Tenchi in Tokyo: A New Start

Genre: comedy (could be considered romantic/sci-fi) Length: 100 minutes (4 episodes) Audience Age: 12+ (this is not the Cartoon Network version)

Opinion: Interesting to see the newer attitudes of the great, established characters from the previous series.

This is a review of the dubbed, out of print VHS version.

This is one of the most popular titles in all of anime spawning multiple spin off series and films.

Anyone who knows anything about anime knows of Tenchi Muyo! It is great to know that high quality Japanimation can crossover into the mainstream since it is now part of Cartoon Network's Toonami line up. Great writing, a cool art style, and very neurotic characters put this series above the Japanese standby situation of a normal guy in an unusual scenario with three or more unstable women.

Unfortunately, American producers feel any show that is imported from another country must make sacrifices to become mainstream. I will not even tell you where the producers can stick this idea. Tenchi just is not Tenchi without the sake jokes, the brief comedic nudity scenes, and other jokes that are more or less meant for a PG-13 audience, so if you can afford to, buy at least one of the Tenchi Muyo! videos to see how much better it can be when you have a little more open sense of humor.

Yosho, Tenchi's grandfather, has given his grandson the opportunity to serve under a friend and fellow shrine care keeper in Tokyo. Despite the objections to his leaving and vicious forms of persuasion for him to stay by the girls, Tenchi decides to seize this chance to expand his horizons. This is not a total loss for the girls since Washu has created a dimensional tunnel between the Misaki residence and Tenchi's apartment in Tokyo.

For our hero's sake, hopefully he is not using the chance to train at another shrine as an excuse to gain some peace and quiet from the girls, because as long as he does not make his bed every morning, the aliens can visit him at any time. It also appears that Tenchi has not put much thought into how he can start up meaningful relationships with other girls, like his new classmate Sakuya, when Ayeka and Ryoko are set on winning his heart. This will definitely be an interesting time in this Juraian Prince's life that seems like it will be worth documenting on eight video tapes.

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