# Ushio and Tora (2015)

> A schoolboy frees a imprisoned demon and enlists him to hunt the youkai threatening his family and town.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/56037

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 39
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, fantasy, action
- Network: TOKYO MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, BS Fuji
- Cast: Tasuku Hatanaka, Rikiya Koyama, Mikako Komatsu, Kiyono Yasuno, Kana Hanazawa, Daisuke Namikawa, Nao Nagasawa, Yui Makino
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4801510/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, brooding, propulsive, comic warmth

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the action-driven supernatural adventure and its demon-hunting premise.

## Synopsis

Ushio and Tora (2015-2016) is a Japanese shounen supernatural anime series produced by MAPPA and aired on TOKYO MX and other stations. Schoolboy Ushio Aotsuki (voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka) stumbles upon Tora, a demon impaled by a spear, and frees him, and the two form an uneasy partnership. Tora (voiced by Rikiya Koyama) is a volatile, powerful youkai whose loyalties are tested as they face other agents of evil. Ushio's sister Asako Nakamura and other allies are drawn into the conflict as the family's hidden supernatural legacy surfaces. The engine of each episode is a new youkai or spirit threat that the pair must track down and defeat, with fights driven by Ushio's stubborn courage and Tora's raw strength. The series runs as a single 39-episode season in a standalone case-of-the-week rhythm with an ongoing arc underneath. Set in a contemporary Japanese town, it blends dark fantasy atmosphere with comic warmth and action spectacle. Its tone is earnest, brooding at moments, and propulsive in its battles. Fans of Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha and Mushishi will find resonance in its folklore-rich monster hunting and bond between human and demon.

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