Usagi Yojimbo #28
In "Taiko, Part One," Usagi Yojimbo finds himself mistaken for a member of the feared Red Scorpion Gang after encountering students of a rival sword school. Invited to train under Master Suzuki—a longtime friend of Usagi’s late teacher—he earns respect by besting the senior students, though he lets Suzuki defeat him to preserve dignity. When the magistrate’s son is kidnapped, Usagi joins the students in a search that quickly reveals unsettling tensions within the school, where Suzuki and his loyal aide Ishii may be hiding secrets of their own. Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai, this issue blends quiet honor with rising tension, all rendered in Sakai’s signature style, with cover art by Stan Sakai.
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Usagi encounters several students of a sword fighting school and is mistaken for a member of the Red Scorpion Gang. The school's master, Suzuki, is a friend of Usagi's teacher, so invites Usagi to visit his school. Usagi defeats all the senior students in practice fights, but allows Suzuki to beat him to save face. Later a magistrate's son is kidnapped and Usagi joins the school's students in the search. Meanwhile Suzuki and his top aid, Ishii, are plotting and it appears they may actually be the leaders of the Red Scorpion Gang.
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