No Need for Tenchi! (Book 1) [Paperback]

Hitoshi Okuda (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569311803
• ISBN-13: 978-1569311806
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,106,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Curious, but quite an original sci-fi saga, May 25, 2000

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R. Garcia "Beeyotch" (Brockport, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Need for Tenchi! (Book 1) (Paperback)

If you are new to the whole Tenchi series, you may have a bit of trouble settling down at first due to a very unfamiliar fantasy setting and a pretty twisty plotline which doesn't really start at the very beginning in this book. But then you'll fall in love with all the spunky, fun-loving characters like the courageous teenaged Tenchi and his five wacky female housemates with their offbeat hairdos like the devilish Ryoko, her "mother" the youthful-looking scientist, Washu; the pretty princess from outer space, Ayeka and her sweet little sister, Sasumi; and the resourceful space police, Mihoshi. Not to mention their charming little rabbit-cat pet, Ryo-oh-ki with the most amazing trick: he could turn into a spaceship in the time of need!

In this story, Tenchi & Co. suddenly encountered Ryoko's wild twin named Minagi who is out for blood! So Tenchi and Ryoko fiercelly battled Minagi and knocked her out, thus causing her to lose her memory. And along comes Yakage who wants to test Tenchi's legendary sword and thus he made off with the lovely Ayeka in the very end. But better read all about it to find out! Very cute and funny with such skillful drawings and truly endearing characters!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What did you want?, September 19, 2002

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"drwashux2" (Left Coast USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Need for Tenchi! (Book 1) (Paperback)

If the answer is more Tenchi madness, this is what you'll get. I will admit that was was leery of any translation by Viz, but those suspiscions were put to rest after the first few pages. I managed to find a Japanese copy and worked out the translations on my own and was pleasantly surprised to find that the English version is farly close to the Japanese. I liked the direction the author was going with the series and look forward to more. If you are as big of a Tenchi otaku as I am, then you cannot pass this up. Go, buy it now! shoo shoo

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tenchi in Manga is wonderful!, April 29, 1999

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[e-mail] (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Need for Tenchi! (Book 1) (Paperback)

I fell in love with the anime series and thought the manga would be a big rehash of the plot, but it's not!! The story is original, the art is even cooler than the animation sometimes, and it's great to get in the graphic novel form!