Usagi Yojimbo #17

In "Vendetta," Usagi Yojimbo crosses paths with Koyama Matabei, a young man seeking vengeance for his father’s murder at the hands of four ronin. Now hunted by a ruthless gang that includes three of those killers, Matabei finds an unlikely ally in the wandering warrior. With honor on the line and danger closing in, their uneasy alliance may be the only path to survival.

When the young Gorogoro goes missing, the Lone Goat—once a fearsome warrior—must confront his past as Usagi Yojimbo helps track him down through a landscape of shifting loyalties and hidden dangers. With a cunning samurai gang circling like vultures, the reunion of father and son hangs in the balance.

In the quiet hush of a winter's day, a dying lord's final wish sets a desperate race against time: to reunite with his exiled son, Rokuo, a young samurai on the run after a fatal duel. With Hojo's vengeful retainers closing in, Usagi must guide Rokuo through treacherous paths and deadly traps, all while the weight of legacy and loss hangs heavy in the frozen air.

In "Koji," Usagi Yojimbo finds himself caught between loyalty and duty as he watches the tense duel between his former teacher, Katsuichi, and his former rival, Nakamura Koji. When a fencing school challenges Koji to a fight, Usagi is drawn into the conflict, uncovering a hidden flaw in Koji’s martial arts style—one that could save Katsuichi’s life, but at a steep personal cost.

In "Crows Part One," Usagi Yojimbo’s former sensei, Shunji, journeys with a small group of travelers to face the deadly swordsman Koji at Kitanoji Temple—only to find a village in ruins, its people trembling under the shadow of a gang of rogue ronin. The path ahead grows darker, and the weight of past choices begins to press down as old wounds and new threats collide.

In "Crows Part Two," Shunji and Nakamura Koji find themselves drawn into a desperate defense of a besieged village, where bandits lay siege to helpless farmers. As they join forces with the unexpected arrival of Katsuichi, the trio must face a relentless tide of enemies—testing not just their martial prowess, but the bonds they’ve forged along the way.

In "Crows Part Three," the tension mounts as Usagi’s former sensei Katsuichi and the formidable swordsman Koji are forced to set aside their long-standing duel to protect a farming village under siege by ruthless bandits. With dawn approaching and the raiders closing in, Usagi and young Jotaro race to uncover the full extent of the threat, knowing that survival depends on swift action and unlikely alliances.

In "Duel at Kitanoji," the disciplined swordsman Nakamura Koji faces off against Katsuichi in a test of skill and honor, where the rigid demands of bushido leave no room for compromise—only one man will walk away from the clash of steel.