Tenchi Muyô! In Love 2: Haruka naru omoi (1999)

This film takes a more serious turn from the Tenchi TV series and movies. One day, Tenchi disappears in the forest near his house. Six months later, Ayeka and Ryoko locate Tenchi living in ... See full summary »

Director:

Hiroshi Negishi

Writers:

Masaharu Ayano, Marc Handler (English version)

Stars:

Masami Kikuchi, Ai Orikasa, Petrea Burchard

Cast

Credited cast:
Masami Kikuchi	...	Tenchi (Japanese cast member)
Ai Orikasa	...	Ryoko (Japanese cast member)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Petrea Burchard	...	Ryoko
Richard Cansino	...	Yosho (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Aeka
Debi Derryberry	...	Ryo-Ohki / Haruna
Rebecca Forstadt	...	Mihoshi
Wendee Lee	...	Kiyone
Sherry Lynn	...	Sasami
Matt K. Miller	...	Tenchi Masaki
Bob Papenbrook	...	Nobuyuki / Lord Katsuhito
Michael Sorich	...	Kamidake (voice)
Doug Stone	...	Azaka (voice)
K.T. Vogt	...	Washu

Storyline

This film takes a more serious turn from the Tenchi TV series and movies. One day, Tenchi disappears in the forest near his house. Six months later, Ayeka and Ryoko locate Tenchi living in a city, but with a mysterious woman. What's more, Tenchi appears to have aged several years. Whenever Ayeka and Ryoko catch up to him, he disappears into thin air, apparently existing in a fabricated alternate dimension where he has no knowledge of his past. An attempt to rescue Tenchi from the mysterious woman is mounted by Ayeka, Ryoko, Washu and the others.

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Plot Keywords:

anime

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Tenchi Forever

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anime International Company (AIC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This marks the last time that Petrea Burchard would provide the English voice for Ryoko before being replaced by Mona Marshall for the 3rd Tenchi OVA and the Tenchi Muyo GXP series.

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Goofs

On the home video releases under the American studio credits, "Los Angeles" is misspelled.

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Quotes

Tenchi: I know her! She's real!
Ryoko: Oh yeah! Wait til you see how real!

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, clips from "Tenchi Muyô" (1995) are shown such as the first time Tenchi meets Ryoko.

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Connections

Follows Tenchi Muyô! In Love (1996)

User Reviews

Not like other Tenchi films

The various Tenchi Muyo series have always been known for their screwball comedy. The other Tenchi movies have also been a source of comedy, but mixed a good bit of drama in as well. This particular Tenchi film is incredibly dramatic, centering on Ryoko and Ayeka's love for Tenchi. While this is a good movie, the film is unfortunately underrated for the lack of comedy, which while unfair, shouldn't be totally unexpected. The film is very good and should not be judged on the basis of the shows that came before it.