Third volume brings us back to collection of short stories about our hero. In my opinion three stand out - story of motherly love (sad and terrifying one), blind pig swordsman returns and ends on a more merry note than the previously mentioned one, and finally introduction to Jei, mysterious warrior that I am not quite sure about - is he crazy, or truly possessed by an unearthly power? In any case while Zato Ino might be this-world-based counterpart to Usagi's sword fighting skill, Jei is something that Usagi is barely able to contain in fight.

All in all interesting collection of stories (TMNT crossover was just that, short intermezzo crossover to make things interesting).

Art-wise nothing is changed from previous issues, if you ask me both drawings and black and white approach are the best. Author gives us several very epic and cinematic shots that bring back scenes from samurai and kung-fu movies of the 1970's and 1980's.

Recommended to fans of action and adventure. One caveat though - this is still a collection of short stories, linked together (even from temporal perspective they are in order, TMNT crossover aside) so if you expect longer story arc (like Samurai arc from vol 2) you will be disappointed. I, personally am not :) but hey that is why they call it a caveat eh :) ( )

Lots of action in this volume. Usagi of course meets foes on his journeys but it's sad because he little dinosaur friend moves on and now Usagi is alone again. Wonderful graphics and great stories. Loved the TMNT/Usagi mash up story at the end. ( )

Encontros inexplicáveis e partidas emotivas.
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This volume reminded me of the first one because it was a collection of several stories. It brought back old friends of Usagi and meeting new enemies. Still really loving Usagi, but this one is a little dark at times compared to the others, which to me is a good thing.

The first story is rather cute and comical in which we meet Spot, a spotted lizard drawn similar to the lizard the always appear in the series. He eventually goes with Zito-Ino later on and help him with his adventures instead.

The next key story is a tale about Usagi visiting an old woman's home after helping her down the mountains. This tale is rather dark and heart breaking. Let's just say it shows that not everyone is kind to there mothers as the should be and not every mother thinks highly of their sons. It's a really powerful issue however.

Another key story is the cover story were we have Usagi meeting his n foe Jei. Jei is a mysterious character who claims to be able to speak with the god directly. He think they tell him to kill everyone who is evil. Thus he think Usagi is evil. When proven wrong, he doesn't want to bare it any longer.

Lastly, this volume has the first crossover with Usagi and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, well mainly him meeting Leonardo. It's a short segment, but it shows that that actually don't get along at first. Usagi thinks Leo is an evil Neko Ninja. Before they can clash, Leo is sent back to New York and his brother laugh at his story. Having first seen Usagi in the original Turtles show, I liked this crossover.

I have to say though that Usagi is now my favorite comic book character. I think it's because I find myself connecting with how he is as a persona. He's clearly comic book character everyone should know about. ( )

These collections are wonderful palate cleansers in between the heavier fare I tend to read. So lucky my friend has these and is generous enough to let me borrow them (and he doesn't impose fines when I have them forever). If you haven't read these comics, you should! ( )