Tenchi Muyo was initially an OAV series from Pioneer, created by Kajishima Masaki. From such humble beginnings it has spawned a special OAV episode following the series, a side story OVA about Mihoshi, a music video, a TV series, most of a second series, and a plethora of merchandising. There is also talk of a third series, a Tenchi movie, and a Pretty Sammy side story.
Tenchi Muyo is is based around Tenchi Masaki, a high-school student, whose life is turned upside down after an encounter with a "demon" at a shrine in the mountains. The title can be read as meaning several things. Taken as a whole, tenchimuyou means this side up, so the title could be referring to Tenchi's quest to regain the normal life he once led. An alternative translation is No Need for Tenchi, or Useless Tenchi, which takes on extra meaning when it is revealed that there are two Tenchi's. Which Tenchi is the title referring to?
To say more would spoil the suprise of the numerous plot twists thrown the viewer's way. Suffice to say that this story contains a humorous and quirky storyline which often supplies hints in earlier episodes to later events you wouldn't guess would happen. |
