Usagi Yojimbo #40
In "Chapter 1: A Whisper of Wings," Usagi, Gen, and Sanshobo carry the legendary Grasscutter toward the Atsuta Shrine, their journey shadowed by unseen danger. As the Neko Ninja and Komori Ninja clash in a silent war for the sword’s power, the stakes rise with every step. Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai, this issue blends quiet tension with the looming threat of conflict, all rendered in Sakai’s signature style—both cover by and interior by the same hand.
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Usagi, Gen and Sanshobo prepare to bring Grasscutter to the Atsuta Shrine. At the same time, two clans of ninja, the Neko Ninja and the Komori Ninja, compete to steal the sword from them to gain power for their respective clans.
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