(L+CR) Ushio & Tora

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This year's 10th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is announcing on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation of Kazuhiro Fujita's supernatural battle manga Ushio & Tora has been green-lit for this summer.

Premise/Summary:

Ushio and Tora centers around the travels and battles of Ushio Aotsuki (蒼月潮 Aotsuki Ushio?), who is constantly being stalked and aided by a gigantic, supernatural and sometimes invisible tiger-like monster.

Ushio's family maintains a temple in Japan, where 500 years ago, his samurai ancestor battled that same monster to a standstill, and eventually trapped him against a rock using a cursed spear called the "Beast Spear", which grants strength, speed, and endurance to the wielder in exchange to his soul. Ushio accidentally unsealed the cave Tora was trapped in.

Initially, Ushio refuses to remove the spear pinning Tora (とら, Japanese for tiger) down (as Tora made the strategic blunder of mentioning that the first thing he would do upon being freed would be to devour Ushio), but Tora's unsealed presence attracts various monsters to the temple. Ushio is forced to free Tora, who would like to eat Ushio, but dares not since Ushio keeps the spear close by. The series focuses on their relationship, interspersed with battles against mythological foes, and with Tora's attempts to grapple with modern life. During the regular battles, Ushio slowly begins to notice that as much as Tora claims to be irredeemable, the demon takes to fighting evil and defending the innocent with more enthusasim than he cares to admit.

Director: Satoshi Nishimura
Studio: MAPPA & Voln
Scripts: Toshiki Inoue
Character Designs: Tomoko Mori

ANN source link:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...v-anime/.83981

Scheduled for Summer 2015 and Spring 2016.

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I'm not saying Madhouse is getting this, but Abiru Takahiko just tweeted a link with the series announcement...

Edit: Apparently it's MAPPA. Which is just as good, and makes perfect sense given the source.

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Official site is live now

http://ushitora.tv/

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Some casts announced!

Tasuku Hatanaka: Ushio
Rikiya Koyama: Tora
Mikako Komatsu: Asako
Kiyono Yasuno: Mayuko

Unannounced roles:
Nana Mizuki and Maaya Sakamoto

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-summer/.86491

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Rest of the cast is up

Character designs:

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Official site updated with a new key visual


http://ushitora.tv/

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Spoiler for Added casts::

Kayano Ai
Sakamoto Maaya
Takakagi Ayahi
Toyosaki Aki
Nanri Yuuka
Hanazawa Kana
Fujiwara Keiji
Makino Yui
Mizuki Nana

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Animax Musix 2013 Eternal Wind featuring Nanri Yuuka and Mikako-shi [link]

And oh wow. ToZ fans should really check this anime, I guess.

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New cast/characters revealed

Keiji Fujiwara: Shigure Aotsuki
Yui Makino: Reiko Hanyu

It will premiere July 3rd

Spoiler:

Kinniku Shōjo Tai will perform the anime's opening theme song "Mazeru na Kiken."

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...nounced/.88531

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Original Work : Kazuhiro Fujita
Director : Satoshi Nishimura
Series Composition :
Toshiki Inoue
Kazuhiro Fujita
Character Design : Tomoko Mori
Action Director : Takaaki Hirayama
Art Director : Tomoyuki Shimizu
Director of Photography : Yuuya Kumazawa
Color Design : Yoshinori Horikawa
Editing : Yumi Mitsuzawa
Music : Eishi Segawa
Sound Director : Mima Masafumi
Creative Producer :
Maruyama Masao
Keiji Mita
Animation Production : MAPPA & VOLN
Production : Ushio and Tora Production Committee

This is like a reunion of madhouse staff.

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Latest character visual:

Spoiler:

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Originally Posted by Shinji103

Any chance they can get Norio Wakamoto back to voice him again?

Nope. It's NamikawaD

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http://ushitora.tv/music/#1st-ed

ED Theme :
"Hero" by Sonar Pocket

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Nakamura Yuuichi as Masaki Kenichi

next is Hiyama Yuu, the girl that Ushio met at the beginning of his adventure.

Spoiler:

Yuu Hiyama
A young girl whose father was killed in an airplane crash caused by Fusuma, a flying demon. Initially she blamed her father's long-time friend Atsuzawa for the incident, but after helping Ushio to defeat Fusuma, she learns the truth and forgives Atsuzawa.

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Aki Toyosaki: Yu Hiyama
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-hiyama/.89178

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New character design + VA :

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Kyouji Atsuzawa

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Terasoma Masaki as Kyouji Atsuzawa.

Next : Kagari.

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Kagari

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Shimizu Risa as Kagari

Next :
Raishin

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Raishin

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Shinichiro Miki as Raishin.

Next : Juurou.

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Spoiler:

Kaji Yuuki as Juurou.

Next : Takatori Saya.

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Takatori Saya

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Nanri Yuuka as Takatori Saya

Next : Omamori-sama

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