Stan Sakai

Special Guest
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Stan Sakai, Special Guest of LAcon V, is the creator of Usagi Yojimbo, a graphic novel series featuring a samurai rabbit living in seventeenth century Japan. Usagi has been published in eighteen languages and Sakai has been honored with a number of awards including twelve Eisners, the Japanese American National Museum’s Cultural Ambassador Award, two National Cartoonists Society Silver Reubens, and an American Library Association Award. Skillful weaving of history, folklore, and Japanese culture has made Usagi Yojimbo a favorite among educators as a curriculum tool.

Usagi has been a part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in their TV series, comic books, and toy lines.

Sakai, in partnership with Gaumont Studios, Atomic Monster, and Dark Horse Entertainment, created Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles for Netflix.

Stan is married to Julie Sakai with whom he collaborated on the Eisner Award winning Chibi Usagi and the Attack of the Heebie Chibis. In 2021 Sakai was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame.