All Info
Genres
Supernatural, Action, Comedy, Demons, Shounen
Summary
- Ushio Aotsuki is a middle school student and son of a Shinto priest obsessed with the supernatural
- One day, he finds a beast named Tora impaled in his basement, and had to release it against youkai
- Now the two of them fight supernatural beings together, but Ushio keeps the spear close for safety
Description
Ushio to Tora centers around the travails and battles of Ushio Aotsuki a warrior who is constantly being stalked and aided by a gigantic, supernatural and sometimes invisible tiger-like monster.
Ushio's family maintains a Shinto temple in Japan, where ~500 years ago, his samurai ancestor battled that same tiger to a standstill, and eventually trapped him against a rock using a blessed spear called the "Beast Spear," which in addition to its intrinsic quality and perfection as a weapon, can also endow its wielder with the martial ability of the ancestor who originally wielded it.
Ushio accidentally unsealed the cave Tora was trapped in. Initially, Ushio refuses to remove the spear pinning Tora down, but Tora's unsealed presence summons various monsters who wish to fight him, and by extension Ushio. Ushio is forced to free Tora, who would like to eat Ushio, but dares not since Ushio keeps the spear close by. The series focuses on their relationship, interspersed with battles against mythological foes, and with Tora's attempts to grapple with modern life.
Authors
Characters
T
Tora
main
NA
Nagare Akiba
support
SA
Sumako Aotsuki
support
UA
Ushio Aotsuki
main
HN
Hakumen no Mono
support
A
Atsuzawa
support
A
Atsuike
support
SA
Shigure Aotsuki
support
G
Guren
support
G
Giryou
support
H
Hitotsuki
support
YH
Yuu Hiyama
support
H
Hyou
support
MH
Mikado Hizaki
support
KI
Kirio Inasa
support
MI
Mayuko Inoue
support
I
Izuna
support
J
Jiemei
support
RH
Reiko Hanyuu
support
J
Juurou
support
K
Kappa
support
SM
Satoru Moritsuna
support
K
Kagari
support
K
Kuin
support
KM
Kenichi Masaki
support
O
Omamori-sama
support
AN
Asako Nakamura
support
JM
Jun Moritsuna
support
O
Osa
support
HS
Hinowa Sekimori
support
R
Raishin
support
ST
Saya Takatori
support
S
Shinno
support
T
Tokisaka
support
U
Ungaikyou
support
T
Tayura
support
AT
Akiyo Takatori
support
Y
Yokoo
support
Other Facts
Published
Feb 10, 1990 to Oct 9, 1996
Serialization
Shounen Sunday
Where to read
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