Ushio & Tora - Complete Collection
During the 16th century, a warrior-monk vanquished a powerful demon by  pinning it to a rock with an enchanted spear; 500 years later, high school student  Ushio Aotsuki, a descendant of the samurai, discovers the demon is still  imprisoned in the cellar of the family temple. Although the leonine Tora insists  he'll devour Ushio, and Ushio threatens to destroy Tora with the Beast Spear, the  two become grudging friends, defeating a series of bizarre demons and evil  spirits. Their lives are complicated by Ushio's friendships with the tomboyish  Asako and the more feminine Mayuko.Ushio and Tora(1992) suggests an  odd mixture ofTenchi MuyoandRanma 1/2. Despite their constant  quarreling, Ushio and Tora are extremely likable characters, and this cheaply  animated and often violent comedy-adventure has an appealing originality that  leaves the viewer wishing there were more episodes. (Rated 15 and older:  violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, profanity)--Charles Solomon