Type
Manga
Volumes
33
Chapters
313
Status
Completed
Published
1990-02-10 to 1996-10-09
Genres
Action
Comedy
Mythology
Shounen
Supernatural
Award Winning
Serializations
Shounen Sunday
Authors
Kazuhiro Fujita (Story & Art)
Ushio to Tora
Ushio to Tora centers around the travails and battles of Ushio Aotsuki, 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 formidability 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Characters
Tora
Main
Ushio Aotsuki
Main
Hakumen no Mono
Supporting
Hyou
Supporting
Asako Nakamura
Supporting
Mayuko Inoue
Supporting
Izuna
Supporting
Reiko Hanyuu
Supporting
Kenichi Masaki
Supporting
Raishin
Supporting
Shigure Aotsuki
Supporting
Yuu Hiyama
Supporting