By Steven Roberts
It’s not every day that an Eisner Award-winner teams up with a Los Angeles streetwear company, but judging by Stan Sakai’s collaboration with The Hundreds, it might not be a bad idea. The Hundreds will release two t-shirts Saturday, November 21 at their flagship store in Los Angeles and their store in San Francisco celebrating the 25th anniversary of Stan Sakai’s series "Usagi Yojimbo."
For those who haven't tapped into the world of "Usagi Yojimbo" yet, Miyamoto Usagi is a rabbit ronin samurai (the series' title translates to rabbit bodyguard in Japanese, kids), and the main character of Sakai’s long-running Dark Horse comic series. Sakai created the character in 1987 and modeled him after legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
Heavily influenced by Japanese history, pop culture and folklore, Usagi’s adventures have even teamed him up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at various points — including recurring cameos in the cartoon series and even his own action figure in the TMNT line. The series has earned Sakai 21 Eisner Awards nominations, as well as three awards.
Sakai will also be signing the latest issue of the series at The Hundreds’ Los Angeles store from 11 AM to 12 PM. The first 25 people who show up will receive a signed copy of the first-ever, full-color "Usagi Yojimbo" graphic novel, “Yokai.”
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