Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00020X9A6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,123 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 07/13/2004

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3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same . . ., July 14, 2004

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MildCritter "the critter" (Rome, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tenchi Muyo Gxp - New Illusions Vol 4 (DVD)

This DVD contains episodes 12-14 of GXP; for full descriptions of the series, I suggest checking out the excellent Tenchi Muyo: Another Universe (...). The quality of the animation and character art is terrible; it's obvious that it was turned out as quickly and cheaply as possible, especially in episode 12. The jokes are often cheap and lame, careful comic timing is almost nonexistant, and easy, sleazy T & A gags abound (although real nudity is forbidden).

Still, it's fun and diverting most of the time; the characters and backstory are what save the show. There is no attempt at more than a few moments of seriousness, and over-the-top humor and utter silliness just just keep on coming. Seina is still the inexplicable object of lust of a huge number of gorgeous, powerful, and jealous women. There is an interesting (although utterly out of character) cameo from Ryoh-Ohki, Lady Seto's husband makes an appearance, NB is just as perverted and sneaky as ever, Ryoko Baluta joins the GXP, and a new cabbit appears as a central character. Make sure to watch it with the second subtitle track running; the first track is just a word-for-word repeat of the dub, but the second is a more literal translation from the Japanese original. The differences are often so huge that you occasionally have to wonder what show the English dub writers were watching.

If they follow the pattern of the previous DVDs, the next one should include episodes 15-17, which include Seina's visit to earth and encounters with Tenchi and "family", which ought to be the high point of the series (other than the way-gonzo final episode). Watching this series has become a guilty pleasure. You know it's just not very good, but it just pulls you in anyway.