Hmm...I think there's a few animation studios out there that I'd be interested in seeing tackle Usagi.
The first one that comes to mind is the Avatar the Last Airbender and Voltron team, Studio Mir. Sure, they're busy with all the new Avatar stuff. But, if we're just going with dream-casting things, I think they'd do a pretty good job. Plus, they're Nickelodeon, so Usagi already has a in since they have the Turtles, already.
Similarly, there's Flying Bark Productions, the people who did Rise of the TMNT and Lego Monkie Kid. Their stuff does tend to be a little more "quippy" and fast-paced than something like Usagi usually is. But, their action is usually top notch. It'd be a spectacle, if they could learn to go at a little slower pace than they usually do. It'd be a very interesting adaptation, I'll say that much.
The Studio behind Blue Eye Samurai, Blue Spirit, might be a good choice. I mean, they have experience with making a very similar type of show. Visually, they're not the most stunning studio ever, but they have the choreography down, which is probably more important.
I think Fortiche, the studio behind Arcane, could be a interesting choice. Kind of a gamble, but I think they'd be able to do something interesting with the world. Maybe lean into Japanese watercolors for the aesthetic, or something?
You know who I think might be PERFECT? Genndy Tartakovsky, of Samurai Jack and Primal fame, along with his go-to studio, Studio La Cachette. Samurai Jack and Primal are basically already Usagi Yojimbo, just with different genres mixed in. And Genndy has enough self-control to let Usagi actually have quiet moments in the show. I think that'd be perfect, if INCREDIBLY unlikely.
All these are probably never going to happen. But, a guy can dream! I think there definitely are animation studios out there that could do Usagi justice. It's just that they're all probably too expensive for a property that's never really gotten massively popular, like Usagi Yojimbo. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a few fans of Stan Sakai among the animators, though. Usagi is a indie-comics icon, after all. So, nothing's impossible.
The first one that comes to mind is the Avatar the Last Airbender and Voltron team, Studio Mir. Sure, they're busy with all the new Avatar stuff. But, if we're just going with dream-casting things, I think they'd do a pretty good job. Plus, they're Nickelodeon, so Usagi already has a in since they have the Turtles, already.
Similarly, there's Flying Bark Productions, the people who did Rise of the TMNT and Lego Monkie Kid. Their stuff does tend to be a little more "quippy" and fast-paced than something like Usagi usually is. But, their action is usually top notch. It'd be a spectacle, if they could learn to go at a little slower pace than they usually do. It'd be a very interesting adaptation, I'll say that much.
The Studio behind Blue Eye Samurai, Blue Spirit, might be a good choice. I mean, they have experience with making a very similar type of show. Visually, they're not the most stunning studio ever, but they have the choreography down, which is probably more important.
I think Fortiche, the studio behind Arcane, could be a interesting choice. Kind of a gamble, but I think they'd be able to do something interesting with the world. Maybe lean into Japanese watercolors for the aesthetic, or something?
You know who I think might be PERFECT? Genndy Tartakovsky, of Samurai Jack and Primal fame, along with his go-to studio, Studio La Cachette. Samurai Jack and Primal are basically already Usagi Yojimbo, just with different genres mixed in. And Genndy has enough self-control to let Usagi actually have quiet moments in the show. I think that'd be perfect, if INCREDIBLY unlikely.
All these are probably never going to happen. But, a guy can dream! I think there definitely are animation studios out there that could do Usagi justice. It's just that they're all probably too expensive for a property that's never really gotten massively popular, like Usagi Yojimbo. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a few fans of Stan Sakai among the animators, though. Usagi is a indie-comics icon, after all. So, nothing's impossible.
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