Skillful weaving of history, folklore, and Japanese culture into his work has made Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo a favorite among educators as a curriculum tool. “It is wonderful to expand the Usagi universe by collaborating with so many talented people. # Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles # Stan Sakai # Usagi Yojimbo Netflix TV News At long last, Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo comic will be getting its own animated series. The Netflix series will focus on Miyamoto's descendant Yuichi as he goes on a quest to be like a true samurai. We have several sizes to fit every budget. Top Sidebar Boombox: 300 px wide x 250 px high, Large Sidebar Boombox: 300 px wide x 600 px high, All ads should be either jpgs or animated gifs.

Unlike the Castlevania adaptation, Samurai Rabbit will be made using CGI animation and will use classic Japanese historical references alongside high-tech imagery. Lan Pitts Usagi Yojimbo Stan Sakai James Wan Netflix Streaming Comics Dark Horse Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles. Hopefully there is enough tie in to steer streaming audiences back to the comics. The acclaimed comic book series has received a number of awards over the years, with the central character often included on lists of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Variety reports that Netflix and Gaumont Animation are teaming to create a CGI animated series based on the character. Netflix is adapting Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo into a comedy-action CGI-animated series titled Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.
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The creator behind Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai, said of the partnership with Netflix. The series will be based on the acclaimed comic book series by Stan Sakai about an anthropomorphic rabbit samurai.
"I am working with an awesome team and I’m looking forward to finally seeing an Usagi series on the screen! The series is produced in partnership with Stan Sakai, the legendary creator, writer and illustrator of the comic-book series who will serve as Executive Producer, along with Gaumont (Executive Producers Nicolas Atlan, Terry Kalagian, Sidonie Dumas and Christophe Riandee), Dark Horse Entertainment (Executive Producers Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Chris Tongue), and Atomic Monster (Executive Producers James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett).

Amongst the many Gaumont Animation & Family, projects currently in production are; Do Re & Mi with Kristen Bell for Amazon Prime Video; and for Netflix, High in the Clouds, an animated feature developed together with Paul McCartney. Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo will headline a new comedy-action CGI-animated series on Netflix titled Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.