Another comic book will be the subject of a new animated series. The Usagi Yojimbo comic-inspired Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles animated series. The serialization of the comic book began in 1984 and is currently ongoing. Usagi Yojimbo comics developed a great legacy after running for 35 years.
Stan Sakai created the comic book series Usagi Yojimbo. It takes place mostly at the start of the Edo period in Japanese history, and it features humanoid animals in place of humans. Usagi Yojimbo has been written, drawn, and lettered by Sakai for 37 years, and the character has previously appeared in various Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated shows.
Netflix released a trailer for Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles yesterday, as well as the premiere date for this CGI animated series. Rather than following Miyamoto Usagi, the protagonist of the comic books, the series will take place in the far future and follow the young Rabbit Samurai Yuichi Usagi, a descendant of the aforementioned great warrior, on his epic quest to become a real samurai. Let’s take look at the trailer and the plot of Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Trailer, and Plot
Usagi is a young rabbit that wants nothing else than to be history’s greatest Samurai. When he arrives in the futuristic metropolis of Neo Edo to discover his fate, he unintentionally unleashes dozens of the strange, ancient monsters known as Yokai. He must now clean up the mess he’s caused with his new buddies Chizu, Gen, and Kitsune. However, the scenario is considerably stranger than they could have anticipated. The animated series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles is full of action, comedy, and great adventure.
The trailer is fantastic. It begins with Yuichi Usagi arriving in town with his small pet T-Rex-like dinosaur. He says that his dream is to be like Miyamoto Usagi and fight Yokai. Then Usagi meets Gen, who is a hippopotamus and a bounty hunter. Also, he encounters Kitsune, a fox with the suitable character of a thief, and her pal Chizu, a cat who is also a thief. In his quest to become like Usagi, he accidentally unleashes a Yokai from a crystal who says that “This world will suffer”.
Yuichi realizes his mistake and realizes he must clean up the mess he has created. He travels to select a weapon that will aid him in defeating the Yokais and will be with him for the rest of his life. Yuichi, rather than a sword, selects a yo-yo comedically. With the help of his new pals Chizu, Gen, and Kitsune, he must stop Yokai and the white cat from taking over New Edo.
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Release Date and Production
The Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles animated series will premier on 28 April 2022 on Netflix. The first season will consist of ten episodes and they will all be released on the same day as Netflix always does. The adaptation of Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo was first announced all the way back in July 2020. After almost two years of work, it is coming on Netflix this month. In the first announcement, Sasaki showed his gratitude and thanked all the readers for their patience. He said “I’m excited to announce the first-ever Usagi Yojimbo TV series! Thank you for all your years of patience and support.”
Several production firms are participating in the project, including Gaumont, Dark Horse Entertainment, Atomic Monster, and the Indian-based 88 Pictures. The showrunners for the series are Candie and Doug Langdale. They’re most recognized for their work on Netflix’s Maya and the Three. As well as their work on DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Puss in Boots.
Along with Gaumont’s Nicolas Atlan, Terry Kalagian, Sidonie Dumas, and Christophe Riandee, Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, and Chris Tongue, and Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett, Stan Sakai will serve as executive producers on the program. Ben Jones will serve as the series’ supervising producer, and Khang Le will act as its art director.
The cast of the series
Darren Barnet of the “Never Have I ever” will lead the animated series. He will be the voice actor of Yuichi Usagi. Also, Aleks Le will the be a voice actor for Gen the bounty hunter. Along with Shelby Rabara as Kitsune the fox thief and Mallory Low as Chizu as the cat thief.
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