JENNIFER WOLFE

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Exclusive: ‘Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles’ Goes Back to the Future | Animation Magazine

  • By Jennifer Wolfe
  • April 12th, 2022
‘Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles’ is set in an Edo-influenced future Japan, blending traditional and high-tech elements.
‘Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles’ is set in an Edo-influenced future Japan, blending traditional and high-tech elements.

Animation Magazine — April 12, 2022
Exclusive: ‘Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles’ Goes Back to the Future

***This article originally appeared in the May ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 320)***

April is going to be a big month for fans of Usagi Yojimbo, the acclaimed 35-year-old comic-book series from award-winning creator Stan Sakai. That’s when Netflix and Gaumont’s new action-comedy, CG-animated adaptation Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles premieres worldwide.

Taking place far in the future, the 10-episode series is set in a world that mixes sci-fi tech with magic and classic Japanese Edo-period culture. Samurai Rabbit follows the teenage Yuichi, descendent of the great early 17th century warrior Miyamoto Usagi, on his epic quest to become a true samurai. Along with his faithful pet lizard, Spot, the brash Yuichi (voiced by Darren Barnet) assembles a ragtag team of misfit heroes — including a roguish rhino bounty hunter named Gen (Aleks Le), a cunning ninja cat named Chizu (Mallory Low) and the acrobatic fox pickpocket Kitsune (Shelby Rabara) — as he battles depth-charging moles, metal-tipped winged bats and monsters from another dimension, all in the pursuit to become the best samurai usagi. (Read full story…)

Jennifer Wolfe

A Los Angeles-based content producer and media strategist with 15+ years of experience in Media & Entertainment, I bring a broad-scope knowledge of M&E business and technologies spanning visual storytelling, creative post production, and digital content creation and delivery. Fluent across digital publishing platforms, including development and back-end management, I am highly skilled at translating technical workflows into narratives that showcase product features and capabilities.