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throughout usagi yojimbo, there is this running theme of fatherhood, with usagi generally enjoying interactions with kids. if possible, he tends to seek them out (this is just as adorable as it sounds, btw)

as somebody who has long been iffy about the subject of kids/kid fics and media with a big focus on this, i'm surprised to find just how much i like sakai's exploration on the subject.

so, i've decided to delve into (a part of) why i think this works so well for me. for this, i'm focusing on UY issue #54: the return of the lone goat and kid.

(beware spoilers <3)

(caption: a cropped image of the cover of usagi yojimbo issue #54.)

within this issue, we witness the return of the lone goat and kid, betrayed samurai turned legendary assasin mercenary, with his young son, gorogoro.

i immediately liked these characters when first reading, not only because of the general badassery that they tend to exude, but also because they are very autistic-coded (/pos /lh), and gorogoro is depicted as non-verbal.

(note: he could be very young, but i'm fairly certain he just prefers not to talk, and saves his words for very specific occasions. either way, i love him a normal amount totally definitely /j.)

seeing their return was a welcome surprise, and though usagi and yagi are very autistic when interacting (/pos), usagi's soft-spot for kids plays a big part in their relationship, having saved gorogoro from falling to his death the last time they crossed paths.

even more welcome of a surprise was the plot and focus on gorogoro and usagi's relationship. i love to see usagi allowed to just... hang out with kids. you can tell he really enjoys doing it w/out the story putting a huge emphasis on that fact, which is part of why i enjoy it so much.

(the kid in question.)

now, to break this all down nice and simply, sakai's comics are generally so well done that i think you could just read the comic yourself and glean the same idea, probably in a better, more meaningful way than i can explain it.

but i've already committed, so here we go.

when we first meet gorogoro, he's being chased by a bunch of henchmen who intend to use him as bait for the capture of his father (being a very, very, very wanted man. er, goat.)

usagi stumbles upon him being threatened by one of the few other rabbits in this series and proceeds to suplex him after his hat is ruined. after that, we get the first good-parent-role-model-usagi moment:

(usagi participates in 10 out of 10 parenting/responsible adult behavior. to avoid writing this out ten million more times, i will simply be referring to this phenomenon as usagi being 'father material.')

he (re)introduced himself, puts himself in the (well-earned) position of "trustworthy adult" and then tries to figure out where tf yagi is. gorogoro, of course, does not speak, but instead of pushing him for an answer, he comes up with a conclusion and offers a solution.

usagi: "i guess you two have been seperated, huh. well, it's dangerous in these woods. there could be more of those guys around."

usagi: "there's a town not far away. your father will have an easier time finding you there."

he then invites gorogoro to come with him, saying he can escort him to the town. gorogoro seems unconvinced.

this might be the point where a lesser protagonist would try and convince/force the kid to come with them, or even manipulate them in some way (i.e. offering false promises/reassurances or just straight up lying.)

usagi, however, is not a lesser protagonist.

(several more panels of father material usagi content.)

quick side tangent: you could argue this is somewhat irresponsible, but i disagree.

usagi has met yagi and gorogoro before, and he knows that gorogoro is a smart kid. he doesn't have the full story for why gorogoro is here. for all he knows, gorogoro is on his way to meet up with his father somewhere farther on in the forest.

the point is: he doesn't try and make a decision for gorogoro or try and coax/force him into making one. he instead treats him like an equal and offers him the choice of whether to follow him or not.

when gorogoro doesn't seem to actively seek his help, he walks away, giving gorogoro full reins of his decision while also respecting an unspoken boundary that gorogoro has made.

(though, to be fair, he did assume gorogoro would follow him-- an assumption that paid off.)

("i see you decided to come along after all.")

what's important here isn't that his guess paid off, it's that he allowed gorogoro to make the decision. not to mention, he still hasn't quite figured out how to best work with gorogoro, as is showcased in the following panels:

(usagi participates in ableism /j /lh /not serious)

usagi is shown to be "good at kids." he gets along with them, and they tend to like him in turn. but that's not just an innate talent (though aptitude to kids does play a big part of it.)

he invests in positive relationships by treating children not as we often see/think of in parent-child or adult-child platonic relationships, but by treating them like equals. simply, he offers them the same respect he would offer anyone else.

which is so fucking important.

anyway, they get to the town and go to an inn inside, where usagi buys gorogoro food. once again, he exhibits king and father material attributes.

gorogoro doesn't look interested in eating the food. this is the exchange that follows:

and then:

(the 'king shit' in question)

now. let's break this down.

usagi offers food, but gorogoro is distrustful. he employs a tactic that may have worked on other children to try and convince/reassure gorogoro that eating it is fine. gorogoro is, in fact, unconvinced.

then, instead of getting irritated, or continuing to try and (unsuccessfully) convince gorogoro the food is convinced, he uses what he's observed about gorogoro/what he knows about gogoro's life to understand what he is actually saying.

he does not force him. he doesn't get annoyed. when he calls him 'weird,' it feels less like an insult and more like a neutral observation, one that he then uses to better work with/communicate with gorogoro.

('does [he] know kids or what,' indeed.)

in the space of two pages, usagi was able to figure out how to better work with gorogoro, not by changing gorogoro, but by changing his methods.

his outlook is not the one we see depicted in much of modern media-- "the parent is always right, and the child must do as they are told."

instead, it introduces a sense of respect, and therefore trust, into their dynamic. i thought i could only get something this good from roald dahl's matilda, but of course, i should've known to never doubt stan sakai /lh

this of course, isn't the end (but we are close!). a bunch of plot stuff happens, and in the search to reuinte gorogoro with his father, usagi ends up on a bridge, with enemies after gorogoro's head (and associated reward) flanking either side of it.

gorogoro, while still maintaining his distance/boundaries, shows that he trusts usagi by running behind him when threatened.

not only that, when usagi orders him to stay behind him (for reasons of protection,) he does so and continues to do so. because usagi has earned his trust, he feels comfortable entrusting usagi with his safety, where he was less comfortable doing so at the beginning.

(the bridge show-down, with the addition of usagi's killer clapback of a line. 10/10, i laughed.)

there's only one other moment i want to mention, but despite how small of a detail it is, it's what got me thinking about this whole thing.

after usagi realizes he's been flanked on either side and will need to fight his way out in order to keep gorogoro safe, this exchange happens:

one of the very first things usagi must have noticed is the silent boundary that gorogoro put up, one that he's been maintaining this entire time. he prefers space-- i.e., he would rather not be touched, at least not without permission.

in this scene, a lesser protagonist would have snatched gorogoro up by the arm, let loose some feral battle cry, and then rushed all seven henchmen using only one arm.

usagi is not a lesser protagonist.

he takes a moment, however small, to communicate his intentions to gorogoro. "i need to carry you" doubling as a silent question: can i carry you?

while he probably would have had to either way, usagi already built up trust between himself and gorogoro. so, gorogoro obliges.

and then usagi single-handedly (literally!) fights his way through seven guys.

ok, well, that's not quite true-- yagi, the 'lone goat' of the duo (more like G.O.A.T -- yes, i have been waiting for a time to make that godawful pun, and no, this is not an appropriate time, but i had to make it. you don't understand /j /nsrs) shows up on the other side pushing gorogoro's cart, and also contributes to the slaughter.

which leads to this epic, two-page panel:

(its so good ITS SO GOOD--)

after this, the story is wrapped up, the kid is returned to his goat, and usagi and the lone goat and kid go their separate ways (for now.)

as you can probably guess, this depiction of platonic child/adult relationships is very, very important to me, not only because i feel we need more of this in the general media, but also to me, specifically, as a member of the neurodivergent community.

seeing a character that i genuinely like respecting the unspoken boundaries of a nonverbal child character means a lot to me. whether he meant it to be interpreted this way or not, it really feels like we get to see an autistic character having different needs/wants and not being shamed for that by the narrative.

this is only one aspect of what makes usagi yojimbo so great, but it showcases some of the many details that sakai uses to create a well-paced, interesting, and engaging narrative.

gone are the annoying, one-dimensional kid characters and the terrible tropes that usually follow them. instead, sakai treats the children in his characters the same way that usagi treats them: as people, characters that have motivations and reasons and that deserve time and respect as well.

as i stated before, i have long shied away from kid-related stories, especially those with younger kids. but lemme tell you. UY has won me over.

i would happily pay away my livelihood to read 700 more panels with usagi toting around a 6-month-old while he talks about conspiracies with the town inspector (see: usagi yojimbo issue [blank]: [name]), or usagi letting the kid of the family he's staying with admire his blades [insert comic here.]

sakai just gets kids, and now when i'm faced with the question of: is this an example of positive parenting/guidance?, i just ask myself, "would usagi do that?"

and it answers my question.

bonus: usagi and yagi being absolutely not in any way incredibly autistic at each other during The Exchange.

(note: their smiles in that end panel make it all worth it, i think.)

[thanaticas]

editing this post to keep as a temporary pinned now, i'll do like a fancy banner and intro and stuff type pinned Someday

hi this was an art-only blog until recently, now i rb stuff i like/find inspiring here too, i tag stuff by series/title tho i dont really tag for blood gore etc, i like horror you will see lot of it here

im going thru stuff on my personal to queue up here so if you find this blog bc i rb'd some ancient art post of urs or something sorry about it lol

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[ghosty-schnibibit]

can my dreams please stop turning me into jon bc whenever they do martin is also there and i wake up sad that i'm not boyfriends with fictional character martin blackwood in real life

[mysimsyuri]

im a little tempted to change gus' tag now that i know more abt him but tbh "you heard about pluto? thats messed up, right?" is still the funniest fucking thing in the world

[cepheusgalaxy]

WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE PART WHERE I STARTED DESCRIBING IMAGES GUYS NOW ITS FASTER

[acasternaut]

i kept saying that i didnt have the time for a full series rewatch of riverdale but rigby also wants to watch with me so GUESS WHAT BABY. ITS FINALLY RIVERDALE TIME

[samstarium]

HS2 IS BACK THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER

[patchworkprince]

I need to revamp this blog

[mxsinizter]

The way you write Mountain resonates with me and I'm so happy there's fanfics exploring ace identities. I would be happy to hear more about your Mountain! - Ghoulette Anon

AHH, THANK YOU. That makes me very happy to know <3. It was really interesting to write and I realized that even tho I gave him one of my identities, I wasn't projecting. So it felt awesome seeing my own identity on someone else, y'know? That's rare, especially with a sublabel like this. I've had a handful of people say they like how I write Mountain and it means a lot to me! (Especially since I write him most 😅) We out here rebuilding people's perspectives of non allo identities one fic at a time 😌

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[moominvalley-state-of-mind]

Dunno how to find my og pinned post but whatever here's a new 'hi tumblr' post!

[This blog is not spoiler free, I'll try to put spoiler warnings]

[I should really make some sideblogs for separate things - rn best way to find shit is search, sorry]

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moomin

percy jackson universe

hilda

the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

gravity falls

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whitepiiiiinnnnneee!!!!!!

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[cutebisexualmess]

blog intro(finally)

hey! I'm Vee or just V, welcome to my blog! I mostly use they/them pronouns, but xe/xem is fine as well!

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I’m also from Australia!

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Percy Jackson, the owl house, keeper of the lost cities, the amazing digital circus, helluva boss and hazbin hotel, sk8 the infinity, yuri on ice, heartstopper, the dragon prince, epic the musical, the Hatchetfield trilogy, and high class homos

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[goldammerchen]

stop hugging vene from behind @ pru AND hun (about them and aus after read later)

https://hetarchive.net/4gatu-htm-eng/

https://hetarchive.net/hnsan/

https://hetarchive.net/5gatu-htm-eng/

https://www.hetarchive.net/blog/2013/11/08/blog-entry-1484/

long tumbIr thread about them and others being weird with the ita bros, where i missed adding one of the images actually

also think in both of these being like this about aut

(skipping some)

more from one of links above, miss hun and her maiden's heart

mr cleaning...

april fools

https://kavakutor.tumblr.com/post/20175786938/himaruya-hints-at-pruaus

(pretty sure its from one of the artbooks) (also link of my rb in case of deletion or change of username)

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Mun

Cloudy | Nonbinary | 29 (as of 2024) | She / They RPing on and off for over 15 years Sad and clueless but doing my best! Re-Est. January 24th 2025

BLOGS:

@paradoxeyed (ffxiv wol - has nonwol, manga, and ancient verses)

@lunarbloomed (fandomless self insert, has verses for SDV, FFU, & GI)

Possible Muses Later:

Dr. Kel (Voices of the Void)

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No sexual content, but other forms of NSFW are fine.

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I may not always be active, as I'm learning how to be a game developer.

I suffer from MDD/"Clinical Depression" among other things (currently being tested for autism), so I may not be cheery all the time, especially in the current world we live in as I'm in the US. I just ask you bear with me in my lower moods, though I do try to keep it quiet.

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New On Tumblr: Start Here!

This is a guide I promised to make for people who are new here with a few quicklinks and how to get yourself set up for the first time. (If anyone has suggestions to improve this post please lmk!)

If you have questions just ask!

Setting Up Your Settings:

This is going to be the first thing you set up, privacy settings and all that jazz. We're going to be going through them one by one.

Account:

Enable 2FA (You should be doing this with any social media site you have)

Filter by Tags: Hides tags you don't want to see. This may be like triggers, squicks, etc. This is common courtesy on tumblr!

Filter by post content: This is similar to filter by tags but it actually filters by the words in the post!

Content Labels: This is a CONTENT WARNING, you can set it to hide the post when it pops up or outright remove them entirely. The sexual content label does NOT mean porn is allowed on tumblr. ALSO there is a setting to "hide" this content. This is required for the IOS version of tiktok and you cannot change it on there. You must change it on the web version in order to get content with these tags to appear.

Dashboard:

This is your homepage! When you log into tumblr your dashboard will be the first thing you see.

I highly suggest enabling timestamps and shortening long posts. Especially shortening long posts. If you don't want endless scrolling turn it off and it'll show only a few posts before giving a next page link. (This is good for not losing your place).

Color Palettes: Color your Dashboard! EXTREME EYESTRAIN WARNING ON THE PRIDE THEME.

Preferences:

Turn off these settings to get chronological posts (posts in order of when they were posted):

Best Stuff First

Posts liked by blogs you follow

Based on your likes

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Privacy:

Turn OFF "improved search" and turn ON "do not sell my personal information". This is opting out of AI training!!!!

Blogs:

These are blog settings for each of your blogs. Tumblr comes with the handy feature to make multiple blogs so many people have several sideblogs!

The one with the star is your main blog. If you delete this one it will delete your ENTIRE TUMBLR ACCOUNT so be careful!

Custom themes allow you to customize your tumblr. A few links to resources to find f2u page codes is included in this post.

I'm skipping a few settings here because they all have in depth descriptions and you can choose them as you please. But I'm going to offer an explanation on the last four.

Hide from people without an account:

This is automatically enabled with all new users (as of 2022) . While this enabled you CANNOT use a custom theme. It disables your regular blog url (i.e lozthusk.tumblr.com) and only allows access via the dashboard (the tumblr.com/your username url) to people who are logged in.

Discourage external searching:

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Exclude from Tumblr search and recommendations:

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Prevent third-party sharing:

TURN THIS ON. This prevents AI datascraping!!!

Finding Who To Follow:

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Follow Tags

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2. Find people you follow elsewhere

3. Follow your friends reblogs

Posting:

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Since there is no algorithm on tumblr, the way you share stuff you like is by reblogging it. Liking is the equivalent of just bookmarking it for later.

The tags in your RB are the comment section! When you RB don't be afraid to share your thoughts there!

Customization:

49th Name

Pneuma-Themes

SheaThemes

RetrcMoon

Page dividers and blinkies are good for customizing your theme more! Many of people on tumblr provide f2u ones.

Page Dividers

Blinkies

If you use themes and icons made by others it is courtesy to reblog the original post you got it from.

Anyway HAVE FUN BYE.