The Law of Ueki

The Law of Ueki
The cover of volume 1 of the manga, published by Shogakukan
うえきの法則 (Ueki no Hōsoku)
Genre	Comedy, Action
Manga
Written by	Tsubasa Fukuchi
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	2002 – 2005
Volumes	16 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Watanabe
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	NA Geneon (expired)
Original network	Animax, TV Tokyo
Original run	April 4, 2005 – March 27, 2006
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Manga
The Law of Ueki Plus
Written by	Tsubasa Fukuchi
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	2005 – 2007
Volumes	5

The Law of Ueki (うえきの法則, Ueki no Hōsoku^?) is a Japanese manga series by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was first serialized in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 2002 and ended in 2005. Sixteen tankōbon volumes was compiled and published by Shogakukan. An anime adaptation was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on April 4, 2005, ended with 51 episodes on March 27, 2006. In Indonesia, this anime Originally Broadcast by Lativi (now tvOne) since year 2007 and Global TV since year 2008. It was produced by Studio Deen. A manga sequel, The Law of Ueki Plus (うえきの法則プラス, Ueki no Hōsoku PURASU^?), continues the series as of September 2005 by the same author and in the same magazine.

The manga was licensed for distribution in North America by Viz Media, while the anime adaptation was licensed by Geneon. On July 3, 2008, Geneon Entertainment and Funimation Entertainment announced an agreement to distribute select titles in North America. While Geneon Entertainment will still retain the license, Funimation Entertainment will assume exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of select titles. The Law of Ueki was one of several titles involved in the deal. However, the rights to the series expired due to low sales. ImaginAsian TV broadcast the anime series to the American audience starting early 2007.