Discotek Media picked up the rights to the Law of Ueki anime series back at the end of May 2018 and brought it out as a single disc SDBD release on July 31st, 2018. The 51-episode series saw some new distribution as the company has brought it to RetroCrush for streaming. The full run has gone live on the service in its original Japanese language with English subtitles and is open to viewers in the US and Canada.
Now, the service is complementing their run of clips with this new fifteen-minute one that delves into a lengthy action sequence that focuses on an opponent that can change one second into ten!
Check out our review of the series.
The original manga by Tsubasa Fukuchi ran from 2002 to 2005 with sixteen volumes overall and was licensed and released by Viz Media.
Originally airing in 2005 and 2006, it was directed by Hiroshi Watanabe based on the series composition by Toshifumi Kawase. Shinobu Tagashira handled the character designs with Studio DEEN producing the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Romi Park as Kousuke Ueki, Chiwa Saito as Tenko (small), Kappei Yamaguchi as Hideyoshi, Katsuji Mori as Koba-sen, Mamiko Noto as Rinko Jerad, Mitsuki Saiga as Robert Haydn, Sōichiro Hoshi as Seiichirou Sano, and Takashi Nagasako as Tenko (big).
The English cast includes Cole Howard as Kosuke Ueki, Angie Beers as Rinko Jerrard, Beau Thompson as Seiichiro Sano, Chris Ippolito as Hideyoshi Soya, Jonathan Love as Tenko (Large), Lori Barnes-Smith as Ai Mori, Mariette Sluyter as Tenko (Small), and Sean Broadhurst as Robert Haydn.
Plot Concept: The fate of the world rests on Ueki, an average junior high student. Average until he gains the power to change trash into trees, anyway. Granted to him by the enigmatic Mr K., Ueki’s 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!
The battles won’t be easy. Ueki will face many corrupt opponents with crazy powers from blowing fire after drinking water to turning cotton into snakes! It’s up to Ueki to win the tournament and prevent the Talent of Blank from falling into the wrong hands.