The Hasegawa Novels

The Hasegawa Novels are eleven books written by Naoko Hasegawa (scriptwriter for the first OAV) that establish backstory in the OAV universe. Shoukou-mujyou hen (Jyou) Deals with the first OAV Shoukou-mujyou hen (Ge) Deals with the first OAV Tenchi-sama goranshin? (Jyou) (Has Lord Tenchi gone insane?) A sequel to the first OAV. HASEGAWA: Tenchi's mother: Achika (the same as Negishi canon)
TTM: Tenchi's mother: Kiyone (which may or may not be OAV canon)
At a very young age, Achika was shown to have inherited the Jurai Power from her father. She could communicated with Yousho's ship Funaho and see spirits. As with Tenchi, Yousho wanted to train her to become his heir and receive the Juraian throne. But Achika fell in love with a "normal" young man in the village and wished to be a normal girl. However, Achika was unable to gain acceptance of Funaho's Key; she was seriously wounded and her lifespan was shortened considerably from the strain of failing the test. While she was recovering from her injuries, the love of her life betrayed her. A year later, she met and married Nobuyuki, who was much older than herself, ("Because he looks like father"). Another year later, she gave birth to Tenchi. Tenchi-sama goranshin? (Ge) (Has Lord Tenchi gone insane?) A sequel to the first OAV, part 2. When Tenchi was five, he accidentally generated Light Hawk Wings and was unable to control them. Achika tried to keep him from hurting himself and was killed in the process. On her deathbed she told Yousho she would be with Tsunami, and asked him to train Tenchi until his fifteenth year. Visitors from a hundred worlds Kiyone is introduced in this one. Her character will later go on to be featured prominently in the Negishi series. Yume no Katachi Sokusai Hen Konton no hasha (The Conqueror of Chaos) Washu creates a new invention, and all of the Tenchi characters are sucked into a world of RPG-ish games. Kiyone is the heroine, and must bring peace to the gameworld if everyone is to get home. Saru demo tsukureru Tenchi Muyo! (Even a monkey can make a Tenchi Muyo! story) Hawaii no Kyuujitsu

The Tenchi 101 explicitly states that some of the characters introduced in the second OAV would be different from the Hasegawa novels. It is also clear that the TTM novels have nothing to do with the Hasegawa novels. salmonmousse@email.com

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