No Need for Bushido is an action/comedy/drama comic that takes place in Feudal Japan. It follows the adventures off an odd-ball cast as they try to save the country... or at least avoid the oncoming rush of ninja, samurai, fighting monks, anachronisms and sound effects. With an eclectic mix of influences including anime, American comic books, action/adventure movies, cartoons, old kung fu movies, and way too many videogames, NNFB has a fast-paced, colorful, and cinematic presentation. NNFB updates every Monday.
FAQ
Who makes NNFB?
The comic is drawn by Alex Kolesar and written by Joseph Kovell.
Where's the comic?
You probably found this section on our main page. At the top of the page click on the button that says "newest page" and you'll be at the last page uploaded.
What's No Need for Bushido about?
NNFB is an action-comedy-drama that takes place in war-torn Feudal Japan. The story jumps between many different characters, but focuses on a small group of travelers who get caught up in the ensuing war. This group includes a runaway princess avoiding an arranged marriage, a foolish samurai, a blind taoist priest, and a hotheaded drunk with an excessively large sword.
Where should I start?
NNFB is a story-based comic. The newest page will make absolutely no sense without reading what comes before it. So, it's best to start at our humble beginnings on page 1 and read on from there. You can get a basic plot summary and character descriptions by reading our Wikipedia page, or you can check out the comic timeline. These aren't very good substitutes for the comic itself, though.
What happened to the art/writing?
It got better. NNFB was our first comic endevor, so we've been learning the basics since page 1.
Is this anime/manga?
NNFB shares a lot of similarities with both anime as well as American comic books - so it's a little of both. You don't need to read anime to "get" NNFB.
When are new pages added?
NNFB updates one page every Monday. We update additional content (art, news posts, etc.) throughout the week.
Is that it?
Nope. In addition to the comic itself, there are quite a few other features on the site. At times, we will take old pages and completely rewrite them into one-off strips. These "Remixes” usually parody the comic, so you probably will want to read the main archive first.
We also have a subcomics section that
contains two mini flash movies, a blog hosted by one of the comic's characters, bonus pages, a sketchbook and various filler comics from years ago.
If you want to talk about No Need for Bushido or random goings-on, please join us in the forum or in the tagboard.
ENJOY!
About Alex
Alex graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a Major in Illustration. Alex cowrites, draws, inks and colors No Need for Bushido.
About Joseph
Joseph graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a Major in Industrial Design. Joe writes No Need for Bushido, manages the website, and produces various additional extra material - minicomics, animations, rewritten dialog, etc.
I have once again updated the Disgruntled Naruto Fan Blog with my Episode 73 rant. You know you want to read it maybe! These things keep getting longer.
9|03|08 Update
I'm glad to see Japan treats the Super Mario Brothers series with the respect and integrity it deserves! Unlike our horrible massacre of the series in the live action film. On a side note, it's impressive how quickly Mario manages to get into a compromising position with Peach upon their first meeting. Oh, and I heart Peach (but who doesn't?).
9|01|08 Update
You people have no idea how totally badass this comic is going to get very soon. I mean there really hasn't been much action going on for months now, but soon it'll be a nonstop roller coaster ride of awesome! I kid you not.
On a completely unrelated note, I updated my Disgruntled Naruto Fan blog with my musings on Shippuuden episode 72! I'll probably update it again sometime this week after episode 73 is released.
The T Shirts have arrived and they look fantastic! We ended up ordering two of the designs that were voted on: The ninja star and the slash with the small logo. I'll have some pictures up a little later this week. In addition to shirts, we'll soon have buttons and something I believe no other Webcomic has - Choism fortune cookies!
I'll be making all new Choisms, but if you have any particular requests on favorite preexisting Choisms you want in the cookies, mention it in the tagboard. The same goes for button design requests. (Yes, there will be a birdfish button)
