Ushio to Tora

Ushio dismisses his father’s tales of a monster imprisoned beneath the family temple until he finds the creature pinned to a stone by the Beast Spear. His discovery attracts other supernatural beings, forcing him to free the captive to protect the people around him.

Ushio names his dangerous new ally Tora and uses the spear to keep him under control, though Tora still threatens to eat him. Their unwilling partnership carries them through encounters with malicious spirits and monsters, while the ancient creature struggles with modern life and an increasingly complicated attachment to his human companion.