The Law of Ueki

Kousuke Ueki, a student of the Hinokuni Junior High School, is picked by a God Candidate, Koba-sen, to participate in a competition where people battle out to become God and only the strongest will prevail. Embodied with the ability to turn garbage into trees, Kousuke will be joining in the battle against other junior high school students in this selection. This sets the premise for the earth-friendly battle where the students will pit their powers against the rest.

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Swap trees-from-garbage for demon partners, but the master-and-power-battle-royale structure feels just as scrappy and heartfelt.

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The underdog-with-an-odd-power grinding toward strength among a village of rivals mirrors Ueki's own uphill climb.

REBORN! 78%

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