Wolverine

Wolverine is here because he has so many ties to Japan.

1. He was once engaged to Mariko Yashida.
2. He had a son, Daken, with Itsu.
3. He was training in Japan with Bando Saburo (Earth-616) when he met Itsu.
4. The adamantium in his bones was invented by Lord Dark Wind.
5. Dark Wind's daughter, Lady Deathstrike, lives to kill him.
6. One of his movies is set mainly in Japan The Wolverine (Movie)

Wolverine Storylines with Japanese Characters

1. "Wolverine" (Wolverine (1982) #1-4) Lord Shingen and the Hand, Lady Mariko
2. "Wounded Wolf" (Uncanny X-Men #205) Lady Deathstrike
3. "To Have and Have Not" (Uncanny X-Men #172-173) Mariko, Silver Samurai
4. "Kitty Pryde and Wolverine" (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6) Ogun
5. "Death in the Family" (Wolverine v2 #55-57) Reiko, Sunfire
6. "The Death of Wolverine" (The Death of Wolverine #1-4) Ogun
7. "Blood and Claws" (Wolverine v2 #35-37) Lady Deathstrike
8. "The Final Execution Saga" (Uncanny X-Force #25-35) Daken
9. "A Mile in My Mocassins" (Wolverine #73-74) Yukio
10. "The Last Ronin" (Old Man Logan #9-13) Lady Deathstrike

Special Issues/Series

WOLVERINE (1982) #1 Published: Sept 10, 1982 Added To Marvel Unlimited: Nov 13, 2007 Writer: Chris Claremont Penciller (Cover): Frank Miller Inker: Josef Rubinstein Colorist: Glynis Wein/Glynis Oliver Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Louise Jones

Wolverine stories could easily dominate any list of the best comics set in Japan, so let’s start with the “best there is”—the original WOLVERINE #1-4, by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. One of Marvel’s first limited series redefined the character as he traveled to Japan to find his long-lost love, Mariko Yashida. Shingen, her crimelord father, forced her to marry one of his stooges, which did not set well with Logan. Miller and colorist Glynis Oliver provide ninja fights amidst the neon lights of Tokyo, making this not only the must-read Wolverine tale, but also one of the quintessential works within comics as a whole.