The chapters of the Ushio & Toramanga series were written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Ushio Aotsuki, the son of a temple keeper, who after having reluctantly released the imprisoned powerful tiger-like monster, Tora, the two begin a journey together, fighting against supernatural beings threatening the world. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 24, 1990,[1] to October 23, 1996.[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 33 individual tankōbon volumes, released from November 17, 1990,[3] to December 10, 1996.[4] An additional gaiden volume was released on May 17, 1997.[5]
Shogakukan re-published the series in a 19-volume bunkoban edition from September 15, 2004,[6] to March 15, 2006.[7] A 20-volume kazenban edition was published between May 18, 2015,[8][9] and December 16, 2016.[10]
Fujita drew a two-chapter short of the series to raise funds for areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake.[11][12] These chapters were published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on December 26, 2012, and January 9, 2013.[13]
"Prologue: Ushio's Fated Meeting" (序章 うしおととらであうの縁, Joshō Ushio to Tora Deau no En)
Story 1: "The Stone Eater" (石喰い, Ishikui)
001. "Ushio's Fated Meeting" (うしおととらであうの縁, Ushio to Tora Deau no En)
002. "Disappearance at the Old School House" (旧校舎に消ゆ, Kyū Kōsha ni Shōyu)
003. "The Beast Spear Revealed" (獣の槍発揮, Kemono no Yari Hakki)
004. "The Centipede Transforms" (百足変化, Mukade Henka)
Story 2: "The Oni in the Painting" (絵に棲む鬼, Eni Sumu Oni)
005. "Reiko" (礼子)
006. "Masaki" (間崎)
007. "Oni" (鬼)
After being constantly annoyed by his father's stories related to that of his own lineage, middle schooler Ushio Aotsuki is ordered to clean out the basement. While there, he discovers a trap door that leads him into confronting a tiger-like monster from the very same legend that his father informed him of; for over 500 years, the monster had been sealed away by a legendary warrior who wielded the Beast Spear, and has been kept in the family's temple ever since. The monster tries to tempt Ushio into pulling it out, but is rejected and abandoned. However, when Ushio accidentally releases the evil energy emitted by the monster, he is forced to do so. This results in Ushio being transformed by the Beast Spear's own effects, giving him an appearance resembling that of the legendary warrior. Upon purifying the temple, Ushio decides to take responsibility for his actions my monitoring the monster's every move. He decides to name the monster Tora due to his appearance while agreeing to accompany him in his adventures in fighting other monsters (including that of the Stone Eater and the Oni in the Painting) as long as he never tries to kill him.
001. "The Tale of the Ayakashi Konjaku" (妖今昔物語, Ayakashi Konjaku)
002. "Tale in the Shadow of Plum Trees: Seal Magician Hyou" (桃影抄~符咒師・ひょう, Momo Kageshō Fujushi Hyō)
003. "Rain Falling on a Village" (星に降る雨, Hoshi ni Furuame)
004. "Thunder Dance" (雷の舞, Kaminari no Mai)
005. "Present" (プレゼント, Purezento)
006. "Day Breaking on an Endless Night" (永夜黎明, Eiya Reimei)
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