A Original Series, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki, was the sise episode OVA (Original Streaming videos Animation or even Direct-to-House Video) series; discharged inside Japan in 1991–92. When its popularity grew, it spurred a seventh episode (likewise referred to as the Tenchi Favorite) & a standalone Mihoshi Favorite. Inside 1994, the 2nd OVA series was created & freed, featuring episodes 8–13. From either 2003 to 2005, a third OVA series was freed, by using episodes 14–19, centering around a terzetto goddesses introduced in the 2nd OVA series. This is so followed by the favorite twentieth episode which centered in the area of occasionally of the unexpended plot threads towards Tenchi's mother, besides when Noike, world health organization was introduced around episode Fifteen. A series may be somewhat confusing to newcomers because it has numerous continuities, although due to late originative changes many assume a original OAVs 'admittedly' canon.

Prior to a popularity of series rather Love Hina, to American fans Tenchi Muyo! placed the benchmark for the series using a somewhat meek however variety male lead surrounded by attractive however typically eccentric women, an anime subgenre (harem comedy) which would later get commons. the TM franchise is as easily well-known around getting a manga developed fallowing an alive version was freed, after usually a reverse is admittedly.

Tenchi Muyo! was one of a early successes for AIC, the animatiin company behind it, which went on to produce El-Hazard, Battle Athletes, Oh My Goddess!, Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure and many other anime series. A independent creative person for the series is Kajishima Masaki.

A title of the manga occurs as play in words. Tenchi muyÅ? within Japanese means "This way up", the sentence written, e.g., in boxes to show it should does'nt exist as upturned. A word muyÅ? as well means "unnecessary", so by owning the lead character "Tenchi" this title may besides mean "unnecessary Tenchi".

Canon

Series

Summary

A trey major series continuities come Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki, Tenchi Universe, & Tenchi inside Tokyo. A foremost series, TM!R, is a original OVA (Original Videos Animation) which introduces the core characters. A more ii come spin-byproduct that use a equivalent characters, by having a addition of Kiyone Makibi, though a backstory is quite different from either a original OVAs. A number one of the spin-by-product was Tenchi Muyo!, TV (likewise referred to as Tenchi Universe), around 1995; it is a twenty-26 episode TV series that retells the original series other than. This anime was one of pack anime to exist as broadcast in PBS member station KTEH San Jose, according to a [http://animenewsnetwork.com ANN].

Tenchi Muyo! OAV series, Kajishima canon

A canon accepted by series developer Kajishima is when follows:

Animation Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV One (episodes One-6) Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV Unity Favorite, A Nighttime Prior to a Carnival (episode Sevener) Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV Two (episodes 8-Xiii + a bonus episode 13.Quint) Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV Three (episodes 14-19) Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV Triad Favorite (episode Twenty) Tenchi Muyo! GXP: Galaxy Constabulary Transporter

More Materials Shin Tenchi Muyo! Jurai (novel, tells of Azusa's life from either the son to the cases inside episode Xiii) Shin Tenchi Muyo! Yosho (novel, tells of Yosho's life from either the son until he defeats Ryoko olympic games) Shin Tenchi Muyo! Washu (novel, tells of Washu's life from either whenever she was uncovered 20,000 years ago through the dying of her friend Naja) Tenchi Muyo! GXP 01 (novel, novel form of the TV series using super little NB) Tenchi Muyo! GXP 02 (novel, 2006 release) Various doujinshi from either Kajishima Various interviews by owning Kajishima A book 101 Questions & Answers of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Oh-Ki (aka. 101 Secrets)

For supplementary details all about these materials, see [http://www.astronerdboy.com/tenchi/ Tenchi Muyo! FAQ]

Tenchi Muyo! OAV series, Hasegawa canon

Naoko Hasegawa, co-writer of the number one OAV series, utilizes a different canon, which includes the resulting:

Animation Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV One (episodes One-6) Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV Unity Favorite (episode Septenary) ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki Galaxy Police Mihoshi's Space Escapade (when well referred to as a Mihoshi Favorite), though except for the framing sequence, lot of the story is an exaggeration by Mihoshi & is non canon as shown Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OAV Two (episodes 8-Xiii + a bonus episode 13.Phoebe). Note that although Hasegawa did nin act on these OAVs, her novels include elements from either the babies like Azusa. Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki Manatsu there is no Eve (film Deuce, referred to as Girl of Darkness around English)

More Materials Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki Manatsu there is no Carnival (radio drama) a series of Xii novels by Hasegawa, including a Manatsu there is no Eve book upon which the pic was based

Hasegawa likewise worked on a TV series, which includes her characters Kiyone & (in the picture) Achika, however the TV series is non considered to become in the equivalent continuity.

Tenchi Universe, a.k.a. the Negishi canon

Known as a "Negishi canon", when a director world health organization wwhen a independent originative click behind a series & connecting motion picture, a TV series (known single as Tenchi Muyo! TV around Japan) has there are no animate Jurai trees, Ayeka is non closely related Katsuhito, & Washu is the individual sealed in the cave. Kiyone has the major role therein series.

Animation

Tenchi Muyo! (Tenchi Universe), Twenty-six episodes Tenchi Muyo! Gaga (moving-picture show Unity) Tenchi Muyo! Inside Love Two: Haruka Naru Omoi (picture Trinity)

Tenchi in Tokyo

Shin Tenchi Muyo! (called Tenchi withinside Tokyo'' inside English), in 1997, is yet the third versiin of the story, however this instance centered on Tenchi's high school dangerous undertaking inside Tokyo. These are as well the twenty-26 episode TV series & numbers of of the independent characters got a select few personality changes. Because these are totally different from either a OVwhen & number one TV series, Tenchi within Tokyo is non as popular among fans.

Animation Shin Tenchi Muyo! (Xxvi episodes)

Movies

There are besides troika film: Tenchi Muyo crazy!, 1996; Tenchi Muyo: Manatsu no Eve (A Girl of Darkness), 1997; and Tenchi Muyo inside Love Two: Haruka Naru Omoi (Tenchi Forever), 1999.

Pic One & Three come designed to exist as within, & match using, a Tenchi Universe continuity. Movie Three concludes a Tenchi Muyo! TV (Universe) series.

A continuity of flick Ii is other complicated. These are written by Naoko Hasegawa, world health organization co-wrote a foremost OAV series & wrote many Tenchi novels inside Japanese; a moving-picture show is according to one of her novels.

Movie Two is occasionally believed to become around Tenchi Universe continuity because of the presence of Kiyone & because Ayeka refers to ''our brother's tree instead of your systems tree'' when speaking to Katsuhito. Neither one come related to Tenchi Universe; Kiyone is present because she is from either Hasegawa's OAV-depending novels, & a Ayeka line occurs as shoddy translation. Actually, a picture is an alive version of the Hasegawa novel of the equivalent title, & is a share of her continuity. Witharound Japanese, the title or even title can be utilized in the bit of circumstances in which English would postulate a pronoun; saying ''brother's tree'' to Katsuhito doesn't mean that her brother is person differently him.

Tenchi a Moving picture: Tenchi Muyo! dotty (1996)

Tenchi Muyo! infatuated was a foremost Tenchi film, & requires place inside a Universe timeline.

the moving-picture show else is just about how a gang must save Tenchi from either utter disappearence by capturing a crook known as Kain, which got traveled back eventually to kill Tenchi's mother, Achika Misaki and then that Tenchi international relations and security network't born to threaten his conquest of Jurai. Sequentially to save Achika & Tenchi, Tenchi & crew travel back eventually to the month of 1970 to protect Achika.

Tenchi a Motion-picture show 2: A Girl of Darkness (Manatsu there are no Eve, 1997)

Tenchi a Pic 2: A Girl of Darkness (Manatsu there is no Eve) is the 2nd Tenchi moving-picture show.

the picture is all about a girl known as Mayuka world health organization appears away from nowhere claiming to become Tenchi's girl. Ryoko & Ayeka come jealous &/or suspicious, Sasami befriends her, Kiyone & Mihoshi come a equivalent, and Washu suspects something. Mayuka turns dead set keep close at hand been created per satanic villain Yuzuha, world health organizatiin wanted retaliation on Yosho because when befriending Yosho as a little one she was banished per Juraians.

Tenchi Forever: Tenchi Muyo! crazy Ii: Haruka Naru Omoi (1999)

Tenchi Forever: Tenchi Muyo! within Love Two occurs as continuation of the TV series (Universe) & is the go of the flick. A motion picture will require place fallowing Tenchi Muyo! gaga Single.

Fallowing the fight between Ryoko & Ayeka, Tenchi diarrhea into the mountains to become seduced by a beautiful woman & disappear. Six months late, he is obtained using the woman known as Haruna & he has forgotten his former life.

Manga

A Tenchi manga consists of ii series, Tenchi Muyo! & Shin Tenchi Muyo! (a shin on text means recently & has there are no connection to the 2nd television series, Shinside Tenchi Muyo (aka Tenchi in Tokyo)), written by Hitoshi Okuda. It keep close at hand been freed within United states of america when There are no Want for Tenchi & A Everthing-Up to date Tenchi Muyo!.

Unlike virtually all anime/manga combinations, for Tenchi a anime come foremost, & a manga is considered unofficial. These are according to OAV series One & Two. Since a manga originally began around Japan prior to a release of OAV Two, a OAV Two elements are non introduced immediately at a beginning. Because a manga is unofficial, fresh elements introduced in the manga don't carry across to the anime.

Manga series freed in the America: "No Need for Tenchi" series! (Volumes One-Two, earliest half of volume Tercet, Four-6, number one half of Septet, & 8-12.)

"No Need for Tenchi: Magical Girl Pretty Sammy" (Late half of Volume Troika, depending off a Magical Design S "Pretty Sammy" anime. Non thought of when section of the Manga plot line)

"No Need for Tenchi: Tenchi in Love" (2nd half of Volume Septet, depending off a number one Tenchi motion-picture show. Has characters from either a Tenchi Universe timeline. Non thought of when a portion of the Manga plot line)

"Tenchi Muyo: Sasami Stories" (The collection or even reprint of many of the Sasami related cases that happened in the There are no Require for Tenchi Manga series. Nonetheless, a book itself is in a fresh little format, & too features bonus comedian in the back that were overprint the years. A bonus comedian are non thought of when a portion of the overall Manga story.)

"The All New Tenchi Muyo" series (Volumes One-6/still existence published. Placed in the equivalent story & instance when the There are no Want for Tenchi series, however using a little book format. Introduces many recently characters that weren't in the There are no Require for Tenchi series.)

Spin-offs
A number 1 Tenchi spinoff is the Pretty Sammy, the Magical Girl series, a magical girl series where Sasami is the lead character. A 1st utilize of Pretty Sammy was in the Tenchi Muyo! Healthy File, the Japanese-single music cd release. A equivalent animation was utilized in the ending of the Mihoshi Favorite. Inside 1995, a tercet episode Pretty Sammy OVA series began, in which Sasami, world health organization is referred to as Sasami Kawai, as if by magic becomes Pretty Sammy. A 2nd Pretty Sammy is a TV series (titled around United states of america when Magic Plan S), which come call at 1996. This series occurs as separate continuity from either a OAV series. Pretty Sammy likewise appears within the Mihoshi Favorite & in an replacement reality sequence in the Tenchi Universe series.

A 2nd is Tenchi Muyo! GXP, which was released in 2001. A series happen when you took a Kajishima version of a OVA continuity, directly when the cases in the third OVA series, though it was freed number one. a independent character of this twenty-xxvi episode TV series is Seina Yamada, a friend of Tenchi Masaki world health organization inadvertently joined the Galaxy Law. Several characters from either the Tenchi OAV series produce appearances therein series, including a utilise of Seiryo as a major character & a good-fledged Tenchi Muyo! crossover within episode Xvii.

More versions of Tenchi Muyo! come when well available as graphic novels, video games and radio dramas.

English Adaptions Distributor History
A manga is published around English in North United states of america by Viz Communications. Around Singapore it is published in English by Chuang Yi as No Require for Tenchi!

Pioneer United states (okay, Geneon Entertainment) has brought out most of the releases in the America as much as 2002. It freed a Tenchi OAV series, a Mihoshi Favorite episode, two of the Tenchi Muyo! television series, & completely trine of the Tenchi Muyo! film. Pioneer America has too distributed a Pretty Sammy spinoff, sustaining each a Pretty Sammy OAV's & Magical Task S TV series. In DVD a Mihoshi Favorite is freed by owning Pretty Sammy, non by having a rest of the Tenchi series.

OVA1 & OVA2 were freed in DVD in the UK in 2004.

Funimation Productions licensed the 2nd Tenchi Muyo! spinoff series Tenchi Muyo! GXP for distribution in the United States in 2003, and released it in 2004. FUNimatiin likewise licensed a third OAV series & freed it on DVD starting July 2005. FUNimation has saved virtually all of the original dub voice cast except for Petrea Burchard, who dubbed Ryoko's voice in the Pioneer/Geneon releases. She is replaced by Mona Marshall in the GXP and OAV Three series.

Main Characters
A list come inside English a correct sequence, by having a family title when the given name. Their list as well require quite an bit of punning. One of the features that a Westerner would virtually all in all likelihood miss is that good about all the independent characters come each attached to space aliens & come Japanese, instead of foreigners.

Tenchi Masaki (柾木天地 Masaki Tenchi), a hero of the series. Tenchi's title means 'Heaven & Globe'. These are a equivalent when 'Tenchi' in the Shinto Kojiki which contains some Japan's oldest myths & legends. In the OAV-depending continuities, Tenchi is the grandson of the Juraian prince known as Yosho & the Airaian priestess known as Airi. He profits possession of the 'Master Key' known as 'Tenchi', likewise referred to as the Tenchi Sword (Tenchi-ken), that may form a lightsabre-rather blade. He late receives the favorite ring from either Tsunami that may produce the Juraian battlesuit for him & acts as a 'Guardian Technique', protecting him. Tenchi likewise has a unconditioned ability to produce kou-ou-yoku ('Weak Hawk Wings'), & a ill-unclear ability of 'poop conversion'. Tenchi at the start sleep in the city sustaining his father to attend school & visits his gramps's shrine each summertime, in which he trains to be the Shinto priest & learns his personal's favorite style of swordmanship (which happens to become particular to members of Jurai's Royal line). a home is for good resettled next to the shrine when a battle, & Tenchi shacks in the home using the girls when refusing for intimate by using the babies. Tenchi there are no yearn attends school, fallowing a school was blown higher within OAV One. within a number 1 TV series, Tenchi Universe, Tenchi is similar in personality to a Tenchi of a OVA, however has there is no powers beyond the ability to have Tenchi-ken (&, apparently, the blessing of his royal ascendant should he decide to require Jurai's potty). the Tenchi steel is good a weapon & is non an expert Key; no intelligent Royal Trees in the TV series. Tenchi does attend school, however these are an extended commute for him because he peoples at his personal's shrine in the mountains. within a 2nd TV series, Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi is very different. He has there are no modems to Jurai & a steel is created from either either septet gems which he inherited from his late mother. Ryoko separated a gems to check a brand from either existence utilized against her once more. Both of a sextuplet girls took one of the gems as a souvenir. Tenchi moved to Tokyo to train as the Shinto priest under a friend of his Grandpa. Yet Tenchi had disgusted the girls frequent visits & ordered the children never to disturb him once again. At a prevent of a series Tenchi finds retired that his personal come a Planet Shielder whose job is to protect a planet from either evil forces whilst the require arises. Voices: Masami Kikuchi (Jap), Matt K. Miller (Eng; also credited as "Kermit Miller"), Chris Kent (Eng; GXP)

Ryoko (魎呼 Ryōko), a girl from either space world health organization is crazy by using Tenchi. In the original OVA series, she occurs as 5,000 season old treasured felon freed by Tenchi. Ry!ko is a hybrid clone of one of Washu's ova and a lifeform known as the Masu. She besides has the starship known as Ryo-Oh-Ki. "Ryōko" is given to mean "spirit caller". Inside each TV series, Ryōko is an infamous space pirate and not related to Washu. Voices: Ai Orikasa (Jap), Petrea Burchard (1st Eng; too credited when "Celeste Burch"), Mona Marshall (2nd Eng; OAV3 & GXP)

Ayeka (阿重霞 Aeka, spelled Aeka in Singapore), the 1st princess of Jurai, the particularly right & moneyed planet, world health organization has obtained her way to Globe. She has the Royal Tree known as Ryu-Oh & her Key is shaped as an ornamentation that she universally wears. She is likewise infatuated by owning Tenchi. Her fully title in the OVA is Ayeka Masaki Jurai (柾木阿重霞樹雷 Masaki Aeka Jurai). A romanization of her title in the Pioneer English subtitles is "Ayeka" instead of "Aeka" to clarify its pronunciation for American viewers. Voices: Yumi Takada (Jap), Jennifer Darling (Eng; also credited when "Kristen Tanner"), Rebecca Forstadt (Eng; GXP; also credited when "Reba West")

Sasami (砂沙美 Sasami), the 2nd princess of Jurai & Aeka's little sister. She has the trigger-prefer key & her Royal Tree is Tsunami-there is no-ki. She occurs as sweetly soul world health organization does all a cookery & cleansing, & is typically the virtually all sensible human in the house despite her immature age. In the OVA, her to the full title is Sasami Masaki Jurai (柾木砂沙美樹雷 Masaki Sasami Jurai). She is Ryo-Oh-Ki's right friend (particularly around 'cabbit' form) & them come ordinarily uncovered together. In the 2nd TV Series she is Ryo-Oh-Ki's creator. In a OVA, her being is intertwined sustaining the original Royal Tree of Jurai, Tsunami-there is no-ki. In a bit of posters, a kanji characters composing her name mean successively "Sand Beach Beauty". Victims shown on text represent a conversational Japanese word which means "little one" or even "tyke". Voices: Chisa Yokoyama (Jap), Sherry Lynn (Eng; also credited when "Katie Ashley"), Kari Wahlgren (Eng; GXP, also credited when "Renee Emerson")

Washu Hakubi (白眉 鷲羽 Hakubi Washū), Washu, a greatest scientific genius in the universe, occurs as different character based on the series. She has the total of unconditioned powers however she seldom utilizes the two, preferring to solve problems justifiably or even technology. In the OVA, she is across 20,000 years old & is the mother of Ryoko, & owner of the Souja & Ryo-Oh-Ki. A kanji comprising her name mean "Japanese prisoner", which refers to her original appearance, treed within Kagato's ship, or even once she was trapped inside stasis for 700 years in the number 1 TV series. However a title "Washū" is an ancient a single for Japan; specifically, a vicinity in Osaka. Washu's hair is from either either the costume from Noh plays, hair intended to resemble the (unremarkably blacken) legs & claws of a crab. For her, it's the red crab, because this occurs as food specialty of Osaka. Voices: Yuko Kobayashi (Jap), Kate T. Vogt (Eng; also credited as "Gee Gee Loo Loo"), Jessica Gee (Eng; GXP)

Mihoshi Kuramitsu (九羅密 美星 Kuramitsu Mihoshi) is a Galaxy Detective. In the OVA, she constantly enters Washu's science lab & breaks items, sleeps typically, & is the virtually all lucky of the Galaxy Law (though she is too quite competent). In a OVthe, Mihoshi is actually a straight line descendent of Washu, although this is just stated outside the series itself, & her Grandpa is the Grand Marshall of the Galaxy Law. Her title refers to the planet "Venus", however in the American feel when "Pretty Star", non a Chinese feel of "metal star". In the TV series & flick, Mihoshi is partnered by having the woman known as Kiyone Makibi. Voices: Yuko Mizutani (Jap), Ellen Gerstell (1st Eng; when well credited as "Jean Schwartz"), Rebecca Forstadt (2nd Eng; too credited when "Reba West")

Ryo-Ohki (魎皇鬼 ''Ryō'ōki''), the cabbit. Ryo-Ohki is Ryoko's pet in a OVA & the Tenchi Universe series when Ryo-Ohki is Sasami's pet withinside Tenchi in Tokyo. In the OVthe plot line, she was created by Washu applying the sample of the animal known as Mass along sustaining a dirt sample. In the OVA, whilst non existence utilized for conveyance, Ryōko's ship transforms into the cabbit, the cross between the cat & the rabbit. Westerners dead miss a immense build-higher therein Ryo-Ohki literally means "Dragon King", & prior to its number one appearance is considered the unpitying criminal ship that Mihoshi is pursuing. Late in the OVA & manga, Ryo-Ohki profits deuce "cabbit-girl" forms — an grown form & the baby form. All a same she chose to remain by using a tike form because the fully grown form is unstable & as well arduous to hike by having. Inside Tenchi around Tokyo she may turn into the giant pinkish mecha-such as cabbit golem. Voices: Etsuko Kozakura (Jap), Debi Derryberry (Eng; also credited when "Marie Cabbit"), Mona Marshall (Eng; GXP)

Noike Kamiki is a character introduced in the third OVA series. She is the adoptive girl of Seto Kamiki Jurai, granny of Ayekthe & Sasami, & is believed to become a sister of Z. She was too at in one case each the Galaxy Officer, & Mihoshi's partner. She is sent to Globe purportedly when existence selected by Seto when Tenchi's fiancée, & shortly becomes when much a member of his extended personal as the more girls. Yet, these are quickly revealed that this is exclusively a handle story, & that she is actually there to monitor the situation in the Masaki personal. Voices: Naomi Shindoh (Jap), Mona Marshall (Eng: GXP), Kari Wahlgren (Eng: OVA3)

Kiyone Makibi (真備清音 Makibi Kiyone) Kiyone, foremost appeared in a novels by Naoko Hasegawa, one of the scriptwriters for the first year of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA. She in the future appeared in the Tenchi Muyo! favorite "Galaxy Police Mihoshi's Space Adventure" & late became the staple in the TV series timeline, is Mihoshi's partner. Kiyone doesn't come out inside Kajishima's canon — Within that continuity Tenchi's mother is known as Kiyone & Mihoshi's old partner is Noike. Voices: Yuri Amano (Jap), Sherry Lynn (1st Eng), Wendee Lee (2nd Eng)

Sakuya Kumashiro occurs as character from either a 2nd TV series (Tenchi around Tokyo). Tenchi meets her fallowing he moves to Tokyo to run his Shinto Priest educational videos. At length Tenchi starts to care for her to & it spend much of instance together. Sakuya turns bent on exist as a "shadow" of Yugi, a villain of the series. Voices: Mayumi Iizuka (Jap), Julie Maddalena (Eng)

Secondary Characters
Nobuyuki Masaki, Tenchi's father. He occurs as Peeping Tom & attempts to encourage Tenchi to exist as other active towards women. In the OVA's he occurs as descendent of Yosho (Katsuhito), when in the TV series he is simply Katsuhito's boy-inside-law, although in the number 1 TV series he addresses Katsuhito when father. In the third OVA series these are revealed that Nobuyuki is swallow Reiya, an old friend of the personal &, the children of them keep close at hand get in an flat in the city. At a prevent of that series, he & Reiya officially marry. Voices: Takeshi Aono (Jap), Jay Hopper (1st Eng), Bob Papenbrook (2nd Eng; too credited when John Smallberries)

Katsuhito Masaki, Tenchi's gramps (in his mother's side). In the OVA, Katsuhito Masaki, as well referred to as Yosho (Yōshō), fled Jurai on top 700 years ago to "retire" olympic games. He was another time a greatest fencer in Jurai. Presently Katsuhito occurs as Shinto priest world health organization is non sole educational videos Tenchi exist as the Shinto priest however as well expert training him within Jurai swordsmanship. Yosho experienced the marriage intended by having Ayeka, however left. Non completely Juraians liked a idea of mixed blood heritages (he iss a share Worldling) & he utilized Ryoko's attack as an excuse to slip away to Globe. In the OVA, he required that Ayeka was trying to track him down & intended for Tenchi to fight Ryoko then that his grandson would get in his place to Jurai. In the foremost TV series he is however referred to as Yosho & is related to Jurai's royalty & is the greatest fencer world health organization has ever lived, however is non the close relative to Ayeka or even Sasami. Voices: Katsuhito: Takeshi Aono (Jap), Jay Hopper (1st Eng), Bob Papenbrook (2nd Eng; likewise credited when John Smallberries) Yosho: Takehito Koyasu (Jpn), Matt K. Miller (1st Eng; also credited as "Kermit Miller"), Bob Papenbrook (2nd Eng; GXP and OVA 3, also credited as John Smallberries)

Tennyo Masaki, Tenchi's older sister, world health organization appears inside episode 14 & 20 of the third OVA. Tennyo is an precise double for Kiyone Masaki, Tenchi's mother in the OVAs. Despite her young looks, Tennyo is 80 years old, & such as her father Katsuhito (Yosho), she typically utilizes an older appearence once among others. Because of her similarity to Kiyone Masaki, Tennyo would typically swap web pages by owning her & require care of Tenchi whilst he was the tot. She left perfect when Tenchi's mother got died, single to reappear while it come instance to introduce Noike. Voices: Emi Shinohara (Jap), Peggy O'Neal (Eng)

Airi Masaki: Appeared sole within a OVA continuity in two a third OVA series & the spinoff series Tenchi Muyo! GXP. Airi is Katsuhito's todays married woman which makes her Tenchi's Granny. Tenchi originally met Airi in the 2nd episode of the third OVA, whenever she travelled to Globe to introduce Tenchi's ordered bride Noike to Tenchi & a girls. Airi when well works as a chairperson for the Galaxy Law academy. Although Airi has the bit part in the third OVA's, she does nonetheless has the further supporting role in the GXP series. Voices: Sakiko Tamagawa(Jap), Kari Wahlgren (Eng, OVA 3 & GXP; besides credited when Renee Emerson)

Azaka & Kamidake, Ayeka's protector, in the form of swimming logs. It could generate the barrier that allows the children to protect Ayeka & paralyze their target, though their powers blanch compared to to the power held per Royal Trees of Jurai. In the OVA it is minor characters & help when doorjamb to the Masaki personal anytime it is non required. In a 1st TV series plot line a personalities of deuce legendary Jurai knights by having the equivalent list use been downloaded into the two. Touching a prevent of a series the original Azaka & Kamidake come resurrected. It besides pop up inside the 2nd TV series in log form. Voices: Japanese version; Azaka - Kenichi Ogata, Kamidake - Wataru Takagi English version; Azaka - Phil Fox (1st Eng), Doug Stone (2nd Eng), Kamidake - Mark Tracy (1st Eng), Michael Sorich (2nd Eng)

Minami Kuramitsu is Mihoshi's granddaddy & a grand marshall of the Galaxy Police force in the OVA. A Kuramitsu personal is one of a virtually all mighty families on the planet Seniwa, & is very dominant in the Galaxy Law. He loves his grandaughter greatly, such then that once he received the letter in the third OVA series, saying that she was existence abused by Tenchi, he dispatched her younger brother Misao aboard the Choubimaru, a vast ship owned per Kuramitsu personal, to rescue Mihoshi... & obliterate Globe to kill Tenchi. In a final episode of the third OVA series he is demoted to the head of maintenance at the GXP starship dock following for this incident. Minami has as well processed the cameo appearance within Tenchi Muyo! GXP in which he welcomed Seina Yamada to the Galaxy Constabulary. Voices: Fumio Matsuoka (Jap) Jay Hopper (1st Eng; OVA I), Michael McConnohie (2nd Eng; OVA Trey & GXP)

Azusa, a Emperor of Jurai. Exclusively appears around OVA episode Thirteen & briefly within Tenchi Muyo! GXP episode Xxv. Azusa is the father of Yosho, Ayeka, & Sasami. He strongly disapproves of Ayeka's interest within Tenchi, & likewise greatly underestimates Tenchi's abilities. He is a head of Home Masaki, though Funaho system the home when he is on the potty of Jurai. Voices: Akio Ohtsuka (Jap), John DeMita (1st Eng; OVA Ii), Dave Mallow (2nd Eng; GXP)

Funaho, a 1st Queen of Jurai. Sole appears witharound OVA episode Thirteen & briefly in Tenchi Muyo! GXP episode Twenty-five. Funaho is Azusa's 1st married woman, & a mother of Yousho. She besides serves when Jurai's Minister of Intelligence, & understands best across Yosho's "Katsuhito" disguise. She occurs as distant descendent of Masaki, a sister of the 1st ruler of Jurai, however considers herself to exist as an Earthman, since she was innate olympian games. Voices: Rei Sakuma (Jap), Grace Zandarski (Eng; OVA 2)

Misaki, a 2nd Queen of Jurai. Single appears around OVA episode Xiii & briefly inside Tenchi Muyo! GXP episode Xxv. Misaki is Azusa's 2nd married woman, & a mother of Ayeka & Sasami. She possesses huge physical nature & severity, and is the commander of the royal bodyguards. She is from either Home Kamiki of the Royalty. Voices: Yoshiko Sakakibara (Jap), Grace Zandarski (Eng; OVA 2)

Nageia nagi, a bounty hunter. She occurs as character in the foremost TV series lone. In a 1st TV series, Nageia nagi occurs as revenant character world health organization is obsessed sustaining capturing a a single fugitive to ever elude her: the space pirate Ryoko. Prefer Ryoko, Nageia nagi has peaky weak-pale blue hair & longer ears, suggesting that it can be of the equivalent metal money. But, Nageithe nagi has there is no favorite powers, & instead must rely within a steel, an energy whip, & her telling fighting skills in combat. She is referred to as a better bounty hunter in the universe. At a prevent of a series she lives in a risk to fight Ryoko because Ryoko was badly wounded from either her last battle against Kagato, & assists the class action against the Jurai fleet because she doesn't desire anyone else to require Ryoko's life. She as well has her have preferent cabbit, which serves as a starship. Nonetheless, Ken-Ohki is male, & madly crazy sustaining Ryo-Ohki. Voices: Mizue Ohtsuka (Jap), Julia Demita (Eng)

Minagi, world health organization is simply in the manga adaptatiin of Tenchi Muyo, looks exactly like Ryoko, by owning a exception of 2 crescent-lunate marks on her cheeks. From either the transmissible viewpoint she would exist as considered Ryoko's girl, however considers herself Ryoko's immature sister. She was created by artificial means whilst Yakage, an prentice of Washu, stole the sample of Ryoko's DNA & spliced it by having his have. Patch similar around two appearance & abilities to her "sister", Minagi is very different inside personality. She is extremely enthusiastic, super genteel, & shows there is no interest inside alcohol. When Minagi becomes the pirate, her activities come other akin to the stories of Zorro or Robin Hood than to Ryoko's former career, when she targets just corrupt governments & merchandiser.

Naja Akara, Washu's right friend from either her times within the academy, appears simply in Masaki Kajishima's novels (though these are speculated she appears around OAV Three, & can be truth identity of a second character). a philosophy major born at the Jurai Royal Academy, Naja was Washu's number 1 friend at a academy, too when her search partner. Them worked in numerous projects for many years, including observing a trine gems. It was Naja & Washu's efforts that were responsible a Jurai Royal Academy shifting into a Independent Royal Academy, & together (by hacking the Academy's network), it stumble upon trading tools on a Weak Hawk Wings, & a power of Jurai's Royalty. Sadly, she vanished many thous& years ago in the period of the pirate attack in planet K1190, and was presumed dead. Washu attempted to clone her friend back to life, however failed to truly replicate Najthe, when a clone was a good deal different individual than Naja. When Washu & the clone continued a search Washu & a rattling Naja got been taking part around, the clone spiritually possesed a right, male Ryoko prototype, changing his/her title to Kagato. A rest is history. It should exist as noted that Naja & a original Kagato come depicted other than art-caring; Kagato/Clone Naja is depicted by owning square mini-specs similar to the OAV Kagato's circular ones, besides when red lip rouge. A original Naja has none one items.

Villains
Kagato is the independent villain in the number one year of the OVA series & number one TV series. What impresses Mihoshi virtually all all about his record is that for centuries he has been plundering & destroying sacred web sites around a universe. the collar of his costume resembles the clerical of these, & on that he wears the 3-armed emblem composed of the equivalent kinda arms that a crucifix is manufactured of. the interior of his ship has an organ & around its 2 rows of gothic arches resembles a Christian cathedral. These are known as a Sōja, which means "temple consecrated to several gods," and then refers to the pillaged artefact. A title besides translates to "Twin Serpents", "Double-headed serpent", or even "Serpent's nest" represented per serpents world health organization attack Mihoshi, its project rather the wicker basket, & dual dimensions. Eventually, it potentially means "Bad Religion." the ship is patently a combination one dual meanings. A significance one informatiin is misplaced on Westerners. His title is given around kanji as "I am God-like" or even "God Ego Man" however within most common Japanese, a title only means "heel".

In the number 1 OVA series, Kagato was when Washu's student, & assisted her witharound creating Ryoko prior to capturing Washu in her have ship, Souja, which he took when his have. Such as Ryoko, he occurs as Masu-hybrid android & ascribable his high self-will, may attach control of Ryoko to keep close at hand her launder his bidding. For 5 thousand years, Kagato flushed a galaxy for hints of the secret of Jurai's power, which he believed was attached to the ultimate power of the universe. Each instance he examined the location for clues, he would kill it fallowing he finished, ensuring that there is no of these else can replicate his locate. Finally he found that Jurai's power come from either a original Royal Tree known as Tsunami, however his project to capture her was thwarted by Tenchi, world health organization flushed Kagato around individual combat.

Masaki Kajishimi's novels shed a trifle other weak in Kagato. Fallowing her friend, Najthe Akara, went missing & was presumed dead, a grief-bereft Washu attempted to clone Naja utilizing a bit of of her DNA. A clone, still, exibited behavior very much different than the rattling Naja. When a clone was innate, she & Washu experimented in creating a existence to control the power of the gems (locate that would yet lead to Ryoko's birth). In a period of this instance, the Naja clone spiritually possesed a male Ryoko prototype, & took the title "Kagato". Shortly thenceforth, Kagato sealed Washu away, & persued his have goal of figuring out a Unified Field Theory. Fallowing this, Kagato, by owning the support of an enthralled Ryoko, went in a 5,000 season crime fling that gained him his reputation. He is besides a cause that Azusa come to meet Funaho, when he experienced wasted within battle against Kagato, & fled to Globe. Kajishima himself has hinted that Kagato might however exist as alive inside a few shape or even form. This is presumptively on to the Naja clone, world health organization's immune system however could survive (she exclusively spiritually possesed a paradigm, non physically).

In the number 1 TV series, he has the different appearance than his OVA counterpart, is attached to Jurai's Royal line, & was a great fencer. He would develop been a legendary hero instead of Yosho, however he became obssesed sustaining Jurai's power, commiting uncounted destructive acts within his pursuit of supplementary power. Yosho defeated him, & Kagato's title was erased from either Jurai's records. However years late Kagato would go to to pose when Yosho, getting greatly increased his power with spent his instance in the Darkness of the Universe (presumptively Hell). Such power granted him, among more items, Eternal Youth & an expert Key of his have (which resembled the dark phony brand, when opposed to Tenchi-ken's katana-prefer appearance). From either posing when Yosho & displaying his dandy power, he became Jurai's King & Emperor. He so declared Ayeka & Sasami treasured for treason, which was 100% section of his project to eliminate a rest of Jurai's royal bloodline, & for retaliation against against Yosho. This forces a Tenchi Personal to leave Globe to journey to Jurai to clear their list. Voices: Norio Wakamoto (Jap), Michael Scott Ryan (Eng; also credited when "Weston Peese")

Tokimi occurs when mysterious god-such as woman belonging to the race called Chousin, as her sisters Tsunami & Washu. Introduced in a 2nd Ova series, she was the of these world health organization ordered Dr. Clay to bring Washu to her. Although it can be thought of that she has a select few manevolent motives inside mind, these are non altogether clear whenever she really Occurs as villian, since she wishes there is no harm to came to Tenchi & his personal. It was across her manipulations that Z experienced gained a power of the Lighthawk wings. Late, after Tenchi's power would threaten to kill a lot universes, Tokimi & her sisters try to contain the imaginable explosion, however Tokimi would exist as attacked by a existence Z would call for the "counter-actor", which inside the man form would resemble an mad Empress Misaki. Tenchi would late save Tokimi from either demise. Voices: Yumi Touma (Jap), Jennifer Darling (1st Eng; OVA Two), Jane Alan (also credited when; Mari Devon) (Second Eng; OVA Three)

Dr. Clay is a independent antagonist from either the 2nd OVA series. He was the colleague of Washu, before her capture by Kagato, & was extremely jealous of her superior intelligence. At the few point, he inherit a employment of a mysterious & mighty more-dimensional existence referred to as Lady Tokimi, world health organization ordered him to bring Washu to her. To this prevent, Clay got his creation Zero replenish Ryoko, copying her form, powers, & possibly memories. Nonetheless, Zero too did something she was supposed to become incapable of: she copied Ryoko's emotions, which led her to defy her author. In a prevent, Clay was arrested by Mihoshi, & the anxious Zero was merged by using Ryoko. Still, Tokimi's servant D3 modified a memories of each Clay & Zero to conceal Tokimi's being. Voices: Seizo Katou (Jap), Wess Mann (Eng)

Z is the antagonist of the third OVA series, though his number one within-screen appearance was in the 2nd (albeit in silhouette simply) OVA's short clip On this button Comes Jurai A share Two. Serving Lady Tokimi, he lean orders to monitor Tenchi Masaki but not to interfere by using him. He immediately disobeys her orders, & once he tampers using a communication from either Mihoshi to her personal, he launch the chain of cases that produce higher lot of the story of the third OVA series. After his attempt to manipulate others into killing Tenchi fails, he attacks him directly inside an attempt to eliminate him as a competitor. Z occurs as existence of wonderful power, potentially capable of punching holes across planets apparently while forgoing effort, & such as Tenchi he might create kou-ou-yoku ('Weak Hawk Wings'), 5 of the two to Tenchi's trio. Voices: Eiji Hanawa (Jap), Brad MacDonald (Eng)

Yugi is a independent antagonist from either the 2nd TV Series. She occurs as Mutant Juraian created 3,500 years ago. She stimulated conditiin on Jurai, until she was sealed away by Empress Hinase. Her pod landed olympic games & she placed inactive until an earthquake broke a seal. She wants to build the kingdom olympic games which she couldn't clean in Jurai. However number 1 she got to separate Tenchi & a girls because a Planet Guardian Gems which form a Tenchi-ken come a single tool that may interfere by having her project. And so she creates Sakuya Kumashiro to help manipulate Tenchi sequentially to keep him separated from either a girls whilst he moved to Tokyo for Shinto Priest Step by step videos. She as well created triplet servents Hotsuma, Tsugaru, & Matori to help carry out her mission. She requires the liking to Sasami fallowing it meet around Tokyo & wants to include her within her kingdom, however is unaware that Sasami has there are no interest therein kind of tool. Voices: Akiko Yajima (Jap), Debi Derryberry (Eng)

Yakage is the 1st villain of Okuda's Tenchi Muyo manga series. Antecedently one of Washu's supporter, Yakage specialized inside br& & play, and possibly designed a energy steel utilized by Ryoko. Yet, he ran off in Washu, stealing occasionally of Ryoko's DNA & mixing it by using his have. When that, he began raising & expert instruction his Ryoko, known as Minagi, to become a superior warrior, & to produce her a a single to wield the ultimate blade. At a equivalent instance, he began studying a method to produce a ultimate steel. A to the full extents of his search come however unknwown, however he did discover numbers of mighty blades. the culmination of his operate was a dual-bladed, unreal Lighthawk Sword. He got managed to stay for hundreds to thousands of years to more his studies by cloning himself both period he was nigh dying, educational videos Minagi in the ways of swordsmanship all the when. Even so, a cloning wasn't perfect tense, making from each one clone weaker than a survive. Early in the manga, fallowing Minagi was beaten by Ryoko & was stricken by owning Blackout following, Yakage come to globe himself, along by using his 2 drones, Kuze & Hakkou, to meet Tenchi himself. When you took this encounter, Kuze & Hakkou easy dispatched Tenchi, & Yakage took Ayeka captive sequentially to entice Tenchi into facing him using his fully click. Ryoko failed around her attempt to kill Yakage alone (to keep Tenchi from either with to fight him), then Tenchi & a others quickly stave off to Yakage's ship to require him down & rescue Ayeka. Across fighting by owning him, & seeing a scar inside his face (which he had from either a number 1 instance Minagi beat him in combat), Minagi's memories returned. the final Yakage was as well frail to survive for hanker, & across a combination of his deteriorating immune system, & inferiority of his unreal steel against Tenchi's rattling a single, he was stricken down by Tenchi.

A Shima Brothers, Hishima, Mushima, & Takashima, come put together a 2nd independent villain of the manga series. At a command of Hishima, a leader of a tercet, the deuce-ace cybernetic brothers manipulated a series of cases sequentially to get the legendary Jurai Book of Secrets. Great deal of their project required manipulating a Royal Tree Sculptor of Jurai's Royal line from either behind a scenes, utilizing his influence to their benefits. A brothers have a heavy, & firm attach to both more, & potty pass in their core units containing thier memories & skills to of these an additional. Apiece brother is wholly cloaked, save for the mask, & their mitts whilst it attack. Mushima, a oldest & shortest of the 3, fought applying his bladed fingers & dandy speed & legerity. Mushima himself got dual personalities, of these existence a scheming, disonorable snake-around-a-grass, when the more personality was that of an honorable warrior world health organization enjoyed combat challenging opponents superior to himself. Fallowing existence beaten by Katsuhito, & a monk, Gohgei, he utilized a survive of his nature and severity to go to to his brothers. Moments prior to his dying, he gave Hishima his core device, containing his skills & memories. His system is thinly, by having numerous contaminated wires, & his mask single reveals his correct eye (left in the flipped English manga). Takashima, a immature & tallest, communicates exclusively using cry of "glah". I don't watch lot of his abilites, when he is promptly dispatched by Gohgei. He has the bulky, cybernetic build, & his mask doesn't indicate either of his eyes. Hishima, a middle brother inside two age & height, is a leader, besides when the virtually all right of the threesome. His abilities come varied; initially, tons i view of his powers come mind control, & a ability to stretch his fingers, & much of martial arts skill. Still, when his mask & cloak come blown polish off, these are revealed that he is designed when the Gagutan life forms (a shape-shifting, poweful race). In top of that, he hwhen a ability to choose in abilities utilized against him, & utilise the children as his have. Prior to he was de-cloaked, his person was visibly android, & his mask simply revealed his left eye (perfect in the flipped English manga).