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Volume 8 in the Zatch Bell series from Viz Media and Simon & Schuster UK.

Fierce battle competition, comedy, and an epic coming-of-age story--somehow Kosuke Ueki manages to remain true to himself through it all. A group of 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. The kids take each other on in heated battle, but if they hurt innocent bystanders, then they lose one of their natural-given abilities. 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. In a world of powerful celestial beings, an epic contest is being conducted to select the next king! Each Celestial selects a kid in junior high to be his champion and grants him a special power. The kids battle it out--losers are eliminated, and the winners are granted new talents! Seemingly ordinary Kosuke Ueki has been chosen to be a contender in the tournament. Granted the power to change trash into trees, Ueki has two disadvantages to overcome--one, he doesn't know he's a participant in the tournament, and two, how the heck can anyone win a battle with the power to turn trash into trees?

Celestial Power! Welcome to Dogura Mansion--amusement park of the underworld! Ueki and his allies have entered a deadly game against five members of Robert's 10 in a mini-battle tournament! Set in five funky fields, two bouts have already been fought, with one win for Ueki's team and one draw. And for some reason, Ueki's old pal Seiichiro Sano is fighting for the other side in this one. What's a tree-loving do-gooder like Ueki to do? -- VIZ Media

Fierce battle competition, comedy, and an epic coming-of-age story--somehow Kosuke Ueki manages to remain true to himself through it all. A group of 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. The kids take each other on in heated battle, but if they hurt innocent bystanders, then they lose one of their natural-given abilities. 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. When Ueki's celestial sponsor Mr. K breaks the rules of the game and interferes in a battle, he is banished to the underworld. But Mr. K's selfless act inspires Ueki to go for the win. In order to be the final victor, Ueki must defeat a deadly team of contestants called Roberts 10--led by callous and cruel Robert Haydn. Will turning trash into trees carry the day?

Celestial Power! The new, celestially powered-up Ueki finally faces Robert in battle! But this encounter only succeeds in making Ueki realize that Robert is more powerful than he ever could have imagined. Outmatched, overpowered and with the odds astronomically against his favor, Ueki is in an impossible situation. Of course, this never stopped him before... -- VIZ Media

All Quiet on the Ueki Front... The King's messenger comes to our team supreme--Mori, Sano, Hideyoshi, and Rinko--to deliver unwelcome news about the next round of competition. Too bad they can't shoot him. Now it's a race against time as our friends hunt for hidden treasure in the Celestial World and battle wacky powers that are no joke--like the ability to turn puns into reality. Very punny--not! -- VIZ Media

If You Can't Beat 'Em... Robert's 10, a powerful block of contestants led by notoriously cruel and vicious Robert Haydn, seems to be invincible. Unbelievably, Ueki accepts Robert's invitation to join the team! Could this mean that Ueki has forsaken his morals and sense of justice just to be with the winners?! -- VIZ Media

Fierce battle competition, comedy, and an epic coming-of-age story--somehow Kosuke Ueki manages to remain true to himself through it all. A group of 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. The kids take each other on in heated battle, but if they hurt innocent bystanders, then they lose one of their natural-given abilities. 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. In an abandoned ghost town, Team Ueki faces off against Team Marilyn, which pulverizes all opponents in minutes. What's the secret to Marilyn's incredible success? Ueki's friends are about to find out the hard way, as Marilyn descends on Rinko at super speed and Ueki fights the knife expert Baron. But with a little extra training from Li Ho, Ueki makes a transformation that just might give him the edge!

Ruby's dream: to become a famous treasure hunter. Jio's dream: to rule the world! In a not too distant future, mankind battles over O-Parts, powerful relics from an ancient civilization. Jio is a young boy with a tragic past who only trusts one thing in the world: money. Little does he suspect that he is also a very powerful O-Parts Tactician (O.P.T.), and inside him sleeps a demon of incredible ferocity. With his partner, Ruby, Jio embarks on a dangerous quest to acquire as many O-Parts as he can. To defeat the legendary O-Part Mexis, Jio was forced to make a dangerous pact with the evil spirit that dwells deep within his heart. Now that the time has come to resume his battle with the man responsible for shattering his old O-Part--Wise Yury, the Crimson Magician--will Jio's newfound strength aid him in stopping this powerful O.P.T., or will his eternal soul be lost in the process?