Usagi Yojimbo #15 - Grasscutter II - Journey to Atsuta Shrine [First Printing]

(February 2002)

[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai

Inks

Stan Sakai

Letters

typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Greg Rucka (credited)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Usagi Yojimbo (Dantes Verlag, 2017 series) #15 - Kusanagi 2

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai

Inks

Stan Sakai

Letters

typeset

[Dedication] (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai

Letters

typeset

Prologue (Table of Contents: 5)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

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Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical

Characters

Prince Yamato-Dake; Princess Miyazu; the Kami of Mount Ibuki

Synopsis

A chapter in the life of the sword nicknamed "Grasscutter": Lord Yamato-Dake must interrupt his marriage plans to save the villages from the menace of a snake demon.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #39 (July 2000)

Chapter 1: A Whisper of Wings (Table of Contents: 6)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Kagemaru; Sanshobo-Sensei

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #40 (August 2000)

Chapter 2: Scent of the Pines (Table of Contents: 7)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; Kimi

Synopsis

On their way to deliver Grasscutter, Usagi and his companions are set upon by the Neko Ninja. But the Neko Ninja must then contend with an attacker of their own.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #41 (September 2000)

Chapter 3: The Hunger for Death (Table of Contents: 8)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; Lord Ikeda

Synopsis

After a heated battle, a Komori ninja makes off with Grasscutter, with Usagi and his comrades, as well as Chizu of the Neko ninja, in pursuit.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #42 (October 2000)

Chapter 4: Visions in the Shadows (Table of Contents: 9)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; Lord Ikeda; Saru

Synopsis

Chizu betrays the group and steals Grasscutter, intending to toss it into the sea so no one can have it. But on her way, she is attacked by another ninja with a score to settle.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #43 (November 2000)

Chapter 5: The Feel of Salt (Table of Contents: 10)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; Lord Ikeda; Kurokaze; Saru

Synopsis

Usagi and his comrades catch up to Chizu and Saru at some cliffs overlooking the ocean. But they all have to fight off the Komori ninja before possession of Grasscutter can be determined.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #44 (December 2000)

Chapter 6: In the Realm of Senses (Table of Contents: 11)

Usagi Yojimbo / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (credited)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (credited)

Inks

Stan Sakai (credited)

Letters

Stan Sakai (credited)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; Lord Ikeda; Kagemaru; Kimi

Synopsis

On the cusp of delivering Grasscutter to the Atsuta Shrine, Usagi and his group are attacked by another squad of Neko ninja.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #45 (January 2001)

Grasscutter II Story Notes (Table of Contents: 12)

Usagi Yojimbo / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Sakai (signed)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical

Reprints

• in Usagi Yojimbo (Dantes Verlag, 2017 series) #15 - Kusanagi 2

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Lord Yamato-Dake; the Kami of Mount Ibuki

Synopsis

Lord Yamato-Dake battles the Kami of Mount Ibuki.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #39 (July 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei

Synopsis

Portrait of the four principals involved with the sword Grasscutter.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #40 (August 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical

Characters

Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; unidentified Komori ninja

Synopsis

Usagi and friends are attacked from above by a Komori ninja.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #41 (September 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Miyamoto Usagi; unidentified Komori ninja

Synopsis

Usagi battles a Komori ninja for possession of Grasscutter.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #42 (October 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Chizu; Miyamoto Usagi

Synopsis

Chizu looms menacingly over a sleeping Usagi, brandishing Grasscutter.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #43 (November 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Miyamoto Usagi; three unidentified Komori ninja

Synopsis

Usagi battles the Komori ninja for possession of Grasscutter.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #44 (December 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Usagi Yojimbo / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Sakai (signed)

Inks

Stan Sakai (signed)

Genre

adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical; martial arts

Characters

Gen; Miyamoto Usagi; Sanshobo-Sensei; Numerous unidentified Neko Ninja

Synopsis

Usagi and his group are set upon by the Neko ninja seeking Grasscutter.

Reprints

• from Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse, 1996 series) #45 (January 2001)