Ushio and Tora (2015)

Middle-school student Aotsuki Ushio lives with his temple master father, Shigure. One day, as Ushio is cleaning around the house, he finds something unspeakable in the basement. Source: crunchyroll

"One day, I'll destroy you with this spear," swore Ushio, as his odd adventures with the giant youkai which he named "Tora" began. Tora was also looking for an opportunity to eat Ushio. While this bizarre combination became a thing, an old stone armor that was in one of the old school buildings of Ushio's junior high assaulted some of the students. One by one, students were being turned to stone, and then the evil spirit was now going after Ushio's childhood friends, Asako and Mayuko... Source: crunchyroll

Hayuu Reiko is a student at Ushio's junior high school that is known as someone who doesn't want to live, due to the fact that she has attempted suicide multiple timees. One day, Ushio goes with Asako and others to an art exhibit of his favorite painter, and the portraits of Reiko catches his eye. Ushio eventually finds out that the Reiko in the portraits is the same Reiko that goes to his school, and asks her to be his model for his paintings. However, he finds out that death seems to follow those who try to get too close to her... Source: crunchyroll

Ushio hears about an incident that happens at a construction site. The bodies at the site happened to have bite marks on them, so he immediately thinks Tora is behind the incident. Tora tells him that he's innocent, but Ushio goes far as to transform and won't believe him, so Tora runs off into the city. Ushio goes after him and meets an old man who says that "Gamin-sama has awoken." He then learns a shocking truth from the book that the old man is holding... Source: crunchyroll

Hyou is an exorcist that lives in the world of darkness. He lost his beloved wife and daughter to a youkai that gave him a scar on his face, and continues to search for it to get revenge. What he remembers of the youkai is that it was a dark shadow that suddenly came out from behind him. Hyou then sees news footage of Tora on TV, and believes he's the youkai he had been after and heads to Japan. Eventually, he finds Tora, and... Source: crunchyroll

On a beach trip, Ushio encounters a little boy who seems determined to ruin everyone else's fun. Meanwhile, Tora encounters a gigantic ayakashi that seeks to devour humans and yokai alike. Source: crunchyroll

Ushio finds out that his mother is still alive, and seems to be hated by the youkai. Ushio can't handle this shocking truth, and goes to his father to learn more. Ushio finds out that his father had to report to his superiors that the Beast Spear had been released. Following, however, assassins are sent after Ushio and Tora. Next, Ushio's father... Source: crunchyroll

Ushio and Tora go on a journey to find Ushio's mother. As they are headed to Hokkaido by air, they meet a girl named Yuu, who recently lost her father, who was a pilot. She believes that a JASDF pilot, Atsuzawa, is responsible for her father's death, but Atsuzawa says it's the work of a monster. Eventually, Atsuzawa feels the same pressure he felt when he saw the monster in the sky that day he saw the monster. Right after, Ushio and the others come face to face with the monster that brought down Yuu's father's plane, Fusuma. Source: crunchyroll

Ushio and Tora head for Sendai City. However, suddenly, Ushio's screams rattle the city. He realizes that the money that his father had given him for the trip is missing. At the moment of despair, they run into two Kamaitachi siblings, Raishin and Kagari, who ask a request. They take Ushio and Tora to a house in the mountains, where they are asked an unbellievable request. Source: crunchyroll

While in the countryside, Ushio and Tora meet a girl named Takatori Saya. She is part of a clan of white-haired women who are part of the Takatori family that have a duty to appease a spirit named Omamori-sama who brings the family prosperity. She tells Ushio and Tora about Omamori-sama, and how there is saying that once the Omamori-sama picks a house to live in, it will be rewarded with prosperity. However, once she leaves, there will be chaos and poverty. Omamori-sama's true identity is... Source: crunchyroll

Ushio was getting ready for the rest of his journey at the house of the Kamaitachi. He was ready to welcoe a quiet night, however he sees a silent vision of Asako screaming in their pond. They then go see someone who the Kamaitachi siblings say can help him understand what's going on... Source: crunchyroll

Ushio and Tora leave Touno and head to Hokkaido once again, but they're attacked repeatedly on the way by Youkai. Source: crunchyroll

As the Youkai show no signs of giving up the chase, Ushio is forced to run around the forest. Source: crunchyroll

Ushio and Tora finally get to Hokkaido where they run into a girl named Hinowa, who says she is one of the rightful successors of the the Beast Spear. Meanwhile, Hakumen no Mono sends youkai called Hiyou to kill Ushio and get a hold of the spear. Ushio and Tora encounter a young man on a motorcycle. As soon as Ushio walks away and heads toward the bus to the final destination, the young man attacks Tora. Source: crunchyroll

Tora manages to defeat Nagare and then heads to reunite with Ushio, but the bus he was on was taken over by Hiyou. Nagare helps him stop the bus and get the people to safety, but then they encounter even more bikers. One of the members ask for help finding her brother, who is another chosen successor to the Beast Spear. Source: crunchyroll

Ushio and Tora travel inside Moritsuna's body with the help of Izuna to help rid him of the hiyous. Source: crunchyroll

After saving Moritsuna Satoru from the hiyou, Ushio pays the price for using so much of the Beast Spear's power. He loses control of his body and heads to Kamuikotan. Meanwhile, all of the girls in his life get an unexpected visitor telling them she needs their help to save Ushio's life... Source: crunchyroll

The girls keep working on trying to turn Ushio back to normal. Meanwhile, the hiyou horde heads toward Ushio and the Beast Spear to destroy them both once and for all. Source: crunchyroll

Ushio regains his senses and heads into the cave at Kamuikotan. When in the cave, they encounter a monster who can turn back time and he sends them back to ancient China where the Beast Spear was first made. Source: crunchyroll

Ushio and Tora travel back in time to ancient China and encounter Hakumen no Mono. Ushio quickly realizes he's no match for Hakumen no Mono and barely makes it out alive. Jie Mei and Giryou then take the tragic necessary steps to create the Beast Spear and Ushio learns the truth about his mother. Source: crunchyroll

After a long journey, Ushio returns to Tokyo to continue his normal life. He is greeted happily by Asako, Mayuko and his other classmates. He also runs into a mysterious boy named Kirio, who leaves him with a strange message. Meanwhile, one of Hakumen no Mono's avatars, Kuragi, appears at the main temple of the Kouhamei Sect. Ushio is summoned by his father to help in the battle, but nothing seems to work. And then, the one who finally turned the tables was... Source: crunchyroll

After recent incidents, there is a rift within the Kouhamei Sect. Ushio feels defeat and Kirio manages to gather members of the sect to his side. Tora also leaves Ushio, not being able to stand him acting so weak. Kirio pushes the appeal of the Elzaar Scythe as everyone can use it unlike the Beast Spear, and convinces followers that the Beast Spear is obsolete. Kirio confronts Ushio again and steals away the Beast Spear and... Source: crunchyroll

The truth about Kirio and the Elzaar Scythe is revealed, and Ushio and Tora settle things with Kirio and Towako once and for all. Source: crunchyroll

Mayuko is invited to a strange dinner party and Tora eats crab gyoza burgers. Source: crunchyroll

Another morning fighting with Tora followed by going to school with Asako. However, an organization named HAMMR breaks the usual cycle. The three mad scientists of HAMMR kidnap Ushio and Asako and Tora go after them in an attempt to save him. Source: crunchyroll

Hakumen's impending arrival causes a monster disaster, and also adversely affects the people involved. Source: crunchyroll