NOVEL INFO
Ushio to Tora
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Ushio to Tora
It centers around the travails and battles of one Ushio Aotsuki (蒼月潮 Aotsuki Ushio), who is constantly being stalked and aided by a gigantic, supernatural and sometimes invisible tiger (Some people describe it as akin to Calvin and Hobbes on acid).<br /><br />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 boost the physical powers of the user. While cleaning out the temple storage, Ushio accidentally unseals the chamber Tora was trapped in. Initially, Ushio wisely refuses to remove the spear pinning Tora (とら, Japanese for tiger) down, as Tora unwisely makes the strategic blunder of mentioning that the first thing he would do upon being freed would be to devour Ushio; but Tora's unsealed presence attracts various demons to the premises, and Ushio is forced to free Tora in exchange for his help. The series focuses on their relationship, interspersed with battles against mythological foes, and with Tora's attempts to grapple with modern life and gobble up Ushio.<br /><br />Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1997. It also received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen in 1992.<br />
Chapter List
- 217: Volume 23 Chapter 217 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 24: The End of the War fo...
- 216: Volume 23 Chapter 216 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 23: The Other Side of the...
- 214: Volume 23 Chapter 214 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 21: Two Powers - Mutual D...
- 213: Volume 23 Chapter 213 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 20: Scream of the Beast S...
- 211: Volume 23 Chapter 211 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 18: Hakumen no Mono's Cou...
- 210: Volume 23 Chapter 210 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 17: The Western Bakemono ...
- 208: Volume 22 Chapter 208 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 17: Escaping the Sky Mans...
- 203: Volume 22 Chapter 203 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 12: The Demon Blade Spark...
- 202: Volume 22 Chapter 202 : Story 34 - 'The Western Bakemono War' Part 11: Kamaitachi of the Eas...