Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi Universe
天地無用！
Studio: AIC
Synopsis
Tenchi Masaki's life changes forever when the ship of an infamous space pirate, Ryouko Hakubi, is shot down and crashes near his family's temple. Little did Tenchi know that by saving Ryouko, he would spark a series of events that would lead alien women from all walks of life to inhabit his home. This includes the delicate Princess Aeka of Jurai and her playful younger sister Princess Sasami; the scatterbrained first-class detective Mihoshi Kuramitsu and her more capable partner Kiyone Makibi; and the eccentric, mad scientist Washuu Hakubi. The six women do their best to adapt to their new lives, but their more advanced and exotic lifestyle does not mesh well with the simplistic customs on Earth. As a result, they just end up making a mess and causing trouble for poor Tenchi. Though the girls are a pain, Tenchi begins to form a close relationship with each of them, and through their bond, he begins to gain a better understanding of his role in the universe. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Characters & Voice Actors
Hakubi, Washuu
Main
VA: Vogt, Kate
Hakubi, Ryouko
Main
VA: Orikasa, Ai
Kuramitsu, Mihoshi
Main
VA: Mizutani, Yuuko
Makibi, Kiyone
Main
VA: Lynn, Sherry
Masaki, Aeka Jurai
Main
VA: Takada, Yumi
Masaki, Sasami Jurai
Main
VA: Lynn, Sherry
Masaki, Tenchi
Main
VA: Kikuchi, Masami
Azaka
Supporting
VA: Ogata, Kenichi
Jurai, Kagato
Supporting
VA: Wakamoto, Norio
Ken-Ohki
Supporting
VA: Yajima, Akiko
Masaki, Nobuyuki
Supporting
VA: Aono, Takeshi
Masaki, Katsuhito
Supporting
VA: Aono, Takeshi
Hakubi, Washuu
Main
VA: Vogt, Kate
Hakubi, Ryouko
Main
VA: Orikasa, Ai
Kuramitsu, Mihoshi
Main
VA: Mizutani, Yuuko
Makibi, Kiyone
Main
VA: Lynn, Sherry
Masaki, Aeka Jurai
Main
VA: Takada, Yumi
Masaki, Sasami Jurai
Main
VA: Lynn, Sherry
Masaki, Tenchi
Main
VA: Kikuchi, Masami
Azaka
Supporting
VA: Ogata, Kenichi
Jurai, Kagato
Supporting
VA: Wakamoto, Norio
Ken-Ohki
Supporting
VA: Yajima, Akiko
Masaki, Nobuyuki
Supporting
VA: Aono, Takeshi
Masaki, Katsuhito
Supporting
VA: Aono, Takeshi
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Reviews
valce★ 9Tenchi Universe is a spin-off to Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki. Like its inspiration, the series remains a harem comedy, following the tangled life of Tenchi Masaki and his extraterrestrial visitors. The story is similar to the first series: progressive events cause an assemblage of characters, mishaps create subplots, a threatening antagonist later appears and the group pits to stop them. The artwork is less shaded and the animation isn't as fluid but it all still looks good. Audio is backed with a library of different music, spot-on sound effects and believably acted voices. Bolder content, like nudity, swearing and sexual references, is a lot more minimal. One ofthe best points about Tenchi Universe is how nicely it transitions. Viewers don't get stuck with empty fillers; there is always something going on whether or not the story has picked up. As a result, fans of the OVA, and fans of harems in general, should enjoy this series.
AoiMemori★ 7After following the first 12 episodes of the Tenchi series, what else is there to do? Watch more Tenchi! Although the Universe concentrates on tons of side-stories about enemies, crazy scientist (i.e. Washu), cabbit romances, overthrowing a kingdom (you know, the general line), it is a good fill of episodes until you get to the "in space" storyline in which you are truly set into the "we've got to get Jurai back" storyline. It has it's great comedic moments, it's tearjerker moments (a certain "death" near the end of the series is a killer...) and the ever happy ending is great. Although I personallylove the OVA, the Universe is a great storyline to continue along especially because of all the chaos that happens thanks to Mihoshi.