Chapter 28 of Kagurabachi featured some adrenaline-pumping panels as Chihiro prepared to take on a horde of enemies. He reached the auction house of the Sazanami Clan and struck an entry pose that had otakus in a frenzy.
Why? Because he looks like none other than Zoro himself. Chihiro has already been compared to Zoro because they both use swords. But, the recent chapter has made fans draw even more parallels between them. In fact, some fans even jokingly commented that Chihiro could master the four-sword style, something that Zoro hasn’t mastered yet.
Why is Chihiro from Kagurabachi being compared to One Piece‘s Zoro?
In chapter 28 of Kagurabachi, Chihiro infiltrated the basement of the Sazanami Clan. As he entered the base, he immediately realized he would have to fight off many enemies. So he took a fighting stance with his swords, but it looked very similar to Zoro’s Three Sword Style from One Piece.
#Kagurabachi | #カグラバチ| #ONEPIECE
— AJ 🇪🇺 (@aj1_rad) April 7, 2024
Zoro watching Chihiro like pic.twitter.com/NEvEESkYTL
Do you think Chihiro will pull out a Zoro and wield 3 swords eventually? pic.twitter.com/zAAObtnqrZ
— Lloyd, renascido das cinzas🪳 #AQSMP (@lloyd_tio) April 1, 2024
The Author did say Chihiro is influenced Heavily by Zoro but I didn't expect THIS
— AMV's Society (@amv_society) April 7, 2024
Chihiro held a sword in his mouth and another in his hand. Every otaku knows that wielding a sword with his mouth is one of Zoro’s ultimate techniques. Although Chihiro later transferred the sword to his hand while battling, the pose has become very popular on social media sites due to the similarity.
Many tweets claimed that Chihiro is learning from the best and consider the act the closest to a collaboration that they will receive. In fact, many even questioned the panel’s originality because of how much it resembled Zoro.
“Might learn 4 sword style before him (Zoro)”
An X user playfully commented that Chihiro might learn the four swords style before Zoro can. Zoro is a three-sword user, and the only time a four-sword style was used in One Piece was by Kaku. It is a sophisticated style that was developed by combining the Shirayasa Katana with his Rokushiki technique.
However, he does not hold four swords but rather slices the air by kicking, which makes it look like he has four blades. Still, in his one-on-one match against Zoro, Kaku was defeated as Zoro developed a new technique called Asura. Thus, Zoro’s three-sword style is still superior to Kaku’s four-sword style.
he might learn 4 sword style before zoro 👀
— Ultra (@UltraAU_) April 7, 2024
LETS GOOOOO CHIHIRO KNOWS PEAK #ONEPIECE #zoro #Kagurabachi pic.twitter.com/MuS7ufYQTw
— Zolo (@Zoloisntreal) April 8, 2024
As Zoro develops his sword styles by adding new swords, fans speculate that he might be able to use four swords soon. However, it’s been more than a thousand chapters, and he still hasn’t. Chihiro looked like Zoro in just chapter 28.
Do you think Chihiro can overpower Zoro? Or can Zoro hand Chihiro his behind in a swooping blow?
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