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Post by shaxper on Feb 15, 2016 19:42:58 GMT -5
 Published: Critters #38, July 1989 Synopsis: After the Battle of Adachi Plain, Usagi flees to a mysterious land of the supernatural. Notes: Though initially printed three years prior, this story is reprinted after Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 1) #33 in the collected editions. This flashback takes place immediately following the death of Usagi's lord at the Battle of Adachi Plain and somewhat contradicts Usagi's synopsis of that time in the "Samurai" storyline. Discuss the issue and/or post full reviews below! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 13, 2016 20:01:44 GMT -5
Published: Critters #38, July 1989 Synopsis: After the Battle of Adachi Plain, Usagi flees to a mysterious land of the supernatural. Notes: Though initially printed three years prior, this story is reprinted after Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 1) #33 in the collected editions. This flashback takes place immediately following the death of Usagi's lord at the Battle of Adachi Plain and somewhat contradicts Usagi's synopsis of that time in the "Samurai" storyline. Discuss the issue and/or post full reviews below! While I think its possible that both could be true representations of what happened after the battle the end leaves it open to interpretation as to whether it was a real event, a dream he had or just a lesson he presented to Lord Noriyuki. When I first read this years ago I was in the first camp(that it really happened) and then later transitioned to thinking it was just a dream as it contradicted continuity from a story that was much more important to the canon but now it strikes me as similar to the parables that Saigo Takamori would use to convey wisdom in his poems during the Meji restoration so I'm thinking the third option is probably the way I lean now but I think all three are valid. |
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Post by shaxper on Mar 13, 2016 20:02:55 GMT -5
now it strikes me as similar to the parables that Saigo Takamori would use to convey wisdom in his poems during the Meji restoration so I'm thinking the third option is probably the way I lean now but I think all three are valid. Wow. You just dropped some serious knowledge, my friend. Excellent observation and argument. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 13, 2016 21:23:18 GMT -5
now it strikes me as similar to the parables that Saigo Takamori would use to convey wisdom in his poems during the Meji restoration so I'm thinking the third option is probably the way I lean now but I think all three are valid. Wow. You just dropped some serious knowledge, my friend. Excellent observation and argument. His work is some pretty good reading, though I think the definitive text Saigo Takamori's Poems and Posthumous Works has been out of print for a while but I found a nice used(and annotated copy) a few years back for pretty cheap at a used book store. |
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Post by stillpoint on Feb 27, 2017 1:40:44 GMT -5
While I think its possible that both could be true representations of what happened after the battle the end leaves it open to interpretation as to whether it was a real event, a dream he had or just a lesson he presented to Lord Noriyuki. When I first read this years ago I was in the first camp(that it really happened) and then later transitioned to thinking it was just a dream as it contradicted continuity from a story that was much more important to the canon but now it strikes me as similar to the parables that Saigo Takamori would use to convey wisdom in his poems during the Meji restoration so I'm thinking the third option is probably the way I lean now but I think all three are valid. This was a gap in my collection of early Usagi and I just read it. I'm grateful for this comment because I didn't know what to make of this story. I thought it was a real event because Usagi isn't in the habit of telling parables. But after reading this comment, it occurred to me that Usagi does tell fanciful tales to children in more than one issue, and Noriyuki is a child. |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 27, 2017 10:00:53 GMT -5
While I think its possible that both could be true representations of what happened after the battle the end leaves it open to interpretation as to whether it was a real event, a dream he had or just a lesson he presented to Lord Noriyuki. When I first read this years ago I was in the first camp(that it really happened) and then later transitioned to thinking it was just a dream as it contradicted continuity from a story that was much more important to the canon but now it strikes me as similar to the parables that Saigo Takamori would use to convey wisdom in his poems during the Meji restoration so I'm thinking the third option is probably the way I lean now but I think all three are valid. This was a gap in my collection of early Usagi and I just read it. I'm grateful for this comment because I didn't know what to make of this story. I thought it was a real event because Usagi isn't in the habit of telling parables. But after reading this comment, it occurred to me that Usagi does tell fanciful tales to children in more than one issue, and Noriyuki is a child. I'm trying to recall now if Usagi has ever told a story in flashback that actually depicted factual continuity. Generally speaking, when Stan uses the "it was only a story being told" device, it invites us to dismiss the piece as an invention -- Senso being a recent example. FWIW I don't count "Return To Adachi Plain" because he isn't telling the story to an audience |
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