Ushio Aotsuki, son of the caretaker of his family's temple, breaks a centuries-old taboo when he pulls a legendary spear out of a sealed pit beneath the building and frees the tiger-like demon Tora, imprisoned there for 500 years. Rather than devouring him, Tora ends up bound to Ushio through the spear, and the two form an uneasy partnership fighting off supernatural threats that start converging on the town. Winner of the Shogakukan Manga Award, the series follows the pair as their fights lead toward the truth about Ushio's missing mother and an ancient enemy known as Hakumen no Mono.