previously: >>153434892
>>153449934Ah yes, time for some more feels.
>>153449934umeboshi umeboshi!
>>153449934oh great, more meddling
I feel I should comment on this volume's atrocious file size. I'm assuming whatever means used to rip it didn't cause this bloat, because most pages were over 4mb. I had to resize them all, but I don't think it affect the quality much.
>>153449980Umeboshi?
>>153450057https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tn5UL1eqH8U
>>153450014>>153450084Yes
>>153449934This looks like the weirdest valentine card ever.
>>153450110>sake: 14>glugs: 7
>>153450084>>153450093I know we're supposed to hate, or at least distrust, kitsune on sight, but man this is making it hard.
>>153450014Umeboshi!
that orange behind the little window looks wrong...>>153450133she's just trying to get by!
>>153450117Roses are red, violets are blue, omae wa mou, shindeiru.
>>153450133As we've seen previously, peasants can *also* be massive faggots. It's not an either/or thing.
>>153449934>>153450117Sakura is pink,Plums blossom pink,Here is UsagiRight next to a twink.
>>153450115>Kill You to Death!It's Prime Time?!
>>153449993>>153449998I'm not one to have oppinon in forewords but this one felt weak.
>>153450020>five weeks agowhat an oddly specific measurement of time
>dat crestGO-YO!!
>>153450144NANI?!
>>153450144kek.
>>153450154Usagi this is like LITERALLY your only remaining friend.
>>153450020Remember that one ghost story where Yukichi was laughing about yokai and spirits not being real? And now, in quick succession, he met Jei, Yuki Onna, werecats and a kitsune.
>>153450115>I'll kill you -- kill you to death!Some year we should count Grooisms.
>>153450057That's not a normal talking fox she is a transforming talking dog.
>>153450196Usagi, as much as you have meddled, I'm sure most of Japan has heard of you.
>>153450084>>153450093>>153450099Remember kids, you don't need to be a rich lord to be an unlikeable cunt.
>>153450196Usagi's meddling has earned him a rep lol
>>153450202>What recent events?Usagi! Are you fucking serious?! You were JUST gawking at the burned trees, genius! Do you think it might be that?
>>153450174I heard Likara's voice in my head.
>>153450269>>153450273>Gen: "We"?! What's this "we" shit? I don't speak French!
DAT'S A LOTTA PLUMSTHAT WILL BE 4 RYO BABY, YOU WANT DONUTS WITH THAT?
>>153450140Coloring error, is suppose to be the inside of the roof, not the other side of the house.
>>153450314That's pretty funny, Gen
>>153450327Gen is the best character.
>>153450154>good old Gen inviting himself.
>>153450354>FUCKING FIREWOOD
>>153450371More sinister than children?
>>153450186Kek
smartest man in all of japan
>>153450408beaver
;_;at least she's not going on the orphan count. which, by the way, togheter with this >>153441870 makes 23 I think.
>>153450223This is grisly.
>>153450429>>153450423you Tokugawa guys suck
aw I was sad when the cute fox kit wouldn't make it and now the mom is killing for revenge
>>153450224>he met Kitsune and a kitsune.
>>153450436Get away from him you bitch! >>153450442>Who are you and how did you get in here?>I'm Kitsune and I'm a Kitsune
>>153450423+1 to dead kids count.
>>153450223I have to say the coloring is finally pretty good.
>>153450437t. satsuma domain
>>153450461+1 dead kids, again.
>>153450461It's kind of hard to feel bad for her after she killed a kid herself.
>>153450423Oof, actual child death. >>153450451Looks like Kitsune possessed by Jei.
>>153450478I reiterate, you Tokugawa guys suck.
>>153450256Quite a cynical way to view the situation.
>>153450451bottom right is one of the creepiest panels Stan's ever done
>>153450485>Looks like Kitsune possessed by Jei.How terrifying
brutal way to go
>>153450291Can you pickle fruit?
>>153450499>>153450256You know by transitive properties the shogun would be inclined to protect the people who care for the trees he wishes to protect >>153450533You could pickle a Buick if you had a big enough jar
>>153450558Yeah and then she murdered a little girl, Usagi. You remember the little girl who is dead now, Usagi? You remember that!? Usagi! Do you? Ohhh look at me people were bad to me so that means I should retaliate on the innocent. That's evil. Fuck you, Usagi you retarded bushido brained cunt.
here we go, the current storyline starts here.
>>153450566Considering what happened to the guys who failed to save the tatami mats I hope they guys don't have any long books planned.
>>153450575spoiler anons pls
>>153450608Not a girl
yep- it's the fan service episode the freaks among you have been waiting for.
>>153450558To be fair, it takes a year to make a umeboshi.Also, remember that this village literally makes their ends meet by making them.Also add to that the feudal taxes...
not suspicious at all, yukichi.
>>153450423F
>>153450582>TaboOh boy, it's raining again...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyZpTP6KgPM
>>153450436Usagu finally tries to stop Kitsune.
>>153450566Damn, Gen, can't even stick it out for more than one misadventure.
This is the first time this arc is being storytimed in full here, right? If the conclusion was posted some time after last year's annual storytime I must have missed it.
>>153450695>The aristocrats!
>>153450477Such is the lust for revenge
>>153450477Yeah but monster always go overboard, that is why you don't piss off fairies they'll curse your grandkids' grandkids.
>>153450710yes, in full.
>>153450710I think it just finished coming out as we wrapped up.
>>153450636See, it's stuff like this that makes us think he's a girl.
>>153450493This villagers are assholes.
>>153450522Fucking dumasses.
>>153450558>Even Gen is disgusted at their greed
In case this is Tabo's first page>>153450709ENTERTHE BESTCHARACTER
>>153450778:)
>>153450636Does yukichi have peepee or nah?
>>153450177it is tom waltz, so
>>153450558Where is Jei when you need him.
>>153450827>I'm 37 I'm not old!>What?>And I'm not a woman either.
>>153450566>>153450575You'll be lucky if the Shogun lets you kill yourself for this blunder.
>>153450842>What are you going to do aboutProbably not the best question to ask a sword wielding profession famous for murder
very classicist of you, usagi.
>>153450857>Time to unsheathe my swordUsagi are you trying a new catchphrase? that's a really weird thing to say.
>>153450314Eye color anon! What color are Gen's eyes?
>>153450588Ha ha ha, fuck you Oribu.
>>153450866>killing is wrongNow I know you Kirishitans are crazy
>>153450723Wasn't one of Stan's previous author expies named Masa too?
>>153450603No time for exposition is rush hour.
>>153450616It took decades but we finally got the fanservice episode.
>jizo statues: 257
>>153450636Everyone says girl, but what if its a yakuza tatoo?
>>153451002Tabo, a real dude.
do read this part, it explains a lot.
;_;
>>153451002rip Stan's brother
>>153451020that's an interesting idea
>>153450684They also think killing yourself is sinful, can you believe that?
all in all, kitsune are a very appealing part of japanese folklore, being so versatile.
>>153450695Usagi becomes a Redditor
>>153451025>>153451034Here's to you ;_7
>>153451025>>153451034fuck
>>153450608>>153450636Okay, so there's differently something up with Yukichi.
>>153450133I don't know, we've had what, two evil kitsunes, one good kitsune, and two "we're just fucking with you because you were an asshole" kitsunes so far. the track record isn't that negative
>>153450888Closed, mostly. It's a joke - rhinos are famous for bad eyesight. But the remaining 0.5% of the time, greyish blue.
>>153450196>I have heard of you!>From whom?>It does not matter!Raise your bets, gents. Is this just a throwback to the beggar spies, or a set up for a future story?
This one was pretty sad. The Kitsune murder story was creepy and could've filled a full storytime by itself yet quite sad then Tabo's story was the definition of bittersweet. Dude traded himself in for a youngster to have a chance at life.
>>153450581You desecrate her corpse you risk pissing off some other fox yokai. Don't perpetuate blood feuds, anon.
>>153450882Oh hey, there's Waldo!
>>153450883kek
I'm sorry for posting your comics on a polynesian coconut harvesting forum, sir.
and that's it, we're all caught up with Usagi Yojimbo. I can't wait for the next issue, hopefully soon. it doesn't mean our storytime is over though, here is the schedule I decided on (and hopefully I'm not missing anything): - tomorrow & after tomorrow: Space Usagi- saturday: Kaitō 84- sunday: Super Deformed Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis - monday: MMPR & TMNT Saturday Morning Cartoon crossovers-tuesday: the rest of TMNT -wednesday: Wherewhen-thursday: Artbook-friday: the end. see you then!
>>153450976I am suddenly reminded of this: https://litter.catbox.moe/g73ioh.webm
Book 42288 Usagis (18051 total)212 Yukichis (1340 total)548 Panels (36624 total)No Neko (1311 total)No Komori (258 total)No Mogura (37 total)No Ninjas of the Dark Light (4 total)No Zō Ninja (1 total)No Hae Ninja (1 total)No Usagichi (2 total)Usagi's 18000th panel
>>153451384>yet another "it's just one guy!" variation
Yukichi's 100 panels compilation, 100 through 1300.
>>153450461>She's that beggar woman who pleaded for some umeboshi>That monster!This is why nobody likes peasants
>>153451293>The Mega Man Megamix artist did a cover.Holy Shit! Now I wanna see Usagi by Capcom's 90s artists
>>153450597there's nothing to spoiler man, this thread is the latest stories we've gotten of the main book. you're caught up, you're as much in the dark as we are
>>153451400When will they realize he fights like a tiger?
I don’t like where this is leading the entire Christian subplot will probably lead into the Christian banning/rebellions of real history
>>153451094>There are even stories of genuine love between men and their fox wivesFox Wife! >>153451239Thank you
>>153450911the jizo maker, I believe, yes
Couldn't a trickster fox just steal some plums from the warehouse? Gen managed to do it and he doesn't even have magic powers, unless being a fatass counts.
>>153451315>>153450882Well son of a bitch
Thanks for another storytime Murder.Today I'm holding a quick little storytime with a story Stan wrote for Dark Horse Maverick 2000.Norway! A Story about Stan's travels with Sergio!
>>153451358Thanks for the storytime as always Murder. Now that we're all caught up I suppose I can finally go over the totals. Bare in mind these numbers could have fluctuated a lot since there were a lot of ambiguous cases where it's not clear what Stan's trying to draw, I'm sure there were a ton of miscellaneous rodents I missed and even in this volume I debated whether Ichiro and his family were supposed to be voles or something like that. Either way, here's what I've got>Rhinos: 7>Pandas: 4>Pigs: 25 >Humans: 10>Bulls: 3>Lions: 5>Tigers: 5>(non-mogura) Moles: 4>Monkeys: 5>Beavers: 10>Unicorns: 1>Frogs: 1>Snakes: 1>Crocodiles: 1>Warthogs: 1>Gorillas: 3>Walrus: 1>Deer: 1>Rats: 9>Orangutan: 1>Weasels: 2>Hippos: 1>Skunks: 1>Total: 101>Total Non-Mammals: 3>Not counted: rabbits, house cats, dogs, wolves, foxes, bears, goats, ninja turtles
>>153451653And that's all he wrote.See you guys again later!
>>153451580Fast forwarding the Shimabara Rebellion! Let's do this like Brutus!
>>153450456I think this is also the first arc (in the numbered volumes anyway) where it feels like color actually adds something substantial to the story.
>>153451014This setup makes it feel like Yukichi is converting, but the mystery of him not wanting to bathe earlier makes it seem he might already be a convert. I'm really curious what his deal might be overall
>>153451622The fox didn't want to steal at first. It tried asking for help and was rejected by everyone. By the time it got back the kit was dead and after that it was no longer about getting anything but revenge.
Tabo was the best story of the colored books and I really wish Stan would go back to shorter form stories instead of stretching things to fit a mini.
>>153450566Torigawa is clearly contemplating the possibility that he and all his men will be ordered to commit suicide.
>>153451900they guy next to him looks like he's regretting his career choices
>>153450893>how long have you waited here?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sus-LYgajBY>>153451025>>153451034Shit, man
>>153451900Why would the shogun do such a thing?
The Final(Not Really) Roster for an hypothetical fighter.Gameplay: Last Blade 2 w/Fatal Fury 3 OverswayRoster>Usagi >Gen>Tomoe>Kitsune>Stray Dog>Jei>Inazuma >Inazuma Jei(EX Inazuma)>Noriko>Sakura>Chizu>Shingen>Kagemaru>Sasuke>Katsuichi>Sanshobo>Yagi>Zato-Ino>Leonardo >Koji>Kazehime>Ishida >Yukichi>Sojobo(Mid-Boss)>Hikiji(Special Boss)Anyone missing? Any name ideas for the game?>Usagi Yojimbo: Meddle Gaiden>Noriko's Hell Chapter
>>153450876He must be the twin cousin.
>>153450178>Meddler Usagi>I'm Shogunate
>>153450987>>153450995>>153451002Passing on with a smile. A good way to go in general, especially in Feudal Japan
>>153450995>>153451002>>153451002Rest in peacehttps://youtu.be/crNafZnse68?si=T3I779A5WSBcffRS
>>153450172Oh hey that's actually a nice callback. I remember that story when they were talking about trees.
>>153451358Thanks murder.
>>153451247>Is this just a throwback to the beggar spies, or a set up for a future story?I thought it's probably a reference to when he clashed with the Shogunate during The Hidden. The big bastard there definitely had Usagi in his shit list by the end of it
>>153451653Sergio is dressed like charley brown
>>153451667When was the walrus?
>>153450314I have had umeboshi lately actually. My sorrow was immense when I discovered it just tastes like Poseidon's salty butthole
>>153450354Its a big...
>>153449934Yukichi has manly eyes now.So much for being in the usagi bowl.
>>153450354
>>153450057It's like it's supposed to be a tell that she's a fox transformed into a person....but Kitsune actually looks like that.
>>153452335All the way back in volume 5, just a random bandit in Oyaneko's chapter
>>153450354>Gasp>MY DAUGHTER IS A FAGGOT!
>>153450533There's few things you can't pickle.Granted, umeboshi is extremely sour. A single plum distributed across a bowl of rice is enough to give it a strong taste.
>>153450516>Usagis ulcer explodes because feudal Japan sucks so fucking much
>>153451671neat, thanks anon!>>153452028I still think the idea of modding that TMNT game has merit and I almost forgot! VOTE FOR BEST GIRL HERE: https://strawpoll.com/61gD9r4x5Zw
>>153452536I think it's on the colouring a bit- judging by the lines, Stan intended on a more natural colour pattern on her, which would distinguish her from Kitsune
>>153450558Frankly I think these guys could have gotten away with being dicks if only they didn't insist on LIGHTING EVERYTHING ON FIRE.
>>153450223hay keikowait...
>>153450429The small bean... ;_;
>>153450314>>153450320>>153450327>>153450337It's funny that Gen is basically eating as many umeboshi as the fox woman would have needed in the first place, so the villagers aren't even coming out ahead in terms of raw pickle count.
>>153450531A damn fine conflagration there colorists. Good job, I don't hate you at the moment.And it may be a brutal way to go but they handed her the keys to getting what she wanted. >>153452881It's genuinely impressive that out of all the towns we've seen utterly terrified among fire and having watch towers and dedicated fire brigadesWe don't see that. Instead these assholes are tossing oil around and burning that bitch to the ground and hoping for the best that they dont accidentally scorch their entire orchard they depend on forever and all time.
>>153420453fixing this panel for fun
>>153450493>What about ME?>Everyone in this village is an evil, heartless monster.
>>153450636I think it might be an accident while in puberty, like he got emasculated with a sword and has horible scars all over his groin.Would also explain why everyone thinks he is so cute/has feminine eyes.
>>153434967And fixed this panel for fun too
>>153451518I mean, are we really in the dark? Didn't usagi already have a run in with a shogunate agent before? The one where usagi burned his reports? That happened already, right?
>>153450608Shit... I thought everyone was meming. Yukichi is totally a fucking girl.
>>153450636Does Usagi know enough about Christianity to know that it does not allow the loosey-goosey syncretism that's common in Japanese religion? Did Ishida tell him that in "The Hidden"?
>>153453117Sure, but that's what I was asking earlier for people to bet on- is this just a callback to that, or setup for a new story? We don't know yet. Anon seemed to be asking for a spoiler anon to spoil him on where those lines are going, but we don't know if they're going anywhere, we're now all in the same place
>>153452099I wonder if and how many of us could do that. Knowingly accept our own mortality but with the assurance we healed someone else.
>>153453166Ishida did say they reject the Japanese gods and only believe in their one god, so I think going "why would they be going to the shrine of another religion" makes sense
>>153450413>his dick... it's snapped in half!
>>153450675Mary and Jesus look like like "gray" aliens.
>>153451580So why does that happen anyway? The Japanese always seem like an irreligious people even with Shinto/buddism
>>153450616>>153450631>fan service bath episode>it's just usagi getting BLACKED in a hot tub>not even by kenichi, just some random ChristianCome on stan... throw someone a bone here, anyone at all.
>>153453206While I don't doubt a lot of missionary priests were genuine and wanting honest conversion, the fact is that european kingdoms weren't sending the priests over out of just kindness and godly devotion- the point was to, through religion, get people to start changing culture and start seeing themselves as subjects to the european countries. At least that was the feat of the shogunate, and to be honest, they weren't wrong.
>>153450723Oh no... The boys simple isn't he It didn't end well for the last one we had...
>>153453191Early attempts at spreading Christianity were interesting in how many instances didn't outright DENY the other gods as much as it just downplayed them. Then you have the general overlap because even in polytheistic religions there's still generally a BIG GOD that sits above the others, be it Odin, Zeus, Vishnu etc. It didn't really seem to take so well in Japan though, which is more than you can say about pre Christ Britain and the UK wherein the old texts are just GONE GONE, much to my extreme frustration.
>>153453206A lot of reasons but they felt the Portuguese and priests were plotting a take over. Christianity also appeal more to peasants and also the emperor felt they didn’t respect the power of the emperor mostly. Also reports of Portuguese were selling Japanese slaves made him enforce a full ban and led to rebellions
>>153451102need fedora edit
>>153450554>Look at me, Fordy! I'm a pickle! PICKLE BUICK!
>>153453261Sure, from a real life perspective, maybe (though it might also just be the case that, you know, times and minds change- the monks preaching in the 17th century would not use the same techniques and have the same ideas and maybe the same acceptance of adapting other religious traditions as the ones in the 7th), but more relevantly, anon was asking why would Usagi have this opinion, if Ishida mentioned anything about it, and yeah, he did
>>153450035YOU MISSED A JIZZO
>>153453206If it was just a religious matter it probably wouldn't be such a hot issue the foreigners were really making a pig's breakfast of things. Like I remember reading somewhere that the west and Japan had different gold and silver exchange rates which were favorable to the west and they basically screwed the economy sideways.
>>153450566Did Gen lose that extra weight? He's looking trim here.
>>153450516If I had a nickel for every time a shapechanging fox has disguised itself as Usagi to fool Gen...
>>153451020That doesn't really make sense. Yukichi basically went straight from the sword school to meeting usagi. For yukichi to be a tattooed criminal it would've likely had to happen before he went to the sword school, which is just way to young for this to happen. Also yukichi is way too naive and lacking in street smarts to be a criminal. >>153453035I don't think stan would do that. There's no social commentary about feudal Japan that could be inferred from that.
>>153450995RIP Tabo, you were the kindest soul in this ungrateful feudal hellhole.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9YNwgzH2kg
>>153453335>Yukichi basically went straight from the sword school to meeting usagi.He says anyways. We didn't really see much of Yukichi's life before Usagi met him. So, and while I don't agree with any theory I'll indulge, say he was just some young grunt in a gang, didn't even get his cherry popped, gang breaks up, he falls in with his master though he still has his gang tat.
>>153450723>of course not!Usagi seemed distrusting of Christians in "The Hidden" due to the fake introduction of tuberculosis from foreign traders and his run-in with Rodrigo.
>>153451014>Ten Thousand Plums and Tabo>Yeah: 23Last thread somebody had noticed that the word was recently being overused by Sakai and what do you know, it actually is.Stan, hire me, I will be your editor, I will be the best goddamn editor you ever met, you will never have to worry about eye colors, mentioning wrong people, reappearing hands and word repetitions ever again, I will go full Sasuke and do it for free, Stan please please please have mercy on my autism.
>>153451900I'm pretty sure when he says he hopes the shogun will be lenient he means that he hopes they'll be *allowed* to commit suicide.
>>153450749This is a cool little touch that seems to make it clear that it wasn't just that one guy.
>>153453192OH NO!
>>153450808the fuck is a zeni
>>153450786Did they have polio in Japan at this time?
>>153450835He didn't "one guy" him!
>>153453105>>153453028Thanks, they bothered me a lot.
>>153450883I liked it when he said "Time to unsheathe my sword", then sworded all over those guys.
>>153450882Hey, selling refreshments to a crowd is honest work.
>>153453314>Like I remember reading somewhere that the west and Japan had different gold and silver exchange rates which were favorable to the west and they basically screwed the economy sideways.Yes, that stuff started out in 1800s.>Latter half of the 19th Century>The massive outflow of gold coins, and the Man'en recoinageDuring this time in Japan, one gram of gold could be exchanged approximately for five grams of silver, while in foreign countries, one gram of gold could be exchanged for approximately 15 grams of silver. As the value of gold in Japan was much lower compared to the overseas market, a large number of gold coins flowed out of the country. In 1860, the government decreased the gold fineness to one-third its previous level in the Man’en recoinange in order to adjust the gold-silver parity to that of the international level. Eventually, further outflow of gold coins overseas was prevented.https://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/english/history/content/>>153453472Copper coins.
>>153451052>varying degrees of want
>>153450558This feels a little unnuanced and preachy compared to the usual resolutions we get in this series, especially when the shogun's glowies come in and start browbeating the peasants too.
>>153451698Stan's metsukes are in this thread and have been in the previous storytimes and they've reported to him how horny /co/ is for cousin oriber's tight femboy bod. So obviously Sakai-dono is going to pull a bait and switch onsen episode, out of sheer spite.
>>153452843I miss Tomoe
>>153450631What the fuck was this retard thinking? How kake are you actually if you just wear that fucking thing into the tub, kirishitan?!
Fuck, I didn't manage to catch up on time.>>152975183But Gunichi was right there!
>>153449993>>153449998This is the worst forward yet. Who the hell asked for hack supreme Tim Waltz?
>>153451698A Christian who's been willing to fake it to get along but now feels he should be more faithful?If not (did he really fake it to the extent of saying how goofy Christianity is to Usagi rather than just letting the subject drop?), than what is he hiding? Scars or something? What would be the big deal with that?
>>153450020>coughing foxPoor thing's not long for this world.
>>153450675How old is this pass by now? Did they have an expiry date or it just valid in perpetuity for him to go fuck around all over the land?
>>153453984people are usually distracted by his massive dong. Or are more likely just too stupid and feudal to even recognize it most of the time.
>>153451102kek
>>153454017>>coughing foxWorst Metal Gear boss ever.
>>153450710Last year's storytime ended with issue #1 or #2 of the previous story, with the plums. I think issue #2 and it just came out in time for the end of storytime. So yes, Tabo is new.
>>153450735>Tabo may be retarded... but he's also deathly ill!
>>153450043>Make tokage to avoid having normal animals as well as animal people>introduce Kitsune as animals in a world of animal people and tokage>also have a character literally named Kitsune on top of this
>>153454105Retardation isn't an "illness", per se.
>>153450778increase orphan counter
>>153454154Do we have to subtract one for Etsuko?
>>153451358Wait, aren't there a couple issues after this? I know they're not collected in a book yet, but there are some out there right?
>>153450067If you have to call yourselves "decent people", I have my doubts you ever were decent in the first place.
>>153451176I saw many temples and shrines devoted to veneration of Thousand-Arm Kannon in the Land of Dragons. Very popular with the people. Probably the most popular of all the deities to venerate.
>>153450084>>153450093What a bunch of cunts.
>>153454169Main comic? No. NEWER comics? Yes. Murder told us everything here:>>153451358
>>153450876>Frankly, no.lmao, owned
>>153451358>tomorrow Space Usagihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE6pQ0Gmi1QAww yeah!
>>153450876>>153454237
>>153450269>Who did you hear that fromShogun spies disguised as beggars
>>153450099Oh, so the whole village are assholes.
>>153451002>I'M POURING THIS ONE OUT FOR MY HOMIE TABO, MAY HE REST IN PEACE
>>153451102>>153453294>"Just to be clear, I'm not a professional in'yo scholar. I'm just a Shinto-Buddhist ronin who greatly values his bushido and karma over any silly kirishitan book written by the inhuman foreigners. That being said, I am not open at all to any conversion.>In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony foreigner's kami. But because, I am enlightened by the dharmic law of satori."
>>153450123RIP Morito
>>153450140Lmao, get fucked.
>>153453636Eat the zeni's Quizboy.
>>153450154Gem is so hard to please.
>>153452742Had an Umeboshi sour ale once, that shit hit like a brick wish I could find it again it ruled
>>153454302Imagine all the magical shit Usagi has been getting into and some poor guy has to wrestle with telling the truth as it happened or trying to weave some sort of logical explanation for it all.
>>153450172>the threes are probably too stupid to know they're doing it wrongIs there any wonder as to why people love Gen?
>>153450186Goddammit Yukichi.
>>153450196>we don't want no trouble!
>>153450284No one ever accused Usagi of being smart, tbf.
>>153450581Ningen this is basic fairy tale logic, don't be a dick to people because you never know who or WHAT you're being a dick to
>>153450223Holy SHIT. It's been a while since this comic's had a pile of corpses like this.
>>153450238>maybe if I shake this girl hard enough I'll get info out of her!
>>153450243That girl has seen some shit.
>>153454464It's truly outrageous
>>153450636Man I'm just headcannoning that Yukichi is actually a woman, it just works with everything we've seen about "him" from body language to personality. It's not like there isn't precedent for warrior women in the story AND genera conventions love the cross dressing samurai maiden
>>153450566>Usagi every adventure with you turns into some kind of bullshit so I'm out. Later
>>153450256>village saves the Shogun >ends up being so poor they can barely sustain themselves, let alone a random beggar lady>even the people sent to guard the supply are horribly useless If this is what the Shogun's "protection" looks like, they were better off letting him die.
A lone traveler wanders a mountain roadFrom up above Tomoe Chizu and Kitsune slip and fallThey all land ass first on the traveler's faceNo longer is he alone
>>153454695Fem Yukichi would have loved to meet Inazuma in her prime before the jeikening
>>153450735Syncretism is some of the most fascinating stuff
>>153454011Is there any marks of Shames or birthmarks that Japanese hated?
>>153450301>Yukichi: "We as in Us">Gen: "Us? Are you talking about the movie?"
>>153450608Yukichi is a gril?
>>153451002Goddamn it Stan I didn't need these feels
>>153450269I love how he never actually answered the question.
>>153450273Gen it was either this or dealing with confronting these Shogun goons. At least now you get to stay for a while.
>>153450616Huh, kinda sounds like the Virgin Mary>>153450631...Oh.
>>153454695Yukichi's not a woman he just has a monster schlong that he's embarrassed about
>>153450646>"yes sir">not sirshmmmm
>>153450636>>153450608Here I thought all the "yukichi is a girl" anons were on some schizo theory due to lack of new UY content
>>153453951Who doesn't?
>>153450882Get back in the fucking time machine Waldo
>>153450281Oh so NOW you're willing to let people into your home. Where the hell was this hospitality a month ago, huh?
>>153455048It absolutely is. Someone gave some retards an inch and now fags are taking it too far like they always do.
>>153455058He just enjoys witnessing human misery through ages first hand.>>153455048Yuki is a Japanese womans name, adding a ichi <one> to it is just being clever.
>>153450911>>153451608and the guy from the last thread in Jimmu and Inuyoshis (i think?) story, the two woodcutter friends and one of them was fucking the others wife
>>153455111Those two weren't woodcutters, they were porters! Reeeeeee!!!
>>153455051Usagi fumbled her.
>>153451002Fuck...
>>153455153He shouldn't have.
>>153450500https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1sRBeparVY
>>153451034>died while kneeling for prayerBlessed be HIS Holy Name
>>153451014How would you feel if this was the actual final scene of Usagi Yojimbo?
>>153455205He'd have experienced happily ever after with Tomoe. It's why her wedding to another furry mf is the last big arc Stan has in mind. >>153455230It'd be a weak ending considering the last four storytimes all had scenes that'd have made for a strong ending
>>153455230Disappointed since it's obvious it was written with a follow up in mind, but at the same time I'd feel relieved since at the very least the last story concluded rather than just unceremoniously stopping in say part 2 out of 5
>>153452536In standard Japanese myths, Kitsune who transform themselves are supposed to be largely indistinguishable from regular humans anyway, so it's fine.
>>153455022>Yukichi is a girl>Chizu made out with a woman and she doesn't know
>>153450306So the villagers COULD in fact share some plums to the Kitsune and have more than enough left over. They just didn't because they're assholes.
>>153450314Gen's convincing me to give Umeboshi a try.
>>153450566>Gen goes back to steal more Umeboshi
>>153450354Not the most perceptive person, is he?
>>153450360...She doesn't have the trauma eyes! That's not Etsuko!
>>153450429>dead a LONG TIME...how long?
>>153455554Keep in mind that umeboshi are more typically used as a condiment rather than eaten straight. Gen is kind of a nut for pickles.
>>153450581An eye for an eye and a child for a child anon they were just asking for it if they didn’t want their daughter dead they shouldn’t have killed hers it’s basic economics
>>153455635>Gen is kind of a nut for pickles.From last year
In retrospect:"Etsuko" being RIGHT NEXT to the pile of bodies is a little strange.Usagi was going in the wrong direction by dissuading Torigawa from interogating "Etsuko"...though it doesn't seem likely the latter would have realized it was actually the fox so I guess it doesn't matter much.
>>153451002Couldn’t he just rip the cloth in half? That way both of them would benefit
>>153451358Thank you very much big man
>>153455669The proportions are a little wonky but it's a heck of of stab at emulating the art style.
>>153455683I mean, self sacrifice is kind of a big point of Christianity so...
>>153455150>Still no gag Usagi Harem Manga with Inazuma, Tomoe, Mayumi & Chizu battling for his love(& dick)
>>153455399Yeah, good edit.
>>153455665First, it wasn't the villagers fault a yokai kid got sick.True, they didn't help upon request, but poetic justice would have caused a curse to befall the town, causing the children to get sick and die.The Kitsune was just being overly vindictive in its desire to destroy the town and its plum trees.I for one am sure the kami of those trees wouldn't see this whole thing as justice in any way.I'd say it was just a botched demon quelling, with tons of collateral damage.
>>153455787>Good edit>Post deletedWhat was it?
>>153450284It's a good idea to ask rather than assume the trees are the only thing or the main thing, there may be more information that can be gleaned before deciding how to meddle!
>>153455794Fey don't work with human logic
>>153455669Heh
>>153450035That’s a Jizo right? In the middle left panel
>>153455848That or a forest goblin.
>>153455749Who has the best chance of winning his heart? Not talking about skill in battle btw we know Inazuma no diffs Mayumi and low diffs Chizu and Tomoe.
>>153450608>>153450636Ok, Yukishi being a woman theory aside, what other reasons would he have to not want to be seen naked?Here is mine, he has a treasure map tattooed on his back.
>>153450695Kind of off for Usagi to default to assigning criminality when the only crucifixion he had ever seen was someone he knew to be a complete innocent. Then again, Ishida would have never elaborated on that bit since it might have shown he knew too much.
>>153453415It would not be as bad if he used some old timey equivalent like “aye” or “yea” or indeed
>>153451358Murder it has been an absolute pleasure to follow along. This has been my first year getting to read from start to finish with the thread after coming across the (initial) Dark horse bundle sometime late last year. Yours and Enma's efforts are great appreciated in keeping some honest to God board culture alive in this day and age. And with any luck we can all meet again next year. Even if we're not quite done yet
>>153451327Don't forget to toss a coin to your Witcher! I don't know if Stan lurks here, but thanks to this storytime, I have started buying issues and will continue to do so.
>>153451358Murder, here at the end of the mainline comic, I salute your efforts ō__ō7I look forward to the next nine days and in any case, thanks for this year's storytime!
>>153455111I don't think the porter who was fucking Jiro's wife was a Stan self-insert, lmao
>>153455022Did the Japanese have a similar thing to Ancient Greece where small dick + big balls was rhe civilised ideal and big dick or small balls was ugly and barbarian?
>>153455919>some old timey equivalentThere is zero old timey talk in this series.
>>153451671>Sergio as the Screamlmao
>>153450531>>153450538Oh sonnagun too rate
>>153455978You sure about that? Maybe Stan is hiding something…
>>153451002
>>153456058That he's been fucking Sergio's wife for years!?
>>153451025>Kenneth used to work at a McDonalds>>153451002>Kubo's clothing is red with M symbols and yellow trim
>>153455897>low diffs Chizu and Tomoe.Tomoe is at least mid diffChizu might actually beat her, she not as good a swordswoman but she fights dirty and has all sorts of ninja bullshitAnyway Mariko would probably win the Usagibowl in a lighter romance story, being the childhood friend is too powerful. Kenichi can get with Inazuma and produce children with the most powerful scowl in Japan
>>153456093FUCK! Meant to type Tabo, not Kubo.Oh well, I know the rules.
>>153442356
>>153456100>marikoworst girl is burning in Jigoku as we speak
>>153455990>>153455022Semi-related theory, is it possible Yukichi has some nanban barbarian blood in him? I watched Sword of the Stranger recently and the MC is a a secret ginger but dyes his hair to fit in with feudal Japan. I'm not sure how that would work with humanimals covered in fur but maybe Yukichi has some other identifier of being a hapa/nanban octaroon
>>153450014FERMENTED PICKLED PLUMS.
>>153450182You would think. But it's very specific, time between the end of snow, and the plum blossoms. Clever anons can figure out about how far north Usagi and company are here. t. knows fermented pickled plums are serioius fucking buisness.
>>153456198I don’t think his father is ever mentioned and isn’t it weird that Usagi and Yukichi don’t recognise each other at all when they meet?
>>153456173but she wouldn't be worst girl in this hypothetical. The whole "married to another man but bore Usagi's child then did some trolling" wouldn't happen in a harem manga.
>>153456265>and isn’t it weird that Usagi and Yukichi don’t recognise each other at all when they meet?Well from the sound of it Yukichi grew up far away from his Uncle. I don't think Usagi really mentions his family at all, I suppose he just figured outside of his father (and only his father) he just didn't have family in any meaningful way.
>>153450477You must be new to japanese disporportionate horror vengance.
>>153450533You can pickle a poisonous snake. They sell those plums in food in every lawsons and 7 11 in the entire country. >>153450554He is. He sent a significant goon squad. >>153450581Anyone genre savvy enough to guess what happens if they DO desecrate the yokai?
>>153450371>I killed her>and I will kill you as well!OH MY GOOOOOOOD.
>>153450380Can't say I feel sorry for him here, he's getting exactly what he deserves.
>>153450413Woof, she had to have utterly mangled him for Usagi yo react like that.
>>153450566Stan forgot to include a translation footnote here. I'll help.
>>153450423Not the girl! She didn't even do anything! Even Gen is distraught by this.
>>153456198That's as improbable as Yukichi being a secret cross-dressing woman but I like it better.>Yukichi and Usagi are both from northern Honshu, in the historical Mutsu province. Hikiji is somewhat based off of Date Masamune, lord of that region who was among other things notably open (relatively speaking) to foreign ideas and cultures, even sending a delegation of samurai abroad to Europe. >one of these filthy inhuman nanban gaijin, a trader, or a missionary, maybe just a wandering adventurer himself, somehow made it up to Mutsu in the closing years of the Sengoku era, when the country was still relatively open, met Dadsagi's sister and they fell in love>just like how the northern village politely doesn't mention how much Kenichi's son looks like the spitting image of his childhood rival, the village Yukichi grew up in just never made a big deal about his hapa heritage, until he reached the age of maturity and his dad and mom had a serious talk with him about how he's different from the other kids and in the current sociopolitical climate they're now in, it's best not to be too open about his mixed heritage
>>153451020In which case he's playing a long game.
>>153456093Stan really emphasizing the American part of his Japanese-American heritage here (based).
>>153450483>this is not your concern!Too late lady, he's in meddle mode.
>>153450493>lighting a house on fire>in FEUDAL JAPANThey're not just selfish assholes, they're utter morons as well. It'll be a miracle if that fire doesn't wipe out the whole village anyway.
>>153451900>>153452009Shogun has too many fighting men and not enough war. And seppuku is an honor allowed.
>>153450500Even the Tokugawa guy is calling them out for how stupid they are!
>>153450505This is like, what, the third time a Kitsune has impersonated Usagi?
>>153450493Usagi also looks very feminine and his posture is quite girly in the bottom left panel. I am in the camp that while it would be masterful trolling by Stan the Man IF Yukichi did end up being Yukiko, his so-called girly features and mannerisms is more projection by terminally goonbrained anons in this specific realm of Jigoku than any authorial intention to make a reverse trap character.
>>153452028The goddam Ninja Turtles and company. Also, you're missing some of the yokai, and magical creatures. Also the pre sengoku characters from grasscutter. Orochi, ect.
>>153455683You think you can just split a miracle, divide the infinite?
>>153452428It's supposed to be good for you. See also, toriyama's su-pa-man.
>>153450608>The onsen dresses them identicallyClearly this happens so they can hide it when the colorists get Usagi and Yukichi's clothing mixed up again!
>>153453819YeahIt'd be a lot better without that last HUMANS ARE TEH REAL MONSTERSSSS!!!!! type thing at the end
>>153452881The point is that their greed and stupidity went hand in hand, though. You kinda have to be a complete idiot to be self-centered to such degree you actively refuse to lift a finger to help your own neighbor, much less a dying child.
>>153455094Yuki can be a masculine name as well. It all depends on the kanji used and how the "u" is stressed when pronounced.
>>153453206Because of the spanish and portugese history of using christianity to oppress "lesser" peoples. See also Date masamune's expedtion to America in a few decades, and what they saw in Mexico.
>>153453325gen really only looks different in that first idw appearance
>>153450902really good page
>>153450461as is so often the case, the peasants were the real monsters all alongremember this when someone bitches about cross-roads killings
>>153451002>>153451025>>153451034altogether this makes this story the most heartwrenching one for me over any other in the whole runso fucking sad but also happyalso that's very nice of that mcdonalds to employ him for so long, very sweetalso>Kenneth had an innocent yet strong faith in Christ, and the night before he passed, he told one of his nurses, "I'm going to go see him." When he was found, he was kneeling at the side of his bed, with his arms outstretched as if in prayer.man
>>153456445Kek
>>153451112fun thing here is that the faithful executioner book previously mentioned in these threads make note that arson was also a huge fucking crime in 1600s nuremburgmakes sense ofc
>>153450608>>153450636he's either a girl or an incestuous fagperhaps both
>>153453004In hindsight Torigawa should have ordered his men to immediately kill any peasants still brandishing oil or fire after the building was lit up. Too much of a softie I guess.
>>153453403My impression is that Usagi changed his opinion of Kirishitans after seeing the persecutions they go through and the actions of Hama during The Hidden, plus Ishida's staunch refusal to persecute them for their views impressed him.
>>153454368cringe-kino
>>153456643It's less "humans are the real monsters" and more "you get what you FUCKING DESERVE!". Literally all they had to do was spare a single plum and this could've all been avoided.
>>153453499Polio has been around since ancient Egypt at least. Mass epidemics didn't happen until the industrial era, ironically because improvements to hygiene meant people weren't getting exposed at very young ages when it wouldn't cause paralysis.
>>153456871Yeah, fuckers got greedy with their plums and lost everything
>>153456198late-late plex?
>>153456704I didn't have a specific idea so I just went for everyone's primal fear.
>>153456871I think the kitsune could have also spared herself a lot of trouble by just taking what she needed in the first place.
>>153452028I'm curious how shingen and kagemaru could be feasibly differentiated gameplay wiseOnes I notice missing:>Lord of Owls>Gunichi>Goblin Toda(?)>Rodriguez>gremlin guy from grasscutter saga>Demon Mask (?)>NezumiI think those are most of the interesting guysThough I also think they're some good options for interesting boss characters too>maybe the shi as a group? could also maybe just do the more interesting ones solo like the chain guy and archer, sword guy did like nothing after all>same with the koroshi group>either the zombie summoning guy or the painting guy as bosses with summons where you have to damage them before getting overwhelmed>hebi as a monstrous mk style midboss>lord of owls might work better as a superboss of some sort too
>>153453435lmao
>>153454513I find it interesting thinking about what the shogunate thinks of usagieven with that one record book being destroyed, he's gotta have one hell of a profile built upthe official seems a bit complimentary of usagi here so I think even with the stuff reported from the hidden he must have a lot of favorable things recordedalso I wonder if word of his involvement with grasscutter shenanigans got back to them
>>153455051nice art
>>153455230a bit peeved wiht some things left hanging but it'd be a bitter yet poignant story to end on
>>153451002>>153451034
>>153456839really good kannon
>>153456964Shingen uses collapsible kama (kind of a weird weapon when you think about it- what's the point of a gadgeted-up version of an improvised weapon?)Kagemaru uses a sword + nekode.I think you could differentiate them further by giving Shingen more ninja trick moves (to emphasize his role as a master ninja) while making Kagemaru more of an aggressive brawler with some backstabby moves.
>>153451020Or Koroshi.
>>153457076Koroshi tramp stamp?
>>153456963And have her be a theif? Who do you think she is, Kitsune?
>>153457076My personal guess on "secretly Koroshi" is the matron of Stray Dog's orphanage. I bet she's funneling the talented ones into the business as they get older, while Stray Dog is none the wiser.
>>153454147That wasn't really my point, my point was that "but" is weird. Normally you'd expect>bad... but good!or>good, but... bad!Instead, Masa says>bad, but... also terrible!which is comical.
>>153454725I guess IDW Usagi isn't the only one who realizes he hates his friends. Turns out the feeling is mutual.
>>153456173Hey Kitsune doesn't deserve that :(
>>153455579Hoenstly that's what I would've done, take an entire jar just to spite those damn villagers one last time.
>>153454191Boyeeeee that kanigga got a lotta arms.
>>153457070Oh that does make sense with Kagemaru noted as actually pretty good swordfightermeanwhile you could maybe give shingen generic ninja tricks like caltrops and mist and smoke bomb teles
>>153455540>They just didn't because they're assholes.Correct. They literally would not even have noticed the missing plums, they're just that big faggots.>>153455683Bah! When was the last time you heard a parable about Christ and splitting a cloth in half?Which is to say that yes, that would have been extremely theologically appropriate but clearly it was never going to go this way since Tabo is a homage to Stan's dead brother. Him surviving would literally have removed the whole point of doing the story.
>>153456653An absurd reading of motivations of the people involved.
This thread moved crazy fast. Well I suppose that's to be expected from the "last" storytime of the year. Do you late night ronins need a talkback thread?
>>153451358Were we doing 47 ronin next Friday?
>>153455942I think at least half the anons in this storytime have essentially complete collections of Usagi, give or take being fucked over by Dark Horse's extremely wobbly reprint schedule. I know I've had a complete set of TPBs continuously since somewhere around Grasscutter II. At least for me, Usagi Storytime isn't about reading the comics for free; I've had them all along.
Welcome back to the death rattle tally! No new scream found in today's storytime.See attachment for total cry so far. As always, if you have any questions about the count, feel free to ask.
>>153453636God, the 19th century precious metals market was so crazy, it's unreal.Imagine going to war over the heroin you sold in order to get tea, which was going to be impossible in a decade or two if you didn't because the chinks only accepted silver and were sucking-up the world's supply thereof due to their own protectionist horseshit.Fiat currency couldn't be adopted soon enough.
>>153457245Probably, this went so fast, I had to rush check everything. thankfully, there wasn't too many screams to count.
>>153456080>Sergio>Jiro>Sejiro>Serjio...!
>>153456100Mariko would also win the Usagibowl if it were a darker story, if this were a pinku eiga she'd be a homewrecking slut wracked with guilt for abandoning her husband and kid for her first love and demanding that Usagi beat her worse and worse until it freaks him out. Then there would probably be a murder-suicide or something, those jappos are freaks.
>>153457146Yes she does. You know she does.
>>153457347I can fix her. I can save her. >leaps into Jigoku
>>153450461Exploitable for your pleasure
>>153450987>>153450995>>153451002https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f56Cbjwwv-E
>>153456774>>153456774>arson was also a huge fucking crime in 1600s nuremburgYep.>makes sense ofcYeppengerstein. Anywhere the houses are wooden to a significant degree, densely packed, and there are no modern fire extinguishers is going to take the same attitude to firetards.
>>153456100>>153456173>>153456296>>153457335Mariko does win in Space Usagi.
>>153450582Oh hey, it's time at last for the Kwannonball Run!
>>153457070>collapsible kama (kind of a weird weapon when you think about it- what's the point of a gadgeted-up version of an improvised weapon?)They can be concealed as sticks of firewood etc. IIRC he actually does this at one point.
>>153457076This would actually be an incredible tweeest. They're so mad about Usagi that they finallly decided to a long-term, high effort plan to customize a hitman for use on him. It wouldn't make any goddamn sense at all that Yukichi hadn't already made his attempt by now of course (for example, he could've just let go of him to drop into the ice water with Jei), but it's an interesting idea nonetheless, especially since it's been a good long while since last they tried.
>>153457245Where is this art from? Is it a 47 Ronin-related piece?
>>153457312Oh shit, anon's cracked the code. Discuss in the talkback thread here: >>153457475
>>153457280Friday is SENSO by all accounts. I believe 47 Ronin is not officially affiliated with this storytime and is just COINCIDENTALLY storytimed right after it ends each year. By happenstance.
>>153450608Yukichi is not a girl. Stan has numerous female warriors in his comic already, having a secret female warrior wouldn't make sense. Instead my theory is that Yukichi is a criminal that has been branded with a tattoo on his body as punishment. This brings him great shame.Evidence being his unwillingness to disrobe in front of people>>153450608 and his receptiveness of Christianity, specifically the gospel and the forgiveness of sins.>>153451014https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_tattoo#Japan
>>153457514>Instead my theory is that Yukichi is a criminal that has been branded with a tattoo on his body as punishment.The only problem with this is that it flies in the face of everything he has said or done to this point. Yukichi is the extremely naive fresh face who was sheltered in a sword school. Unless he's an amazing actor there's no way a criminal would act the way he did about bounty hunters during the Jimmu adventure. As far as why someone would pretend to be a male it could be just how he was raised. We saw with Tomoe that being a female swordsman brings nothing but woe, you'll never be able to hold a position of honor or take over a school. Yukichi was an instructor, I imagine if his master knew he had a burrow instead of a carrot that job wouldn't have been given to him.
>>153457477According to Google it's supposed to be Lady Snowblood, a Kazuo Koike character.
why didn't the kitsune just steal umeboshi? she was already capable of burning down groves and murdering dozens, why not just steal one jar?
>>153457514Meant to also quote the following as evidenceListening to Masa explain the gospel >>153450778 >>153450786
>>153456898>>153456871Which would work nice if they weren't heavily taxed peasants who need to give all their shit to the shogun
>>153457658She probably didn't know where they were stashed, and didn't want to waste time looking for them when simply asking was objectively the right move. She just didn't expect every single person in that village to be an asshole.
>>153457696asking is objectively correct but also by the third door slammed in your face you should just get looking for a warehouse instead of getting all odin/zeus on emNobody would mind if worse kitsune stole a few plums if kiyoko was sick and dying
>>153449934Have we gotten to the Martians yet?
>>153450296"eVeRyThInG WaS bEtTeR In MYYY WoRlD!!"
>>153456614Leo is there
>>153457606Ah should have figured that out with the whole umbrella shield, that was one of her gimmicks
>>153458263What a way to end the thread.
>>153458263LAZER CHIZU
>>153450634She was willing to work. Fuck this village.
>>153450608>>153450636So he’s woman right?
>>153456093Oh damn, good catch.
>>153450808I am theologically oblivated by my subsect's founder to crack wise:Ah, indulgences.Thank you.Thank you.
