Ushio & Tora is a Japanese anime television series, based on the manga series of the same name by Kazuhiro Fujita. The anime series was produced by MAPPA and Studio VOLN. It was directed by Satoshi Nishimura and written by Toshiki Inoue and Kazuhiro Fujita, featuring character designs by Tomoko Mori and music by Eishi Segawa.[1] The anime was split into two parts: the first part (episodes 1–26) aired between July 3 and December 25, 2015, and the second part (episodes 27–39) aired between April 1 and June 24, 2016.[2] It has been licensed for a UK release by Manga Entertainment.[3] For the first part, the opening theme is "Mazeru no Kiken" (混ぜるな危険, Mixing Danger) by Kinniku Shōjo Tai, while the ending themes are "Hero" by Sonar Pocket and "Makeruna Chiisaki Mono Yo" (負けるな小さきものよ, lit. Don't Lose the Small Things) by Wakadanna. For the second part, the opening theme is "Shuugawari no Kiseki no Shinwa" (週替わりの奇跡の神話) by Kinniku Shōjo Tai and the ending theme is "Kessen Zen'ya" (決戦前夜, lit. The Night Before the Decisive Battle) by Lunkhead.
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Original air date [4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "The Fateful Meeting of Ushio and Tora" Transliteration: "Ushio to Tora Deau no En" (Japanese: うしおととらであうの縁) | Masaki Matsumura | Toshiki Inoue | July 3, 2015 | ||||||||
| 2 | "The Stone Eater" Transliteration: "Ishikui" (Japanese: 石喰い) | Junichi Fujise | Toshiki Inoue | July 10, 2015 | ||||||||
| 3 | "The Demon That Dwells in the Painting" Transliteration: "E ni Sumu Oni" (Japanese: 絵に棲む鬼) | Hiroshi Kōjina | Toshiki Inoue | July 17, 2015 | ||||||||
| 4 | "Tora Goes to the City" Transliteration: "Tora Machi e Yuku" (Japanese: とら街へゆく) | Tomoya Tanaka | Toshiki Inoue | July 24, 2015 | ||||||||
| 5 | "Exorcist Hyou" Transliteration: "Fujushi Hyō" (Japanese: 符咒師 鏢) | Daisuke Yoshida | Toshiki Inoue | July 31, 2015 | ||||||||
| 6 | "Spectral Sea" Transliteration: "Ayakashi no Umi" (Japanese: あやかしの海) | Masaki Matsumura | Toshiki Inoue | August 7, 2015 | ||||||||
| 7 | "Folklore" Transliteration: "Denshō" (Japanese: 伝承) | Junichi Fujise | Toshiki Inoue | August 14, 2015 | ||||||||
| 8 | "He's in the Sky" Transliteration: "Yatsu wa Sora ni Iru" (Japanese: ヤツは空にいる) | Shun Kudō | Toshiki Inoue | August 21, 2015 | ||||||||
| 9 | "Mad Wind" Transliteration: "Kaze Kurui" (Japanese: 風狂い) | Hiroshi Kōjina | Toshiki Inoue | August 28, 2015 | ||||||||
| 10 | "The House Where the Kappa Lives" Transliteration: "Kappa no Iru Ie" (Japanese: 童のいる家) | Tomoya Tanaka | Shōji Yonemura | September 4, 2015 | ||||||||
| 11 | "Mirror of a Single Strike" Transliteration: "Ichigeki no Kagami" (Japanese: 一撃の鏡) | Daisuke Yoshida | Shōji Yonemura | September 11, 2015 | ||||||||
| 12 | "The Road to the Touno Youkai Battle (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Tōno Yōkai-sen Michiyuki ~Sono Ichi~" (Japanese: 遠野妖怪戦道行～其の壱～) | Masaki Matsumura | Toshiki Inoue | September 18, 2015 | ||||||||
| 13 | "The Road to the Touno Youkai Battle (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Tōno Yōkai-sen Michiyuki ~Sono Ni~" (Japanese: 遠野妖怪戦道行～其の弐～) | Junichi Fujise | Toshiki Inoue | September 25, 2015 | ||||||||
| 14 | "Chasing Hiyou ~ Successor" Transliteration: "Hiyō Tsuiseki ~ Denshōsha" (Japanese: 婢妖追跡～伝承者) | Jun Shishido | Toshiki Inoue | October 2, 2015 | ||||||||
| 15 | "The Crossroads of the Chase ~ Successor" Transliteration: "Tsuigeki no Kōsa ~ Denshōsha" (Japanese: 追撃の交差～伝承者) | Hiroyasu Aoki | Toshiki Inoue | October 9, 2015 | ||||||||
| 16 | "Transformation" Transliteration: "Henbō" (Japanese: 変貌) | Tomoya Tanaka | Toshiki Inoue | October 16, 2015 | ||||||||
| 17 | "To Kamui Kotan" Transliteration: "Kamui Kotan e" (Japanese: カムイコタンへ) | Daisuke Yoshida | Shōji Yonemura | October 23, 2015 | ||||||||
| 18 | "Revival: And Finally..." Transliteration: "Fukkatsu ~ Soshite Tsui ni" (Japanese: 復活～そしてついに) | Masaki Matsumura | Shōji Yonemura | October 30, 2015 | ||||||||
| 19 | "The Demon That Turns Back Time" Transliteration: "Tokisaka no Ayakashi" (Japanese: 時逆の妖) | Tomoaki Koshida | Toshiki Inoue | November 6, 2015 | ||||||||
| 20 | "The Demon Returns" Transliteration: "Ayakashi, Kikaesu" (Japanese: 妖、帰還す) | Jun Shishido | Toshiki Inoue | November 13, 2015 | ||||||||
| 21 | "The Fourth: Kirio" Transliteration: "Yoninme no Kirio" (Japanese: 四人目のキリオ) | Hiroyasu Aoki | Toshiki Inoue | November 20, 2015 | ||||||||
| 22 | "Great Summoning: Destruction of the Beast Spear" Transliteration: "Gekishū: Kemono no Yari Hakai no Koto" (Japanese: 激召～獣の槍破壊のこと) | Taisuke Mamori | Toshiki Inoue | November 27, 2015 | ||||||||
| 23 | "Eternal Solitude" Transliteration: "Eigō no Kodoku" (Japanese: 永劫の孤独) | Daisuke Yoshida | Toshiki Inoue | December 4, 2015 | ||||||||
| 24 | "The Fools Gather at the Banquet" Transliteration: "Orokamono wa Utage ni Tsudou" (Japanese: 愚か者は宴に集う) | Masaki Matsumura | Toshiki Inoue | December 11, 2015 | ||||||||
| 25 | "H.A.M.M.R~The H.A.M.M.R Institute~" Transliteration: "H.A.M.M.R~Hama Kikan~" (Japanese: H・A・M・M・R～ハマー機関～) | Tomoaki Koshida | Miyuki Kishimoto | December 18, 2015 | ||||||||
| 26 | "Tatari Breaker" | Daisuke Yoshida | Miyuki Kishimoto | December 25, 2015 | ||||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | "The Wind Blows" Transliteration: "Kaze ga Fuku" (Japanese: 風が吹く) | Junichi Fujise | Shōji Yonemura | April 1, 2016 | ||||||||
| 28 | "I Won't Lose Anyone Else" Transliteration: "Mō Kobosanai" (Japanese: もうこぼさない) | Nanako Shimazaki | Shōji Yonemura | April 8, 2016 | ||||||||
| 29 | "The Night of the Crescent Moon" Transliteration: "Mikazuki no Yoru" (Japanese: 三日月の夜) | Taisuke Mamori | Toshiki Inoue | April 15, 2016 | ||||||||
| 30 | "The Journey of No Return" Transliteration: "Fuki no Tabi" (Japanese: 不帰の旅) | Masaki Matsumura | Toshiki Inoue | April 22, 2016 | ||||||||
| 31 | "To the Sea of Chaos" Transliteration: "Konton no Umi e" (Japanese: 混沌の海へ) | Tomoaki Koshida | Shōji Yonemura | April 29, 2016 | ||||||||
| 32 | "Mother" Transliteration: "Haha" (Japanese: 母) | Daisuke Yoshida | Shōji Yonemura | May 6, 2016 | ||||||||
| 33 | "The Beast Spear Destroyed" Transliteration: "Kemono no Yari Hakai" (Japanese: 獣の槍破壊) | Hiroshi Kōjina & Junichi Fujise | Toshiki Inoue | May 13, 2016 | ||||||||
| 34 | "Tora" (Japanese: とら) | Nanako Shimazaki | Toshiki Inoue | May 20, 2016 | ||||||||
| 35 | "Hope" Transliteration: "Kibō" (Japanese: 希望) | Taisuke Mamori | Shōji Yonemura | May 27, 2016 | ||||||||
| 36 | "To the Promised Night" Transliteration: "Yakusoku no Yoru e" (Japanese: 約束の夜へ) | Masaki Matsumura | Shōji Yonemura | June 3, 2016 | ||||||||
| 37 | "The Ultimate Insult" Transliteration: "Saikyō no Akutai" (Japanese: 最強の悪態) | Tomoaki Koshida | Toshiki Inoue | June 10, 2016 | ||||||||
| 38 | "The End" Transliteration: "Saishū Kyokumen" (Japanese: 最終局面) | Daisuke Yoshida | Toshiki Inoue | June 17, 2016 | ||||||||
| 39 | "The Fate of Ushio and Tora" Transliteration: "Ushio to Tora no En" (Japanese: うしおととらの縁) | Satoshi Nishimura, Masaki Matsumura & Junichi Fujise | Toshiki Inoue | June 24, 2016 | ||||||||
Explanatory notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ushio & Tora TV Anime Confirms Split Season Plans, More Cast". Anime News Network. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (2016-03-14). "Megumi Hayashibara Voices Hakumen no Mono in 'Ushio and Tora'". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ "Manga Entertainment Acquires A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion and Ushio & Tora". Anime News Network. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ うしおととら. Tokyo MX. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2020.