Usagi yojimbo tmnt 2017 series#
Usagi yojimbo tmnt 2017 tv#

Sumo Kuma ( Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) (debut).Samurai Army (Keone Young, Tohoru Masamune) (debut).Miyamoto Usagi ( Yuki Matsuzaki) (debut).In order to find their way home, the Turtles must help Usagi on a quest to help Kintaro fulfill his destiny. The Ninja Turtles are transported to an alternate dimension where they meet the rabbit rōnin, Miyamoto Usagi. Production-wise, it is the fifteenth episode of Season 5, as well as the one hundred and nineteenth episode overall.

Usagi yojimbo tmnt 2017 tv#

'Yojimbo' is the seventh episode of the fifth and final season of the 2012 TV series, and is the one-hundred and eleventh episode overall in the series. Season 1 – Season 2 - Season 3 - Season 4 - Season 5 List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Overall, “Yojimbo” has proven to be a thoroughly enjoyable time.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) episode The animators did a great job of matching Sakai’s style, and the environments are gorgeous. Visually, Usagi and Jei look just like their comic counterparts. The straight forward mission is a great reason to explore this world and it’s characters, and what a joy it is to explore those things. It’s so interesting to see the Turtles in a situation where they don’t have to hide. It would be amazing to get a whole season (or a movie! *wink wink*) in this dimension. Plain and simple, “Yojimbo” is a great episode and an excellent introduction to this Tale. The action is so much fun and closes out the episode with our heroes tumbling off a cliff! What a literal cliffhanger! It’d be too hard to explain, so just go back and watch that scene again. Even the music, a remix of the opening theme, adds to the excitement! It’s highlighted by Usagi saving Kintaro with an incredible arrow trick. A fast paced fight on horseback, it features arrows flying through the air, characters jumping from horse to horse, and hand to hand combat. Where the infiltration is initially successful, Usagi and the Turtles are quickly found out (“We live in a sewer dude, it’s not hard to figure out”), and a fantastic fight sequence breaks out. In order to get more information, our heroes decide to infiltrate Sumo Kuma’s army. And with that, we continue on our mission. Usagi posits that Kintaro’s order may be able to help. The Turtles share their own story, explaining that they need to find a way back home. It’s such a clever way to incorporate artwork from the original creator, and was a real treat to witness. What follows are panels drawn by Stan Sakai, used as a flashback as Usagi explains his background to the Turtles. It’s a simple reason to have the stereotypical fight before a hero team up, and Usagi quickly (and physically) knocks the spell out of the Turtles heads. Surprised and confused by their sudden teleportation to this strange world, the guys are quickly put under a spell by Jei, and compelled to seek out Usagi and kill him, returning with Kintaro alive. These warriors are, of course, our heroes. The episode then flashes to Jei, who casts a spell to summon four legendary turtle warriors. Also unfortunately, the holy child, Kintaro, is really annoying. Unfortunately, the child is being pursued by Sumo Kuma, a bear warlord, and his army. Usagi must escort a holy child to the monks of his order. This is where we find the central conceit of this arc. Usagi, a wandering samurai, continues his journey and finds a village in ruin. When he wakes up, all that remains is Jei’s staff, a black spear with a lightning bolt on the blade. Usagi himself is knocked out from the blast. They face each other in a thunderstorm, and as Jei pontificates about his supposed mission from the gods, he is struck by lightning and disappears. A confused Usagi confronts Jei for killing an entire family. The episode started off with a fantastic introduction to Usagi and his nemesis Jei. In fact, it’s a shame we can’t get a whole season in this universe.

With unique characters, a distinctive environment in feudal Japan, and an intriguing mission, this Tale is off to a strong start.

Usagi yojimbo tmnt 2017 series#

Featuring absolutely beautiful art, we were introduced not only to this series version of Usagi, but also his world. Not only do we get a brand new tale, not only is it starring Miyamoto Usagi, but the episode was also written by Stan Sakai himself, creator of Usagi Yojimbo. Happy SDCC weekend everyone! As promised, Nickelodeon celebrated the event with a brand new episode of TMNT, and this one was special.