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Zato-ino

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I found out that Zato-Ino is on the back cover of issue 47 with his wife and baby.

If the swords pig teaches his skill to his baby, the baby becomes an
incredible fighter,the strongest even.

Stan Sakai said that Zato-Ino was the greatest swordfighter, then it was Inazuma.

Who is it now?
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Zato-ino.

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Zato-ino is one of my favorite Usagi characters. He is based upon the "Zatoichi" character in a series of really good movies. The thing that makes Zato-ino so remarkable is the fact that even though he is blind...he is a deadly swordsman. he uses his heightened sense of smell and his acute hearing to guide his blade. Inzunami is sighted,so, she has that advantage over ino and her opponents. And of course, now that she is possessed by the evil spirit of Jei ...she is twice as deadly! Abayo! :D
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Boy are you in for a surprise. :wink:
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HUH!?

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Yo'...what have I missed!?? My comics soppe has seen fit to stop selling Usagi. So, I've missed quite a few issues. Has something happened to Inzunama!? Is she no longer possessed? Is she dead? Gimme,gimme,gimme!! :?
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Ehm maybe you should see for yourself... in order not to spoil the story... :wink:

The story arc about the fate of Inazuma ("Sparrows") spreads from issue # 105 to # 109 if you'd like to dig it up out of continuity...

And, even if it only means to make you more curious: it's sparked quite a controversy. :shock:
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AAAAWWW shucks!!

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OH!! I've just got to get my hands on those issues!! Maybe I should give my comics shoppe a good tongue lashing for dropping Usagi!! AAArrrrgghhh!!! I NEED my Usagi fix!!! :cry:
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