One city.
 (scene: Feudal Edo)
 Two ronin.
 (shot of silouettes)
 Three Great Clans.
 (scene: three magnificent mansions; each palatial estate occupies one third
of the screen)
 Four thousand gallons of blood.

 Usagi and Manji: Yojimbo for Hire.
 (vert. cut screen: Usagi is riding a horse, reins in his teeth, standing in
the stirrups. His katana is held with both hands, vertically.  Manji's back
is to the camera, displaying the black and white hakenkreuz; his arms are
spread wide, a vast array of various bladed objects stuck in the ground.)

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Miyamoto Usagi is property of Fantagraphics, Manji is owned by Dark Horse.

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Manji is the (anti-)hero from the manga, "Blade of the Immortal."  The
hakenkreuz is a swastika, with the angles pointing counterclockwise.  This
is NOT an expression of anti-semitic or pro-Nazi opinions.  He likes blades,
which is why he has a lot of them.  Something like twelve different types of
sharp weapons.

Usagi is the hero from "Usagi Yojimbo" and a two-swordsman.  Always proper,
Usagi is a wandering ronin; unlike most other ronin of "his" era, he follows
bushido, and is, I think, based from the legendary swordsman, Miyamoto
Musashi.

Thomas Hamill