Marvel: 10 things we must see from the MCU’s Wolverine
By Mark Lynch
9. Japan done right
As an avid fan of Logan, The Wolverine hurt my soul. One of the biggest parts of Logan’s history is his time in Japan because it may be the only place other than Canada that Logan can call home. It’s where he learned how to fight properly, fell in love with more than a couple of women, and where he gained some of the world’s deadliest enemies. There are aspects of Logan’s personality that are directly tied into his time there. Yet, all we got in The Wolverine was him barely using a sword and a poor imitation of Viper.
When Logan makes his MCU debut, his time in Japan has to be done right. His experiences there comes with a lot of content. Unless Wolverine is going to debut in a TV show (which he should), we can skip some of the lengthier aspects of the backstory and then bring them up later in flashbacks. Nonetheless, moments like his martial arts training with Ogun, meeting Yuriko, Mariko Yashida, Seraph and Yuriko Oyama (Lady Deathstrike) are all parts of Logan’s past that are crucial to his character.
Marvel Studios can’t breeze through Wolverine’s encounters in Japan and expect novice fans to understand why he is the way he is. Hopefully, they won’t make the same mistake 20th Century Fox did.