Ushio & Tora - Complete Collection

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Summary: Ushio & Tora 3 : Tora goes to Town
Review: If you like Takahashi's "Inu Yasha" manga you may like Ushio and Tora anime series! ADV films has a mature audiences/Parental Guidance for violence and strong language for these videos. I find them less offensive than the "Halloween" or "Friday the 13th" Movie series. I watched this in a subtitled format so strong language that you have to read loses a lot of the shock value. The character developement thruout this series remains strong and you get caught up in Ushio's Teenage friendship / romance / Love triangle. The violence was nicely balanced by the comedic scenes of Tora trying to cope with modern day city life. I would have gave this video five star for content. I took back a star for the high price.

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Summary: In Volume 2
Review: Of all the U&T videos I have to admit that I liked this one best. If you're not turned off by extreme wierdness and very gory anime, this one is for you! The first flic (parts one and two) concern a humongous water-demon which (through various fights) gets vanquished by Ushio & Tora, and there are truly touching moments, particularly towards the end of the second part. Nice. The second two flics concern a trio of kamaitachi (traditional Japanese weasle-monsters), one of which has gone mad with grief and loss and is killing loads of humans in an extremely gory manner. His brother and sister beg Ushio's assistance in ending the matter via assasination of their brother (most reluctantly), and things go from there. Once again, emotional interplay is strong in this video. I would rate the four episodes very highly, but would not recommend them for viewing by the younger anime audience-- the last two are REALLY bloody (people being cut in half, blood everywhere, etc.). A nice ecological message is contained in the last two, though. Everything gets followed up by a truly odd bunch of short flics, done in the "super-deformed" mode, and I suppose they're OK. Watch the first four videos first.

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Summary: Ushio & Tora #5-- Weasle-Monsters and Water Spirits
Review: Of all the U&T videos I have to admit that I liked this one best. If you're not turned off by extreme wierdness and very gory anime, this one is for you! The first flic (parts one and two) concern a humongous water-demon which (through various fights) gets vanquished by Ushio & Tora, and there are truly touching moments, particularly towards the end of the second part. Nice. The second two flics concern a trio of kamaitachi (traditional Japanese weasle-monsters), one of which has gone mad with grief and loss and is killing loads of humans in an extremely gory manner. His brother and sister beg Ushio's assistance in ending the matter via assasination of their brother (most reluctantly), and things go from there. Once again, emotional interplay is strong in this video. I would rate the four episodes very highly, but would not recommend them for viewing by the younger anime audience-- the last two are REALLY bloody (people being cut in half, blood everywhere, etc.). A nice ecological message is contained in the last two, though. Everything gets followed up by a truly odd bunch of short flics, done in the "super-deformed" mode, and I suppose they're OK. Watch the first four videos first.

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Summary: Ushio & Tora #5-- Weasle-Monsters and Water Spirits
Review: Of all the U&T videos I have to admit that I liked this one best. If you're not turned off by extreme wierdness and very gory anime, this one is for you! The first flic (parts one and two) concern a humongous water-demon which (through various fights) gets vanquished by Ushio & Tora, and there are truly touching moments, particularly towards the end of the second part. Nice. The second two flics concern a trio of kamaitachi (traditional Japanese weasle-monsters), one of which has gone mad with grief and loss and is killing loads of humans in an extremely gory manner. His brother and sister beg Ushio's assistance in ending the matter via assasination of their brother (most reluctantly), and things go from there. Once again, emotional interplay is strong in this video. I would rate the four episodes very highly, but would not recommend them for viewing by the younger anime audience-- the last two are REALLY bloody (people being cut in half, blood everywhere, etc.). A nice ecological message is contained in the last two, though. Everything gets followed up by a truly odd bunch of short flics, done in the "super-deformed" mode, and I suppose they're OK. Watch the first four videos first.

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Summary: Cute kitty Tora-chan!
Review: The beast and the priest are at it again! Of all the shows I've watched, this has to be the best. However that sometimes it's just plain funny and cute, it does have a theme other than it's a good idea to kill bakemono if they start to infest your shinto shrine: friendship. Although Ushio and Tora start off as enemies, and wouldn't admit it outloud, they have a sort of special relationship... not sexual, mind you. I suppose it's because they have something in common, or that they have similar histories (which was explained in the manga, but oh well ^_^;;), but for some reason this youkai-killing duo is better than any other one out there. And Tora is cyuuuuuute, the fluffy man-eating kitty ^_^. I hope they release a plushie of him someday.

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Summary: A very awesome anime!
Review: This is probably one of the funniest animes I have ever seen. There is not much I have to say about it but I suggest it to anyone who needs something to watch.

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Summary: Awesome Anime Comedy
Review: This series does not dissappoint in any way! Its absolutely hilarious! The monsters are all very well drawn and thought out too... Ushio & Tora also manages to blend the regular drawings with the Super-Deformed (any anime fans -- you know what I'm talking about) in a way comperable with Dragon-Half... all in all, Ushio & Tora won't dissapoint! (Note : There is a dubbed version of the first tape available -- and its actually well dubbed! So if that's all you can find, don't let that stop you!)

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Summary: Awesome Anime Comedy
Review: This series does not dissappoint in any way! Its absolutely hilarious! The monsters are all very well drawn and thought out too... Ushio & Tora also manages to blend the regular drawings with the Super-Deformed (any anime fans -- you know what I'm talking about) in a way comperable with Dragon-Half... all in all, Ushio & Tora won't dissapoint! (Note : There is a dubbed version of the first tape available -- and its actually well dubbed! So if that's all you can find, don't let that stop you!)

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Summary: Ushio & Tora
Review: Ushio & Tora is one of the funniest animes out there. Though the animation is anything but beautiful, it makes up for it in story line and in music. The story is of young Ushio who accidently unleashes a great orange demon from the crypt under his house, an ancient temple. Ushio also gains the power of the demon slaying spear. He later names his new demon ally Tora, because of its resemblence to a tiger. This anime is fantastic!

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Summary: Ushio & Tora
Review: Ushio & Tora is one of the funniest animes out there. Though the animation is anything but beautiful, it makes up for it in story line and in music. The story is of young Ushio who accidently unleashes a great orange demon from the crypt under his house, an ancient temple. Ushio also gains the power of the demon slaying spear. He later names his new demon ally Tora, because of its resemblence to a tiger. This anime is fantastic!