Podcasts about Ueki

Playlist: Bing opens with, Holiday Inn. To help the war effort, Bing pitches saving paper and other materials. Ueki is on hand, with hopes of a better year to come.…

If you can turn anything in anything in a brawl for all, at what point do you pick cotton? That is the whimsical trip the guys take tapping into the world of Law of Ueki. Does gargling make you stronger? Does spikes beat trees? Why is the demon king such a drunk? We try to find out all this and more as we try to find out if recycling is the strongest of powers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wanwapodcast/support

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.01.30.526359v1?rss=1 Authors: Koketsu, S., Matsubara, K., Ueki, Y., Shinohara, Y., Inoue, K., Murakami, S., Ueki, T. Abstract: The pathophysiology of depression remains elusive, and its early diagnostic method has not been established. Accumulated evidence demonstrate that environmental stress affects the hippocampus, functioning in cognition and sociality, and causes various depressive symptoms. In addition, recent findings showed that environmental stress influenced the hippocampal activity correlated with neuroinflammation, and impaired the hippocampal sharp wave ripples (SWRs), pattens of spike sequences, and the theta rhythms, a strong oscillation observed in the hippocampus. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Neste sétimo episódio do quadro de recomendações do WJB, o solícito Ig0y, do ENDCast, recomendou dois mangás, um da Shounen Magazine, enquanto o outro é da Shounen Sunday.

In this episode of Japan Memo, directly preceding the 2022 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Kotani Tetsuo, professor of global studies at Meikai University and senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), and Dr Ueki Chikako Kawakatsu, professor of international relations at Waseda University's Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies.Robert, Yuka, Kotani-sensei and Ueki-sensei share their insights on the war in Ukraine's impact on Asia's existing security dynamics, Japan and its neighbours' perceptions of and responses to these shifting dynamics, and invigorated debates in Tokyo surrounding Japan's defence budget and capabilities. Topics discussed include:The effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Asia's security The Kishida administration's response to the crisis at home and with partnersThe Shangri-La Dialogue's potential to foster critical discussions on Indo-Pacific securityDomestic debates surrounding Japan's defence budget, capabilities and revisions to its NSSThe following literature is recommended by our guests for a deeper understanding of the topics discussed:‘安全保障を問いなおす : 「九条-安保体制」を越えて' / 添谷芳秀著 (‘Rethinking Security: Going beyond the “Article 9 Alliance Regime”' by Yoshihide Soeya)‘East Asian Strategic Review' by the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)‘戦後日本の安全保障―日米同盟、憲法9条からNSCまで' / 千々和 泰明 (‘Post-war Japan's Security: The US-Japan alliance, from Article 9 to the NSC' by Chijiwa Yasuaki)‘Strategic Annual Report' by the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.Date of Recording: 26 May 2022Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

En el podcast d’avuí, explicarem l’èxit de vendes dels mangas de Dr. Slump i Boku no Hero Academia en català, i anunciarem nou anime: Sailor Moon Cosmos. Us recomanarem un manga i anime, amb la familia de moda com a protagonistes: Spy X Family. Posteriorment, a l’Espai Japó, Oriol Clavell ens parlarà d’un dels creadors de la saga de videojocs “The Legend of Zelda”: Eiji Aonuma. Tot seguit, Xavi Omella, ens explicarà que al Japó, els autobusos també poden tenir una sauna. I finalment, al Tenkaichi Musical, tornen les Younenki Music, versionant en en català, un medley de La Llei de Ueki!

Capitan Tal, Gotcha, Stoppardi e Uek... - no, Ueki è alla ricerca di nuovi membri della ciurma per seviziare il prigioniero Sava73 - visitano i due autori di Generals. Regia di Michael "volmay".

Why do we consider 18 to be the age when people are the most competent and informed to vote? Think about it. Especially with local elections, are there alternative perspectives we should be considering? https://www.vote16mi.com/ Instagram: @vote16mi

From currently unlicensed Bandai Entertainment dubs from the mid-2000s, to My Little Pony to Dragon Prine and Zoids WILD, Cole Howard has spent years mastering the intricate art behind voice acting wide-eyed teenage protagonists. Evidently, it's worked out rather well for him. Cole joins us to talk about his work on titles like Mai-HiME and Law of Ueki in Alberta, what brought him to Vancouver, and the psychological (if not logistical) challenges that COVID-19 has brought to the voice acting field.

This week Caitlin and TJ kick off the show discussing the big news happening in wrestling as always and tell you what's airing in the coming weeks. We do the One Wrestling Roundup discussing a grab bag of all the wrestling we watched including the AEW's Women's Tournament, Tokyo Joshi's February 11th Korakuen and more. And finish off with our main topics of Tokyo Joshi's Max Heart Tag Tournament and Freedoms February 9th Korakuen Hall show. Follow the Pod: @onewrestlingpod Follow TJ: @aspir_ Follow Caitlin: @tickingtimeboss Matches of the Week Miyu Yamashita and Maki Ito vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Saki-sama and Mei St-Michel) - Tokyo Joshi 2/11 Mirai Maiumi vs. Yuki Kamifuku - Tokyo Joshi 2/11 Shin Ultra Shoko and Hyper Misao vs. BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) - Tokyo Joshi 2/11 Miu Watanabe vs. Rika Tatsumi - Tokyo Joshi 2/11 Emi Sakura vs. Veny - AEW 2/15 Riho vs. Serena Deeb - AEW 2/17 Young Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson) vs. Santana and Ortiz - AEW 2/17 The Magical Sugar Rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki and MIZUKI) vs. BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) - Tokyo Joshi 2/20 Miyu Yamashita and Maki Ito vs. Rika Tatsumi and Miu Watanabe - Tokyo Joshi 2/21 Kamui vs. Tomoya Hirata - Freedoms 2/9 Los Nomadas (Mammoth Sasaki and Violento Jack) vs. UNCHAIN (Minoru Fujita and Rina Yamashita) - Freedoms 2/9 UNCHAIN (Jun Kasai and Kenji Fukimoto) vs. Masashi Takeda and Takayuki Ueki - Freedoms 2/9 Toru Sugiura vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda - Freedoms 2/9

Terza puntata di RGK, il format di Radio Goblin dedicato al crowdfunding. Raggiunte le Galapagos, Enzo "TheTaliesin", Mirko "Gotcha", Sergio "Stoppardi" e Francesco "Ueki" hanno bisogno di aiuto dal prigioniero "Sava73" per poter trovare progetti Kickstarter dai costi di spedizione contenuti. Regia di Michael "volmay".

Seconda puntata di RGK, il format di Radio Goblin dedicato al crowdfunding. La goletta pirata di Enzo "TheTaliesin", Mirko "Gotcha", Sergio "Stoppardi" e Francesco "Ueki", dopo aver gettato "Sava73" nella cambusa, continua il suo viaggio nell'entroterra. Regia di Michael "volmay".

Coming up is an interview from our first virtual summit from July 2018 with then Senior Director of Growth Marketing at SeatGeek, Shoji Ueki. You will discover how to find new growth channels, the framework for scaling that new channel and a better understanding of how your marketing efforts drive value to your company. Shoji Ueki is currently the VP of Marketing at Grailed. When we did this interview he was the Senior Director of Growth Marketing at SeatGeek. *************** SPONSORS SocialPeta is the world’s leading advertisement creative spy and analysis platform, dedicated to offering top ads creative and marketing strategy for both advertisers and publishers. Serving as an essential ad and marketing intelligence platform, SocialPeta focuses on Ad Intelligence, Cost Intelligence, and Ad Creatives. SocialPeta has more than 200 enterprise clients including Google, Supercell, Fun Plus, Bigo Live and 37games. Checkaso is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

Prima, vera puntata di RGK, il format di Radio Goblin dedicato al crowdfunding. La goletta pirata di Enzo "TheTaliesin", Mirko "Gotcha", Sergio "Stoppardi" e Francesco "Ueki", dopo aver incarcerato "Sava73", arriva all'Idroscalo e pesca un ospite: Luca "Duchsoul" Cervini, al suo primo progetto Kickstarter. Regia di Michael "volmay".

Puntata "zero" di RGK, il format di Radio Goblin dedicato al crowdfunding. Dal "Kalcio d'inizio" della Tana, conosciamo i conduttori Enzo "TheTaliesin", Mirco "Gotcha", Sergio "Stoppardi" e Francesco "Ueki" i quali inizieranno parlandoci dei progetti più interessanti da finanziare quest'estate. Ospite speciale: Salvatore "Sava73". Regia di Michael "volmay".

Toy Flavor Radio: Soundtracks Listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher and everywhere podcasts are heard! Welcome to Episode 12 of Toy Flavor Radio! Listen to awesome intros, outros, mid-tracks and soundtracks to your favorite #anime, pop culture TV shows, video games and #movies! Like our page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/toyflavorusa/ Could you do us a favor? Give us a rating and review of the show! Follow us on: Instagram: @toyflavor Twitter: @toyflavor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toyflavorusa/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/toyflavorradio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/54dbEvc5VGV46oYnnJZXWg Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/toy-flavor-radio This week on Toy Flavor Radio: Soundtracks … Sesame Street Opening Theme James Bond Theme Mbube Lion Sleeps Tonight Gin Tama – Shinsengumi Theme Best Student Council Opening Theme Andy Griffith Show – The Fishin' Hole The Law of Ueki opening theme Schindler's List – I could Have Done More Gundam Seed Ending theme Cover by Amanda Lee Get Smart The Brady Bunch The Man with the Golden Gun Sesame Street Ending theme --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toyflavorradio/message

Voltamos com um pequeno programa para falar sobre a nova graduação que foi adotada pela Associação Japonesa de Karate (JKA).Vamos conhecer no 10º Dan e o que isso pode refletir dentro da JKA.Ossu!CURSO DE ARBITRAGEM ON LINE - Confira https://pintokaratedojo.com/regulamento-do-karate-olimpico-wkf/ contatoradiokarate@pintokaratedojo.comOKINAWA – Uma viagem ao berço do karate A rádio karate irá também sortear o mais novo livro de Paulo Bartolo sensei sobre sua experiencia com a cultura de okinawa. Um livro fantástico que conta sobre o berço da nossa arte marcial através da narrativa de um sensei brasileiro.Confira o livro Loja Paulo Bartolo Livros – http://www.paulobartolo.com.br/livrosNOSSOS PATROCINADORESDOJO WEB, A ferramenta que faltava para administrar a sua academia e dojo.Acesse e ganhe 15 dias GRÁTIS!http://www.dojoweb.com.brDOGI  TOWAKAI –  Elegância conforto e tradição. Dogi e faixas de alta qualidade com preços que cabem no seu bolso.Acesse e confira  http://www.komonostowakai.com.brESTAMOS NO SPOTIFYA maior plataforma stream de musicas da internet, agora prestes a se tornar a maior agregadora de Podcast, é o novo lugar onde você pode ouvir a Rádio Karate. Assine nosso canal no Spotify e receba nossos programas direito no seu smartphone ou computador.NOSSO SITE –http:// www .pintokaratedojo.comANUNCIE CONOSCO – contatoradiokarate@pintokaratedojo.comCURSO DE ARBITRAGEM WKF – Seja um arbitro profissional!

Today's guest is Shoji Ueki, Sr. Director, Growth Marketing at SeatGeek. You will discover the process that he uses to find new and emerging user acquisition channels and when it works how to actually scale it. Shoji Ueki is the Sr. Director, Growth Marketing at SeatGeek.

En este programa hablamos de nuestras expectativas, miedos y deseos para Kingdom Hearts 3, el lanzamiento de PS Now en España y las consecuencias de la muerte de una tienda digital, como pasa ahora con el canal tienda wii de nintendo. En el apartado de anime recomendamos: Ueki no Houshoku (La ley de ueki), un shonen de peleas protagonizado por un chaval con la capacidad de convertir la basura en platas. Contacto: Twitter: @canoncosmo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canoncosmo/ Música: The man with the machine gun (FFVIII) The Hunter's Dream (Bloodborne) Wii shop channel Dearly Beloved Organization XII My Friends are my power Falco (Ueki no houshoku) Akiba city (Log Horizon) Taver (World of Warcraft) The Great Warrior (FFVII)

En este programa hablamos de nuestras expectativas, miedos y deseos para Kingdom Hearts 3, el lanzamiento de PS Now en España y las consecuencias de la muerte de una tienda digital, como pasa ahora con el canal tienda wii de nintendo. En el apartado de anime recomendamos: Ueki no Houshoku (La ley de ueki), un shonen de peleas protagonizado por un chaval con la capacidad de convertir la basura en platas. Contacto: Twitter: @canoncosmo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canoncosmo/ Música: The man with the machine gun (FFVIII) The Hunter's Dream (Bloodborne) Wii shop channel Dearly Beloved Organization XII My Friends are my power Falco (Ueki no houshoku) Akiba city (Log Horizon) Taver (World of Warcraft) The Great Warrior (FFVII)

En este programa hablamos de nuestras expectativas, miedos y deseos para Kingdom Hearts 3, el lanzamiento de PS Now en España y las consecuencias de la muerte de una tienda digital, como pasa ahora con el canal tienda wii de nintendo. En el apartado de anime recomendamos: Ueki no Houshoku (La ley de ueki), un shonen de peleas protagonizado por un chaval con la capacidad de convertir la basura en platas. Contacto: Twitter: @canoncosmo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canoncosmo/ Música: The man with the machine gun (FFVIII) The Hunter's Dream (Bloodborne) Wii shop channel Dearly Beloved Organization XII My Friends are my power Falco (Ueki no houshoku) Akiba city (Log Horizon) Taver (World of Warcraft) The Great Warrior (FFVII)

En este programa hablamos de nuestras expectativas, miedos y deseos para Kingdom Hearts 3, el lanzamiento de PS Now en España y las consecuencias de la muerte de una tienda digital, como pasa ahora con el canal tienda wii de nintendo. En el apartado de anime recomendamos: Ueki no Houshoku (La ley de ueki), un shonen de peleas protagonizado por un chaval con la capacidad de convertir la basura en platas. Contacto: Twitter: @canoncosmo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canoncosmo/ Música: The man with the machine gun (FFVIII) The Hunter's Dream (Bloodborne) Wii shop channel Dearly Beloved Organization XII My Friends are my power Falco (Ueki no houshoku) Akiba city (Log Horizon) Taver (World of Warcraft) The Great Warrior (FFVII)

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are back with another load of news to talk about that surrounds the anime sphere. Listen in and get their take, as well as some fun community questions to dive into. Topics this episode: Fate/Grand Order, The Promised Seventh Night Matsuri, Takao Asaga and Unshou Ishizuka RIP, Hidive, ATT and Ottermedia, The Law of Ueki, So I’m A Spider So What, Akanesasu Shoujo, Boogiepop and Others, Iroduku Sekai no Ashita Kara, Perfect Blue Theater, Sword Art Online Alicization, Opantsu Misete second season, Sentai Filmworks Dubs, Aniplex Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Release, Manga Gamer Visual Novels, Hi Score Girl, One Punch Man Season 2, Sekai Project Layoffs, Gundam NT, Teikoku Databank Report, Fireworks Blu-ray, Denpa publishing, streaming licenses, new releases, and much more! Thanks to SethAmaha for the great questions featured on this episode. The intro for this episode is the OP2 for A Lull in the Sea called “ebb and flow” by Ray. The outro for this episode is the ED for A Sister Is All You Need called “Donna Hoshizora yori mo, Donna Omoide yori mo” by Aira Yuuki

How do you effectively market to users in a competitive event app space? In this episode, SeatGeek's Sr. Director of Growth Marketing Shoji Ueki shares with us strategies and tactics for gaining customers in the event ticket marketplace. He also goes over key performance metrics along with emerging UA channels.

What's Good? We talk about what we think would be good shows or movies to introduce somebody to anime. ...Also Trip did the wrong homework and watched a completely unrelated show. News Gintama gets a new Anime Season; teased by the production company. The Eccentric Family gets a second season, which is P.A. Works' first sequel season. Seven Deadly Sins Manga gets new TV Anime Series. A one minute long teaser for the new Live Action American Ghost in the Shell film has been released, allowing us to see very small snippets of iconic shots and sequences. James Cameron's adaptation of Alita: Battle Angel is currently signing on actors, the most recent talk being Ed Skrein of Deadpool. Makoto Shinkai's 'your name' is set to be the first non-Miyazaki anime to top 10 Billion Yen. Anime for Beginners Death Note- Madhouse Attack on Titan- Profuction I.G. (Psycho Pass, Ghost in the Shell), Wit Studio (The Ancient Magus' Bride) Bakuman- J.C. Staff (Food Wars, Prison School) Howl's Moving Castle- Studio Ghibli Summer Wars- Madhouse Sword Art Online- A-1 Pictures (Blue Exorcist, Erased) Homework Bungo Stray Dogs- Bones (Mob Psycho 100, Eureka Seven) Rurouni Kenshin- Studio Gallop (Eyeshield 21, Initial D), Studio Deen (Law of Ueki, Ranma 1/2) Our logo artist! http://turvytops.com/          Our intro artist!  Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tomnasr Instagram: @tom_nasr              Contact Us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/instantramenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InstantRamenPod Instagram: http://instagram.com/instantramenpodcast E-mail: instantramenpodcast@gmail.com

Shoji Ueki, Head of Growth & Sales at OrderAhead, describes what working in Growth in Tech entails. Having worked as Director of User Growth at another Silicon Valley based company, Kiwi Inc., and now heading Growth at OrderAhead, Shoji shares a number of great examples and stories that illustrate this job very well. Some of the areas that we touch upon in this episode include: 1. What someone in Growth works on 2. Thought process that someone in Growth might use to devise various Growth Strategies 3. Examples of growth campaigns that Shoji worked on - what worked, and what didn't 4. How OrderAhead tacked the 2-sided market problem 5. Building a "Growth Loop" 6. Why someone in Growth has to be very comfortable with experimentation 7. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 8. How interested candidates can stand out when applying 9. Useful resources to learn more about this job Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

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Manga reveiw of chapter 2 of Arata The Legend by Yuu Watase. Last we saw of Arata, he was being swallowed up by a forest and Kannagi was stating that he would have to come back as an entirely different person. Chapter 2 opens in modern Japan with another Arata getting ready for his first day at high school. On the way to school he helps catch a butt grabbing pervert on the train and instantly becomes a celeb to his classmates. He ends up making friends pretty easily until a month later a guy named Masato Kadowaki shows up. Apparently, he bullied Arata during middle school and made his life a living hell until he was treated like a leper. Surely, Arata thinks, this school is different. He has true friends here that won’t betray him. I am still amazed by Yuu Watase’s complete shift in art styles to meld better with the shonen genre. If I knew nothing about her and had scenes from Arata and Ceres next to each other, there is probably no way I would guess they were by the same artist. I was also impressed with the writing of chapter 2. Watase really won you over to the protagonist’s side very fast. Towards the end of the chapter, we see how this new Arata is going to interact with the plot of the earlier storyline. Shows a lot of promise. My Grade: A Manga Review of Hyde & Closer Chapter 2 by Haro Aso: Shunpei Closer is able to convince himself that the events of chapter 1 were all a bad dream until he walks in on his mom cooking breakfast for Hyde, an enchanted stuffed teddy bear. His mom doesn't seem to have any problem accepting all the unusual happenings. In fact, she thinks it's kinda cool and wants to tell all the neighbors! Meanwhile, another "Death Curse" is sent out to steal Shun's heart and this time he's gonna have to learn how to fight some of his own battles...or Shun is going to find himself a lifeless corpse. I'm still having a hard time seeing this title as anything but mindless entertainment, but the bizarre surreal humor is starting to grow on me. It reminds me of another goofy title, The Law of Ueki. The battles between ridiculous toys lends the whole thing an over the top quality that makes you giggle. It's still too early for the Death Curse of the week to wear on your nerves. Relax and have a bit of fun with this series. My Grade: B+ View chapters 1&2 of both series for free at: www.shonensunday.com

Manga review of The Law of Ueki Volume 14 by Tsubasa Fukuchi. Translated and adapted by Kenichiro Yagi. Originally published in Japan by Shogakukan. Published in US by Viz, $9.99, Rated T for Teen. Ai Mori has finally figured out what her power is and its only taken her till the third match of the third round of the King tournament. A LITTLE late if you ask me! I'm not going to spoil it for you, but trust me, her power is just as goofy and apparently useless as every character's in this series is. Even if Ai is able to defeat her opponent, Team Ueki still has to deal with Infernal Hanon, the strange being that has possessed Robert and is intent on making Ueki's path to the final round as difficult as possible. He sabotages their rematch with Team Capucho and is also in league with Ueki's next opponents, the extremely powerful and mysterious Team Barrow. As usual, this series is quite the guilty pleasure for me, seeing as it hits upon almost every tournament manga cliche you've ever encountered. The trick is that Fukuchi makes the journey to the end battle over 16 volumes very funny. His writing is firmly tongue-in-cheek and you sense that he's not taking any of this very seriously. The themes that have come to the surface in my reading are that you have to fight for justice even when you get punched, socked, knocked into the air, kicked across a room, and maybe even burned to a crisp by various superpowered enemies. Ueki is like a priest of right and his sermon to his team and to readers is that you can never give up...on yourself or the people around you. Of course, we have the whole "train until you get more powerful" motif running through the work as well. But the comedy is good and the moral values worth fighting for. Two more volumes to go. I'll be a bit sad when it's all over. My Grade: A-

Manga Review of The Law of Ueki Volume 10 by Tsubasa Fukuchi. Translated and adapted by Kenichiro Yagi. Originally published in Japan by Shogakukan. Published in US by Viz, $9.99, Rated T for Teen. After battling their guts out for 9 volumes, imagine the surprise of Ueki and pals when they find out that their battles were just the FIRST round of the Celestial King Tournament! Something that is different in the second round is that the fighters can form teams of up to 5 people. It goes without saying that Ueki's team consists of himself, Rinko, Seiichiro, and Mori. So all that's left to do is find a fifth member. Rinko remembers hearing of a fearsome combatant named Hideyoshi Soya. The only solid info she can give is that anybody that ever fought against him never wanted to go through the experience twice...oh, and that Soya looks like a gorilla. When they finally do meet him, Ueki and company find out that they are not the only team looking to add Soya. Another team, led by a thug champion named Zack wants Soya on HIS team. Unfortunately for both Ueki and Zack, Soya has decided to set this round out and has no interest in fighting. During this recruitment period leading up to the second round, king candidate champions are allowed to fight each other without penalty. So, technically, you can force someone to join your team...after you beat the snot out of them! I've always enjoyed the wacky nature of this series, with all its dementedly sad super powers, but Volume 10 takes ridiculousness to a new height. For example, one of Zack's goons has the "power to turn beautiful hair into a drill" while another has the the "power to turn rubber balls into acid". I don't want to tell too many of the powers since finding out what they are is half the fun of The Law of Ueki. The character designs are as over the top and gaudy as the powers they wield. Zack, instead of looking the part of the evil villain, looks like someone pressed his head into a point, pulled and extended his eyebrows, and played makeup doll with him. I still enjoyed this volume but it goes a little too far sometimes in terms of goofiness. It is written as a semi-parody of shonen battle manga instead of trying to lay claim to that already cluttered genre. As long as Ueki continues to battle for justice, I will continue to read this series. Just make sure you don't take it too seriously. My Grade: B-

Manga Review: The Law of Ueki Volume 9 by Tsubasa Fukuchi. Translated and adapted by Yoshiko Tokuhara. Originally published by Shogakukan in Japan. Published by Viz, $9.99, Rated T for Teen. The story of why Robert has such a low opinion of humanity opens up Volume 9 of The Law of Ueki. His treatment by the inhabitants of the town where he grew up as a an orphan explains why he wants to destroy the world if he wins the tournament. It explains WHY but it still does not make it right. The relationship between Ueki and Robert is very similar to that of Naruto and Gaara. Naruto felt a lot of sympathy for Gaara simply because to him, the Sand ninja represented a possibility of what Naruto himself could have become if he had been left to his own devices. Ueki understands why Robert feels the way he does, but he is also disgusted that he let an incident in his childhood cloud his whole future and turned to evil. Ueki always looks for the good in others, a way to change situations to the positive, and to redeem those that have fallen into darkness. In fact, he says that his law of justice has to do with conquering the weakness within ourselves. Big items on that list are: never betraying his friends, never giving up, and respecting all life. But Robert is not agreeable to any of these ideas, so Ueki is going to beat his ideals into him! Ironically, Robert's power is to change ideals into reality. Ueki is going to have to level up a bit more if he hopes to win this battle and also save the lives of his friends. I am a really big fan of this manga, and of Ueki especially. The dude just never gives up, no matter how big the challenge before him. Even if the battle with Robert takes up most of this ninth volume, the action never gets boring or excessively silly. It's all done with good taste. The reader feels that all the fighting will be worth something in the end, that it has a higher metaphorical meaning than that of kids beating each other with goofy powers. Fukuchi always offers the hope that the bad guys can be turned around, if not through reason, then by the purification of battle. The art by Fukuchi is not anything great, but is attractive and is very easy to follow, especially during the battle scenes. The manga is a great read, especially now that the anime is on hiatus due to the collapse of Geneon. My Grade: A

Podcast Episode 63: Manga Review for The Law of Ueki Volume 8 by Tsubasa Fukuchi. Translated and adapted by Yoshiko Tokuhara and Filomila Papakonstantinou. Originally published in Japan by Shogakukan in 2003. Published in the US by Viz, $9.99, Rated T for Teen. Volume 8 picks up mid-battle in a contest between Rinko and Kabara as they battle in the Cat Field. Basically what this means is that have been shrunk down inside a normal house inhabited by hungry cats. The first one to get eaten by a cat loses the match. In addition, you can turn your opponent into a mouse by touching a cat's nose. Then it's on to one of the main events of volume 8 as Ueki faces off against the seemingly treacherous Sano, who for some inexplicable reason has joined Robert's 10. Can Ueki find out why he switched sides and free him from the clutches of Robert Haydn? See Episode 37 for an overview of the series and a review of Volume 7. My Grade: A

Podcast review for The Law of Ueki Volume 7 by Tsubasa Fukuchi. Translated and adapted by Yoshiko Tokuhara and Filomila Papakonstantinou. Originally published in Japan in 2001 by Shogakukan. Released in the states by Viz for $9.99. Rated T for Teen. Ueki has whittled Robert's 10 down to 2 but these last two members might just be the most powerful. First up is Taro Myojin, who is a cheater because he has TWO powers: the power to change whistles into laser beams and the power to change cards into saws. Then a King Candidate named Inumaru reveals that his champion, Seiichiro Sano is the last member of Robert's 10 and that he wishes to save him from the evil influence of Robert Haydn. At this point it's not clear whether Sano joined of his own freewill or he was somehow forced. Ueki and friends proceed to a showdown in Robert's underground hideout, Dogra Mansion. My Grade: B+