Tenchi Muyô! In Love (1996)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Hiroshi Negishi

Writers:

Hiroshi Negishi (writer)
Ryoei Tsukimura (writer)

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Tenchi and co. find their existence unsettled by a time-travelling entity called Kain. Desiring revenge upon the Juraian emperor...

Plot Keywords:

Tenchi | Flashback Sequence | Dismembered Body | Woman In Jeopardy | Sequel

Cast

Matt K. Miller	...	Tenchi Masaki
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Achika
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuri Amano	...	Kiyone (voice)
Takeshi Aono	...	Katsuhito Masaki / Nobuyuki Masaki (voice)
Petrea Burchard	...	Ryoko
Jennifer Darling	...	Ayeka
John DeMita	...	Operative A (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Ryo-Ohki
Eddie Frierson	...	Male GP Controller (voice: English version)
Ellen Gerstell	...	Mihoshi
Jay Hopper	...	Nobuyuki / Katsuhito
Masami Kikuchi	...	Tenchi Masaki (voice)
Yûko Kobayashi	...	Washu (voice)
Etsuko Kozakura	...	Ryo-Ohki (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Kiyone / Sasami
Yûko Mizutani	...	Mihoshi (voice)
Tomoyuki Morikawa	...	Young Nobuyuki Nobuyuki (voice)
Ai Orikasa	...	Ryoko (voice)
Ryûzaburô Ôtomo	...	Kain (voice)
Andrew Philpot	...	Nobuyuki (High School Student)
Michael Scott Ryan	...	Kain
Yumi Takada	...	Ayeka (voice)
K.T. Vogt	...	Washu
Chisa Yokoyama	...	Sasami (voice)
Grace Zandarski	...	Achika Masaki

Also Known As:

Tenchi the Movie
Tenchi: The Movie

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated (DVD) | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | UK:12

Company:

Anime International Company (AIC)

Trivia:

Continuity-wise, this film follows the television series"Tenchi Muyô" (1995)_ while ignoring Tenchi Muyô! Ryô Ôki (1992) (V). On a related topic Tenchi's mother who was named Kiyone in the Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki continuity was renamed to Achika for this movie.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Washu told Kiyone to show them the main booster, Kiyone said, "Okay" but her mouth didn't move a second later.

Quotes:

Ryoko: This is too exciting!
Ayeka: No!
Ryoko: Come on!
Ayeka: No!
Ryoko: Give me a cookie!
Ayeka: No!

Movie Connections:

References Burakku majikku M-66 (1987) (V)

Soundtrack:

Alchemy Of Love

I'm not into Anime films, but this was really good!

I'm not into Anime as much as some other people I know, but this movie knocked my socks off! It's really awesome, especially because it reminds people how good animated films without the "Disney" trademark can be. The sound and the detail in the animations are technically superb! Plus, this animated film actually has a story that could have easily been made into a live-action motion picture. Still, I think it works better this way, because you can do anything with animation and cartoons. The only problem I had was that this and "Akira" are pretty much the only Anime films I've actually seen. I know kids in school who discuss and analyze the films as if they were like any other motion picture. To me, I'm just blown away by the film in the first place. I guess I'm inexperienced with Anime films. It's kind of weird, because I'm lost in the film, while the others kids can point out who's who at the snap of a finger! At first, it was a little hard to follow. I also didn't quite get all of the spirituality and the kung-fu fighting. Once I got used to it though, I was really impressed with it! I highly recommend this picture to Anime fans, and to people who are not into Anime! You will like this, I guarantee you!