"Tenchi Muyô!" (1992) TV series 1992-

Directors:

Kiyoshi Fukumoto
Tatsuya Ishihara
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Every man needs a good woman. Tenchi Masaki has six.

Plot Keywords:

Spaceship | Princess | Outer Space | Violence | High School Student

Cast

Takeshi Aono	...	Katsuhito / ... (1 episode, 1995)
Petrea Burchard	...	Ryoko / ... (1 episode, 1995)
Debi Derryberry	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 1995)
Jay Hopper	...	Katsuhito Masaki / ... (1 episode, 1995)
Sherry Lynn	...	Cooking Show Host / ... (1 episode, 1995)
Matt K. Miller	...	Checkpoint Official / ... (1 episode, 1995)
Mark Tracy	...	Azaka / ... (1 episode, 1995)
K.T. Vogt	...	Mecha-Washu / ... (1 episode, 1995)

Series Directed by
Hideki Hiroshima		(1 episode, 1995)
Kiyoshi Fukumoto		(unknown episodes)
Tatsuya Ishihara		(unknown episodes)
Shinichiro Kimura		(unknown episodes)
Toshiaki Komura		(unknown episodes)
Hiroshi Negishi		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Hideki Goto	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Miyoko Miura	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Yûji Moriyama	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Chitose Asakura		(71 episodes, 1992-2005)

Series Other crew
Jack Fletcher	....	voice director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Geneon Entertainment
• Pioneer LDC

Distributors

• Cartoon Network
• Geneon Entertainment (2003) (USA)
• Pioneer LDC

Also Known As:

"Tenchi Universe" - USA (dubbed version)

Runtime:

25 min (26 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Geneon Entertainment

Trivia:

In the final episode, the psychic explosion from the beginning of Akira (1988) can be seen on a television screen.

Quotes:

Ayeka:[Pulling Tenchi] What did you just say?
Mihoshi Kuramitsu:Now calm down Ayeka with a dark past.
Ayeka:What are you talking about?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shadow Warrior (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Tenchi Muyô!

The Japanese gift to America: anime

I used to not understand anime at all. After sitting through another anime tv show, I grew to like it, enjoy it, and now love it. And "Tenchi Muyo" is, aside from "Slayers", my favorite anime television.

First of all, there are so many different characters with which to fall in love with. From the sexy space pirate Ryoko, to the precious space princesses Ayeka and Sasami, to the vapid Mihoshi (and her companion Kiyone, who I haven't seen yet since I'm only on the OVA series) to the cute scientific genius Washu. And it all revolves around Tenchi.

Secondly, it has a wonderful music score. From the rousing opening theme, to the little background music throughout (especially Ayeka's theme), to the ending credit music, it is well conducted, especially for an anime, where music is usually conducted by cheesemakers.

Finally, the plots are well done. Aside from the difference between Tenchi Universe and the OVA series, the plots are well-sculpted, well developed, and have a proper blend of action and humor. The biggest problem with anime today is it's lack of humor, which Tenchi Muyo will simply not allow.

I thank the nameless station which has actually begun to air this wonderful series. And as for you "Tenchi Muyo", all we can do is bow, oh great respected one.