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
- 267: Volume 29 Chapter 267 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 8: Appear...
- 266: Volume 28 Chapter 266 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 7: Appear...
- 265: Volume 28 Chapter 265 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 6: To Hav...
- 264: Volume 28 Chapter 264 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 5: Progre...
- 263: Volume 28 Chapter 263 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 4: Appear...
- 262: Volume 28 Chapter 262 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 3: Appear...
- 261: Volume 28 Chapter 261 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 2: Passin...
- 260: Volume 28 Chapter 260 : Story 45 - 'Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain' Part 1: Passin...
- 259: Volume 28 Chapter 259 : Story 44 - 'A Season Turning to Stone' Part 11: The Crushing Demon P...
- 257: Volume 27 Chapter 257 : Story 44 - 'A Season Turning to Stone' Part 9: The Kokuen (Black Bla...
- 255: Volume 27 Chapter 255 : Story 44 - 'A Season Turning to Stone' Part 7: Things I Couldn't Hol...