It centers around the travails and battles of Ushio Aotsuki, who is constantly being stalked and aided by a gigantic, supernatural and sometimes invisible tiger-like monster (somewhat like Calvin and Hobbes).
Ushio's family maintains a Shinto temple in Japan, where ~500 years ago, his samurai ancestor battled that same tiger to a standstill, and eventually trapped him against a rock using a blessed spear called the "Beast Spear", which in addition to its intrinsic formidability as a weapon, can also endow its wielder with the martial ability of the ancestor who originally wielded it. Ushio accidentally unsealed the cave Tora was trapped in.
Initially, Ushio refuses to remove the spear pinning Tora 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 summons various monsters who wish to fight him, and by extension Ushio. 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.
The story also includes Ushio's relationships with two girls: the tomboyish Asako Nakamura and the feminine Mayuko Inoue.
Episodic in nature, most of the manga is a series of fights with different youkai or other creatures from Japanese legend. But at thirty-three volumes, the story continues far past the events of the anime, and leads to an epic conclusion.
Ushio and Tora has finished publishing and it has 313 Chapters. It is also Known as: うしおととら, Ushio & Tora, Ushio and Tiger
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Top 9 Manga Like Ushio and Tora (Ushio to Tora) [2024 List]
9. GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!
Overdevelopment and crowding in Japan has forced many of its indigenous spirits and ghosts to lose their homes. Due to problems caused by the homeless spirits, a new profession was created, the Ghost Sweepers (GS). Private exorcists for hire; they serve only the highest bidder to survive in the cutthroat corporate world. Among this, the Mikami GS Company, led by Reiko Mikami and her two assistants, the teenage boy Tadao Yokoshima and the ghost girl Okinu, is said to be the best.
GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! has finished publishing and it has 390 Chapters. It is also Known as: GS美神 極楽大作戦!!, Ghost Sweeper Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!, Gokuraku Mouja
8. Kekkaishi
By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi"--a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori's got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty 16-year-old neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art.
Kekkaishi has finished publishing and it has 345 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kekkaishi
7. Igyoujin Oniwakamaru
28 years earlier, there was a plane crash in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The barrier that the Kobo Daishi, Kukai had created to seal away the demons was destroyed in crimson flames... Present day, Oniwakamaru, King of the Yokai, appears inside the body of pure and innocent Tachibana Hitori!!
Igyoujin Oniwakamaru has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異形人おに若丸, Ogyoujin Oniwakamaru, Oniwakamaru The Visitor
6. Sengoku Youko
"Stop your evil deeds and take the right path!" That is the creed of Youko Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka Sendou. The two demon siblings travel the country to stop the deeds of all evil doers, along with a scaredy cat swordsman they picked up along the way, Hyoudou Shinsuke. Their travels lie with many twists and turns, as well as wacky characters they'll meet along the way.
Warring States Youko has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: 戦国妖狐, Warring States Youko
5. Doubutsu no Kuni
Welcome to the world of Animal Country. In this world, there exists thousands of animals except for 1; man. That is, until a strange baby was found by the young raccoon Monoko. Now, she has made it her duty to be the child's mother in this world where the strong eat and the weak are eaten!
Animal Land has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: どうぶつの国, Animal Country, Animal Kingdom, Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Gaiden
4. Kyoukai no Rinne
As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!
RIN-NE has finished publishing and it has 398 Chapters. It is also Known as: 境界のRINNE, Circle of Reincarnation, The Boundary of Rinne
3. Gachirin ni Kirisaku
A new transfer student has come into town, a girl with a mysterious air and black clothing who is called Inugami Sakuya. What few know is that by moonlight, she hunts and kills those possessed by "Inugami." A man can become possessed by being bitten, leading to a nighttime transformation into a beast driven to eat women. Sakuya gets no thanks for brutally ending the lives of these unfortunate men with her sword, and she is often too late to save the women they threaten. Sakuya also must deal with her own inner demons, which are all too real...
has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: 月輪に斬り咲く, Getsurin ni Kiri Saku, Sword-Slicing Blossoms When the Moon Is, Killing Blooms Under the Rounded Moon
2. Tokyo Ravens
Tsuchimikado Harutora was born into a prestigious Onmyoji family, but he can't see "spirit energy". Therefore, he's been enjoying a peaceful daily life with his friends at an Onmyo branch school. One day, his childhood friend Tsuchimikado Natsume, heir to the head family, suddenly appears. Will this cause his destiny spring into motion!?
Tokyo Ravens is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 東京レイヴンズ, Tokyo Ravens
1. Nurarihyon no Mago
The manga is about Rikuo Nura, a kid that is 3/4 human and 1/4 youkai. He lives in a house full of spirits alongside his grandfather who is the leader of the youkai. Rikuo is destined to take over his grandfather leadership but his human side has no interest. Rikuo is just a normal kid who has no interest to become the leader of youkai.
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan has finished publishing and it has 218 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぬらりひょんの孫, Grandchild of Nurari Hyon, The Grandson of Nurarihyon
