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Plot Summary:
The Law of Ueki 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. It was produced by Studio Deen. A manga sequel, The Law of Ueki Plus, 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.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shounen, intellectual, exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful, disturbing, 2d animation
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 517
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, enigmatic, disturbing, semi serious, shounen
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 138 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, shounen, manga
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 104
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Duration: 25 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 65
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 48
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 268
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 163
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Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 37000
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 980
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 997
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Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 592
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 111
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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IMDB Votes: 77
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 33000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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Five young warriors are recruited to be Knights of the Zodiac, an elite cosmic force dedicated to protecting the Greek goddess Athena and the planet Earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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The Shaman King is the one who can contact the king of spirits and reshape the world. Every 500 years, shamans, who can commune between the worlds of the living and dead, compete in the Shaman Fight to become the next Shaman King. Among those aiming for the top is a young shaman named Yoh Asakura.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
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