Samurai armor is supposed to have a neckguard to prevent decapitation, and a face mask made of steel hard enough to blunt a spear point, yet Usagi never wears these with his armor. Why not?
(UY Vol 1, #17): If Usagi were to wear a face-mask during battle, he would be just another anonymous samurai. I wanted to keep him easily recognizable, so I used my artistic license (which I do fairly often) and kept the area around his head uncluttered. That’s also the reason I left off the neckguard and got rid of his helmet so soon after the battle.
