- The Law of Ueki anime DVD from Geneon debuted in the U.S. in 2006. The series has sold through over 7k units to date.- Manga that promotes recycling! The protagonist has the power to turn garbage into trees.- Serialized in Shonen Sunday in Japan- Published in French- Fukichi is an award winning author, received the Shonen Sunday College Manga Prize in 1999. A group 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. 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. Team Marilyn can't lose...as long as Marilyn's in charge! She's a powerhouse, mowing down every opponent she finds. Ueki's solution: hide! Now Marilyn is searching for Ueki, Ueki is searching for his teammates, and everyone's searching for the pendant that will win the battle. But with the clock running down, there's still time for Sa to learn a few new tricks--and for Mori to finally figure out what her power is!
Tsubasa Fukuchi was born and raised in Tochigi Prefecture. When he was 18, his first-ever manga submission was selected as a commendable work in January 1999 for the Shonen Sunday Manga College Awards.