Ushio and Tora (Manga)

*For the Anime adaptation, see Ushio and Tora (TV). For the OVA, see Ushio and Tora (OVA).*
***Ushio and Tora*** (うしおととら, *Ushio to Tora*) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita, published in *Weekly Shonen Sunday* from January 24, 1990 to October 23, 1996 for a total of 313 chapters. Additionally, it has 6 extra chapters in *Ushio and Tora Gaiden*, one extra chapter in the *Moon and Sun* edition, and another side story chapter in *Heroes Comeback - To Make Sure 3/11 is Not Forgotten*.

## Plot

*Ushio and Tora* centers around the adventures and battles of Ushio Aotsuki, a teenage boy who is constantly stalked and assisted by a gigantic tiger-like yokai named Tora.

Ushio's family maintains the Fugen'in temple in Japan where he lives with his father, Shigure Aotsuki. 500 years ago, their samurai ancestor battled Tora to a standstill, and eventually trapped him against a rock using a cursed weapon called the "Beast Spear". The Beast Spear grants strength, speed, and endurance to the wielder in exchange for their soul eventually transforming into a monster. Shigure goes on vacation and orders Ushio to air out the old books in the storehouse while watching the temple. While bringing the books outside, Ushio trips and discovers sealed doors to a chamber beneath the floor which he had never seen before. Forcing the doors open, he cracks the locks and accidentally unseals the cellar which Tora was trapped in.

Initially, Ushio refuses to remove the spear pinning Tora to the wall, as Tora made the mistake of mentioning that the first thing he would do upon being freed would be to devour Ushio. By the next day, Tora's unsealed presence attracts various yokai to the temple and Ushio is forced to free Tora in order to save his friends, Asako Nakamura and Mayuko Inoue. While Tora would like to eat Ushio, he dares not to since Ushio's power awakens upon wielding the Beast Spear. The series focuses on the relationship of Ushio and Tora, interspersed with battles against mythological foes, various friends they meet along the way, and with Tora's attempts to understand modern life. During the regular battles, Ushio slowly begins to notice that as much as Tora claims to be irredeemable, the yokai constantly has his back while fighting evil and he defends the innocent with more enthusiasm than he cares to admit.

## Manga Guide

Note: Due to different interpretations and no official English spellings, keep in mind the English titles used for the chapters below may be different than other translations. However, the original Japanese and Romaji are universal.
### Chapters and Volumes

***Story 1. Stone Eater***
* Chapter 2. Part 1, Disappearance At The Old School House
* Chapter 3. Part 2, The Beast Spear Revealed
* Chapter 4. Part 3, The Centipede Transforms

***Story 2. The Oni That Dwells In the Painting***
* Chapter 5. Part 1, Reiko
* Chapter 6. Part 2, Masaki
* Chapter 7. Part 3, Oni

* Chapter 9. Part 5, Portrait of Reiko

***Story 3. Tora Goes to the City***
* Chapter 10. Part 1, Lord Gamin
* Chapter 11. Part 2, A Town Full Of Dangers
* Chapter 12. Part 3, Tora's Civilization Allergy
* Chapter 13. Part 4, Tora Intervenes
* Chapter 14. Part 5, Tora's False Charge

***Story 4. Talisman Master Hyo***
* Chapter 15. Part 1, The Man Who Hunts Bakemono
* Chapter 16. Part 2, The Assassin Visits

* Chapter 18. Part 4, Troubled Ushio
* Chapter 19. Part 5, Hyo vs. Ushio

***Story 5. The Sea of the Ayakashi***
* Chapter 20. Part 1, Ushio and Tora Go to Sea
* Chapter 21. Part 2, Ayakashi
* Chapter 22. Part 3, Tora and Asako Eaten
* Chapter 23. Part 4, Inside Ayakashi's Stomach
* Chapter 24. Part 5, Showdown!!
* Chapter 25. Part 6, To the Limits of the Soul

* Chapter 27. Part 2, My Father's Determination
* Chapter 28. Part 3, My Father's Decision
* Chapter 29. Part 4, Setting Out

***Story 7. He's in the Sky***
* Chapter 30. Part 1, Taxiing
* Chapter 31. Part 2, Take Off
* Chapter 32. Part 3, Flight
* Chapter 33. Part 4, Mayday
* Chapter 34. Part 5, Approaching
* Chapter 35. Part 6, Landing

* Chapter 37. Part 2, First Attack
* Chapter 38. Part 3, Counterattack
* Chapter 39. Part 4, Rending Attack

***Story 9. Chaotic Wind***
* Chapter 40. Part 1, Ushio Is Asked a Favor by Yokai
* Chapter 41. Part 2, Tora Meets with Misfortune, Ushio Battles a Yokai
* Chapter 42. Part 3, Tora and Ushio Pursue Juro
* Chapter 43. Part 4, Ushio Stands Still and the Wind Whirls in the Sky

***Story 10. The House with a Child***
* Chapter 44. Part 1, Saya of Takatori

* Chapter 46. Part 3, The Child Dance

***Story 11. Mirror of a Single Strike***
* Chapter 47. Mirror of a Single Strike

***Story 12. The Road to the Tono Yokai Battle***
* Chapter 48. Part 1, Ushio is Attacked by the Yokai
* Chapter 49. Part 2, The Yokai Confer Together
* Chapter 50. Part 3, The Yokai Hate That Woman
* Chapter 51. Part 4, The Yokai Pursue Ushio
* Chapter 52. Part 5, The Yokai Have an Audience with Tora
* Chapter 53. Part 6, The Yokai's Fight Against Hakumen no Mono

***Story 13. You'll Be Dry There***
* Chapter 55. Part 1, Death Carried a Knife
* Chapter 56. Part 2, Fumiyo and Shiori
* Chapter 57. Part 3, Under the Demon's Mask
* Chapter 58. Part 4, To the Pyramid Tower
* Chapter 59. Part 5, You'll Be Dry There

***Story 14. The Channel of Souls in Repose***
* Chapter 60. The Channel of Souls in Repose

***Story 15. You Come Out of the Warped Night***
* Chapter 61. Part 1, Man
* Chapter 62. Part 2, Night

* Chapter 64. Part 4, Return to the Night

***Story 16. The Guardian God of the Lake***
* Chapter 65. Part 1, Kagami, Katayama, and Ayumi Suffer
* Chapter 66. Part 2, The God of the Land and the Snake God
* Chapter 67. Part 3, Drink the God Sake
* Chapter 68. Part 4, The Spear's Seal
* Chapter 69. Part 5, The Guardian God of the Lake

***Story 17. The Mist Comes***
* Chapter 70. Part 1, Misty Road
* Chapter 71. Part 2, Escape from the Mist
* Chapter 72. Part 3, In Pursuit of the Mist

* Chapter 74. Part 5, The Mist's Sprint
* Chapter 75. Part 6, Are You Standing Tall?

***Story 18. Hiyo Pursuit ~ The Chosen***
* Chapter 76. Part 1, Hinowa Sekimori (1) - The Hiyo Set Loose
* Chapter 77. Part 2, Hinowa Sekimori (2) - The Beast Spear Discovered
* Chapter 78. Part 3, Hinowa Sekimori (3) - The Chosen of the Spear
* Chapter 79. Part 4, Nagare Akiba (1) - The Chosen on the Motorcycle
* Chapter 80. Part 5, Nagare Akiba (2) - Bakemono
* Chapter 81. Part 6, Nagare Akiba (3) - The Hiyo Bus
* Chapter 82. Part 7, Nagare Akiba (4) - The End to a Hard Run

* Chapter 84. Part 2, Asako and Mayuko Second Part
* Chapter 85. Part 3, Asako and Mayuko Third Part

***Story 20. Crossroads of the Pursuit ~ The Chosen***
* Chapter 86. Part 1, Satoru Moritsuna (1) - Battle of the Chosen
* Chapter 87. Part 2, Satoru Moritsuna (2) - Repelling Divination
* Chapter 88. Part 3, Satoru Moritsuna (3) - Old Wounds
* Chapter 89. Part 4, Satoru Moritsuna (4) - Satoru Awakens
* Chapter 90. Part 5, Satoru Moritsuna (5) - Ushio Inside the Body
* Chapter 91. Part 6, Satoru Moritsuna (6) - The Cry Inside the Body

* Chapter 93. Part 8, Satoru Moritsuna (8) - Chibakama's Resounding Laugh
* Chapter 94. Part 9, Satoru Moritsuna (9) - The Blow Reflected in the Retina
* Chapter 95. Part 10, Satoru Moritsuna (10) - Only as Much as Hoped For

***Story 21. Transformation***
* Chapter 96. Part 1, The Directive
* Chapter 97. Part 2, Mobilization
* Chapter 98. Part 3, To Kamuikotan
* Chapter 99. Part 4, Attack of the Hiyo
* Chapter 100. Part 5, Encounter

* Chapter 102. Part 7, Hinowa/Jun/Yuu
* Chapter 103. Part 8, To the Cave, Mayuko
* Chapter 104. Part 9, Mayuko/Tora
* Chapter 105. Part 10, Asako
* Chapter 106. Part 11, Counterattack ~ Asako
* Chapter 107. Part 12, Resurrection ~ And Finally...

***Story 22. The Time Reversing Demon***
* Chapter 108. Part 1, Demon of the Cave
* Chapter 109. Part 2, Go Back in Time
* Chapter 110. Part 3, The 2,300 Year Old Memory

* Chapter 112. Part 5, The White-Faced Demon
* Chapter 113. Part 6, Into Utter Darkness
* Chapter 114. Part 7, The Demon of the Beast Spear
* Chapter 115. Part 8, Guiding Demon
* Chapter 116. Part 9, Demon, Bring Us Home

***Story 23. The Snow Does Not Vanish at Dawn***
* Chapter 117. Part 1, The City Covered in Snow
* Chapter 118. Part 2, Snow Daughter
* Chapter 119. Part 3, Sakuma

* Chapter 121. Part 5, Tora Returns
* Chapter 122. Part 6, The Snow Doesn't Vanish at Dawn

***Story 24. Ushio Casts Aside the Beast Spear***
* Chapter 123. Part 1, Ushio, This is a Major Pinch?!

***Story 25. Countdown Railroad***
* Chapter 124. Part 1, Advancing
* Chapter 125. Part 2, Rushing
* Chapter 126. Part 3, 32 Minutes to Go
* Chapter 127. Part 4, 18 Minutes to Go
* Chapter 128. Part 5, 13 Minutes to Go
* Chapter 129. Part 6, 10 Minutes to Go

* Chapter 131. Part 8, Just Before Passing Out
* Chapter 132. Part 9, Passing Out of the Tunnel
* Chapter 133. Part 10, Continuing on Track!

***Story 26. "HIGH SPEED EATER"***
* Chapter 134. Part 1, THE START
* Chapter 135. Part 2, BIKER
* Chapter 136. Part 3, ATTACK
* Chapter 137. Part 4, IGNITION
* Chapter 138. Part 5, BATTLE
* Chapter 139. Part 6, OVERDRIVE

* Chapter 141. Part 2, Crisis at the Head Temple
* Chapter 142. Part 3, Oyakume-sama
* Chapter 143. Part 4, The Battle with "Kuragi"
* Chapter 144. Part 5, I'm Coming to See You, Founder
* Chapter 145. Part 6, From Ushio to Kirio

***Story 28. Incitement ~ Destruction of the Beast Spear***
* Chapter 146. Part 1, Nagatobimaru Tora
* Chapter 147. Part 2, Shikigami User Satoru Moritsuna, Jun's Shinjutsu
* Chapter 148. Part 3, The Empty Corpse's Thread
* Chapter 149. Part 4, The Red Cloth

* Chapter 151. Part 6, The House of the Whisperers
* Chapter 152. Part 7, Nagare and Tora (1)
* Chapter 153. Part 8, Nagare and Tora (2)
* Chapter 154. Part 9, Hinowa and Ushio (1)
* Chapter 155. Part 10, Hinowa and Ushio (2)
* Chapter 156. Part 11, Inasa's Diary
* Chapter 157. Part 12, Materia
* Chapter 158. Part 13, Kuin vs. Tora
* Chapter 159. Part 14, Destruction of the Beast Spear

* Chapter 161. Part 16, House of Scorn
* Chapter 162. Part 17, The Beast Spear Rumbles
* Chapter 163. Part 18, Violence
* Chapter 164. Part 19, Demon of Destruction, God of Destruction
* Chapter 165. Part 20, Eternal Solitude
* Chapter 166. Part 21, Incitement ~ Failure

***Story 29. Asako's Sports Day***
* Chapter 167. Asako's Sports Day

***Story 30. The Fools Gather at a Banquet***
* Chapter 168. Part 1, Written Invitation to a Party
* Chapter 169. Part 2, Metamorphosis

* Chapter 171. Part 4, Tayura, Nadoka
* Chapter 172. Part 5, A Bit of Play
* Chapter 173. Part 6, The Mud and the Hat
* Chapter 174. Part 7, Mayuko Runs
* Chapter 175. Part 8, Mayuko and Tora

***Story 31. The Day I Swung on the Swing***
* Chapter 176. Part 1, Minoru
* Chapter 177. Part 2, Bad Dream
* Chapter 178. Part 3, Satori
* Chapter 179. Part 4, The Day Before Surgery ~ The Day Of

***Story 31. Ushio and Tora Start the New Year***
* Chapter 181. Ushio and Tora Start the New Year

***Story 32. The Seal of Gedo***
* Chapter 182. Part 1, Coming from Shikoku
* Chapter 183. Part 2, The Manifestation of Gedo
* Chapter 184. Part 3, Mino
* Chapter 185. Part 4, Possession
* Chapter 186. Part 5, Confusion
* Chapter 187. Part 6, The Female Gedo
* Chapter 188. Part 7, Mino Dances
* Chapter 189. Part 8, True Form

* Chapter 191. Part 10, Gedo Possession
* Chapter 192. Part 11, Gedo Doesn't Return

***Story 34. Western Great Bakemono War***
* Chapter 193. Part 1, Chief of the West
* Chapter 194. Part 2, The Tono Bakemono
* Chapter 195. Part 3, Bakemono Group
* Chapter 196. Part 4, The War Begins
* Chapter 197. Part 5, Snake Demon Hitotsuki
* Chapter 198. Part 6, Kamaitachi, Raishin and Kagari
* Chapter 199. Part 7, Lightning Beast Tora

* Chapter 201. Part 9, Shinno vs. Ushio
* Chapter 202. Part 10, Gambling Match
* Chapter 203. Part 11, Kamaitachi of the East/Kamaitachi of the West
* Chapter 204. Part 12, The Demon Battle Formation Shines
* Chapter 205. Part 13, Kagari Advances
* Chapter 206. Part 14, Instant Beheading
* Chapter 207. Part 15, Sharp Practice
* Chapter 208. Part 16, Izuna's One Second
* Chapter 209. Part 17, Escaping the Sky Mansion

* Chapter 211. Part 19, The Western Bakemono Attack
* Chapter 212. Part 20, Hakumen no Mono's Counterattack
* Chapter 213. Part 21, Hakumen's Memories
* Chapter 214. Part 22, Scream of the Beast Spear
* Chapter 215. Part 23, Two Powers - Mutual Destruction
* Chapter 216. Part 24, Retreat the War
* Chapter 217. Part 25, Beyond the Storm
* Chapter 218. Part 26, Time to End the War

***Story 35. Full Moon***
* Chapter 219. Full Moon

***Story 37. TATARI BREAKER***
* Chapter 221. Part 1, KIDNAPPING
* Chapter 222. Part 2, The H.A.M.M.R Institute
* Chapter 223. Part 3, THUNDER METAMORPHOSE
* Chapter 224. Part 4, EXAMINATION
* Chapter 225. Part 5, BALDANDERS
* Chapter 226. Part 6, EMERGENCY
* Chapter 227. Part 7, CRITICAL CONDITION
* Chapter 228. Part 8, DEATH FLOOR

* Chapter 230. Part 10, CLASH AND DESTROY
* Chapter 231. Part 11, TATARI BREAKER

***Story 38. The Sky Reflected in His Eyes***
* Chapter 232. Part 1, White Feathers
* Chapter 233. Part 2, Dog
* Chapter 234. Part 3, Taro
* Chapter 235. Part 4, Shippeitaro

***Story 39. Goki***
* Chapter 236. Goki <First Part>
* Chapter 237. Goki <Second Part>

***Story 40. Journalist's Soliloquy***
* Chapter 238. Journalist's Soliloquy

* Chapter 240. Part 2, The Gathering Process
* Chapter 241. Part 3, Arrival
* Chapter 242. Part 4, Azafuse
* Chapter 243. Part 5, Guren
* Chapter 244. Part 6, Grudge
* Chapter 245. Part 7, The Jet Black Horde

***Story 42. Night of the Crescent Moon***
* Chapter 246. Night of the Crescent Moon

***Story 43. Before the Wind Blows***
* Chapter 247. Part 1, Ordinary Scenes
* Chapter 248. Part 2, The Wind

***Story 44. A Season Turning to Stone***
* Chapter 250. Part 1, The Main Temple
* Chapter 251. Part 2, Head Wind
* Chapter 252. Part 3, Abduction/Pursuit
* Chapter 253. Part 4, The Cause
* Chapter 254. Part 5, Mayuko Discovered
* Chapter 255. Part 6, To the Divine Forge
* Chapter 256. Part 7, Things I Couldn't Hold On To
* Chapter 257. Part 8, Within the Blaze
* Chapter 258. Part 9, Black Flame

* Chapter 260. Part 11, The Crushing Demon Pair

***Story 45. Emerging from Rain, Disappearing in Rain***
* Chapter 261. Part 1, Passing, Disappearing...
* Chapter 262. Part 2, Passing, Appearing...
* Chapter 263. Part 3, Appearing, Passing...
* Chapter 264. Part 4, Appearing and Appearing Again...
* Chapter 265. Part 5, Progressing Through Rain...
* Chapter 266. Part 6, To Have and Lose...
* Chapter 267. Part 7, Appearing and Destroying...

***Story 46. The Journey of No Return***
* Chapter 269. The Journey of No Return

***Story 47. To the Sea of Chaos***
* Chapter 270. Part 1, To Okinawa
* Chapter 271. Part 2, Nagare Interferes
* Chapter 272. Part 3, The Letter from H.A.M.M.R
* Chapter 273. Part 4, Asako, To Okinawa
* Chapter 274. Part 5, To The Sea
* Chapter 275. Part 6, Nagare vs Tora (1)
* Chapter 276. Part 7, Nagare vs Tora (2)
* Chapter 277. Part 8, Nagare vs Tora (3)

***Story 48. Sea of Thunder***
* Chapter 279. Part 1, To the Abyss
* Chapter 280. Part 2, Mother
* Chapter 281. Part 3, Collapse of the Stone Pillar
* Chapter 282. Part 4, The Time of Resurrection
* Chapter 283. Part 5, The Thundering Roar of Its Rise
* Chapter 284. Part 6, Fear Passed Through the News
* Chapter 285. Part 7, Breaking Point
* Chapter 286. Part 8, Break Out
* Chapter 287. Part 9, Sea of Hate

***Story 49. The Beast Spear Destroyed***
* Chapter 289. The Beast Spear Destroyed

***Story 50. Tora***
* Chapter 290. Part 1, He Who Returned
* Chapter 291. Part 2, Perspective I
* Chapter 292. Part 3, Perspective II
* Chapter 293. Part 4, Perspective III
* Chapter 294. Part 5, The Birth of Hakumen
* Chapter 295. Part 6, Vicissitudes Begin

***Story 51. Stopping the Descent, Rising Up***
* Chapter 296. Part 1, Stopping the Descent

* Chapter 298. Part 3, Hope
* Chapter 299. Part 4, Memory Recovery
* Chapter 300. Part 5, Stopping the Descent, Rising Up

***Story 52. Rumbling Heavens Opening the Gate***
* Chapter 301. Part 1, The Meikai Gate Again
* Chapter 302. Part 2, Opening the Gate
* Chapter 303. Part 3, The Beast Spear Resurrected

***Story 53. To the Promised Night***
* Chapter 304. To the Promised Night <First Part>
* Chapter 305. To the Promised Night <Second Part>

* Chapter 307. Part 2, The Ultimate Insult
* Chapter 308. Part 3, 400 Meters
* Chapter 309. Part 4, The Meaning of the Journey
* Chapter 310. Part 5, The Sun

***Final Story: Ushio and Tora***
* Chapter 311. Part 1, The Final Play
* Chapter 312. Part 2, Hakumen no Mono
* Chapter 313. Part 3, The Fate of Ushio and Tora

### Gaiden & Side Stories

* Story 2: A Tale in the Shadow of Plum Trees ~ Exorcist Hyou
* Story 3: Rain Falling on a Village
* Story 4: Thunder Dance
* Story 5: Present
* Story 6: Day Breaking on an Endless Night

## References

1. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 1
2. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 2
3. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 3
4. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 4
5. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 5
6. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 6
7. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 7
8. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 8
9. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 9
10. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 10
11. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 11
12. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 12
13. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 13
14. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 14
15. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 15
16. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 16
17. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 17
18. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 18
19. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 19
20. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 20
21. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 21
22. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 22
23. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 23
24. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 24
25. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 25
26. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 26
27. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 27
28. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 28
29. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 29
30. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 30
31. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 31
32. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 32
33. ↑ Shogakukan - Volume 33
34. ↑ Shogakukan - Gaiden
35. ↑ Shogakukan - Heroes Come Back
36. ↑ Shogakukan - Moon and Sun