're just coming at him with kaikenWhat the fuck are they thinking? It's like they're taking for granted he won't use his sword, even though as a samurai he has every right to kill them even if they *don't* attack him. This is just the worst plan.>>153155594IIRC Enmanon or smebody wrote pretty extensively about this in last year's storytime.
>>153155594They have some money, and this was an especially egregious offense. It's enough to galvanize a lot of beggars with a little money to pool their resources to hire someone to make an example.
>>153163890>I just don't get why Stan is so averse to just giving Usagi a traveling partner every now and then.What a funny thing to say. On an unrelated notw I wonder if something funny will happen in, say, 13 days?
>>153154850It's interesting to have a couple that start off bickering, but quickly move into more intimate, domestic emotions that highlight how terrible and depressing their lives on. There's frustration there, but it's not a relationship based on nothing.
>>153155005>You back, Shizukiri?
>>153155108Rare to see a middle manager thug with ambitions who is also not fucking stupid enough to pick a fight with Usagi, even though he's obviously pretty mad about it.
>>153160292i don't know who the front most pair arebut i do know usagi is hopelessly outscaled in the back there>>153161300part of me wonders if stan was planning on dealing with the tomoe wedding sooner and mayumi was meant to be a confounding factor
>>153156111https://youtu.be/9OVv-J-LXQU
>>153163940That's rad.
>>153164029Even someone who appears the coldest and must merciless is not without their emotions.
>>153156198This was pretty clearly being set up by some of the previous pages like >>153155693 but Stan was talked out of it.Also worth pointing out the parallels in the scene of them hanging out together to the time he was escorting that disguised princess.
>>153164099From right to left:>Goemon from Lupin the 3rd>Himura from Rurouni Kenshin>Samurai Jack>Mugen from Samurai Champloo>Zolo from One Piece>Rabbit>Afro Samurai
>>153155824Chizu reaching for dat samurai sword
Samurai 7 was alright. You should check it out. I just wanted to say that.
>>153155835Chizu has excellent upper body strength
>>153164165That was such a strange time having this air on Toonami
>>153156198Man, that would've sucked. Also doesn't make any sense, as we clearly see things from her POV for a good chunk of this arc. The narrative would've been actively lying to the audience, like that's a David Cage/Heavy Rain tier asspull. I'm glad he realized that just wouldn't work at all, but this does explain a lot about her behavior in some spots.
>>153162348I know literally absolutely nothing about this series but could you be thinking of this?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV2VxDnQoZs
>>153156087>>153156094This is at least the second time Usagi's clever plan has gotten someone killed because he couldn't let them know what he was up to.
>>153160292Zoro only being like the second or third most ridiculously strong person there is really something.
>>153164165The Hakkenden is good if you want to see people getting screwed over by feudalism. There are a number of different Hakkenden adaptations so make sure you look up the one with "The" in the title.
Just while the threads dying I want to get another favorite Feudal Japanese anime out there. Yotoden aka Wrath of the Ninja. Trio of ninjas (no not those ones) battle Oda Nobunaga in the sengoku period.
The Hakkenden.>>153164222Oh you beat me too it. That one was really interesting. Lot of different animation techniques on display.
There have been a few Dororo adaptations. Even a kind of cool game on the PS2. The most recent anime is SUPER FEUDAL. Party is Over.
Tsukikage Ran. Not so suffering but decent show with lady samurai. you guys like those right?
I don't think I have to mention Ninja Scroll but did you ever feel like some things have been YOU DON'T HAVE TO MENTION for so long that it wraps back around to you needing to? That's weird right?
Hyouge Mono has been mentioned many times
>>153164190At a guess, that particular plotline was completely dropped somewhere between >>153155693 and >>153155755 being written. There's still a few pages where slight alterations to the dialogue would restore the original ending. Like her not asking who Shizukiri is or >>153156024, which could easily be her telling Shizukiri not.to underestimate his opponent. At a guess, the original version probably had some abbreviated version of the informant scene that would have cut off with Shizukiri revealing who he was, with her revealing herself to be Koroshi offscreen and then next showing them in the forest. The other town sequences would have only came in after Stan changed the ending.
Was sold in the west as a sequel to Ninja Scroll when it really wasn't so a lot of people were rightly confused. It's actually based on a book called Makai Tensho which was also made into a movie starting Sonny Chiba. The OVA is incomplete.
I'm still livid.
If y'all in the mood for more feudal Japan horrors then take a gander at picrel. I think it's for free on YoutubeBtw Usagi's so cute uwu
>>153154961>>153154966>>153154970Shizukiri vs non-Jei Inazumu, who wins?
>>153164566>Feudal Japan>Winning Have you not been paying attention? Best case whomever wins is still left with a crippling injury and can't even wield a sword well enough to kill themselves.
>>153164519>YoutubeYou should have been on this Mongolian basket weaver forum long enough to know how to not stream
>>153164566Pretty sure Inazuma was intended to be outright the Best with a sword in the entire series even over people like Katsuichi and Nakamura Koji.
>>153164655I saw people say that was some bullshit in a previous thread and I kinda agree. Koji and Katsuichi both spent decades focusing on learning swordsmanship while Inazuma spent like a year learning sword tricks. Like sure some people just have the affinity but by all accounts Katsuichi had a similar affinity and then spent years training on top of that. She's still easily one of the top 5 swordfighters and I could even buy she's the FASTEST in keeping with her name, but I'd still put Katsuichi and Koji above her. Even if she was faster I think they'd be able to factor that in and find an opening.
>>153164165It was so fucking slow. I didn't finish it. It's obviously from the time when anime was filled with pointless filler. Also the dissonance between mecha and regular swords and arrows didn't work for me. Why did the floating kettles fall down after being hit on the surface with a few arrows? How did the samurai kill giant mecha with regular swords? Sorry, it crossed from "awesome" to "retarded" for me.The starting episodes in the city were fun tho.I have to watch the actual original movie sometime.
>>153164259>Chinese girl seems to be simply confused as dead samurai fall onto her>suddenly breaks into panty shot Kung fuOn the subject of anime, Usagi should be adapted by studio Trigger.
