The fate of the world rests on Ueki, an average junior high student. Average until he gains the power to change trash into trees. Granted to him by the enigmatic Mr K., Uekiโs strange power forces him to participate in the 100-fighter "Battle of Supernatural Powers." If Ueki wins the tournament, Mr. K will become the new King of the Celestial World while Ueki will receive the "Talent of Blank", allowing him to choose any power he desires. However, if Ueki gets too many penalties during the game, he will disappear!
WritersTsubasa Fukuchi, Toshifumi Kawase
The Law of Kosuke Ueki's Righteousness
Apr 4, 2005
Kosuke Ueki has been given the power to change trash into trees for the battle to decide who would be the next King of the Celesial World. But if Ueki were to attack non-power users with his trees, then he will be punished by losing one of his talents. If all of Ueki's talents are gone, he will vanish.
The Law of the Battle Commencement!!
Apr 11, 2005
Mori has decided to help Ueki, but sheโs starting to see threats in every direction. When any middle school student could be a gifted, who knows when Ueki will be challenged. Two gifted do cross their paths. One is Seiichiro Sano, a decent type who they met while trying to rescue a small girl from a big fall. Another is Maruo Taira, a less than decent individual who has no problem attacking from behind. With the ability to turn water in his mouth to fire (and a little help from his God Candidate), how will Ueki fair in his first official gifted fight?
The Law of Talent
Apr 18, 2005
Thanks to Seiichiro Sano, Ueki defeats Taira. As Sano leaves, he talks about the Talent of Blankโฆ Afterwards, Ueki and his school's running team practice with another school's running team. However, Ueki is soon lured into a trap by Adachi, who can turn cotton into stakes.
The Law of Li Ho, The Man of Physical Skills
Apr 25, 2005
Mori is determined to learn more about this tournament so when the opportunity arrives to gain such information from Mr. K, she leaps at the chance. During their talks they are interrupted by another gifted. Unlike Uekiโs previous opponents, though, this one is different. Li Ho prefers to use his own body to fight rather than his given ability. When Li Ho starts smashing Uekiโs trees with his bare hands, not even the sarcastic talent can help our hero. So what can he do when Li Ho unleashes his most powerful attack: The Count of Monte Cristo?
The Law of Robert Haydn, the Strongest Power User
May 2, 2005
With another win and another zai under his belt, Ueki is able to relax for a little bit. When traveling by train one day, he meets Junichi Baba a.k.a. B.J., a hip-hop enthusiast who takes an immediate liking to Ueki. So why does he also say his name is Robert Haydn when he discovers that Ueki is also a gifted? Fortunately, B.J.'s ability to turn coins into wind is not enough to stop Ueki. The two part on friendly terms, but when the real Robert Haydn shows up, what will happen to Uekiโs new friend?
The Law of Farewell!
May 9, 2005
Mr. K sacrifices himself to save Ueki from certain death.
The Law of Mr. K
May 16, 2005
Ueki finds out why Mr. K was so interested in him. Ueki also gets a new God Candidate, Yodogawa (AKA Yotchan), who wants him to drop out of the battle. Ueki fights his next opponent, Bolo T, who can turn his forehead into a diamond.
Fair and Square: The Law of Onimon
May 23, 2005
Ueki's next opponent is Onimon (full name - Oniyama Monjirou), who can turn the dirt he kicks into cannon balls. This guy is different from all the other guys, and it's not because he likes to shorten names.
The Law of Training Under Onimon
May 30, 2005
The fight between Ueki and Onimon reaches its conclusion. A week afterwards, Onimon trains Ueki so that Ueki can fight a stronger enemy known as Kuro Kage, one member of Robert Haydn's Ten.
The Law of Non-Rewarding Justice
Jun 6, 2005
Ueki continues his fight against Kuro Kage, whose sad past is told by Kuro Kage's little brother.
The Law of the Robert's 10
Jun 13, 2005
Ueki's fight with Kuro Kage comes to an abrupt end when Kamui Rosso (a.k.a. Shiro Kage) takes out Kuro Kage. Ueki defeats Shiro Kage and is then asked to join Robert's Ten. For some reason, Ueki accepts.
The Law of the Celestials
Jun 20, 2005
Robert has Ueki peform an entry test for him to pass if Ueki wants to join the Ten. Ueki then picks a fight with one of Robert's Ten, Allegio Yuriano. Mr. K discovers the truth about Ueki and Robert.
The Law of the Celestial Beast
Jun 27, 2005
A large Heavenly Beast appears during the fight between Ueki and Aleggio. Ueki learns more about his potential powers as a Heavenly Being from the Beast, who befriends Ueki.
The Law of the Awakening Chamber
Jul 4, 2005
Ueki tells the rest of Robert's Ten (except Robert himself) that he defeated Aleggio. As a result, the Ten's Don decides to fight Ueki. Using his power to change his finger ring into a rocket, Don soundly defeats Ueki. In order to get stronger, Tenka has Ueki train in the Awakening Organ so that Ueki can raise his Heavenly-Being rank.
The Law of Rinko
Jul 11, 2005
Now a 4-star Heavenly being, Ueki easily defeats Don in their rematch. Word about this gets out to the rest of Robert's Ten, including Marco Mardini and Rinko Jerad, whose sad past is revealed.
The Law of Neo, The New Celestial
Jul 18, 2005
Ueki's exhaustion finally catches up with him. So, Tenko places Ueki in a Healing Chamber. Ueki will have to tay in the chamber to heal for 12 hours. While Ueki heals, Tenko and Rinko must fend off the remaining members of Robert's Ten, Oni, Becky Wolf, and Myoujin Tarou.
The Law of Two Powers
Jul 25, 2005
Ueki battles Myoujin, the last of Robert's Ten. Myoujin uses his two powers to overwhelm Ueki.
The Law of the Bloodcurdling Dogra Mansion
Aug 1, 2005
Ueki recieves an invitation to a "party" held by Robert Haydn. So, Ueki, Rinko, Inumaru and Mori all go to an arcade that leads to Robert's underground theme park called Dogura Mansion. There, Ueki fights in the first round against Yun-Pao, one of the new members of Robert's Ten.
The Law of the Cossack Dance
Aug 8, 2005
Ueki continues his battle with Yun-Pao, still trying to figure out Yun-Pao's limit. Later, in the next fight, Mori finds herself battling on the Cossack Field against Kabara, a member of Robert's 10 and a notorious hunter known in the underworld.
The Law of Cat and Mouse
Aug 15, 2005
It's Rinko vs. Kabara, and they fight in the...cat field? The objective is to get the opponent to get eaten by a cat, and to do that, they have to turn into a mouse! Slap the cat's nose and they become a mouse! Kabara seems to have the advantage in this one thanks to his ability to fly, but Rinko has a few tricks up her sleeves: some new weapons and a...love of animals?
The Law of Seiichirou Sano
Aug 22, 2005
Ueki battles against Sano on the Rope-Jumping Field. The real reason why Sano joined Robert's Ten is revealed.
The Law of Inumaru
Aug 29, 2005
Sano joined the ten for a very specific reason: to rescue Inumaru from a devious attack by Karl Paccho. Using a Death Pentagon, an insect that can instantly kill a heavenly being, Karl forced Sano to join or watch his God Candidate die. But Inumaru's sense of justice won't stand for these conditions. He breaks the cardinal rule of this tournament: a God Candidate can only grant powers to one individual. When he gives Mori powers of her own, he is instantly sent to Hell, freeing Sano of the Ten's grasp. Of course this only serves to infuriate Ueki even more. With a challenge made to Karl Paccho, a new fight begins. But Karl has a surprise: his talent is to copy the power of other gifted. With all the power of Robert's Ten at his disposal, Ueki is in for a tough fight.
The Law of Ueki vs. The Robert's 10
Sep 5, 2005
Ueki continues his fight with Karlpaccho, who has more tricks up his sleeve. An event from Robert Haydn's past is revealed.
The Law of Young Robert
Sep 12, 2005
After Robert's past is revealed, Ueki begins his battle against Robert.
Resurrection! The Law of Mr. K
Sep 19, 2005
The battle between Ueki and Robert reaches its climax!
Terror! The Law of Hanon
Sep 26, 2005
Ueki meets a new enemy named Anon, who is even more twisted than Robert Haydn ever was.
The Law of Hideyoshi
Oct 3, 2005
The second round of the Battle of the Supernatural Powers is coming in three weeks, and the power-users can form 5-man teams. So, Ueki and Mori try to find a fifth member for their team. They meet Hideyoshi Soya, a very tricky power-user, but he's being targeted by his own God Candidate, Zack, to join his team of evil power-users.
The Law of the House of the Sun
Oct 10, 2005
Zack and his team of power-users try to coerce Hideoyoshi into joining them by threatening to destroy the Sun House orphanage. But not if Ueki has anything to say about this!
Don't Die! The Law of Tenko
Oct 17, 2005
Tenko is grateful to Ueki. He has given him friendship, a purpose and treasured memories. But Tenko has a secret: if he raises Ueki up to nine stars, Tenko will die. Tenko knows that if he tells Ueki this he will refuse to reach the nine-star level. However, Tenko knows that Ueki has to get stronger to face his opponents. Unsure about what to do, Tenko decides to give his life for Ueki's quest to become stronger. After all, it was the first time in a long while that Tenko has felt needed and he appreciates it so much. When Mori finds out about this secret, she rushes off to stop Tenko from raising Ueki's level, but it is too late: Ueki is already inside of the awakening organ and he can't hear Mori from the outside. Will Ueki lose another precious friend in the name of this heavenly tournament?
The Law of the Third Round
Oct 24, 2005
Ueki and friends are ready to start the team tournament stage. They make way to Heaven where they meet four other teams of gifted whom they are meant to battle. God makes an appearance to tell the teams the rules for this stage of the tournament and with his usual penchant for eccentricities, starts off with a treasure hunting battle by sending the two teams to their destination via a heavenly pachinko method. Ueki's Team is going to be up against the Guruno Team. Right from the start, Ueki is up against Gitar, a music loving guy in a full black suit. Ueki attacks him with everything he has, but Gitar just shakes off the attacks, claiming to be invulnerable. How will Ueki be able to defeat someone he can't even hurt?
The Law of the Strongest Tag Team
Oct 31, 2005
With one win, Team Ueki looks optimistic, but a new challenge awaits the group. This time around, Sano and Rinko will have to face a pair of gifted that make use of each other's abilities to defeat opponents. Muunin can turn bad puns into reality when the opponent laughs and Pastello can turn any line drawing into a portal which he uses to tickle the intended victim. Sano and Rinko are competent on their own, but lately they've been getting on each other's nerves. Can Sano look past Rinko's carefulness? Can Rinko look past Sano's carelessness? If they want to win this battle, they will have to find a way to look past each other's flaws and work together as a team.
The Law of True Strenght
Nov 7, 2005
Ueki talks with Pekol who wishes to be strong just like Ueki. Inspired by Ueki's defeat of Gitar, he decides to quit working with Gurano. When he confronts his teammate about this, though, Pekol is verbally deflated and submits to Gurano's whims. With the ability to turn models into the real thing, Gurano summons a giant robot to combat Ueki. With no robot of his own, Ueki must rely on his own abilities. With a bit of ingenuity, Ueki knocks down the first robot, but Gurano summons another more powerful machine. How can Ueki keep fighting someone who can create an endless supply of powerful opponents?
Clash! The Law of Ueki vs. Li Ho
Nov 14, 2005
The Ueki team's next opponent is the Marilyn Carrey team, who defeated Caption's team in less than five minutes! What's more is that Li Ho has challenged Ueki to a fight, and Rihou has significantly grown stronger since their last encounter.
The Law of Team Marilyn
Nov 21, 2005
The battle between the Ueki team and Marilyn team begins. Marilyn is so confident that her team will win that she vows to defeat Ueki's team in four minutes!
The Law of "You Tricked Me!"
Nov 28, 2005
Ueki's strategy of stalling for time has been found out and it greatly amuses Team Marilyn that Ueki would think of such a thing. Revealing their history of growing up on the battlefield, Ueki finally understands just how combat ready these opponents are. Leaving Baron to deal with Ueki, the other Team Marilyn members give chase to the remaining members of Team Uekiโฆ
The Law of the Proof of Friendship
Dec 5, 2005
While Ueki is busy trying to get back to his teammates, Sano, Mori and Hideyoshi face the remaining members of Marilyn Team. Being the only fighter with offensive capabilities, Sano decides it is up to him to protect the others. He seems to be doing fine, but it is a last second rescue by Mori that shows him he can depend on his friends for support. Using their own strategies, they are able to counter Marilyn Teams many traps and even set a few of their own. This ends with Marilyn Team losing Pudding. Faced with dwindling numbers, they choose this moment to reveal Matthew's hidden power: the ability to grow two extra sets of arms, all of which fire rapid fire guns! Sano manages to protect his teammates from the brunt of his attacks, but Marilyn is back and looking to put an end to their resistance. Will Ueki make it in time to help his friends or will they all end up in the care of gentle ghosts like Rinko did?
The Law of the Weakness of the Sacred Weapons
Dec 12, 2005
Sano, Mori and Soya are facing the remaining members of Team Marilyn. Sano is doing his best to protect his friends, leaving Soya with a chance to escape. Soya jumps at the chance, but a moment from the past reminds him that even he can overcome his own cowardice. Distracting Team Marilyn, the three of them escape only to be ensnared once again. Mayilyn tells them how hopeless their situation is, explaining how Ueki won't even be able to save them. However, Ueki lives to do the impossible and manages to come just in time to save Sano from a lethal blow. Proving that his sacred treasures aren't as weak as others think they are, Team Ueki is ready to fight on, but who should interrupt but the Kami-sama himself! He reveals the bearer of the ten point necklaces: Marilyn for Team Marilyn and Mori for Team Ueki. Everyone splits up, but how will Team Ueki fare against the well trained Team Marilyn without the benefit of teamwork?
The Law of Sano's Awakening!!
Dec 19, 2005
Ueki is left to face Marilyn who has a strange ability to dodge every single attack Ueki throws at her. After some careful testing, Ueki discovers she can stretch 1 second into 10 seconds, thus being able to attack and move at seemingly rapid speeds. Marilyn is quick to display how advantageous this power truly is on an unfortunate Ueki. Meanwhile, Sano is left to face he-of-the-six-arms, Matthew. No matter what Sano throws at Matthew, it is all shot downโฆ
The Law of the Closed Heart
Dec 26, 2005
Marilyn continues her assault on Ueki, leaving him no chance for defense. No matter what Ueki tries in terms of strategy, Marilyn's ability to turn one second into ten seconds is too much of an advantage. But Ueki has been watching her and notices that she, too, has her weaknesses. Noticing her reliance on practiced fighting patterns, Ueki comes up with a plan to counter her moves. When he has his chance to counter, he stops, noticing tears coming from Marilyn's eyes. Ueki realizes that she truly doesn't want to fight and refuses to go on with this battle. This infuriates Marilyn, forcing her to make use of her level 2: the ability to double her attack power. Still, Ueki refuses to fight, prompting childhood memories in Marilyn, memories she would rather forget. Will Marilyn's past reveal a truth about herself she wasn't able to face? Or will she force herself to fight once again and continue her attack on Ueki?
The Law of Wonderful Love
Jan 2, 2006
Mori faces Memory all by herself. Still unsure of her power, she tries to bluff for time while waiting for her teammates. Unfortunately, Sano can't hear her cries for help and Ueki just passed out! Left on her own, Mori can only run away from the battle experienced Memory. Mori tries desperately to solve the mystery of her power, trying out every idea that pops in her headโฆ
The Law of the Real and Fake
Jan 9, 2006
Ueki and his team are sore about Anon ambushing them before their fight with Team Caption, and they aren't the only ones, but they choose not to dwell on the situation. Instead, they get some time to relax at home on Earth. Ueki heads back to his home and finally reveals everything that is going on about him being from heaven and his current fight for the God candicacyโฆ
The Law of Team Barrow
Jan 16, 2006
Against Team Ballow, Rinko goes first. Her opponent is Ban Dicoot, but Tenko notices something odd about him: he is a heavenly being! In fact, all of Team Barou are heavenly beings. They were all brought together for this tournament in order to support Anon and Margaret's wish to become God. Like Ueki, Ban is able to make use of the sacred treasure, but something is different about these treasures that force Rinko to hold back her attacks. It seems that Ban's power is to bring life to inanimate objects which come out looking like cute, adorable faces that Rinko can't bring herself to hit!
The Law of the Cutesy Pose
Jan 23, 2006
Sano took Diego's advice by heart and came up with a plan to defeat him. By making a magnetic track, Sano propelled himself towards a trapped Diego at incredible speeds and rammed him head on. Still, Diego was able to grasp victory by a powerful bluff while Sano was in the null power area. Now the games are tied one to one. Next up is Mori vs. Kilnorton, with an IQ of 179. Mori is freaking out about how to get him to do the special pose, but thanks to Hideyoshi, Mori tricks him! The problem is that Kilnorton has already planned for everythingโฆ
The Law of Ueki's Level 2
Jan 30, 2006
Angered by Ballow's attack on Sano, Ueki is ready for this fight. Problem is that he had all of his sacred treasures removed! It seems that Ueki's heavenly father gave him some advice on reaching level 2. Ueki's problem is that he didn't fully master his gifted power before obtaining his sacred treasures. With the two conflicting powers, Ueki isn't able to master his original power well enough to reach level 2. To do that, he has to get rid of his heavenly powers and work from thereโฆ
The Law of the Past Attack
Feb 6, 2006
Ueki has finally reached his level 2 power! He can now revert the powers of others back to their original state. If Ballow attacks with multiple visions made reality, Ueki can return them to simple past visions. Ballow's advantage is severely limited with this turn of events. Ballow realizes this and presses on, hoping to overwhelm Ueki before he can fully master this power, but as he does so, the past that wounds him so comes back to him. A long time ago, he lived peacefully with his mother, but due to an accident, he used his sacred treasure on his motherโฆ
The Law of the King, the Maiden and the Future
Feb 20, 2006
God continues telling his story of the past and the girl he met, Haruko Ueki. After saving her from the bullies, she tries to pay him back, first by force feeding him several plates of curry, then by a whole mess of other thing. Eventually, God is able to escape, but not before he finds an elderly woman whose foot gets stuck in a railroad track. God knows that he can't interfere with life or death situations on earth, but just when it seems that the woman will die, Ueki jumps in and helps the woman. Seeing the girl's determination, bravery, and optimism towards the future, God jumps in and saves them bothโฆ
The Law of Hanon the King
Feb 27, 2006
The final round is approaching and everyone is contemplating the upcoming round. Ueki and Mori chit chat and Ueki gives her his lucky charm, telling her she needs it more than he does. Souya sits on a cliff and comes to the conclusion that he is useless and a hindrance. And Rinko and Sano walk along in the forest, and Sano comments on how she still loves Robert. He tries to ease her troubles by telling her that they will get Robert backโฆ
The Law of the Fourth Round
Mar 6, 2006
The fourth round begins and Anon explains the rules. They are quite simple: be the first to make it to Anon and defeat him to win. If they can't, Anon will destroy everyone. While Anon hides in his floating battlefield, everyone attempts to meet up with him, including Ueki and Ai, but they are stopped by Hellion Margarette. Margarette threatens Ueki then goes after Ai. However, due to Ueki's determination to stop Anon, Margarette reveals his true form, and the secret of The Protectors: they are sacred beasts in human form. Meanwhile, Li Ho is the first to meet up with Anon, and they fight. Li Ho stands up pretty well against Anon, managing to block most incoming attacks and show an impressive display of power as usual. However, he is no match for Anon, and is defeated after a long battle. Just as he faints, Rinko and Sano show up ready to fight. But they aren't alone. Ban Dicoot and Diegostar show up to help.
The Law of the Ten Star
Mar 13, 2006
Rinko and group fight Anon and a long battle ensues. After going through several basic attacks, Ban and Diego creat a combination attack, while Sano uses a new special attack which, unfortunately, we never see. However, even these are ineffective. In the meantime, Ueki begins training inside the Heavenly Beast that Hellion Margarette has become, while Ai runs to meet up with everyone at Anonโฆ
The Law of Ueki vs. Hanon
Mar 20, 2006
After waiting for a long time, the battle between Anon and Ueki finally gets underway. Ueki is even the first to get a hit off of Anon as he transfers the energy from his Raika to his Seikku in order to match Anon's speed. At this point, Anon unleashes his Maoh, the level 10 Sacred Treasure, and we finally get to see it. Maoh is a summoned creature that takes on a random form and is as powerful as the will of it's user. Ueki also summons Maoh, which takes on the form of Kobayashi, but is still less powerful than Anon. Anon seems to be getting the better of Ueki, until he reveals a secret: Maoh can only be summoned six times, and Anon is on his last one because Robert used it twice before the fight. However, Ueki still has twoโฆ
The Law of the Talent of Blank
Mar 27, 2006
Ueki was able to beat Anon using Maoh. They went back to school and Sano studied geography to make and Rinko dumped Robert. Kobasen became Ueki's new homeroom teacher and the talent he wrote on the blank zai was "reunion".
