Murder and arson are plaguing the valley of ten thousand plums; could Usagi be the culprit?
Dogu Publishing and Dark Horse Books offer fans the latest series in Usagi Yojimbo’s brilliant saga with Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums. The newest volume in Stan Sakai’s masterpiece collects issues #1-5 and is currently available for pre-order in a paperback edition. Now, fans can also order a Limited Edition featuring a numbered tip-in sheet signed by Sakai. Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums features story, art, and lettering by creator Sakai and colors byHiFi Colour Design (“Ten Thousand Plums”) and Emi Fujii (“Tabo”). The limited edition includes new cover artwork by Sakai, colored by Emi Fujii, and a unique tip-in sheet signed by Sakai. Join Miyamoto Usagi, cousin Yukichi, and fan-favorite Gen in their continued adventures as the Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums Limited Edition hardcover arrives alongside the paperback edition in November 2025.
In Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums, colored by HiFi Colour Design:
The trees within the valley of ten thousand plums are beautiful to behold. But the umeboshi, or pickled plums, made in the local village are renowned for their strong medicinal properties and a favorite of the Shogun. As a series of deadly events grip the valley with fear, the Shogun’s samurai strongman is immediately suspicious when Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen are caught wandering among the prized foliage. Can their appearance be a mere coincidence? This collection also includes Stan Sakai’s moving, personal “Tabo” story, colored by Emi Fujii!
Don’t get caught without Usagi Yojimbo Volume 41: Ten Thousand Plums Limited Edition when the 152-page (6.625” x 10.1875”) hardcover volume arrives in bookstores on November 25, 2025 and comic shops on November 26, 2025, for $59.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Comic Shop Locator or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you. The standard edition is also available for pre-order wherever you get your comics.
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Praise for Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums:
“It’s Stan’s world, we just rent space as he continues to deal out great story after great story. Enter his latest adventure (a continuation in the series, but a great place to jump on), our hero and his companions (Gen and Yukichi) come upon a forest of the storied plums, but what they don’t know is what lurks beyond.”—Comic Watch
“Since returning to Dark Horse in 2022, Usagi Yojimbo has been published in a serialized miniseries format and Ten Thousand Plums #1 plays upon this new approach to great effect. It opens by establishing its new mystery and setting, much like a cold opening on television, before picking up with the series’ main characters where readers left them. There is a formula, but it’s not formulaic.”—CBR
“One of the things I love the most about Usagi’s comics is the post-scriptums: The information about Japanese culture, in this case, about Kitsune society. Who knew there were magical foxes that are poor, and some that are rich and powerful?”—GeekDad
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