NOVEL INFO
Ushio to Tora
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
- 167: Volume 18 Chapter 167 : Story 30 - 'Fools Gather at a Party' Part 1: Written Invitation to a...
- 165: Volume 18 Chapter 165 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 21: Incitemen...
- 164: Volume 18 Chapter 164 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 20: Eternal S...
- 163: Volume 18 Chapter 163 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 19: Demon of ...
- 161: Volume 18 Chapter 161 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 17: The Beast...
- 160: Volume 18 Chapter 160 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 16: House of ...
- 159: Volume 18 Chapter 159 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 15: The Avata...
- 158: Volume 17 Chapter 158 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 14: Destructi...
- 157: Volume 17 Chapter 157 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 13: Kuin vers...
- 155: Volume 17 Chapter 155 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 11: Inasa's D...
- 154: Volume 17 Chapter 154 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 10: Hinowa an...
- 153: Volume 17 Chapter 153 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 9: Hinowa and...
- 152: Volume 17 Chapter 152 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 8: Nagare and...
- 151: Volume 17 Chapter 151 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 7: Nagare and...
- 150: Volume 17 Chapter 150 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 6: The House ...
- 149: Volume 17 Chapter 149 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 5: Theft of t...
- 148: Volume 16 Chapter 148 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 4: The Red Cl...
- 147: Volume 16 Chapter 147 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 3: The Empty ...
- 146: Volume 16 Chapter 146 : Story 28 - 'Incitement ~ Destroy the Beast Spear' Part 2: Shikigami ...