Courtesy of Dogu Publishing and Dark Horse Comics, The Beat is pleased to reveal a first look at the upcoming hardcover collection of the latest Usagi Yojimbo series, Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums, due out in bookstores on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, and comics shops the following day. The limited edition will feature new cover art by creator Stan Sakai, and colorist Emi Fujii, plus a unique, numbered tip-in (separately printed) sheet signed by Sakai.
The official description reads:
The trees within the valley of ten thousand plums are beautiful to behold. But the umeboshi, or pickled plums, made in the local village are renowned for their strong medicinal properties and a favorite of the Shogun. As a series of deadly events grip the valley with fear, the Shogun’s samurai strongman is immediately suspicious when Usagi, Yukichi, and Gen are caught wandering among the prized foliage. Can their appearance be a mere coincidence? This collection also includes Stan Sakai’s moving, personal “Tabo” story, colored by Emi Fujii!
Written, penciled, and lettered by Sakai with colors by Fujii and Hi-Fi Colour Design, Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums marks the 41st volume of the series, which began in 1984, and follows the adventures of a rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, in an anthropomorphic version of Feudal Japan. The limited (6.625” x 10.1875”) edition of his latest adventure will retail at 152 pages for $59.99, and can be pre-ordered now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. (Visit the Comic Shop Locator or Bookshop.org for more information about stores near you.)
The trade paperback edition will be released on the same day(s), and is also available for pre-order now. You can check out the cover and further details for that on the official Dark Horse Comics website. In the meantime, the fifth and final issue of the book itself will be released online, and in brick-and-mortar comics stores, on July 23.
