Audience reviews
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AyemAFK
Now this is what we call 'underrated'
Ushio & Tora felt like a genuinely fresh viewing experience for me, mainly because of its uncommon story concept even though the anime itself is already more than a decade old. It was surprisingly refreshing, especially as I’ve grown a bit tired of the increasingly monotonous anime trends over the past three years. With a total of 26 + 13 tightly packed episodes, the series moves at a solid pace and leaves very little room for plot holes. Some viewers argue that the anime skips an important arc in the transition from season one to season two, but personally, I still found myself thoroughly enjoying the storytelling quality all the way to the end.
Like many shounen protagonists, the main character here is a rather naïve young boy, distinguished mainly…
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This anime is peak. It’s got those raw 90s vibes, has some darkness in it but balances really well with the comedy. It has everything, amazing animation, intense action, a gripping storyline, and one of the most badass protagonist duos I’ve seen in a while.
Not gonna lie, this is one of the few anime that actually made me cry in a long while. And not just once, but several times. The emotional depth hits hard and the soundtrack? Absolute fire. The music elevates every scene and it barely any fanservice. It's focused entirely on telling a meaningful story, and it delivers really well cause it jsut keeps gettign betetr and better the more you advance.
It’s a remake, yeah, but a damn good one. It deserves way more attention. You’ll connect with the main character in a way that stays with yo…
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I ended up enjoying this more than i thought after a bit rough opening first 6-7 episodes. Loudmouthed. To much screaming. To much acting like an idiot. I guess pretty typical shounen. But then around episode 8 and after atleast some sort of plot opens up building up for a more meaningful journey for Ushio and Tora rather than just nonsense fighting and screaming. Its still there but theres more and more focus on the reason for their journey, events leading up to it. An interesting backstory. Unfortunely towards the end the show kinda slows down a bit after the big reveals. Kinda just waiting for S2 to pick up.
The show has some pretty cool fights. Enjoyed the animation. Music is good. OP good. Not great. But it has that classic shounen OP sound. 26 episoded was a few to many as there we…
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If you are looking for a thrilling and nostalgic anime that combines comedy, action, and drama, you should check out Ushio to Tora. This anime is based on a classic manga from the 90s and tells the story of Ushio, a young boy who accidentally frees a powerful demon named Tora from his basement. Together, they face various supernatural threats and form an unlikely bond. Here is my review of Ushio to Tora anime:
- Animation: 8/10. The anime has a retro style that pays homage to the original manga, but also adds some modern touches and fluid movements. The character designs are expressive and unique, and the action scenes are dynamic and exciting. The colors are vibrant and contrast well with the dark and eerie atmosphere of some episodes.
- Sound: 9/10. The anime has a great soundtrack tha…
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My review covers both seasons, since I marathon it on Netflix, I didn’t realize I actually watched 2 seasons lol.
I read a review here saying the plot is bland. Well, Ushio & Tora was originally made in the 90s and I think it’s a good anime coming from that era. Was it perfect? No. It does have some flaws but to compare it with newer generation anime is not fair. The storyline is linear and straightforward. Honestly, I am a liiiitle bit disappointed with the open ending but as a whole, it was entertaining series.
I’m an avid Yu Yu Hakusho fan and Ushio’s demon form is a spitting image of Yuusuke’s demon form. Both have very long hair, slender body, and wears jeans. I really miss YYH and watching Ushio & Tora made me feel contented. One might argue that Ushio doesn’t have character develo…
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Despite a lot of other opinions I've seen in the reviews I am totally in love with this series. Overall very likable characters with great character building. The story might not be the most original you've ever seen, but it still has it's own unique twists and turns. I had good laughs and sorrow fillied cries through out the whole series and second season was an amazing finish that left me relieved and heartbroken at the same time.
To me it was something special. It might not be for everyone, but personally I enjoyed the humor, the sadness, the tight bonds developing through the story and I felt fulfilled. My questions were answered and there were no holes leaving me dissatisfied in the end. I loved this series and feel almost empty that my journey with Ushio and Tora is over.
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Someone else put it best and their comment was the one that incited me to watch this. After the drudgery of anime shows that want you to 'figure' out what the hell is going on "Ushio to Tora," doesn't play into that stupid and annoying trend where you have to watch half the series or more just to know what the hell is going on!
The characters are great. Often humorous, but with a serious side that allows the series to continue on in a nice forward progressing dramatic fashion. There's a touch of romance, comedy, drama and even some tragedy that must be overcome.
A personal gripe of mine is the 'screaming' and 'wailing' characters. And thought this was evident in this show, it wasn't to the point of wanting me to mute the volume or fast-forward past those annoying moments.
Overall the…
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My way of describing Ushio to Tora is like playing a musical piece. It started out slow and eventually increased in its tempo. Occasionally, it may drop the tempo a bit but unlike any other anime, a small drop of tempo eventually increased exponentially fast. Until it peaked on its finale on the second season which, I would consider, the top 10 shounen series in anime history.
Ushio to Tora is the kind of anime that has a gradual progression plot like any 90's manga or anime. It requires some patience watching in the beginning but it will eventually pay off as a real classic cult of its own.
After reading entire 300+ chapters manga and watching the complete season 1 and 2 of this anime. Is Ushio to Tora worth the watch? Absolutely, yes.
First 10 episodes of this season may seem like re…
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When I started watching this series, I wasn't that convinced that it would be good. But, the show actually proved me wrong. It was a wonderful story done right. It had it's creepy moments, as well as heart warming moments. The animation was pretty good. The emotion shown by the characters were well animated and looked top notched, to a point where the facial expressions portrayed the character' emotion well. Some expressions were too creepy to a point where it even gave me goosebumps. The only reason I gave it a 9/10 was because of the main character's design. Could have been designed to look a bit better. Bottom line: The show was pretty great and I personally think you should check it out, if you still haven't. The characters are lovable, the emotions were expressed pretty well. Overall,…
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Overall, Ushio to Tora (the 2015 remake) is an average anime in terms of story delivery, characters, and the general ambience it sets for itself.
Starting off:
Story
As a story, it has a surprisingly interesting plot with plot points that are well illustrated yet come off like tropes which are used generally in anime. While the characters (somehow) make this anime sustainable, the story itself - in its bare boned form - is mediocre and adequate only because of the reliance of tropes which are common in shonen anime: betrayal and all that.
Also, so far as the main story itself is concerned, it is from ep 1 to 23. 24 was a complete dud, and same goes for 25 and 26. If you can reach AFTER 25 then it is sheer force of will and the anime tradition of "finishing what you started". Nothing mo…
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SPOILERS
I was inclined to write this review because every other review for this show before they started being removed had less than 12 episodes seen, which means it was still in the "monster of the week" formula and it still had the potential to become something interesting.
Disclaimer i dropped this show at the end of the first cour (12 episodes) because while it tried to start to have a plot it was still episodic. I should have dropped it for good because the plot that started to appear is nothing special or even creative, the episodic stories about different monsters are far more interesting than the main story.
i will give a rundown for the topics:
Story: It started episodic, which is fine but it took to long to start with the bigger story, more than half this show (13 eps) are o…
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Ushio to Tora... Gotta be honest, I have a far different opinion on this series compared to what some other people might say about it.
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~Story~
The story of UTT is quite simple, it mostly focuses on our two main characters: Ushio and Tora. It shows the long history of this world: how the spear was made, it shows what Ushio's family history is like, how the world has advanced over time, the history of Tora and all the other monsters in the world. But for the first half of the show it is quite simply an "monster of the week" type series which I personally am totally fine with, but for the second half of the series most people might have a problem with but personally I enjoyed it even more than the first half... which this second half…
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Taking old anime and rebooting them for current anime viewers has not been done before. Many reasons are that the visual quality of the old anime shows, for the most part, has not aged well, especially trying to view a stream of one that is of low quality and bad subtitles. One prominent example is Space Battleship Yamato 2199 in 2013, regarded by many as a suitable remake of the classic space opera from 1974. Here we have Ushio to Tora, a reboot of a 1992 10-episode OVA based on a six year-long manga in 1990. I was not aware of their existence, but this reboot has piqued my interest in the series.
Right when I watched the first episode, one thing that came to mind was the unique art direction of the characters. It was not something that I often saw in the past few years. Not that it look…
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The word I've been hearing regarding the newest iteration of Ushio and Tora is that most people only paid attention to it because of its retro look and a good chunk of said people were turned off by how dated the story is. That is, if the monster-of-the-week format doesn't turn them off first. I’m not going to lie, it’s sort of a lame and outdated concept to build a show around, but at least it ensures that there’ll be conflict every episode. Most anime don’t even have that nowadays, unless you count learning how to hold hands as acceptable conflict. And yet, for some strange reason, people willing chose to watch Dull-rarara over it. Hell, people are watching that shitty Utawarerumono sequel over it. I didn’t even know the original was an anime you were supposed to watch back in the day, b…
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This show was quite intriguing and thanks to the trend of remaking old shows it's nice to get to see more polished versions of stories that might otherwise pass us by, Ushio to Tora is such a show.
Story 6/10
Without spoiling too much, Ushio is the son of priest who finds a Dai-yokai impaled with a spear on his basement. The ancient yokai is later named Tora, and the spear that was holding it impaled is the Legendary artifact "Kemono no Yari" or the "Beast Spear" fabled as one of the strongest demon slaying tools.
In an excalibur like fashion Ushio becomes the wielder of the Spear, Tora possesses Ushio and the two set out on various demon slaying adventures. The Story goes from episodic monster encounters to a more overarching plotline involving more of the character cast and more spec…
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In 2006, the term 'Shounen' was widespread as series such as One Piece and Naruto were at the peak of their popularity, with anime of the genre being as popular as they could be. Fast forwarding 10 years, the trend has mostly died down, with on exception which bears its old school Shounen roots proudly: Ushio to Tora.
Adapted from a manga originating in the 1990s, Ushio to Tora embodies many of the tropes modern anime fans despise: Friendship speeches, semi-episodic storylines and a rowdy main character. However, Ushio to Tora has a really good selling point in that it has lots of charm to it which many anime lack.
Our main character here is Aotsuki Ushio, a 14 year old boy with boisterous energy. Looking typical without attractive facial features, Ushio is pretty much the epitome of an…
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- story seems to be repeated .. the theme of " fight between humans & demons " & maybe comes to your mind " inyusha " & " blue exorcist " .. kinda the same frame ..
- one hero that always save the day ..
- " together we can do it ! no matter what it is difficult " , sacrificing for friends & protect them , never giving up .. based on this staff a lot ..
for the first 10 episode ( it could be 9 or 8 can't remember exactly) .. the same idea .. new demon , new fight & new coming danger there to deal with .. ( kinda boring ! )
but , after that .. things will be taking another curve ! .. new shocking secrets will be revealed ..
for the art .. it is classic like anime from nineties .. i prefer that style of drawing over the current one .. ( that's one of the good point about it for me )
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Depending on who you are, this show might tickle your fancy. Or it might be that stale TV dinner you've eaten alone in your bedroom at night for the third time this week. For me at least, it accomplished tickling my feet and making me giggle like a schoolgirl only to have an odd desire to kill something with a spear.
Straight to the point, this show is a good action series with some insane moments. There's always that hair-raising transformation Ushio goes through and occasional demon-like smile that makes the show what it is. Just some good ol action. If you're willing to give it a couple of episodes, i'd say this show won't betray you.
The downsides to this show is that it can be a bit repetitive. It kind of recycles similar moments in the show so some encounters seem like deja vu. T…
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Adaptions of older manga works are always a pleasant change to the current ones, as these often have a slightly different execution or narrative to the more modern adaptations: besides, the art style can be an interesting aspect to it as well. In the case of Ushio to Tora, it was a disappointment: although it started with a generic, yet interesting premise, its execution was bad and repetitive , and the characters were uninteresting, as well as underdeveloped. In addition, it was amassed with all shōnen clichés together, the art style being the positive aspect of the anime.
~Story~
The story of Ushio to Tora is generic, centered around Ushio, a teenager whose father plagues him with an ancient story of an ancestor impaling a demon with a legendary Beast Spear. Naturally, the protagonist…
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Tons of adjectives can be used to describe a show like Ushio to Tora. Fierce, powerful, and mystical are just a few of them. But for one, Ushio to Tora is a series that most people probably didn’t think would get a revamp again in the modern ages. After all, the series did get an official OVA series that debuted over a decade ago. A television adaptation would obviously expand on what originally started - a world where youkai exists and a young man realizing what destiny has in stored for him.
Based on the manga of the same name, Ushio to Tora (also known as Ushio and Tora) is essentially a supernatural battle shounen. It also has a sort of old school feeling attached to it that translates into a modern fantasy story. We meet Ushio and Tora in the very first episode. And taking at a first…
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