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In this volume of the internationally acclaimed series, master storyteller Stan Sakai treats readers to intriguing tales of Usagi on his own and catches up with a bevy of fan-favorite characters - "whodunit" maestro Inspector Ishida has another puzzling mystery to solve, bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog are each on the tail of the possessed swordswoman Inazuma, bodyguard Tomoe has a new political rival in Lord Noriyuki's court, and Priest Sanshobo's temple is plagued by a vile demon!
Throughout these stories we follow Usagi as he is roped into a covert smuggling operation, escorts a cantankerous old woman through dangerous territory, assists an inventor with a visionary flying machine and once again encounters a vengeful young samurai.
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Miguel Valencia M
reviewed Usagi Yojimbo, Volume 20: Glimpses of Death on February 19, 2021
Usagi Yojimbo, Volume 20: Glimpses of Death
(4 z 5 za na pomÄ›ry série ponÄ›kud slabÅ¡Ã sbÃrku stÅ™Ãpků ze svÄ›ta UY)
Ano, pořád je to dobré a pořád mám u UY rád kratÅ¡Ã pÅ™ÃbÄ›hy, jenže tady je ta smÄ›s různorodá a je tam málo "pojiva", které právÄ› dodává tomuto stylu Å¡mrnc. Takže to hroznÄ› působà jako náhodná smÄ›s samostatných seÅ¡itů, což vlastnÄ› i trochu je. Skoro mám pocit, jako by si Stan chtÄ›l odpoÄinou od pÅ™edchozÃch spletitých sÃtà a zároveň si odÅ¡krtnout pár dobrých nápadů na krátké pÅ™ÃbÄ›hy, které se mu umnÄ› nepodaÅ™ilo zatÃm vplést do vÄ›tÅ¡Ãch pÅ™ÃbÄ›hů a už dlouho mu ležà v Å¡uplÃku. Ty jsou samy o sobÄ› zábavné, ale jak Å™Ãkám - pÅ™i Ätenà v knÞce, jakožto celku, tomu chybà to skvÄ›lé pojivo, na které jsem zvyklý.
Miroslaw Samulnik
reviewed Usagi Yojimbo, Volume 20: Glimpses of Death on February 12, 2021
Usagi Yojimbo, Volume 20: Glimpses of Death
It is rare I rate one of these Usagi volumes less than a 5 but this one was weaker for me.
I'll summarize the stories:
- One where Usagi has to play bodyguard..this ending fell flat because the object everyone was dying for was a cross. I know I was supposed to go "oh wow!" but, as an atheist I went "oh geesh"
- there was a story with a fav character of mine Inspector Ishido...but even he couldn't save The Rat story from really going nowhere
- the we have the worst Usagi story I have ever read "Samurai for Hire" in which the rudest lady ever treats Usagi like a slave and...he takes it! And in the end there is no comeuppance for her so I am not sure the point of the story. "Rude people exist?" Hated the story and I have no idea why Usagi let this stranger just order him around and treat him like dirt.
- Then we have two stories in a row that don't go anywhere...we check in on the demon possessed Aunty then we check in on Gen and Stray Dog. No real stories but I guess we are reminded of them and might run into them in the future.
- Then we get an okay story about a tinkerer who wants to fly
- And we end on s story with Tomoe that - by itself - falls flat, but does set up the story for the next volume
Overall - if you gave this volume a miss you would not be missing anything. Truly the first Usagi volume where the quality slipped.
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