Ueki no Housoku

Description

From Viz:
In a world of powerful celestial beings, an epic contest is being conducted to select the next king! Each Celestial selects a kid in junior high to be his champion and grants him a special power. The kids battle it out--losers are eliminated, and the winners are granted new talents!
Seemingly ordinary Kosuke Ueki has been chosen to be a contender in the tournament. Granted the power to change trash into trees, Ueki has two disadvantages to overcome--one, he doesn't know he's a participant in the tournament, and two, how the heck can anyone win a battle with the power to turn trash into trees?

Type

Manga

Related Series

Ueki no Housoku Plus (Sequel)

Associated Names

La legge di Ueki

Law of Ueki

Luật của Ueki

Peraturan Ueki

The Law of Ueki

ผ่ากฏอลเวง

うえきの法則

植木的法则

Groups Scanlating

Atlantisdream

Kawaru-Enishi

RED Comet Squad

Latest Release(s)

v.15 c.145.5 by RED Comet Squad 2 years ago

v.2 c.9 by RED Comet Squad 2 years ago

v.2 c.18 by RED Comet Squad 2 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

16 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 16, Chap 154

User Reviews

N/A

Forum

2 topics, 5 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (283 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.93 / 10.0

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Last Updated

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy School Life Shounen Supernatural
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Author(s)

FUKUCHI Tsubasa

Artist(s)

FUKUCHI Tsubasa

Year

2002

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Sunday (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (16 Volumes - Complete; Digital)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #712

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Monthly Pos #1937 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3417 (No change)

6 Month Pos #4607

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Year Pos #5861

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List Stats

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On 596 wish lists

On 865 completed lists

On 44 unfinished lists

On 219 custom lists

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Plot hole? (spoiler)

16 years ago

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What kind of battle IS this?

by StoneLuigi
2 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Law of Ueki starts out rough but improves by leaps and bounds with each arc. By the time it ends, it's a classic. The author has a knack for eccentric fights and landing jokes.

The first few volumes are awfully clumsy. The weaknesses come to a head when it revises Ueki's powerset and introduces some plot concepts that got very close to making me give up the series. I was smart to push past the growing pains, because if you can get to the Dogra Mansion arc and you still want to see more powers, you are in for a treat. From that point forward the quality of the series takes a dramatic ramp up and keeps improving. The pace grips all the way to the end, and the series ends exactly where it feels comfortable, without rushing or dragging. There's no filler, and the powers just keep getting weirder and weirder. You will see some characters with truly surprising and scary abilities.

At its heart, this is a manga about weird superpowers, kooky character designs, and the power of friendship. The recipe for Law of Ueki? Dragon Ball setpieces + goofy reject powers from JJBA and Hunter X Hunter + the art style of early One Piece + the couldn't-do-it-without-you-guys attitude of Kongou Bancho.

Some of the jokes and ideas are truly ingenious. Mori, the powerless sidekick, is a wonderful character who lands gag after gag, and just because she's the comic relief, don't expect her to throw fights.

She gets a power early on, but she's not told what it is, and there's an incredible long-burning lead-up as she gets closer to figuring it out. It takes like 13 of the 16 volumes to be revealed, and when she's trapped in a life-or-death fight and finally understands it... it reduces her to angry tears, because it's the stupidest power in the entire series. And yet, at the same time, it might just be the strongest. Because from that point on she sure as hell doesn't lose.

The main caveat is that this series runs on pure undiluted FRIENDSHIP.

The author is too nice to kill anybody, and the villains are ALWAYS surprised that Ueki's devotion to his friends lets him survive anything, even though they've seen like 40 people in their position lose for the exact same reason. Villains are rarely evil; most are just frightened, lonely people who were corrupted by misfortune and cruelty... which can get exhausting. Personally, I love the designs and powers enough that I was willing to troop it out.

The author admirably avoids a Goku scenario by having every one of Ueki's friends contribute all the way up to the end. In fact, of all the "power of friendship" mangas I've read, this one has the purest heart and the strongest dedication to the concept, as it never lets Ueki shine without letting his friends shine alongside him. Every character is allowed to grow alongside him and remain useful, even the cowardly and weak ones.

If you're willing to stick it out until it finds its feet, you'll have a lot of fun.

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by skyarsalan
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

The idea is cool, and so is the plot, but there are huge problems with it.

the art- I usually don't care about art but when the art starts out pretty average on it's way ti good, but than turns out crappy with gain under lips, huge eyes, and a whole change in the main character's design, you know they strewed up.

the consistency- At the beginning we are shown a kid who cares for the environment and is selfless, ruining his life for the sake of others, later, he is a funny/gag manga character,and than at worst he turns out to be a Goku character, where he enjoys his fights, and does not ever give up, he never loses.

This is still a great manga, if it had fixed those problems, than it would have been a 10

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it's good read it!~

by sweetnsour321
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

very enjoyable! The idea of the plot is different than most shounen manga. Even though the summary might not look pleasing, try it. read the first volume and you'll see why it had 16 volumes and a sequel <+ an anime.> i really mean it give it a try I'm really glad I tried it. The characters are likable and it's interesting has comedy/action/and all that goodies. It mainly for beginner shounen manga readers

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Like It A Lot

by Aeylis
16 years ago

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Very good series, the abilities and characters are all interesting enough to keep you reading until the end. The anime isn't bad either. The characters are all funny and you'll be laughing as you wonder what happens next.

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