‘Ushio & Tora’ Gets Extended Anime Preview

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The anime adaptation for Ushio & Tora is scheduled for a July 3rd, 2015 premiere at 10:30pm and now Tokuma Japan has brought out a nearly two minute long promo for the series. The piece starts off big with the opening song, but it delves into some good serious instrumental music along the way, while also giving a sampling of the ending song and some of the action and humor that will make up this series. The group Kinniku Shojo Tai will be handling the opening theme song for the series while Sonar Pocket is taking care of the ending song. The anime adaptation is directed by Satoshi Nishimura with animation done by MAPPA and studio Voln. They’ll be working off of scripts by Toshiki Inoue and character designs by Tomoko Mori.

The previously announced cast now includes:

Tasuku Hatanaka as Ushio
Rikiya Koyama as Tora
Mikako Komatsu as Asako
Kiyono Yasuno as Mayuko
Keiji Fujiwara as Shigure Aotsuki
Yui Makino as Reiko Hanyu
Daisukie Namikawa as Hyo
Yuichi Nakamura as Kenichi Masaki
Aki Toyosaki as Yu Hiayama
Masaki Terasoma as Kyoji Atsuzawa
Miki Shinichiro as Raishin
Yuuki Kaji as Juro
Risa Shimizuo as Kagari

Also announced but not connected to any roles yet are Ayahi Takagaki, Ai Kayano, Maaya Sakamoto, Yuuka Nanri, Kana Hanazawa and Nana Mizuki.

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Ushio & Tora comes from the manga by Kazuhiro Fujita, which had an anime OVA adaptation was done back in the early 90′s that ADV Films licensed and released years ago on VHS and DVD. The manga originally ran for 33 volumes between 1990 and 1996 and Fujita has done a couple of little things with it since there, largely for charity.

Plot concept: Ushio thinks that his father’s talk of an ancient ancestor impaling a demon on a temple altar stone with the legendary Beast Spear is nuts, but when he finds the monster in his own basement, Ushio has to take another look at the family legend! To save his friends and family from the invading spirits, Ushio is forced to release Tora from his captivity. But will the creature prove to be worse than the curse?