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Meet Stan Sakai's next major new character, Akemi

Usagi Yojimbo welcomes another anthropomorphic (and talented) rabbit to its mythos

Akeemi — Image credit: Sweeney Boo (Dark Horse Comics/Dogu Publishing)

News by Chris Arrant, Editor-in-Chief

Published on Tue Sep 26 2023

Stan Sakai has been creating the adventures of samurai rabbit Usagi Yojimbo for nearly 40 years, and this October he's introducing a new character to the mythos who Popverse is unveiling today.

Meet Akemi.

Stan Sakai and his company Dogu Publishing is framing Akemi's upcoming debut as "an iconic moment in comic book history". She will formally debut in October 11's Space Usagi: Yokai Hunter #1.

This illustration of Akemi is done by Sweeney Boo, and will be used as a variant cover to Space Usagi: Yokai Hunter #1 - in addition to her being in the story inside the one-shot.

Look for Akeemi's first (but not last appearance) in October 11's Space Usagi: Yokai Hunter #1.

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Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel, Newsarama, CBR, and more. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)