Go green!

What are the similarities between Kosuke Ueki and Hitsugaya Toushiro (Bleach)? Well, both of the characters have spiky hair and both of them are voiced by the same seiyuu: Romi Paku. The anime The Law Of Ueki (Ueki no Housoku) is actually a shounen manga series. On April 4 2005, the anime adaptation of the series was aired in Japan.

The anime revolves around a battle between supernatural beings or Tenkai-jin. This battle is to decide the next god of Heaven (Exaggerated? Over the top? What's new?). Kosuke Ueki is the protagonist in this anime. He is chosen by his own homeroom teacher, Kobayashi-sensei (who actually a hevenly-being) to be his protege. He then bestows supernatural talents upon Ueki so that Ueki will be able to participate in the battle.

The reason why Koba-sen (the term of endearment given by Ueki) chooses him is because, Ueki is genuinely a kind-hearted boy as well as environmental-friendly person. Unknown to Ueki himself, he is actually a heavenly-being sent to earth by his father so that he could join the battle. Because of his 'green-nature', he is given a talent to create tree from trash. Talk about green-thumb!

At school he meets with a quirky yet amiable girl named Mori Ai. She is rather shallow as she believes that all power-users, excluding Ueki, are walking time bombs as they are dangerous. In this anime, she poses as Ueki's personal assistant / baby-sitter. Later in the anime, she is also bestowed with a special talent. The funny thing is, she doesn't even know her own power until she is involved in a one-on-one battle with some challenger. Her talent is totally preposterous! BTW, if I were to tell you what's her talent, it won't be fun anymore if you decided to watch.

Along the journey, Ueki meets another participant, Sano Seiichiro, who eventually becomes his best friend. Sano is also bestowed a talent by his mentor, Wanko. He is able to transform towel into steel. Then, he will meet another two friends Rinko Gerrard and Soya Hyosuke. They become one team and the name of the team is Team Ueki (now, that's a suprise!). I almost left this one out. Ueki also has a 'guardian' named Tenko (see picture). He can also change his shape to fit onto Ueki's wrist to give him advice, and to communicate with Ueki telepathically. He is also a Heavenly Beast who is something of a mutation among his kind.

What's the catch of winning the battle? The winner will be awarded a 'blank talent'. It means that he or she can choose any ability or talent he or she desires the most. And the mentor will be the next God of Heaven.

What happens then? Well, you gotta watch it to know more. I like this anime because it has all the elements of a good anime such as, fast and exciting plot, good characterization, comedy, drama, suspense, twist, catchy open and ending themes and the whole nine yards! Thus it comes highly recommended!

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[Note]
I believe this anime comes under PG. Younger viewers are highly advised to watch with at least an adult.