Ushio & Tora (2015)

Adventure / Drama / ActionTV26 EP/3 Jul 2015

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Synopsis

Ushio Aotsuki is a stubborn middle school student and son of an eccentric temple priest who goes about life without care for his father's claims regarding otherworldly monsters known as youkai. However, as he is tending to the temple while his father is away on work, his chores lead him to a shocking discovery: in the basement he finds a menacing youkai impaled by the fabled Beast Spear. The beast in question is Tora, infamous for his destructive power, who tries to coerce Ushio into releasing him from his five hundred year seal. Ushio puts no trust in his words and refuses to set him free. But when a sudden youkai outbreak puts his friends and home in danger, he is left with no choice but to rely on Tora, his only insurance being the ancient spear if he gets out of hand. Ushio and Tora's meeting is only the beginning of the unlikely duo's journey into the depths of the spiritual realm. With the legendary Beast Spear in his hands, Ushio will find out just how real and threatening the world of the supernatural can be.

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Characters

Ushio Aotsuki

Kind-hearted temple son, destined to wield the Beast Spear, unites humans and yokai against Hakumen.

Matranga David

Asako Nakamura

Asako is Ushio's tomboyish childhood friend, hot-headed but deeply caring, and works at her family's ramen shop.

Sumrall Allison

Mayuko Inoue

Ushio's sweet friend, secretly a powerful shaman, harbors feelings for Tora, and later adopts Kirio.

Christian Luci

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marisandini★★★★★VerifiedEP 21

Hizaki Mikado was the best combination of sweet, wise, and badass grandma. Knowing the flags raised in the story, it didn't take away the weight of the inevitable fate in the narrative. But the most touching thing was the evident hope she placed on Ushio and the happiness of having that hope after centuries of fighting. The soundtrack that accompanied didn't need to go that hard but it did. All the while Kirio acts and talks like a brat that he is who has zero respect on anything and Kuin is an absolute edgelord - whether he'd be a one-dimensional foil or a future ally is still up in the air. If Kirio doesn't cry like a baby in his arc, I'm gonna be mad.

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