
Story: The story starts with Tenchi, mischievous grandson of a shrinekeeper, stealing the keys to the shrine from his grandpa. It's heartwarming, romantic, raunchy,įunny, dramatic, and even is a mystery at times. The fact that each of the women have complex and fascinating pasts and facets to their character is something unique to this genre. It is the definitive "harem" anime, while maintaining a great plot and fascinating universe/backstory. I know I'm not in the majority on this, but it succeeds on every level. The last 7 episodes were written in order to accomodate the GXP storyline and were created over 10 years later, so I personally consider them almost a separate series. I'm writing this review about episode 1-13 of the original OVAs. Through his encounters with these five women, Tenchi begins to learn more about his ancestry, newfound power, and the looming threat lurking beyond the skies. After seeing this, Ryouko takes an interest in her unlikely savior and decides to crash at his place.Īs if it were a chain reaction, more alien women-Aeka Jurai Masaki, an uptight princess from the planet Jurai Sasami, Aeka's sweet younger sister Mihoshi Kuramitsu, a ditzy Galactic Police Officer and Washuu Hakubi, a wisecracking genius-gradually come in contact with Tenchi and begin living with him. Furious about being trapped for so long, she attacks Tenchi, but he is able to repel her with the sword, awakening his inner power.

Thinking that the story is nothing more than a fairy tale, he removes the blade and inadvertently releases the demon, who turns out to be a space pirate named Ryouko Hakubi.

When curiosity gets the better of him, Tenchi goes to the cave and stumbles across the sword from the legend. Seventeen-year-old Tenchi Masaki grew up hearing stories about how his ancestor used a sword to seal a demon inside a cave seven hundred years ago.
