| Issue | #40 |
| Published | August 2000 |
| Cover Price | 2.95 USD; 4.50 CAD |
| Pages | 28 |
| Editing | Diana Schutz |
| Characters | Miyamoto Usagi; Gen; Sanshobo-Sensei; Chizu |
| Synopsis | Portrait of the four principals involved with the sword Grasscutter. |
| Genre | funny animal; adventure; historical |
| Pencils | Stan Sakai (signed) |
| Inks | Stan Sakai (signed) |
| Colors | Tom Luth (signed) |
| Letters | Stan Sakai ? |
| Characters | Miyamoto Usagi; Chizu; Kagemaru; Gen; 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. |
| Genre | funny animal; adventure; historical |
| Script | Stan Sakai |
| Pencils | Stan Sakai |
| Inks | Stan Sakai |
| Letters | Stan Sakai |
| Synopsis | In lieu of letters, photos from the 2000 Fanime Con held in Santa Clara, Cal., are reproduced. |
| Script | Diana Schutz |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |