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うえきの法則 [Ueki no Hōsoku] #4
The Law of Ueki, Volume 4
Fierce battle competition, comedy, and an epic coming-of-age story--somehow Kosuke Ueki manages to remain true to himself through it all.
A group of powerful beings called tenkaijin are holding a special tournament. The rules of the game--each tenkaijin selects a kid in junior high to be his champion and grants him a special power. The kids take each other on in heated battle, but if they hurt innocent bystanders, then they lose one of their natural-given abilities. Every time they win a battle, they gain a new ability. The ultimate winner of the tournament is granted any power of his choosing, and the tenkajin who he represents succeeds in becoming the next god. Kosuke Ueki has been chosen to fight in the tournament. His special power--the ability to turn garbage into trees.
When Ueki's celestial sponsor Mr. K breaks the rules of the game and interferes in a battle, he is banished to the underworld. But Mr. K's selfless act inspires Ueki to go for the win. In order to be the final victor, Ueki must defeat a deadly team of contestants called Roberts 10--led by callous and cruel Robert Haydn. Will turning trash into trees carry the day?
A group of powerful beings called tenkaijin are holding a special tournament. The rules of the game--each tenkaijin selects a kid in junior high to be his champion and grants him a special power. The kids take each other on in heated battle, but if they hurt innocent bystanders, then they lose one of their natural-given abilities. Every time they win a battle, they gain a new ability. The ultimate winner of the tournament is granted any power of his choosing, and the tenkajin who he represents succeeds in becoming the next god. Kosuke Ueki has been chosen to fight in the tournament. His special power--the ability to turn garbage into trees.
When Ueki's celestial sponsor Mr. K breaks the rules of the game and interferes in a battle, he is banished to the underworld. But Mr. K's selfless act inspires Ueki to go for the win. In order to be the final victor, Ueki must defeat a deadly team of contestants called Roberts 10--led by callous and cruel Robert Haydn. Will turning trash into trees carry the day?
200 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2001
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About the author
Tsubasa Fukuchi
68 books20 followersFUKUCHI Tsubasa
Name (in native language): 福地翼
Blood Type: A
Zodiac: Aquarius
Was an assistant of INOKUMA Shinobu (just 2 days).
SAKURAI Ato and AZUCHI Ryo were his assistants.
Name (in native language): 福地翼
Blood Type: A
Zodiac: Aquarius
Was an assistant of INOKUMA Shinobu (just 2 days).
SAKURAI Ato and AZUCHI Ryo were his assistants.
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July 17, 2025
We get the fight with Onimon, the dirt into balls guy, and his battle is nice quirky fun.
Then we get the beginning of Robert’s 10 in Kurolage who can turn shadows into clay men. Robert’s 10 is a group I really enjoy. They’re threatening while still having that zany charm Law of Ueki does so well. We don’t get much of them here though, just Kurokage and one other member. Robert's 10 also serves as an antagonist through their differing ideals as they're willing to do whatever it takes to win and backstab each other. This contrasts sharply with the fairness Ueki fights with. I forgot that element and I look forward to that more (especially as it adds even more to one of my favorite fights we'll see later on). Kurokage's fight is fun though and not only in its spectacle of endless giant shadowy monsters and clones. He serves as a caveat to Ueki's justice in pointing out how doing things for the right reasons doesn't ensure it will be rewarded and can even be punished. It's not super deep but it is a fun dialogue to have with the theme of the importance of doing things that are just in asking the purpose of doing so even if no reward or even punishment occurs from it.
While we've had sappier backstories and motivations this is around the time it's more common with
I really have forgotten how much of Ueki's squad starts out as just Ai Mori, BJ, and sometimes other inconsequential reactors like the Tree Devil kid. They add fun dialogue but definitely as a reread I forgot how long they still are around until what I see as the real squad Ueki has.
Then we get the beginning of Robert’s 10 in Kurolage who can turn shadows into clay men. Robert’s 10 is a group I really enjoy. They’re threatening while still having that zany charm Law of Ueki does so well. We don’t get much of them here though, just Kurokage and one other member. Robert's 10 also serves as an antagonist through their differing ideals as they're willing to do whatever it takes to win and backstab each other. This contrasts sharply with the fairness Ueki fights with. I forgot that element and I look forward to that more (especially as it adds even more to one of my favorite fights we'll see later on). Kurokage's fight is fun though and not only in its spectacle of endless giant shadowy monsters and clones. He serves as a caveat to Ueki's justice in pointing out how doing things for the right reasons doesn't ensure it will be rewarded and can even be punished. It's not super deep but it is a fun dialogue to have with the theme of the importance of doing things that are just in asking the purpose of doing so even if no reward or even punishment occurs from it.
While we've had sappier backstories and motivations this is around the time it's more common with
I really have forgotten how much of Ueki's squad starts out as just Ai Mori, BJ, and sometimes other inconsequential reactors like the Tree Devil kid. They add fun dialogue but definitely as a reread I forgot how long they still are around until what I see as the real squad Ueki has.
July 8, 2017
My husband and I both read Volume 1 and 4 (those are the volumes we owned) of this series. We both regularly read manga and agreed that for us this series is only okay - neither bad or really good. The books both had a unique premise, the characters abilities and skills, as well as how they gained and lost them was one of the high points of the books for us. As well as the main character's Ueki's sense of justice and spirit. However I didn't really feel like many of the characters stood out for me, they seemed similar to the types we have met in previous manga adventures. Despite not having read the previous two volumes we didn't have much difficulty following along (or the need to purchase the previous books to see what happened) This series does have it's funny moments and it also has heart, so I can see how it could be enjoyable, however the artwork was not the best and I found myself eager for the fourth volume to end, so I don't think we will continue with this series, as at 16 volumes it's rather lengthy. Nevertheless I would still encourage people, particularly younger readers to explore the books if they are interested.
January 14, 2022
Sampul2 jilidan Ueki ini penuh warna dan cerah. Sungguh baik coloring yg dilakukan sensei
January 30, 2025
Nothing majorly memorable in this volume. But it is always a nice read to just let my brain go blank and get a hit of nostalgia.
3 stars? 3.5 stars? Somewhere there.
3 stars? 3.5 stars? Somewhere there.
November 29, 2016
Semangat Ueki ini patut dicontoh! Pantang menyerah apapun masalah yang sedang dihadapi.
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