Originally Posted by
Angilasman
First off: Fantagraphics has the rights to what amounted to the first 7 volumes, DH the rights to everything after that (and now both companies are consolidating the large number of volumes into print omnibi).
... but you can basically start in many places and, as you said, go back later. Sakai's storytelling in so accessible you could start reading in the middle of a storyline and not be lost. Starting with the first issues Dark Horse has the rights to is a simple solution, and since Stan had already been doing Usagi for a decade at that point he'd already hit his stride creatively.