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Tenchi Muyo Ryo Ohki: Box Set The Complete Series

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It says on the cover that this is The Complete Series. It is in fact the last 7 episodes to a 20 episode series. AKA: You get ripped off.

The Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki series is in fact the first series in the Tenchi Muyo universe. It was released in 3 OVA seasons. The first season had 7 episodes in it, and the second had 6. Both of those seasons were played on Cartoon Network back in 2000 on Toonami. OVA Season 3 is what you get if you buy this item. It is simply the last 7 episodes to the entire series, along with some bonus material.

So I waited, waited for years, and finally the new epsiodes came out. The first few episodes were great, fit nicely into the world established previously...and the characters were great.

Sadly, about halfway...things take a nose dive.

I sat through the last three or so epsiodes and while they had moments that were nice, over all they were a large disappointment.

The epic battle expected...isn't there. Its as if the writers got to the fight and realized they had nothing left. The plot suddenly falls apart, becoming disjointed and rather...confusing.

Over all I say a solid three stars, maybe 3 and a half. Still a good series over all, fans should get enough enjoyment from the good episodes to justify buying this.

You have to watch Tenchi Muyo GXP to get a better understanding of what is happening in this series although they try to explain its better if you watch GXP.
I really miss watching Tenchi especially after the last movie but this series has me scratching my head.
The animation is really cool with really great backgrounds but the writers invented some rather unusal plot points from out of way, way out there from left field which will leave us hard core fans going HUH?
Don't read past this point it has spoiler comments.
What happened to Kione, Mahoshi's more competent sidekick?
Why did they introduce Mahoshi's brother into the series?
You get a bunch of new characters but also some weirdness with Washu actually being a god of creation?
The new actress for Ryoko's voice takes a lot of adjustments they should have just paid the original actress more money or looked for someone else that sounded like the old Ryoko.
They introduce a new character that is supposed to be Tenchi's arranged marriage wife but then she's not and gets this dorky hair cut and it makes you want to shoot the plot director.
I hope they make another series or movie to help us forget this one.

Tenchi Muyo! is one of those legendary anime productions that continues to live on in the minds of fans. Essentially a fairy tale and a coming-of-age story, the plot revolves around the seemingly simple Tenchi who inexplicably finds himself surrounded by a bevy of beautiful alien women. Naturally, zany adventure and epic danger quickly ensue. For many, this now common "harem" style of anime was their first introduction to the art form during a time when it was still a rare commodity. And for most, the series' cast of lovable, fascinating, and unforgettable characters still remain indelibly etched onto their hearts.

The franchise is also a complicated one, with various versions of the original series spanning nearly all forms of media, including television, manga, video games, and even novels. Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki - Box Set The Complete Series is the much anticipated seven episode continuation of the original OVA (original video animation, or direct-to-video) animated series, although fans expecting to find the show's earlier thirteen episodes will not find them here.

Misleading monikers aside, these newest installments to the Tenchi canon serve as perfect examples of how not to resurrect a series. After a thirteenth episode that ended on a rather inconclusive note, fans, after years of waiting, naturally imagined the new stories would contain the same heartfelt romantic intrigue, epic battles, and zany shenanigans associated with the earlier productions. Instead, they received seven boring, nearly humorless episodes that revolved around characters not even present in the earlier stories. Below are some of my more detailed complaints, but beware of spoilers:

Remember Ryoko, the awesome space pirate? She's now a weak, ineffectual whiner. Remember Noike and Misau? Of course not, because they weren't in the earlier episodes, but they dominate these. Remember the awesome battles in the climactic sixth episode? Not one is worth mentioning this time around. Remember wondering what Tenchi's mother must have been like? Well, you got your wish--she was a deluded prankster who enjoyed toying with Tenchi through trickery and gags. Remember thinking Yosho was an unmarried widower? Well, turns out he's actually married to a Jurain woman that he sees, hmmm, virtually never. Remember thinking Lady Seto, the Devil Princess of Jurai, must really be a force to be reckoned with? Nah, she's just a harmless, somewhat frail woman. Remember looking forward to a climactic showdown with the Goddess Tokimi? Never happens, turns out she just wants to be friends! Remember wondering about the identity of the Counter-Actor? Of course not, she never existed or was even hinted at in the earlier stories, nor is she well explained in these. And, of course, here's the biggest one--Which girl does Tenchi choose? Apparently, he will someday marry all of them. *sigh*

Couple all these complaints with just average animation and shaky writing, and you have what is possibly the worst continuation of a beloved series anyone could have ever conjured up. The show's only slightly redeeming quality is that certain long-held questions regarding some of the characters are finally resolved or explained (but whether anyone likes those "answers" is a different story).

The entire Tenchi Muyo franchise is special. Seek out the earlier episodes (known as Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA 1 and 2), check out the TV series Tenchi Universe (and its excellent sequel movies, Tenchi Muyo in Love and Tenchi Forever), and seek out Hitoshi Okuda's brilliant No Need for Tenchi manga novels. But as for the episodes in this set, they will only make you cry.

The Tenchi series is a really good, but WHY? This series was good but there are still some loose ends to the story. The characters all somewhat the same. It seemed that their personalities were changed a little.

If the makers of the Tenchi series do read this PLEASE TIE UP THE LOOSE ENDS IN THE SERIES!!!!!!!

I was quite eager to see this series, hoping for an ending to the fine original OAV series, which I always thought was the best out there. What I got left me more than slightly puzzled.
First, what you get is new characters, a lot of them, including one more rival for Tenchi. This results in less time for the traditional characters, and not much time for character development. The chief rivals for Tenchi's affections, Ayeka and Ryoko, are still around, but they have little to do other than react to what the new characters are doing.
Second, those who thought they knew this story had better think again, because it turns out that most of the established facts were incomplete. This means that a large portion of airtime is spent trying to explain the story, which may explain why the truly new plot twists were not fully established in my opinion.
Though I am a fan of this storyline, maybe this entry shows that it is time to take a break, and give this whole concept a rest. Let's give Tenchi some time off, and let's see if he's got something new to show us in the future.

I just bought this a few days ago. Kind of upset because i was EXPECTING the whole thing from start to finish but in fact i ended up with the tail end of the show.

The Cover clearly states that you are buying the whole thing but in fact you are just buying the last few episodes.

In my opinion, unless you have the other episodes to complete the Ryo-Ohki set, dont bother buying this item.

I've been a Tenchi fan since the original OVA was released,along with the two subsequent sequels and three movies.When I heard about the new episodes,I was excited and couldn't wait!True,many of the voices from the original cast are here-except for Petrea Buchard who voiced Ryoko.The animation sticks as close to the original look as possible,but blends in the newer CG effects in several scenes.More insight to several characters and the addition of a couple of new faces made this installment refreshing.Less attention was paid to the love triangle of Tenchi,Ryoko and Ayeka than was done before.Some of the silliness is gone-which underscored the charm of Tenchi-with more emphasis on the fate of our universe with the gang stuck right in the middle!While several fans have voiced their disappointment,I found this installment fun and at times,unexpectedly tender.I'd have posted four stars if Ryoko's voice had been the same-but even her character takes a few unexpected turns as well!

I am a big Tenchi fan, and this along with the Robotech series are my most favorite of the anime series out there. However, unlike the previous versions of Tenchi out there, this was the shortest. After about disc two, it actually then becomes the weirdest entry in the series. It is still worth the money, and the new character of Noike is quite charming, but this is by far the weirdest one yet. If you are a fellow fan of Tenchi, check it out first, just to be on the safe side. I like weird stuff, so as for myself, I didn't mind it.

Well, lemmie begin with this: I was introduced to this fantastic series through Cartoon Network's Adult Swim (or Toonami). This is what got me into anime (Along with Cowboy Bebop), as the series (the OVA Ryo-Ohki that is)was well scripted, risque, hilarious and drama/action packed ALL AT ONCE. It ranks up as probably my favorite TV show o' all time. So needless to say, I was ecstatic to learn they would finally be releasing the continuing story to the old series. Now, let's just say, this series doesn't suck. As a matter of opinion, it's actually rather good (though they should have payed Ryoko's original OD-er to come back); the plot can be rather twisty at points, but the comedy is still zany and laugh out loud funny. Also, as opposed to what some fans might have thought, I rather liked the new animation. That said, there was so much more potential here. Personally speaking, if they want to redeem this OVA set, they need to make another fourth one to explain this one AS WELL as the leftovers from OVAs one and two. Kinda saddening really, but that just means (I assume) that we'll be seeing more Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki in the future; just hopefully not another ten years so. Bottom line; if you really like the series, you'll overlook the flaws in this set and buy it, as it really is pretty good anyway. Hopefully though, they will continue this series and keep good ol' Tenchi alive. Cheers.