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Tenchi Muyo! Universe

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Genre Anime & Manga
Contributor Jennifer Darling, Hiroshi Negishi, Petrea Burchard
Language English, Japanese
Runtime 10 hours and 50 minutes

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In the beginning, there was Tenchi. Back when the only cure for an anime fix was a trip to the mall to load up on VHS tapes. Back when cable television first introduced this amazing new genre to American fans. The times may have changed since those good old days, but we're thrilled to be bringing Tenchi back! a true classic never goes out of style, and Tenchi is the original anime harem comedy that started it all. Everyone's favorite luckless hero is back for more intergalactic hijinks in Tenchi Universe, an alternate universe retelling of the original Tenchi canon. Seventeen year old Tenchi Masaki is a regular guy whose life takes a turn for the outrageous when Ryoko the stunning space pirate crashes at his grandfather's shrine. In the bat of an eye, Tenchi finds himself surrounded by a bevy of bodacious intergalactic beauties who'll do everything they can to make him late for class!

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.78 x 19.05 x 13.72 cm; 136.08 g
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 26354430
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Hiroshi Negishi
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 10 hours and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 16 Oct. 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jennifer Darling, Petrea Burchard
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Funimation Prod
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008NNY9HQ
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4
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eric omar
5.0 out of 5 stars anime de una generacion muy buena
Reviewed in Mexico on 19 February 2021
ideal para todos aquellos k tengan nostalgia de cuando los animes de su genero eran mas divertidos.
KCM
5.0 out of 5 stars The Tenchi Muyo! TV Series--Unarguably the best of the bunch along with the original two OVAs
Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2015
As other reviews have stated, this is the TV series for the very popular Tenchi Muyo! that aired back in 1995, dubbed 'Tenchi Universe' here in the US. As such, it's thematically very different from the two OVA collections for Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki that aired from 1992 to 1995 in Japan. Influenced heavily by OVA co-writer Naoko Hasegawa, the series is structured in a much more contained, orderly overall story arc from beginning to end.

Briefly covering some of the major differences, characters shift places: instead of Ryoko, it is Washu who is exiled and imprisoned on Earth near the Masaki home in Okayama, and is the lone polycentenarian of the cast, a consummate mid-scientist and tinkerer. The young Ryoko, no longer Washu's "daughter" of sorts, instead is actually portrayed as an infamous space pirate and bandit (unlike the vague allusions to it in the OVA) whose career only comes to an end when she and the Galaxy Police detective pursuing her, Mihoshi, take their fight to Earth. Princess Ayeka, a childhood acquaintance of Ryoko who is no longer related to Tenchi (having only known of the legendary Juraian prince Yosho by reputation, rather than being betrothed to him) answers her S-O-S, and soon fines herself on an indefinite vacation there as well. Sasami (still Ayeka's younger sister, and considerably more savvy and spunky in this appearance) does the same after failing to rescue her wayward sister.

After this, they're joined short order by Universe's most memorable original character and partner of Mihoshi, Detective Kiyone. An original creation of Hasegawa apparently, Kiyone's probably Tenchi Muyo's most successful breakout character (and far more popular then the similarly-named 'Granny' Kiyone of the OVA series), and appears in every version of the series except those based off the OVA, and it's not surprising when you see her in action with Mihoshi. Another memorable TV series addition is Nagi, a sort of anti-Ryoko with her own cabbit-spaceship who, while not a superhuman, still manages to be the universe's most famed bounty hunter (capable of kidnapping both Tenchi and defeating Ryoko in her first appearance). The series' Kagato also makes an appearance, towards the end, but is generally not as memorable or interesting as his counterpart at the end of the first OVA. Overall, the characters avoid the sort of convoluted, jumbled family tree that the series creator Masaki Kajishima eventually put into place in the OVAs and associated series (like the highly disappointing Tenchi Muyo GXP or the rather unusual Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar), and the famed Tenchi harem itself is much smaller--Ryoko and Ayeka vie for his affections, but by and large, Sasami is more interested keeping the household together, Washu more interested in her experiments, Kiyone does not fall for Tenchi at all and Mihoshi much more emotionally attached to her partner than the young Earthling. Not surprisingly for a TV series versus an OVA, there's a lot less raunchy sexual humor as well, and the series has a higher emphasis on slapstick and situation comedy.

So that's the series. As for the DVD package itself, it's a very respectable transfer in an affordable boxset. My only complaint is that, unlike the high-production OVA series (including the rather disappointingly-animated third OVA), the TV series isn't available in a HD format in the United States, nor is it streamed in HD from Funimation, probably a reflection of its status as regular TV series. That isn't really the fault of this particular release, but the chances of getting a bluray release of Tenchi Universe seem very slim, at best. Visually, the series holds up respectably well, though it isn't the stunning visual treat that the first two OVAs are (though it is visually superior to the third OVA). The two Tenchi Universe! films, Tenchi Muyo In Love! and Tenchi Forever (sometimes called 'Tenchi Muyo In Love! 2') are available, as part of the three-film Tenchi movie collection (the film 'Daughter of Darkness', despite the appearance of Kiyone, is not related to the TV series).

Lack of HD aside, if it's your favorite take on Tenchi Muyo! or you just want to own the TV series, it's hard to argue for $20.00 US for 26 episodes. Definitely grab it if you're not subscribing to Funimation's streaming service (there is little, if any difference between the dubbed and subtitled versions they stream, and those two versions you can watch on these DVDs).
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butch
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 2 October 2014
I find that every Tenchi Muyo is good
John Danegaard
5.0 out of 5 stars Foundt it :)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2013
Top value, for the price. And the seris guide on the back so i know alle the names to the seris, nice. thx
Amazon カスタマー
5.0 out of 5 stars 購入して正解でした。
Reviewed in Japan on 25 February 2016
懐かしさのあまり購入!!!久しぶりに見て、たいへん満足です。
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