Issue Details

Issue	#46
Published	March 2001
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages	28
Editing	Diana Schutz (editor); Tim Ervin-Gore (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "Kites"

Characters	Miyamoto Usagi; Ame Tomoe; Jotaro; Inspector Ishida; Murakami Gennosuke (Gen); miscellaneous characters
Synopsis	Usagi and other characters fly kites on a hillside.
Genre	funny animals; adventure; historical
Pencils	Stan Sakai (signed)
Inks	Stan Sakai (signed)
Colors	Tom Luth (signed)
Notes	This is a wraparound cover encompassing both the front and back covers.

24 page Usagi Yojimbo story "Showdown"

Characters	Miyamoto Usagi; Murakami Gennosuke (Gen); Sanshobo-Sensei; Boss Maeda; Boss Joya
Synopsis	On the way to Kitanoji Temple, Usagi and Gen enter a town in the midst of a war between two rival Yakuza clans. Usagi decides to take a hand in solving the problem.
Genre	funny animals; adventure; historical
Script	Stan Sakai
Pencils	Stan Sakai
Inks	Stan Sakai
Letters	Stan Sakai
Notes	The opening chapter to this story resembles the plot to the Kurosawa film "Yojimbo". The first page of this story is a reprint of the final page of the previous issue.