Tenchi Universe Collection Vol. 4
"With this device, you can change the world the way you want!"
Episodes 11, 12, & 13
Washu's latest invention is the Dimensional Cause & Effect Controller. This outrageous device can completely change the world into whatever people want it to be. Everyone rushes to input their wishes into this Controller, driving it mad! Now Tenchi and company are at the mercy of the Controller as they wander from one parallel world to another.
Princess Ayeka, in her parallel world, orders Mihoshi and Kiyone to eliminate Ryoko, the demon of Rashomon. Sasami, as the Magical Girl Pretty Sammy, saves the day for Tenchi at his school, the same school which was supposed to be a peaceful stage for a sweet love comedy! Ryoko, in her world, seeks a new life in a northern region where a group of kind and warm-hearted people wait to help her.
Mihoshi, in her world, is a housewife leading a carefree life as Tenchi's wife. Ryoko, in another parallel world, has Tenchi as her gangster partner so she can live the action-filled dangerous life she's always desired. When all of these worlds are combined, it's no wonder that our story becomes a blind roller coaster ride! Washu is the only hope we have to help bring this mayhem back to normal...
The Time and Space Adventure is based on an import Tenchi Muyo CD drama of the same title. As an interesting side note, due to the limited capacity of the CD, a chapter, the "Heian Era" had to be cut out of the final edition. It was a pity especially because the story takes place in a world where Ayeka has her wishes come true. Although it doesn't appear on the CD, it does show up in this episode, so we're pleased to be able to share it with our TV series viewers. A happy ending for Ayeka!
Kiyone, in her world, has her wishes come true. Her story is not included in the CD drama either--so it's also an original story for the TV series. By the way, have you noticed that everyone cast in her world is happy if, and only if, Kiyone herself takes all the hardships with ultimate patience? She truly is the victim, indeed, oh, poor girl!
To conclude the episode, Ryoko has her wishes come true in her world. Whereas she was cast as a space pirate in the CD version, she is now an American gangster here. The emotional quality of the last sequence of this episode foreshadows what we will see in the last episode of the series. By the way, wouldn't you have liked to see Washu's world as well?
This text was taken off of Pioneer animation's 'Tenchi Universe Collection Vol.4' movie description
