The Story
Here's where you can find full stories behind each of the different Tenchi series. More coming soon!
Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo! is the story of a young boy in high school, Tenchi Masaki. He lives in rural Japan, near a shrine with his father and his grandfather, a Shinto priest. One day, Tenchi decides to head to a nearby cave, against his grandfather's advice, where a demon has been sealed up for thousands of years. Tenchi accidentally opens the cave and releases the demon, also taking a light-sword in the process.
This demon turns out to be the space pirate, Ryoko, a beautiful but crazy girl who has been trapped in the cave. Tenchi's ancestor put her there as punishment for crimes she commited under the influence of the evil (and kinda weird looking) Kagato. This discovery begins a chain of events that involve two princesses of the planet Jurei, Aeka and Sasami, and a galaxy police officer, Mihoshi, and Ryoko's creator, the mad scientist Washu. Eventually all of these women end up stranded on Earth, and move in with Tenchi and his family.
There's only one problem with this arrangement- they all want to go out with Tenchi! Inbetween their interstellar adventures, they spend most of their time trying to keep one another from getting the upper hand with Tenchi, who wants nothing to do with all of this, though I know some guys who'd love the chance to be in his spot...
Anyways, Tenchi discovers that he is related to Aeka and Sasami and is in fact a member of the Jurei royal family, with the power to wield the master key, a sword also called "Tenchi." But it doesn't always respond to his commands…In emergencies, Tenchi also has the power of the "Lighthawk wings," a type of energy force that is the most powerful in the universe. Will Tenchi face up to his destiny as a member of the Jurai royal family? Watch and find out.
In my opinion, this is the best Tenchi series. Some of it will leave you having fits of laughter, other times it's very emotionally. It's all the goods rolled together into one! Plus, it always leaves you guessing on what happens next!
Tenchi Universe
Tenchi Universe has all the same characters, but different plotlines and things. It's the story of Tenchi Misaki, who lives with his grandfather and father in a house in the countryside. One day, Tenchi runs into the space pirate (no demon) Ryoko, who is being chased by Mihoshi in her Galaxy Police Mobile Suit thingy. This also causes a chain reaction, causing Aeka and Sasami to arrive from Jurei. Washu is sealed up in a cave this time, and thanks to the foolish fighting of Aeka and Ryoko, causes her to break free and stay with the family. Soon after, a new character arrives, Kiyone. Kiyone was sent to Earth from the Galaxy Police Headquarters to find Mihoshi. Her ship ends up crashing, and also stays at the Misaki household. After everyone arrives, the gang goes off in a space adventure, after Kagato, who is also the villian in this series. Tenchi finds out he is related to Aeka and Sasami (again!), and is given the sword "Tenchi". Will Tenchi and the gang be able to defeat Kagato? Just watch!
Tenchi in Tokyo/Shin Tenchi
Coming Soon!
