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Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai has been running for over 35 years but is still a very easy comic to pick up because of its episodic nature and willingness to jump back and forth through the main character's life. Usagi Yojimbo is strongly based off of real life samurai Miyamoto Musashi and tells stories about Edo-period Japan, samurai, culture, food, history, and mythology. This video talks about what makes it so special and why it's won so many awards (ten Eisners) by looking at an important story arc: The Grasscutter Saga.