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Ushio & Tora Anime's Return Previewed in Ad
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Character songs also previewed in trial listening video
Tokuma Shoten also began streaming a trial listening video previewing six character songs on Thursday.
The video previews the following character songs:
- Ushio Aotsuki (voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka): "Itsu no Hi ka Tabi no Owari ni" (When Will This Journey Be Over)
- Hyō (Yoshimasa Hosoya): "Waita Tamashii" (Thirsting Spirit)
- Asako Nakamura (Mikako Komatsu): "Okaeri" (Welcome Home)
- Rikiya Koyama): "Watashi no Knight/Night" (My Knight/Night)
- Kagari (Risa Shimizu): "Owarinai Michi" (Endless Road)
- Kirio (Megumi Han): "Ikiru Akashi" (Living Proof)
The album featuring the songs will go on sale on May 18 for 2,200 yen ($20).
Ushio & Tora premiered last July, but its 39-episode run was split into two seasons. The first season reached the 26th episode last December, and the second season began with the 27th episode on Friday. The anime's final episode will coincide with the manga's final battle.
streaming the second season as it airs in Japan.
licensed the series for home video in North America.
Ushio & Tora is based on ADV Films released the 1992 original video anime project, and it describes the story:
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?
Juden Chan) is deg the characters.