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Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (天地無用! 魎皇鬼, Tenchi
Muyō! Ryōōki
?) is a twenty episode collection of OVAs produced by AIC, initially released in Japan in 1992. The first two OVA series were
later licensed and distributed in North America by Pioneer LDC,
with FUNimation
Entertainment taking over the rights for the third (and latest)
series.
The distribution of the first OVA series was originally started
in September 1992 and released six episodes that lasted until 1993.
The first series was so successful that a seventh special episode
was released in January 1994, followed by a Second OVA series with
six additional episodes that begun distribution in September 1994
and lasted for one year until September 1995. However the Second
OVA series ended on a cliffhanger and it wasn't until nearly eight
years later in 2003 that a third OVA series was distributed in
Japan. The third OVA series ended the Tenchi Muyo OVA storyline
with six episodes, followed by a special episode released in
September 2005 that concluded the storyline.
Major characters
(protagonists)
Tenchi
Masaki
- A teenager that accidentally releases an alien space pirate,
thereby drawing the attention of other space faring individuals.
His actions unintentionally cause the destruction of his school and
the revelation that he himself is part of the powerful Juraian race, and a member of their
royal family. In the 1st OAV it is revealed that he can create
Lighthawk Wings (the power of the godsesses and Jurai ships)
himself without the aid of a royal tree (Tenchi has no Royal Tree
but possesses both Yosho's sword key for tree Funaho and a bracelet
to draw power from tree Tsunami) when generating his own Lighthawk
Wings, Tenchi can also perform energy-matter conversion.
Ryoko Hakubi
- A creation of the scientist Washu Hakubi (of her own egg and a
substance called Masu) Ryoko was a space pirate in the service of
Kagato until she was sealed in
a cave for 700 years, she is released by Tenchi Masaki in the first episode. She
draws most of her powers from three mysterious gems and is
partnered with the cabbit spaceship Ryo-Ohki
Masaki Ayeka Jurai
- A princess of the Jurai Royal Family, she is searching the
galaxy for her half-brother Yosho with her sister Sasami when she
detects Ryoko (whom Yosho had been pursuing prior to his
disappearance) her tree-ship Ryu-Oh crashes on Earth, where she
reluctantly joins Tenchi and Ryoko.
Masaki Sasami Jurai
- A princess of the Jurai Royal Family, she tags along on her
sister's search for Yosho, it is revealed in the 2nd OAV (though
hinted at in the 1st) that in addition to being a Jurain princess,
she has also merged with the Goddess Tsunami, which grants the Jurai
family its royal trees. Sasami frequently cooks for the household
and is paired with the tree-ship Tsunami (the original tree-ship of
Goddess Tsunami)
Mihoshi Kuramitsu
- A member of the powerful Kuramitsu family of the Seniwa empire
and a Detective of the Galaxy Police (which is also under Kuramitsu
control) Mihoshi is prone to clumsiness and can act ditsy, despite
being highly intelligent. Mihoshi is distantly related to Washu,
and through that lineage has the power of inprobably good luck. She
crashes on Earth while looking for Kagato.
Washu
Hakubi
- A former Director of the Galaxy Academy and ranked among the
top scientists in the galaxy. Washu's more recent pursuits involve
investigating the three gems (the ones Ryoko were given) and
creating lifeforms capable of harnessing their power (of which the
Ryoko/Ryo-Ohki combination is one). She was trapped by Kagato and
later released by Mihoshi, it is revealed in OAV 3 and some spinoff
media (and hinted in OAV 2) that Washu is a human manifestation of
a sister-goddess to Tsunami and Tokimi
Villains &
Antagonists
Kagato
- A former student of Washu (revealed in spin-off media as a
creation of hers) In the pursuit of science he frequently pillages
ruins for relics with no regard to life or property, earning him
the nickname 'Ruins Buster' and status of Eternally Wanted by the
Galaxy Police. Kagato is the main antagonist of the 1st OAV making
an attempt to recover Ryoko (whom he previously brainwashed into
serving him) and use the power of her gems to capture
Tsunami.
Doctor
Clay
- A former colleague and academic rival of Washu from the Galaxy
Academy, he is in service to Lady Tokimi in OAV 2 (in which he is
the primary adversary) and is ordered by her to capture Washu and
bring her to Tokimi. Clay uses the shape-shifting android Zero to
replace Ryoko and capture Washu. However he is outsmarted by Washu,
captured and handed over to the Galaxy Police.
Lady
Tokimi
- The third choushin Goddess and sister of Tsunami and Washu,
Tokimi appears in OAV 2 ordering Doctor Clay to retrieve Washu for
her. Tokimi also instigates the events that lead to Z's actions in
OAV 3, though she both orders Clay not to harm Washu and Z not to
interfere with Tenchi. While Tsunami and Washu were experimenting
within the universe to try to discover an even higher level being,
Tokimi was left in-charge of the universe and controls it from
Hyper-dimension through dimensional supervisors and conducts higher
order chaos experiments. Though Tokimi's actions lead to trouble
for Tenchi and his group, Tokimi turns out not to be a true villain
as there was no malice in her actions but simply lacked the wisdom
of her sisters.
Z-0001332536893 (Z or
Zetto)
- An anomalous being capable of creating Lighthawk Wings created
through the experiments of Lady Tokimi, he is the prime antagonist
of the 3rd OAV stalking Tenchi and his household, setting up a
confrontation between Tenchi and Misao Kuramitsu and ultimately
battling Tenchi to prove his superiority and disrupt the choushin
plans. Z is portrayed as suffering from the loss of his family and
resentful of the Goddesses and their meddling, despite serving
Tokimi.
The Counter-actor
- An anomalous being capable of repelling and suppressing the
power of the Choushin Goddesses as well as causing them physical
injury (visually appearing to corrupt their body, turning them
black). Z found her in the future and used her in his plans to kill
Tenchi and stop the Goddesses' experiments. The counter-actor is
stopped by a kiss from Tenchi and is revealed to be Masaki Misaki Jurai (The 2nd
Empress of Jurai and mother of Ayeka and Sasami) from some point in
the future.
Minor
characters
For other characters within the OVA continuity that make a brief
appearance in the OAV series, see also: Tenchi Muyo!
GXP.
- Kazuhiko Amagasaki (尼ヶ崎 和彦, Amagasaki Kazuhiko
?), Kamikura (かみくら
?), and Ikeda (池田
?)
- Tenchi has three classmates are as they follow: Kazuhiko
Amagasaki who appears briefly in Episode 1 where he hears Tenchi's
story and when Amagasaki makes an insensitive comment, that Tenchi
must have been so desperate that he slept with a mummy, it resulted
in Tenchi punching Amagasaki pointing out to him that he should get
a life.
- In the first episode of OVA 3, Tenchi came to revisit his old
school, which was being rebuilt after Ryoko destroyed it. It was
here that he met his old friends Kamikura and Ikeda, who wanted to
know if Tenchi was living with a group of foreign girls, as
Amagasaki had told them about. When Tenchi was trying to make up a
believable story, Ikeda was writing down the story on a notepad for
the school newspaper and even wanted to go over there to interview
the girls, much to Tenchi's chagrin. They also revealed that
Amagasaki had transferred to a school in Tokyo which is why he came
over to Tenchi's house and left Kamikura and Ikeda with a message
for Tenchi: "So long, Traitor!"
- Other than appearing in OVA 1 in a minor appearance, Amagasaki
is also a recurring character in Tenchi in Tokyo.
- Amagasaki voiced by: Toshiharu Sakurai (Japanese), Mark
Tracy (English)
- Kamikura voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Japanese), Crispin Freeman
(English)
- Ikeda voiced by: Yasuhiro Fujiwara (Japanese), Kirk Thornton
(English)
- Galactic Police Commander
- A Wau by birth, the Galactic Police commander answers directly
to the G.P.'s marshal, Minami Kuramitsu. He appeared once in
OAV 1, episode 4, then again in the final episode in OAV 2. His
desk is always covered with a lot of paperwork, mostly concerning
Mihoshi
Kuramitsu... misconduct reports, complaints... and a lot of
bills for the damages she caused.
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Masuoka (Japanese), Dan Butler (English ep.
4), Harry Johnson (English ep. 13)
- Captain Nobeyama (野辺山, Nobeyama
?)
- Nobeyama is Mihoshi Kuramitsu's immediate
superior in the Galaxy Police. He is constantly worrying about his
future, since Mihoshi usually doesn't listen when he gives her
assignments. He is also secretly a member of Jurai Intelligence,
and relayed Mihoshi's report on the Kagato incident, since it contained sensitive
information about Jurai's royal trees.
- Voiced by: Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Harry
Johnson (English, credited as David Johnson in OAV 1)
- Yukinojyo (雪之丞, Yukinojō
?)
- Yukinojyo is the name of Mihoshi Kuramitsu's spacecraft, as
well as the artificial intelligence that operates it. The A.I. is
always trying to help out Mihoshi, despite her bungling.
- Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu (Japanese), Mark Tracy
(English)
- Onsen Keeper
- First appearing in OAV 1 episode 4, she is Tenchi's great aunt,
who is also the owner of a hot springs resort. Tenchi, Nobuyuki,
Ryoko, Aeka, Sasami, and Ryo-Ohki traveled to relax in
the hotsprings on their vacation. However, the building surrounding
her springs were badly damaged by the monster that Ryoko had
summoned and she was almost attacked by the monster and then
demanded an explanation shortly after Mihoshi had arrived.
- Not willing to forgive any guests who had damaged her resort,
in OVA 2 episode 9, she had Tenchi and his extended family come
back to fix the damages, and showing how strict she is, had them
get to work when they arrived (including Nobuyuki and Katsuhito).
However, since Washu was not with the group last time, she and
Sasami were excused from work as the onsen keeper wasn't planning
on making the children work (of course, she had no idea Washu was
actually 20,000 years old, which Washu used to her advantage).
- Voiced by: Hisako Kyōda (Japanese), Zita Campisi
(English OAV 1), Kate
T. Vogt (English OAA 2)
- Taro (太老,
Tarō
?)
- Tenchi's infant cousin, he appears in the first episode of OVA
2. When his mother becomes ill, his grandmother, Tenchi's aunt
Kasumi, sends Taro to live with Tenchi and the girls until his
mother got better. Although it went smooth at first, the demands
Taro places on Ryoko, Ayeka, and Mihoshi becomes too much for them
to handle. Then out of chance, Washu helps out, easing the burden,
and taking on the job singlehandedly with the experience that she
had with her own son Mikumo.
- Strangely, it was because of Washu that Taro spoke his first
words, he called Washu, "Mama", which brought her memories of her
son Mikumo to the forefront.
- Voiced by: Miki Narahashi (Japanese), Sherry Lynn
(English)
- Mass or Masu
- Mass, or Masu, are communal creatures allegedly discovered by
Naja Akara, and what Washu Hakubi used to
create Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki. These creatures have anti-matter
capabilities, and often pattern their thought patterns after the
strongest mind they find. Washu had some of these creatures in her
lab when Ryo-Ohki stumbled onto them. Somehow, these creatures
caught on to the little cabbit's thought patterns (which included
her feelings for Tenchi) and fused themselves into a single
creature.
- Because the Masu tend to destroy anyone who threatens them, the
girls tried to stop the Masu creature from harming Tenchi. In the
attempt, Ryo-Ohki attacked the creature, and was about to be
destroyed when Washu ordered the cabbit to assimilate it. In doing
so, Ryo-Ohki can now assume a humanoid form, as well as existing in
two forms when Ryo-Ohki assumes ship form.
- D3 (Di
Surī)
- D3 is a dimensional supervisor, specifically the supervisor of
the 3rd dimension. He serves Lady Tokimi and the other Chousin (Tsunami directed
an order to D3 about the state of Tenchi's powers during his battle
with Z). He first appeared before Dr. Clay when he arrived
to demand to see Tokimi to make his report and confirm the person
that she is searching for. Although D3 pointed he could also
confirm that person, he immediately disappeared when Tokimi agreed
to Clay's terms of speaking with her. After Tokimi ordered Clay to
bring Washu to
her, D3 pointed to Clay not to hurt Washu.
- After Dr. Clay's capture, D3 is surprised to see that Tenchi Masaki is
capable of matter conversion, but is only capable of generating
three Light Hawk Wings. D3 also applies the necessary treatments on
Dr. Clay and his robot servant Zero (who was merged with Ryoko
Hakubi) in order to block off all memories pertaining to Tokimi to
help conceal her existence.
- D3 is also aware that Z is planning to disobey Tokimi's
orders of not harming Tenchi. D3 later observes Z's final battle
against Tenchi with the other interdimensional directors.
- Voiced by: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Japanese), Jack Fletcher
(English OVA 2), Michael McConnohie (English OVA
3)
- Nakita Kuramitsu (九羅密 吟鍛, Kuramitsu Nakita
?)
- Nakita is the father of Mihoshi and Misao and a military
officer that briefly appears at the end of episode 16. He pointedly
questions Minami Kuramitsu as to why he is
sending the Chobimaru to Earth with Misao to rescue Mihoshi without
his authorization. Nakita warns him that since Earth is an
undeveloped world, he would risk having the Earthlings see it and
cause a general panic. After realizing that Minami intends to
destroy the Earth, Nakita knows that Minami is risking a war
between the Kuramitsu family and Jurai and also points out that he
has a message that Mikami Kuramitsu will sell one of his garden
planets if the Chobimaru were to be damaged in the attack. Nakita
then gave Minami the other message from Lady Seto that she will buy
the planet and enjoy watching Minami squirm, as she only intends to
watch.
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese), Kirk Thornton
(English)
- Mashisu Makibi
- Misao Kuramitsu's assistant onboard the Choubimaru.
- Voiced by: Keiko Onodera (Japanese), Lara Cody (English OVA 3),
Kari Wahlgren
(English GXP, credited as Renee Emerson)
- Kiyone Masaki (柾木 清音, Masaki Kiyone
?)
- Kiyone Masaki (not to be confused with Kiyone Makibi) is the mother of Tenchi
and Tennyo
Masaki, as well as the younger sister of Minaho
Masaki. Although she was a loving, kind person and an excellent
cook (she had taught Rea
Masaki how to cook), she also inherited the playful spirit of
her mother Airi
Masaki, such as pulling pranks and doing things in an
outlandish fashion, which became extreme just before her death (she
had once wrote 'baka' (stupid-head in the FUNimation dub) on
Seina's forehead as the boy slept). She had even concoted a tale
about how she died (with help from her mother Airi Masaki), however,
the story made no sense whatsoever. In truth, she has died
peacefully; at the age of 248 years.
- (Note: In OVA 1, because of a translation mix-up, Kiyone Masaki
was first identified as Tenchi's grandmother. This error
was corrected in OVA 2. Also the subtitles of the original Pioneer
VHS and DVD releases of OVA 1 also had this defect as well, but it
was corrected in the Geneon re-releases. Kiyone Masaki was first
identified by name in the second episode of OVA 3, when Nobuyuki Masaki
made-up a reaction when he saw Tennyo Masaki, who looks exactly
like Kiyone.)
- Voiced by: Yuri Amano (Japanese), Petrea Burchard
(English OVA 1), Wendee
Lee (English OVA 3)
- Baguma (バグマ
?), Fujimasa (藤正
?), and Sorunāru (ソルナール
?)
- These are the muscle that Mashisu Makibi had accompany her when
she tried to have Ryoko Hakubi framed by destroying the Choubimaru.
Baguma is the more muscular of them, and also had telepathic
abilities. Sorunāru relies on spider-like battle-mechas, while
Fujimasa uses mechas resembling wolves.
- These three were supposed to capture three of the women in
Tenchi's house; Ryoko, Ayeka, and Washu, while Mashisu captured Sasami.
Of course, none of them were able to accomplish this task
(Sorunāru's spider mechas were demolished by Ryoko, Ayeka and
Ryo-Ohki handled Fujimasa's wolf mechas... with the mechas totally
scared of Ryo-Ohki, and when Baguma failed to subdue Washu, Seto
and Noike, Washu took care of Baguma by hitting him in the head
with a mallet) and they were captured themselves. The three were
later taken aboard Tsunami-fune, where they were
treated to a party, which also featured Shinju sake - a wine made
from the fruit of Jurai's royal trees and so rare, a bottle sells
for the price of an entire planet!
- Baguma voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe (Japanese), Dan Woren (English)
- Fujimasa voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki (Japanese), Sean Cw Johnson
(English)
- Sorunāru voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese), Kim Strauss
(English)
Mamah
- Sasami's nursemaid who appears in episode 9 in OVA 2, she is
searching for Sasami during Ryoko's attack on Jurai.
Broadcast
history
The English-dubbed version of OVA 1 and 2 was picked up by Cartoon Network
in 2000 for broadcast on its Toonami block (US and Europe). The Toonami
version was edited for content, and featured custom opening and
closing credits.
After Cartoon Network's rights to broadcast the show expired, International
Channel picked up the rights to air the dubbed version in
2004.
Presently the episodes of OVA 3 have not been aired on basic
cable television. However, the Funimation channel had the third
season in rotation for a time.
Music
- Background music/score was composed by Seikou
Nagaoka.
- Opening 2 (episodes 8-13): I'm a Pioneer
[Boku wa motto PAIONIA] (Japanese version performed by Chisa Yokoyama,
English version performed by Sharyn Scott)
- Ending 1 (episodes 1-7): Talent for Love
[Ren'ai no Sainou] (Japanese version performed by Chisa Yokoyama,
English version performed by Sharyn Scott)
- Ending 2 (episodes 8-13): The Lonely Moon
[Tsuki no Tragedy] (Japanese version performed by Ai Orikasa, English
version performed by Scottie Haskell)
- Ending 3 (episodes 14-20): Lovely Cookin'
(performed by Tomoko Odajima)
- Insert Song (episode 8): Washu's
Lullaby (Japanese version performed by Yuko Kobayashi, English version performed
by Scottie Haskell)
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