Yūichi Usagi (
History[]
Usagi Yūichi is a direct descendant of Usagi Miyamoto who grew up on his Auntie's farm with his pet Tokage, Spot. Before he could walk, the young rabbit dreamed of being a samurai, growing up on tales of his ancestor's many adventures, and wanted to live up to that legacy.
The Big City[]
One day, during his many daydreams of fighting Yokai, Usagi attacked his Auntie's farmbotto, pretending it was an enemy, and accidentally ruined a large portion of their crops. After a brief chastisement from his Auntie, Usagi realized that he'd never live up to his ancestor's legacy if he stayed on the farm and determined to go to Neo-Edo in the hopes of becoming a real samurai. He tried sneaking away in the middle of the night but was quickly caught by Auntie. She, too, realized that Usagi's destiny was not to remain on this farm and bequeathed to him her katana, Edgewing, which was forged by her and Usagi's great-grandfather, and had a crystal in the handle called the Omurasaki, which had been passed down through the family since Miyamoto Usagi.
Before he left for Neo-Edo, Auntie strongly recommended that Usagi find a suitable sensei to train him. While on the road, Usagi quickly disregarded his Auntie's advice, believing himself to already be too good to need a sensei.
Usagi and Spot arrive in Neo Edo and Usagi immediately causes problems. The Omurasaki on his katana causes spikes of power throughout the city. Unaware of his ancestor's sour reputation in the city, Usagi is confused why he keeps getting suspicious glances from citizens. Usagi picks a fight with Gen, whom he believes is threatening a innocent pig. This angers Gen who reveals that he is actually a bounty hunter who was capturing a wanted criminal. He chases after Usagi to get even with him, which leaders Usagi to accidently stumble in Kitsune's puppet show. In the shuffle, Usagi accidently gets tangled up in her puppet and reveals Kitsune's stolen goods to her audience. Usagi flees and Gen and Kitsune chase after him. Gen tries to hold Spot hostage but Usagi accidently jumps into an open manhole which leads to a tunnel, that is also Chikabuma territory. Usagi is initially dismissive of the gang but has to use his smarts to defeat them, by causing a cave-in.
Usagi tries to apologize to Kitsune and Gen, but Gen attacks him. Usagi grabs Spot and runs away, and escapes through a tunnel that leads to the Kaikishi Temple. In his hurry he knocks over priceless artifacts Chizu was keeping safe. Chizu, Gen, and Kitsune attempt to beat him up, but he is saved by Testujin's interruption, who wants to know why Usagi's presence has been causing reactions from the Ki-stone. The stone's energy pulls at Usagi, who (while surprised that it is purple and not yellow, like he thought it's name implied) reaches for it despite Testujin's pleas. He is shown flashes of the past, of Miyamoto Usagi, and a vicious looking Kagehito, who crawls out of the Ki-stone and attacks him.
Yokai[]
Episode two starts with Kagehito emerging from the Ki-stone, released from his containment accidently by Usagi. Kagehito attacks him, thinking that he is Miyamoto Usagi who trapped him 1,000 years ago. Usagi and the gang fight him off but Kagehito escapes into the city. Usagi is excited at the idea of fighting yokai as he always dreamed being a yokai hunter hero. He is an expert of yokai knowledge and folklore, which Kitsune teases him by calling him a nerd. The Ki-stone glows and Tetsujin proclaims him a warrior of the ancient yokai hunters Kaikishi. He is granted a mystic weapon of his choosing. Tetsujin warns him not to be impulsive, and Usagi immediately grabs the yo-yo out of curiosity. Testujin exclaims that he has chosen the weapon but Usagi immediately regrets it and instead wants a big sword.
He is however called out of the temple by the shogun, Lord Kogane, who arrests him for terrorizing the city. Usagi is dragged to jail and learns from the guard that Miyamoto Usagi is known and a evil traitor who murdered the Shogun years ago. Usagi is distraught at this knowledge and questions himself and his goal of becoming a samurai. He however reassures himself of his ancestors greatness and vows to clear his name. Usagi breaks out of prison with the help of his mystic yo-yo, which can attach onto any surface, and is happy to find Gen, Kitsune, and Chizu all there to break him out too. He offers to give them all a hug. They are all however immediately caught and arrested, but Karasu-Tengu, a yokai with great knowledge of martial arts and someone Usagi respects, appears and attempts to kill Lord Kogane. Usagi fights her and breaks the team out of their restraints. They rally together to fight her off, but she instead decides to leave and return at a later time, and gives Spot a treat. As part of deal to avoid being arrested, Lord Kogane commands the team to fight and eliminate the yokai that have infested the city. Usagi is excited at the idea of fighting more yokai, which annoys his new friends.
Possessions[]
Continuing from the previous episode, Usagi and the team enter the former residence of Gen and his family, which was seized by Lord Kogane and turned into a Cultural Museum and is now dilapidated. Usagi rushes in to attack several yokai who have possessed objects around the estate, such as umbrellas and slipper. His friends try to talk him out of fighting them, as they aren't violent, but Usagi is too excited. This angers the yokai and they attack. A faceless yokai Usagi identifies as dare mo imitates his appearance and attacks Kitsune, but Usagi rushes to save her. Usagi is excited to meet the yokai and thinks his abilities are cool. Usagi defeats him and also a hat with teeth that attacks him. He catches Kitsune stealing which makes her upset. She defends herself by saying that it's a better use of the jewels to feed her and buy her shoes without holes in them than just sitting in a museum. Usagi lets her go and she storms off.
Usagi tries to attack Toshiko, whom he thought was Dare Mo in disguise. He yells to Gen to prove he is really him, and say something only Usagi would know. Gen responds by saying they only met a few hours ago, and Usagi doesn't know anything about him. Gen and Toshiko reveal that the museum used to their home and that they won't give up protecting it. Usagi determinedly says that he's going to fight with them. Dare Mo turns himself into Usagi's Auntie which shocks him. In Auntie's voice, the yokai repeats Usagi's insecurities back at him. Saying that all he has done since coming to Neo Edo is meet failure, that he disappointed his Auntie, and put the whole city in danger when he released the yokai. The yokai almost gets the best of Usagi but Gen jumps in to save him, and in the process, the yokai slices Gen's horn clean off.
Usagi uses his yo-yo to fight the yokai, and discovers its powers, that it can trap yokai. Dare Mo begs him to not use it's power on it and explains that it was only defending itself from Usagi. Usagi immediately feels guilty for his actions, realizing that just because they are yokai, it doesn't mean that they are evil. Chizu bluntly reaffirms that Usagi is the jerk in this situation. Usagi releases the yokai and bows in apology. The yokai leaves, satisfied, but the others inhabiting the abandoned objects remain. Toshiko tells the group that she bought the estate back and they decide to take care of the yokai. Gen freaks out because of a sliver and Usagi comforts him and takes him to the hospital.
Run Rabbit Run[]
Usagi, Kitsune, and Chizu meet up with Gen in the hospital and Kitsune gives Gen "friendship candy" from the hospital gift shop. She gives a piece to Usagi, who happily accepts saying that he loves them. Usagi expresses remorse over Gen loosing his horn defending him and asks for help buying him a prosthetic horn. Kitsune accompanies him. Chizu suspiciously makes up an excuse to leave and Usagi, Spot, and Kitsune are confused.
While shopping, Usagi is frustrated that they can't find the proper size prosthetic horn for Gen. Kitsune asks if that's a common thing in stores where he is from, Usagi replies that where he is from there aren't any rhinos, and there are barely even stores. Usagi catches Kitsune swiping a kanzashi hairpin and she pretends like she didn't know how it got into her purse. A newsbotto announces a bounty on Usagi's capture, which causes multiple armed citizens to attack Usagi and Kitsune. Usagi is confident that he can take them all, much to Kitsune's displeasure. Usagi drops his sword briefly and fights off multiple people using a table as his weapon. Kitsune eventually drags him and Spot away to escape. While running, Usagi is proud of himself for using the table to do cool fighting moves. Usagi declares that he'll have to fight the whole city which Kitsune jokes that he'll run out of knuckles. They decide to hide out at Gen's house but are accosted by Chikabuma and his gang. Kitsune shakes her head at Usagi's willingness to fight Chikabuma. Both Usagi and Kitsune are knocked out and kidnapped by Chikabuma, who wants to turn him in to collect the reward. When Usagi comes to, they are both tied up on a cart. Usagi apologizes to Kitsune who takes their kidnapping in good spirits.
Chizu finds them with a stolen skycart and demands that Chikabuma let them go. The two are confused on why he is so frightened of Chizu, implying that he knows something about her that they don't. They are interrupted by the Bat Squadron flying in, who are angry that they are all in Bat territory. Chikabuma flees and the team have to fight off the Bats. Gen shows up, now with a cast over his broken horn, and stops their fighting. He asks Usagi not to fight the Bats. Gen convinces Admiral Nochi to leave Usagi alone, that because of his criminal status he wouldn't be able to collect the reward anyway. Chizu flies the skycart and the crew back to Gen's house. Gen yells at Usagi for jumping into another fight. He tells him that he needs to find a sensei to teach him to fight, but to also teach him when not to fight. This saddens Usagi but he eventually agrees.
Gen's house is surrounded by police. When they land the team is once again arrested by Lord Kogane. Usagi however figures out that Lord Kogane is possessed by a yokai that Usagi fought earlier and frees him from it. The yokai wanted to stop Usagi from fighting more of its kind so it possessed the Shogun's hat and made him claim that yokai weren't real and that Usagi was a criminal. Usagi promises that he'll take good care of all of Kogane's neglected hats, and that they don't need to fight anymore. Usagi drops off the neglected hats at the hospital, and the shiba inu doctors adore them.
Common Sensei[]
Usagi finds Karasu-Tengu in a part and begs for her to be his sensei, she however responds by kicking his butt. Usagi reveals his kaikishi yo-yo and this impresses her. She gives Usagi three tasks, capturing yokai Giman, Hakai, and Sakuran. Yokai of deception, destruction, and distraction respectively. She instructs him to use his yo-yo to capture the three yokai and return them to the ki-stone. Usagi excitedly agrees. He returns to Gen's estate and tells the gang of his mission. Gen tries to talk him out of it, Kitsune however is up to the task and decides to go with him. Usagi rejects her and says that a true Samurai needs no one. Kitsune shoots that down and says that they are going with him because they are a team. Chizu is reluctant to follow but does so. Usagi's yo-yo begins to levitate and follow the path to a yokai, and Usagi almost walks out into traffic in front of an oncoming trolley but Kitsune pulls him back just in time. Kitsune scolds him but Usagi ignores her. They continue to follow the yo-yo and Usagi stops briefly at costruction-bottos working on a building. He marvels at the machinery.
They pass by an arcade and Kitsune suggests they go inside. Usagi doesn't know what an arcade is. Kitsune offers to "buy" Chizu yakitori, and her tone concerns Usagi. He relents and agrees to check out the arcade in search for the distraction yokai but quickly becomes distracted himself in all the games, including a dart board game with Miyamoto Usagi's face painted on it, which upsets him. By the time they all leave it's been 7 hours, which shocks Usagi. Usagi's yo-yo leads them to a yokai which is possessing a vending machine. It spits out yogurt drinks to get them to go away but Usagi talks to it. The vending machine, named Jihanki, gives Usagi advice on how to use his yo-yo to find the yokai he is looking for.
Usagi and the team finally find one of the yokai they are looking for, Haikai the spirit of destruction, who is possessing a construction-botto and rampaging through the streets. Usagi tells his friends not to help him and let him fight it on his own. Chizu tries to tell Usagi not to jump into the fight but Usagi runs straight past her. He challenges it to a fight but it smacks him with a streetlamp. His friends are worried but Usagi tells them to let him do it alone. It grabs him with its mechanical arm and almost burns him in the face with a blow torch, but Usagi finally asks for their help and Kitsune rushes in. Usagi figures out a plan to use his yo-yo's indestructible chain to trip the yokai, knocking it over. Usagi is very proud of himself. Kitsune eventually grabs the botto using another costruction-botto and the spirit releases from it, allowing Usagi to capture it.
Usagi and the crew take Hakai to the Ki-stone and Usagi is confused on how to return it to the stone. He tries to command the yo-yo to do so, but nothing happens. Tetsujin advices Usagi to speak to the yo-yo with respect and simply ask for its help, which he does. The yo-yo brings Hakai into the ki-stone and shows Usagi a vision from the past, of his ancestor Miyamoto Usagi, who met with a Neko Ninja and vowed "death to the shogun." Usagi recoils in pain and confusion, he denies that his ancestor could be working with a ninja, but they are interrupted when the Neko Ninja clan sneak into the Temple, and Chizu reveals that she was working for them all along.
Nobody Likes A Ninja[]
Usagi is giddy at the idea of fighting real ninjas, so much so that he doesn't realize that Chizu has betrayed them. Chizu however turns against Lady Fuwa and the ninja clan and says that he won't hurt her new friends. They are briefly over powered by the ninja but Chizu helps them break free. Usagi solos Lady Fuwa and she compliments his skills before immediately following it up with a threat. Usagi uses the Ki-stone's electricity to zap the ninja and they retreat, but not before Lady Fuwa threatens Chizu. While Gen and Kitsune are really hurt by Chizu's betrayal, Usagi is more focused on finding the remaining two yokai for his mission for Karasu-Tengu. He follows Gen to a job and is momentarily distracted by a trolley and a bird. They meet up with Gen's friend Mayumi who is a sign-spinner, who is also acting suspicious.
Mayumi's dancing skills appear to be almost magical and her sign mesmerizes Usagi. Usagi realizes that she is possessed by Sakuran, the distraction yokai. He attempts to battle it, with Gen's help, but keeps getting mesmerized by the distracting advertisements. Until it advertises a dartboard with Miyamoto Usagi's face on it, which angers Usagi and lets him break through its influence. He captures the yokai and frees Mayumi. After returning it to the ki-stone, Usagi is once again given a vision of his ancestor, which depicts him sneaking into a palace and assaulting several guards. Usagi still is adamant that his ancestor wouldn't do something as terrible as assassinate the shogun.
Belly of the Beast[]
Usagi and Gen arrive back at Gen's estate and find Chizu cooking a feast in apology for Kitsune. Chizu pulls Usagi aside and apologizes to him as well about her working for the Neko Ninja crew. Usagi quickly forgives her. She warns Usagi of the dangers of the ninja, and tells him of the abuse she faced with them, but Usagi is too focused on her cooking to notice. She tells them all that they should hide and keep a low profiles, but Usagi immediately shoots that idea down. Chizu tells him that she thinks she saw a yokai at the ninja's hidden dojo, and Usagi excitedly decides to sneak in and find it. Chizu tries to talk him out of it but relents and goes with him.
Usagi tries to rush in but is stopped by Chizu, who suggests a more stealthy approach. They sneak through the corridors and is approached by a little girl ninja in training. She tells them to follow her, and leads them into another room. She disappears and the same little girl is alarmed by their presence, which confuses Usagi. The girl recognizes Chizu and introduces herself as Hana. She tells Chizu that she looks up to her for rebelling against Lady Fuwa, which makes Chizu start to cry. Usagi gives her a sympathetic look. Hana tells them about her friend "Kana" who looks just like but does all the things she doesn't want to do. Usagi believes she's just imagining her, but Chizu ignores that and tries to escape with Hana. They are caught by Lady Fuwa and they try to run but are surrounded by the ninja. Kana finally appears and turns herself into the skeleton yokai O-Dokuro. She quickly defeats the ninja and Usagi and the rest escape.
Kana tells them that she is the yokai of deception, Giman, and Usagi uses his yo-yo to trap her. Hana begs Usagi not the hurt her, which causes Usagi immediate guilt. He says that he needs to return her to the ki-stone to earn Karsu-Tengu's favor, because without her he cannot be a true samurai. Though, Usagi can't bring himself to do that to Kana and Hana, so he lets her go. Usagi says that Kana isn't evil and doesn't deserve to be locked away. Hana thanks him and he gives Hana and Kana a hug. Usagi takes the two to meet Tetsujin (and is also briefly startled by the two effortlessly flipping off the buildings roof.)
Go[]
Usagi sadly enters the Kaikishi Temple with Hana and Kana. He tells him that since he chose not to capture Kana, that Karasu-Tengu will not be his sensei, and he won't become a samurai. However, the Ki-stone glows and gives Usagi another vision of Miyamoto Usagi. He sees his ancestor attack the Shogun and run him through with his katana, killing him. Usagi is distraught to learn that his hero wasn't who he thought he was. Usagi gives up on his dreams and decides to leave Neo Edo, and take Hana back with him to his Auntie. Tetsujin tries to convince him to stay but Usagi leaves. Unbeknownst to him, his friends arrive just too late and are looking for him, as a great evil is coming to Neo Edo. Tetsujin tells them he left, and they go after him.
Usagi, Hana, and Kana arrive outside Usagi's farm, and Hana is nervous about meeting his auntie. He reassures her that his auntie is kind and will love her. He expresses guilt over his last argument with his auntie, but she shows up and immediately hugs him. Usagi asks his aunt if she can take care of Hana, and she happily accepts. Usagi also asks if she would let him stay, and she is confused. He tells her that leaving for Neo Edo was a mistake. His auntie says that Usagi wanted to be a samurai since before he could walk, and that if he gives up on his dream his heart will die. Hana gives Usagi a hug and Usagi stays outside with Spot to think about what to do. Kana (who was disguised as a rock) tells Usagi that now that Hana is safe, she gives Usagi permission to capture her. Usagi tells her that no matter what, locking her away would be wrong, and he won't do that. Kana tells him that that is exactly what she wanted to hear.
Kana reveals herself to be none other Karasu-Tengu in disguise. She made up the yokai Giman to test Usagi, and he has passed. He showed his compassion and selflessness to her, and she decides to be his sensei. She takes him and Spot to a secluded mystic mountain, where time holds no sway. She commands Usagi to meditate but he is unable to silence his mind and is easily distracted. She bests him in combat and he once again is too distracted by Spot, and also accidently swallowing a bug, to meditate. His fighting slowly improves yet he still can't force himself to meditate. Usagi finally manages to slice in half a single grain of rice mid air. Though on the sacred mountain they have been training for several months, outside it hasn't even been a full day. Karasu-Tengu warns Usagi of an impending evil and tells him that she is proud of him. Usagi takes Spot and returns to Neo Edo.
Kagehito Unleashed[]
Usagi returns to Neo Edo and finds that the city has been hit with a major blackout. On his way to the Kaikishi Temple, Usagi is attacked by the Bat Squadron. With the clouds covering the moon and the city's lights out, Usagi has to rely on only his hearing to fight the Bats. Chikabuma shows himself and guides Usagi on the bats locations in the dark. Usagi, with Chikabuma's help bests the Bats and Usagi gives him back his sword, which he took from him in episode four Run Rabbit Run.
Usagi arrives at the temple just in time to save Chizu from Lady Fuwa. Usagi puts his training to work and singlehandedly takes out the horde of ninja. Lady Fuwa escapes into the temple and Usagi gives Auntie his sword Edgewing to protect herself and Hana. The group and Tetsujin get Kagehito out of the temple and Usagi tries to devise a plan to stop him, telling them that since he always rushing without thinking, this time he's going to think. He however only comes up with the plan to rush in and attack. The team rally together to fight Kagehito and Usagi finally is able to grab him with his mystic yo-yo. However, Kagehito grabs a hold of the chain and severs it in two.
The team gather around Usagi shocked. He holds the pieces of his yo-yo and is devastated. None of them have any idea how to stop Kagehito and save the city, but they rush to the temple anyway. Usagi is heartbroken and blames himself for his failure. Kagehito opens a portal in the sky and warns them all of what is coming.
Soul Oath[]
As a giant hand descends onto Neo Edo, Usagi tries to remove the Clavis from the Ki-stone despite the protests from Tetsujin. When Usagi does, another flashback is shown that not only Usagi, but the entire city sees. It shows Miyamoto Usagi slaying the shogun who was secretly the Yokai Kagehito, which sequentially sealed all of the worlds Yokai into the Ki-stone. With a missing piece of the Ki-stone that'd help close the portal way in the sky missing, Usagi realizes that it's the gem attached to the hilt of his Edgewing. However, his Auntie currently has it, and her whereabouts are unknown. Remembering that Usagi's Aunt is with Toshiko and Hana, they decide to split up and check the likely places that Toshiko may have taken them. Usagi decides to check Gen's mansion.
Usagi runs into a pig wielding a nodachi (a type of sword known for its long length) who wants revenge for slamming him with a table on the streets of Neo Edo, but he's quickly dealt with. Without any weapons, Usagi fights him off with a stool. Arriving at Gen's mansion, Usagi helps his aunt fight against the ninjas until Lady Fuwa takes Hana hostage. However, her friend the yokai Kasa-Obake rescues her, and Lady Fuwa and her ninjas then flee the scene. Auntie briefly scolds Usagi for ignoring politeness which causes him to quickly greet them all. Once Usagi receives the Edgewing from his aunt, he returns to the Kaikishi Temple where a small group of sentient robots called Warbotto of the Makkine invade. Usagi and everyone else fight against the Warbotto with a little help from Kagehito who was only against them because of mind control. Kagehito even takes a hit to protect Usagi.
Usagi places the hilt of his sword into the missing place in the Ki-stone, and now with its full powers, the Ki-stone closes the interdimensional portal, and the city is saved. Though, the electrical blast from the stone hits Usagi, and he is knocked unconscious. The power is returned to the city, and Chizu rushes to Usagi. In her worry, Chizu cries over Usagi and he wakes up. He immediately teases her for finally accepting their friendship. In thanks, the Ki-stone restores Usagi's yo-yo and Usagi, at the request of Kagehito, returns him to the Ki-stone. With the world saved, Usagi tries out the Taiko drums ride, and is launched down the steps of the temple.
Personality[]
Usagi is full of confidence, with a strong sense of justice, possesses a great loyalty to his friends and family, and at the center of it all, he has a kind heart. However, he is also very arrogant and headstrong, has a bad habit of acting without thinking, is very easily distracted, and can be very selfish in his desire to become a samurai.
Usagi however has moments of showing a hidden insecurity, such as growing up with his Auntie, he confides in Hana that he feels like he didn't deserve her love and forgiveness after all his mistakes and failures, and when a shapeshifting yokai reveals that it feels his secret guilt for releasing the yokai trapped in the ki-stone and the insecurity in his heart.
Fighting Style[]
Usagi's mystic yo-yo
Usagi apparently has very little formal training, so much of his skill is probably self-taught and whatever his Auntie has taught him, but he is still a natural-born swordsman and is highly skilled when it comes to combat. However, despite Usagi apparent skill, he relies far too much on his natural talent and has had difficulty against more veteran martial artists like Lady Fuwa of the Neko Ninjas, and often loses the upper hand because of how easily distracted he is. Usagi also has no experience in fighting against less conventional opponents with abilities he's never faced, like the flying Bat Crew or the Mogura Crew's finger-snapping shockwave.
Usagi is shown to be incredibly agile and dexterous. He dodges most attacks and often jumps completely over or onto enemies to escape them. He is also adaptive with other weapons than his katana, and also weaponless fighting, such as when he fought off an attacker with a table and later with a stool. He is also shown to be skilled with his hearing, with his ears reacting at small sounds in fights, and being able to rely on them completely when in darkness.
Of anyone in the series so far, Usagi is shown to be the most capable of fighting against Yokai due to his extensive knowledge of them and being more eager than afraid to fight them.
Relationships[]
Auntie[]
Usagi's auntie raised him after his parents died. She promised to look after him. He has a very loving relationship with his Aunt but also great respect to her, as seen when he bows to her when asking her forgiveness. Usagi feels that he doesn't need another Sensei to train him when his Auntie already trained him for years. Usagi has gotten into fights with her over the years, as his reckless behavior constantly caused problems on their farm. Usagi decided to leave to Neo Edo to be a real samurai, but also to stop causing her problems, as he said that she would be "better off without (him)." She is sad to see him go but also supports his decisions, the two hug and she tells him that she loves him.
Later, when Usagi returns to her farm downtrodden, Auntie reassures Usagi of his strength and his destiny in becoming a samurai. Usagi is initially worried that she would be mad at him for leaving but she tells him that she's proud of him. She has also scolded Usagi for his apparent rudeness, such as when he didn't greet her during battle.
Usagi getting comfort from Spot
Spot[]
Spot is Usagi's companion and dear friend. Usagi talks to Spot in a way that no one else does, and often responds to his noises like they are speaking. Spot likes to hang off of Usagi's shoulders or around his neck. Spot and Usagi are fiercely protective of each other, and Spot often rushes into fights to bark or bite at Usagi's assailants. Spot is still however a simple minded animal and can be easily distracted and persuaded with pets and treats.
Chizu[]
Chizu initially refuses to accept Usagi and the others as her friends, correctly them multiple times that they are just acquaintances. Usagi is unfazed by this and is only excited to have people that he can team up with in battle. He is impressed and surprised by her fighting skills. Usagi often ignores or doesn't hear Chizu's concerns and jumps into fights without thinking, which frustrates her. Chizu is much more blunt about her feelings and doesn't feel the need to coddle Usagi. He is also the least bothered by her brief betrayal. The two team up to sneak in to Neko Ninja base and Usagi is shocked by the treatment of the ninja children like Hana. He shown to be sympathetic to Chizu when he discovers her backstory. In the finale of season one, Chizu finally admits that she cares about him and their friends and cries over Usagi when he is knocked unconscious. When he wakes, he is happy and teases Chizu for secretly liking them.
Kitsune[]
Kitsune and Usagi get along the fastest in their group. She is the first to befriend Usagi, though she was initially annoyed by him and wanted to beat him up for wrecking her show and smashing her puppet. She quickly turned around on him though and decides to look after him, as he is helpless in the city without her smarts. They are both fun and energetic and get along nicely. When Usagi found out that Kitsune didn't know her birthday, Usagi and Gen decided to throw her a surprise party with things that she loved. Usagi however doesn't approve of her stealing, though he has let her get away with it at times. When Usagi offered to give his friends a hug, Kitsune was the only one who didn't reject him, though they got interrupted before they could actually hug. Kitsune nicknames him "country boy."
Gen[]
Though they didn't get along when they first met, as Usagi attacked him and called him ugly (which he quickly apologized for), Gen eventually came around to Usagi and helped break him out of jail. He is shown to be annoyed and frustrated at Usagi's recklessness and tendency to rush into fights. He urges Usagi on multiple occasions to not attack people and to find a sensei to properly train him, which Usagi is resistant to. When the team are fighting yokai in the museum, Gen eventually lets slip that this used to be his and his sister's home. Usagi states that he's going to defend it since it's meaningful to Gen, which Gen appreciates. During the battle, Gen saves Usagi from a sword about to kill him, but in the process his horn is sliced off. Usagi feels guilty for this and tries to buy him a prosthetic for it. Despite Usagi not agreeing with Gen's obsession with the hospital and his health, Usagi goes along with him to ease Gen's anxiety. He is also sensitive to Usagi and doesn't want to hurt his feelings, even if it gets in his way.
Hana[]
Usagi meets Hana when he and Chizu sneak into the Neko Ninja base to find a yokai of deception. He is distrustful of her at first, and believes that her friend "Kana" is actually a figment of her imagination. When it is revealed that Kana is the yokai of deception and took Hana's form to protect her, Usagi tries to capture it for mission with Karasu-Tengu. Hana cries and begs him to let her go, and Usagi can't bring himself to hurt Kana. Usagi decides to take both Hana and Kana back to live with his Auntie on their farm. He reassures Hana that his Auntie will love her. When Hana and Auntie go back to Neo Edo to find Usagi, she is happy to see him.
Karasu-Tengu[]
Karasu-Tengu and Usagi fought when they first met, but Usagi greatly respected her and bowed to her. He fought against her when she tried to kill the Shogun, and she was slightly impressed by him. Eventually, when Usagi finally decides to find a sensei to train him, he chooses her and finds her again. She attacks him but Usagi is resilient and pleads with her to take him on as her student. She is annoyed by his attitude and his apparent selfishness. She gives Usagi three difficult tasks to complete before she would train him, finding three yokai, each with an affinity to distraction, destruction, and deception respectively.
He completes the first two, but when he meets the yokai of deception, taking the form of Hana and going by the name of Kana, Usagi can't bring himself to hurt her or trap her in the Ki-stone. He decides to take them both to live with his Auntie. Kana tells Usagi that now that Hana is safe she gives Usagi permission to capture her. Usagi refuses, saying that even if it means he won't become a true samurai, it would be wrong to hurt her. Kana then transforms herself into Karasu-Tengu, who reveals that it was all a test of Usagi's kindness and compassion. Impressed by him, she takes Usagi to a secluded mountain to train him. He is incredibly excited which still annoys her. She is shown to still be frustrated by Usagi's lack of focus and personality but is reluctantly proud of him and his achievements.
Lord Kogane[]
One of the few characters that Usagi finds himself genuinely angry with. The shogun attempted to arrest Usagi on multiple occasions and continuously bosses him around. In season two, Usagi decides not to listen to him anymore and refuses his demands.
Tetsujin[]
Usagi respects Tetsujin and often goes to him for mystical advice.
Toshiko[]
While the two aren't close, they are friendly to each other. Humorously, they don't remember each others names, such as him calling her "Girl Gen" and her calling him "Gen's friend."
Miyamoto Usagi[]
Usagi grew up with stories of his ancestor and saw him as a great warrior. He is distraught to learn that Miyamoto Usagi is known in Neo Edo as a terrible traitor that murdered the Shogun, and vows to clear his name. Usagi wants to become a samurai just like the Usagi he is named after.
Other appearances[]
Trivia[]
- His voice actor is Darren Barnet.
- As a child, Usagi had a grape stuck in his nose for a whole year.
- Usagi is shown to have no street-smarts, as he grew up on a farm with barely any access to stores and very little technology, side from farmbottos. Usagi on multiple occasions has walked into traffic and been nearly hit by cars.
- Much like his namesake, it is commented on that Usagi smells bad.
- Usagi tells Dare Mo, the faceless yokai, that he used to draw pictures of him as a child because he was bad at drawing faces.
- Usagi carries syrup in his pockets for emergencies.
- Usagi likes yuzu custard and okonomiyaki (a savory pancake dish.)
- Quote: "Ikuzo!" ('Let's go!')
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