Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Stan Sakai

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Japanese cartoonist Stan Sakai.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Stan Sakai

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo.

A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies.
I make my own limits which are drawn according to my own taste.
A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's. — © Stan Sakai
A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.
All my knowledge comes from research.
Kids just don't read any more. They spend much more time with video games. It's just hard to get kids to read anything. Book sales have dropped dramatically, too. I think 90% of the books are bought only by 5% of the US population.
There's a long history of anthropomorphic animals in Japanese literature. The so-called 'funny animal scrolls' were the first narratives in Japanese history, and the heroes of many folk tales have animals as their companions.
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