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5.0 out of 5 stars
Tenchi is an excellent anime series for the whole family., January 31, 1999
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This review is from: Tenchi in Tokyo, Vol. 1: A New Start (DVD)
This is the beginning of the third Tenchi series. Tenchi Muyo has a very enthusiastic following and may be the most popular series in Japanese anime. It has excellent graphics and very good character development. It is designed for age 13 to adult, and seems to capture the hearts of people of all ages. There are many web "shrines" dedicated to the various characters. The series begins with Tenchi leaving home to go to school in Tokyo, and his admirers are not happy about it. Although Tenchi thinks of himself as an ordinary boy of seventeen, he is actually descended from the crown prince of the Planet Jurai. He also seems to attract the affections of beautiful and powerful women. Through a variety of circumstances a notorious space pirate, Ryoko; and her rival, Aeka, the first princess of Jurai have become house guests at Tenchi's Father's home. They are both madly in love with Tenchi and constantly fight over him. Since they both possess supernatural powers, these arguments can be quite disruptive; and Tenchi is glad to be starting a new life in Tokyo. Two new major characters are introduced in this series -- Sakuya a cute classmate, and Yugi a supernatural being of unknown intent. This series is more stylized than previous Tenchi series in character drawings and actions. Although I prefer the style of the previous series, I find this one quite enjoyable. There is still a lot going on behind the scenes, and the character's personalities are still being explored.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Potentially my most horrific anime experience., June 20, 2001
This review is from: Tenchi in Tokyo, Vol. 1: A New Start (DVD)
I am an avid worshipper or the Tenchi Muyou! universe. If I were forced to pick three favorite anime, Tenchi would undoubtably find its way into the list. This is why this DVD instills feelings shock, depression, and suicidal tendencies. The animation is on par with Sailor Moon TV episodes at their best moments (for all of you Moonies, take note: this is not a compliment). Perhaps the former animators caught the Plague; there has to be a rational explanation for why this series' animation lacks smootheness, detail, and height/weight proportionate characters. Tenchi's grunge motif seems out of place for those of us who are accustomed to the more retro-80s look of any other Tenchi incarnation. The plot is debased to something one would find on a Saturday morning cartoon (yes, I used the 'c' word; pardon my indiscretion). The monsters (I still don't understand what they were thinking will cell-phone man) once again remind me of Bishoujo Senshi in tackiness and lack of quality and originality. Furthemore, the music for the ending is an affront against god (unless you actually like japanese-folk-country). However, this is still Tenchi, and Tenchi in Toukyou's appeal mainly rests in its relation to the rest of the Tenchi universe. If you have to see all of Tenchi, enjoy. The series does get slightly better, but not enough to warrant purchasing the series. I would have given this DVD one star, but Ryo-Ohki! turns into a big, pink mecha, and you have to admit that's pretty kawaii. If I sounded somewhat acidic, it is merely due to the fact that I love Tenchi Muyou, Tenchi Universe, the three movies, and Pretty Sammy, and this was most disappointing.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
*gag*, March 20, 2001
I fell in love with the Tenchi Muyo series when I first saw Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (One of the cutest animes in my opinion) I saw the OAV and the TV series and thought it was very cute and original. Eventually I saw Tenchi in Tokyo/Shin Tenchi Muyo and I thought it was HORRIBLE. Here are the reasons why: 1)The animation: I know thats a bad reason but it's really annoying after your use to the original animation. I think it's very underdeveloped compared to all the other series. 2) Character changes: I think they made a lot of personality changed with a lot of the characters. Sasami seemed like some sorta of cooking freak, I didn't find her cute at all! Kiyone was very interested in Tenchi. The impression I got from Kiyone in the other series was that she just wanted to be friend with him. The other thing is that Ryo-ohki is Sasami's instead of Ryoko's and it transforms into some horrid robot. 3) Reused: Sometimes I feel like the only one that believe this but I think Tenchi in Toyko has almost the exact same story line as the second movie: Manatsu no Eve. Here's why: They are both about a female child who was banished form the planet Jurai for reasons beyond their control. Some odd years later they want to get revenge. They both create teenage girls to disracted Tenchi and basically cause trouble. Only real difference I see is that Yuzuha wants to destroy Jurai and Yugi wants to take over Earth. I would recomend seeing a little bit of this series though if you like Tenchi. There are many mixed reviews about it so you should really find out if you like it.
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