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Chibi Usagi and his adorable friends must fight the evil Salamander King to save a dogu village!

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Dark Horse’s Dogu Publishing imprint is bringing the captivating story of Chibi Usagi to fans with the “Best Publication for Early Readers” Eisner Award winning Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis–Expanded Edition. Written and illustrated by Julie Sakai and Stan Sakai with colors by Emi Fujii, the bigger-than-ever story of these tiny heroes will be ready for fans in February 2025.

Included in this paperback collection are the beloved Chibi Usagi stories “Attack of the Heebie Chibis,” “Attack of the Teenie Titans,” “The Story of Chibi Usagi and the Big Bad Jei,” “Chibi Usagi and the Goblin of Adachi Plain,” and “Chibi Tomoe and the Zó Ninja” – as well as all color Chibi Usagi pinups that ran as Usagi Yojimbo comic back covers and an expanded bonus section with additional pinups from Julie Sakai and Stan Sakai – sometimes signing their work together as JuSt Sakai!

In Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis–Expanded Edition: The rabbit samurai has been reimagined in a “Chibi World,” and Miyamoto Usagi isn’t the only one! While fishing for freshwater eels, Chibi Usagi and his friends Chibi Tomoe and Chibi Gen rescue a dogu. Discovering that the dogu’s village has been enslaved by the Salamander King, there is no choice but to band together, rescue the village and free everyone from the reign of the Salamander King once and for all!

Get tiny, get cute, and get the most adorable collection ever created for Usagi Yojimbo fans when Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis–Expanded Edition arrives in bookstores on February 11, 2025 and comic shops on February 12, 2025. Pre-order now from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local bookstore for $19.99. Visit PRH Comics or Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you.

Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis–Expanded Edition

Review: Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis

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Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis

I can honestly say that I have been a fan of Usagi Yojimbo, ever since I saw him in the early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. Many of those books were in preteen days, and I honestly lost interest for a while. It was not until years later, when I was temporarily stationed in Japan, that my interest got reignited. I discovered all these cool Samurai movies from the 1950s and 1960s while there, which only made me nostalgic for those Stan Sakai comic books.

So when I came back stateside, I picked where I left off on reading the Rabbit Samurai. It still surprises me how so many people still haven’t heard of this excellent comic book character. It has evolved in many ways, to a cult-like status amongst comic book fans. In Stan and Julie Sakai’s Chibi Usagi: Attack of The Heebie Chibis, the classic characters gets a new take geared towards middle-grade readers resulting in an exicitng feature-length story.

We find Usagi, Gennosuke, and Tomoe, where while fishing, discover a Dogu, a prehistoric creature running away from a slaver monarch, called the Salamander King, who attacked his people and captured them.  The three friends decide to help the Dogu take back his village and thwart the Salamander King from his reign of terror.  They would face peril after peril until they reach his village only to face the Salamander king’s minions, the Heebie Chibis, which they lose and are forced to work in the mines. Eventually, the three friends revolt and defeat the Salamander King, chasing him and the Heebie Chibis away. By the comic’s end, the Dogu reward the three friends but not before one more clash with the Salamander King, one which he sees his end.

Overall, Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis is an exciting story that any fan of any age can get into. The story by the Sakais is charming. The art by Sakai and Fujii, is gorgeous. Altogether, easily the most accessible story involving this enigmatic protagonist.

Story: Julie Sakai, Stan Sakai Art: Julie Sakai, Stan Sakai
Color: Emi Fujii Letterer: Julie Sakai
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Preview: Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis

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Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis

(W) Stan Sakai, Julie Fuji Sakai (A/CA) Julie Fuji Sakai
In Shops: Jun 30, 2021
SRP: $12.99

The rich world of Usagi Yojimbo, now more accessible to readers of all ages in this chibi-style original graphic novel.

Stan Sakai’s beloved rabbit samurai has won countless fans (and awards!) over his 35-year history, thanks to a clever blend of thrilling action, heartwarming characters, and a realistic portrayal of Japanese culture. Chibi-Usagi brings these fun and thoughtful stories to middle-grade readers as an original graphic novel packed with adorable art and captivating energy.

While fishing for freshwater eels, Chibi-Usagi, Tomoe, and Gen rescue a Dogu, a clay creature from Japan’s prehistory. The Dogu’s village has been enslaved by the Salamander King and his Heebie-Chibi minions and forced to work in their mines. Chibi-Usagi and his friends must rescue the Dogu people and eliminate the threat of the Salamander King forever in this feature-length story of adventure, humor, and slippery eels.

Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis