Audience reviews
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SDK1903
Ueki No Housoku is honestly one of my fav shows ever even though i know the animation n drawings are not that great lol. the story is about a middle schooler named ueki who gets this weird power to turn trash into trees, which sounds pretty lame at first but it turns into an epic battle where everyone is fighting to become the next god. i still think the storytelling n how they handle the plot are just amazing. the reason i love this series so much is definitely how it handles the power system n the stakes. even though ueki's power seems weak compared to others, the way he uses it n his strong sense of justice just pulls u in. but i have to say, some parts of the story feel a bit rushed n it feels like some things are left unfinished. also it gets a bit repetitive sometimes with the same p…
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Fights - Strategists wet dream
The powers in Law of Ueki suck. This is a good thing. You have very simple powers following "This becomes this" which are easy to understand and leave little room for confusion however there's an entire field for creativity only restrained by a limiting condition which usually acts as a win condition for the opponent. You will see many seemingly useless abilities be turned into clever strategies making no fight even against minor filler a bore. For any scalers the show becomes really enjoyable as no power goes beyond real world limits so you can realistically compare characters which improves immersion rather than watching beam clashing with no real understanding of how strong it is. Not to mention fights take place in an urban setting usually so a lot of env…
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The anime is good i love the power system my problem is that mc's dub voice is annoying and hes too much of a nice person i prefer mc's who are good hearted but smart and a little selfish the animation is good i like how cozy it feels as you're watching it, you might feel nostalgai from watching this anime because it has alot of simalarties to og shounen the plot is good i like tournement's in anime the side characters are forgetable though, i think alot of people will like this series for the simple yet intresting powersystem and the main villan, the show is a entertaining watch because it does have a little plot twist that i wont spoil , last thing i want to say is if you like fightiscenes youll defenitly love this anime
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If you are looking for a plot/drama heavy shounen anime then this is definitely not for you.
But if all you want from the anime is having a fun time with characters and great fight, then I recommended this show.
The character's ability, rules and setting are really fun to watch and making all the fights in the show really interesting. There's barely any drama behind most fight...its just character thinking of strategy or power to overcome each other.
The characters are great fun. You probably wouldn't get to know their deep backstory. However, they are mostly ooze with charisma and cool power that makes the show fun. The character in this show are really cool but we barely get to know most of them, which can make a show a bit disappointing.
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Law of Ueki seems like your run-of-the-mill seinen show. Goofy lead character who's a bit of a knucklehead, utterly relentless and with a heart of gold? Check. Supporting cast which includes a potential rival, a reformed villain, childhood best friend and comic relief? Check. Tournament with stronger and stronger opponents? Check. Friendship right down to the very end? Of course.
But what distinguishes this show from possibly every other seinen show I've ever seen is curiously enough, it's battles. The whole point of battles in this show are the "Laws". Some are novel, ridiculous, situation-based, but most importantly: they are unbreakable. This means that depending on the law, winning a battle by overpowering an opponent through sheer force of will (or a power up) is not always feasible.…
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Warning: Minor Spoilers
Initially I watched this show in dub and I can say it definitely hindered my enjoyment and immersion in this show. None of the voice acting was that great and the monologuing was almost unbearable. If you ever try to watch this please do it in the sub.
Plot: This anime is essentially one giant tournament arc, and the power system compliments it surprisingly well. The powers, as bizarre as they are, keep you entertained with the unique ways some of the characters use them. The main issue with it I had though was how they kept adding different parts to it seemingly randomly to help Ueki grow stronger. These different parts being the sacred weapons and the level 2 sort of just appear randomly with no foreshadowing or mentioning whatsoever.
Characters: This category i…
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Story: 8 (While can sound absurd to some people, i massively appreciate the attempt of being a completely different story for a take in shonen)
Art: 6 (Granted that it is an older series, but animation consistency is still important, while some fights looks great, some looks clunky, but nothing eyebreaking)
Sound: 7 (Some lackluster use of sounds, but overall nothing too distracting, the voice acting is great)
Characters: 9 (Some charaters can be obnoxious sometimes, but the pay off of their characters are always very well excecuted)
Enjoyment: 7 (Some episodes are honestly a drag, but the overall watch through is quite an enjoyable ride)
The Law of Ueki is not for everyone, it is for those who seeks a different type of anime in regards of its execution, even with that, there's still…
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Story:
The story is every shounen lover's dream. Story was original and intense. Its about a tournament where 100 heavenly beings each choose a middle school student and gives them an ability where all of them has to battle so they can win the zai ability which you can wish for any power or talent and your master would be the new god in heaven as well. There are three rounds in the tournament.
Art:
Fights are one of the best but the animation is very old and low quality
Sound:
OPS and EDS were amazing. The first opening really suits the anime
Character:
The main character is a laid-back person that believes deeply in his own justice. His ability is the ability to change trash into trees. The abilities are actually changing something onto another thing so don't be expecting canons from…
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It was decent anime after dropping it before i decided to re-watch it again and after several episodes i began to enjoy it.
There were a few things that could have made it more enjoyable for me like a bit of romance and maybe more of life after all the battles were over but that's a personal thing i guess. If your looking for decent anime to watch i'd recommend it.
If you like battle anime you will probably like this it's tournament based and has a pretty good concept to it which is fairly unique in terms of how they get powers and what the powers do compared to other super power anime.
It's a bit like yu yu hakusho in term of the tournament element although the tournament itself is a bit different in the fact it's not a fixed location and the characters can be getting on with there d…
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While scavenging the web for something to nourish my hunger for action oriented anime, I came across this little refreshment and picked it up. It’s a shounen anime. Awesome! So what can the MC do? Turn trash into trees. Cool! Wait, what? He can turn trash….into….trees?! Yep, didn’t read that wrong.
This is the first thing Law of Ueki hits you with. But albeit a weak start, the anime truly develops brilliantly. It’s one of those anime which are either under-appreciated or forgotten. It’s got a clichéd story (perhaps?), clichéd characters, clichéd mc, clichéd concept yet non clichéd powers, excellent fights and outright comedy. It’s about time to expand upon those features.
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The story is pretty generic. The formula of including tournaments in battle shounen…
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For me, it's a masterpiece of shounen. I'm not saying that this anime is better than the popular shounen. Since it's already finished and I think it's one of those underrated anime. For those who disagree, I respect your standards. I've been badly wanting to watch this. Okay, so much for my opinions. I like the plot because it already catches my attention how much more if you watch it. Right? I like the way the artist draws the emotions on the face of the characters. That one episode leaves that remarkable emotion for me. Argrhhh! If I say more that it will be spoiled. I really like the character of Ueki and his powers. Even Ai Mori the way she meddles with some things. I really enjoyed watching this anime the comedy acts, the unique powers and the friendship. For those who still did not w…
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After finishing some rather big shounen series and looking for something new to pick up, preferably something under 70 episodes, I found The Law of Ueki.
Story(7):
This series is a tournament type anime, and the story is nothing unexpected. You can tell, for the most part, where it is going right off the bat. Now that's not to say it's boring, the series did have a solid story line that kept me interested, plus the series has a definite ending(wrapping up after 51E). Although I do feel your enjoyment has to do with weather you like this type of series and weather you like the characters.
Characters(8):
One thing I love about shows like this is the variety of characters, each with their own personalities and quirks. Which is what The Law of Ueki gives. The show gives us 5(6 if you coun…
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[This review will focus on finding out if this anime is worth a shot for YOU]
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WHAT TO EXPECT:
Basically, The Law of Ueki is nothing like the head-first Shounens out there: the powers included in this one are rather... weird, let's say, but VERY interesting nonetheless!
What if you had the power to transform trash into trees? Or towels into iron? Well, I'm not giving more examples because that would spoil it a bit, but it's pretty easy to see where this is going. -----------------------------------------------------
MAIN PLOT:
The main plot is quite original! High school students get selected by Celestials (people who reside in "Heaven") to represent them in an all-out "tournament" by getting these special and hilarious powers. The…
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This anime changed my entire outlook on life, and I live my life as I see in this anime. The main character, Ueki, has this sense of "righteousness," where he helps people and stuff like that, and will go to insane lengths. They also throw in a few more morals to live by. The characters are pretty cool, the story is pulls you in, the ending is mind blowing, and this anime is just too short. Definitely an anime to check out. This might sound super cheesy, and I am serious, but Ueki is going to be an amazing figure to watch throughout all of this. It's amazing to see characters like the ones you'll see here, and like I've said time and time again, it's an anime to live by.
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Following a recommendation on hunter x hunter 2011, I ended up at The law of ueki, and after watching all the 52 eps, this is what I felt : it has a cliche plot, cliche side characters, cliche mc, cliche setting of a tournament, cliche concept,.......and yet.........non cliche powers, different style of fighting, outright comedy, and cool character roles.(i shall clear the difference between characters, and their role in character part)
The story is based on a knock out tournament (a popular tag which few even classify as a genre of its own) and a final prize for the winner. This concept has been overused like the chunin exam of naruto, or hunter exam of hxh, or a recent example mirai nikki. Yet the execution is entirely different and unique in its own way. The story goes on like this- t…
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Ok, this is my first review so don't expect a detailed review and also I do not look for reviews so I've got no preference and so it's very different from a normal review by a lot of users here. I've only heard this from a friend and said I should go check this out cause this is his favorite anime.
First of all, The Law of Ueki is a very fun and exciting anime to watch even if you do not watched it while it is still progressing in Japan.
Story (8/10)
I think the story is simply linear. TRUE it is amazing but to me it is just a simple story about a high school boy(which to me is very common and I fully understand why) who was given power to compete which have the best power. I give it a 8 because of how the story progresses. It's hard to find an anime with an excellent story progression w…
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I swear i will never forget about this anime.
It is one of my favorite animes ever, i really enjoyed the story, it has a great comedy & action.
I liked basically all of the characters, especially the main one (Ueki Kosuke) I think people can learn alot from him.
& to mention that the story from this anime tells how important friendship is.
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The law of ueki is a great anime. It's not revolutionary or anything and the story is basic but i enjoyed it. To say the truth i was sceptical at first because of it's length. I know 51 episodes isn't a huge number of episodes but i only watched anime with 12-26 episodes so the law of ueki wasn't in my top interests. Now i am happy that i watched it.
(story) The story is about a kid called Ueki Kousuke. An normal high schooler that is picked by a god candicate? What is that? Well as the name says it's a candicate for a god and each candicate has to pick a highschool kid to fight for them. Ueki is one of those kids. Thankfully he is given a power to defend himself. What is that power you ask? Well he can change garbage to.........trees. Not and the most helpful power but ok. It's still bet…
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The Law of Ueki is the story of several young teenagers with super powers who are fighting in a competition to gain great power. The competition starts with one on one battles but shifts to group battles for the second round, but there's a problem. There's a competitor who wants the power to wipe out humanity. You know, this plot sounds very familiar, almost like I've seen something with an identical story, but where was that...
I remember, it was Shaman King.
Be honest, you all saw that coming. The underlying plots really are almost identical. The only major differences are that Shaman King's tournament had competitors of all ages and the competitors in The Law of Ueki can lose their abilities but those aren't really significant changes. Hell, even the plot twist toward the end, which…
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The law of Ueki is an interesting anime that carries with it entertaining characters and Is worth checking out.
STORY
Overall the story maintained a great balance between being fun and being serious when the time called. Perhaps not the most original in creation, it still managed to keep my attention throughout the lengthy 51 episode.
7/10
ART
The Art was average at best. There was nothing particularly riveting in the style that managed to separate itself from the crowd but, at the same, time there was nothing to hold against it. A tad childish, I venture to describe it as ‘typically shounen’.
6/10 SOUND
The voices were well cast and the sound effects and music fit in nicely with the flow. I found it easy to listen to and not stressful to my hearing, I especially entertained myself by r…
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