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Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki space faring individuals. His actions
unintentionally cause the destruction of his school
天地無用! 魎皇鬼 and the revelation that he himself is part of the
(Tenchi Muyō! Ryōōki)
Ryōōki)
powerful Juraian race, and a member of their royal
Genre Adventure, Fantasy, harem family. In the 1st OAV it is revealed that he can
create Lighthawk Wings (the power of the
Original video animation
goddesses and Jurai ships) himself without the aid
Directed by Hiroki Hayashi (OAV 1) of a royal tree (Tenchi has no Royal Tree but
Kenichi Yatani (OAV 2-3) possesses both Yosho’s sword key for tree Funaho
Music by Seikou Nagaoka and a bracelet to draw power from tree Tsunami)
when generating his own Lighthawk Wings, Tenchi
Studio AIC
can also perform energy-matter conversion.
Licensed by Pioneer LDC (former)
FUNimation Entertainment (current) Ryoko Hakubi
A creation of the scientist Washu Hakubi (of her
Released 25 September 1992 – 14 September 2005
own egg and a substance called Masu) Ryoko was a
Episodes 20 space pirate in the service of Kagato until she was
sealed in a cave for 700 years, she is released by
Related series
Tenchi Masaki in the first episode. She draws most
1. Tenchi Universe of her powers from three mysterious gems and is
2. Tenchi in Tokyo partnered with the cabbit spaceship Ryo-Ohki.
3. Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Masaki Ayeka Jurai
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (天地無用! 魎皇鬼, Tenchi Muyō! A princess of the Jurai Royal Family, she is
Ryōōki) is a twenty episode collection of OVAs produced searching the galaxy for her half-brother Yosho
by AIC, initially released in Japan in 1992. The first two with her sister Sasami when she detects Ryoko
OVA series were later licensed and distributed in North (whom Yosho had been pursuing prior to his
America by Pioneer LDC, with FUNimation Entertain- disappearance) her tree-ship Ryu-Oh crashes on
ment taking over the rights for the third (and latest) se- Earth, where she reluctantly joins Tenchi and
ries. Ryoko.
The distribution of the first OVA series was originally
started in September 1992 and released six episodes that Masaki Sasami Jurai
lasted until 1993. The first series was so successful that A princess of the Jurai Royal Family, she tags along
a seventh special episode was released in January 1994, on her sister’s search for Yosho, it is revealed in
followed by a second OVA series with six additional the 2nd OAV (though hinted at in the 1st) that in
episodes that begun distribution in September 1994 and addition to being a Jurain princess, she has also
lasted for one year until September 1995. However the merged with the Goddess Tsunami, which grants
second OVA series ended on a cliffhanger and it wasn’t the Jurai family its royal trees. Sasami frequently
until nearly eight years later in 2003 that a third OVA se- cooks for the household and is paired with the
ries was distributed in Japan. The third OVA series ended tree-ship Tsunami (the original tree-ship of
the Tenchi Muyo OVA storyline with six episodes, followed Goddess Tsunami).
by a special episode released in September 2005 that con-
cluded the storyline. Mihoshi Kuramitsu
A member of the powerful Kuramitsu family of the
Seniwa empire and a Detective of the Galaxy Police
Major characters (protago- (which is also under Kuramitsu control) Mihoshi is
nists) prone to clumsiness and can act ditsy, despite
being highly intelligent. Mihoshi is distantly
Tenchi Masaki related to Washu, and through that lineage has the
A teenager that accidentally releases an alien space
pirate, thereby drawing the attention of other
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power of improbably good luck. She crashes on Voiced by: Yumi Tōma (Japanese), Jennifer Darling
Earth while looking for Kagato. (English)
Washu Hakubi Z-0010332536893 (Z or Zetto)
A former Director of the Galaxy Academy and Z (ゼット, Zetto) (real name Z-0001332536893) is the prin-
ranked among the top scientists in the galaxy. cipal antagonist of the third OVA series of Tenchi Muyo!
Washu’s more recent pursuits involve Ryo-Ohki. An anomalous being of great power, capable of
investigating the three gems (the ones Ryoko were punching holes through planets seemingly without ef-
given) and creating lifeforms capable of harnessing fort. He is capable of creating Lighthawk Wings created
their power (of which the Ryoko/Ryo-Ohki through the experiments of Lady Tokimi. Throughout
combination is one). She was trapped by Kagato the 3rd OVA, he stalks Tenchi and his household, setting
and later released by Mihoshi, it is revealed in OAV up a confrontation between Tenchi and Misao Kuramitsu
3 and some spinoff media (and hinted in OAV 2) and ultimately battling Tenchi to prove his superiority
that Washu is a human manifestation of a sister- and disrupt the choushin plans. Z is portrayed as suffer-
goddess to Tsunami and Tokimi. ing from the loss of his family and resentful of the God-
desses and their meddling, despite serving Tokimi.
Villains & Antagonists Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa (Japanese), Brad MacDonald
(English)
Kagato
The Counter-actor
A former student of Washu (revealed in spin-off media as
An anomalous being capable of repelling and suppressing
a creation of hers) In the pursuit of science he frequently
the power of the Choushin Goddesses as well as causing
pillages ruins for relics with no regard to life or proper-
them physical injury (visually appearing to corrupt their
ty, earning him the nickname ’Ruins Buster’ and status of
body, turning them black). Z found her in the future and
Eternally Wanted by the Galaxy Police. Kagato is the main
used her in his plans to kill Tenchi and stop the Goddess-
antagonist of the 1st OAV making an attempt to recov-
es’ experiments. The counter-actor is stopped by a kiss
er Ryoko (whom he previously brainwashed into serving
from Tenchi and is revealed to be Masaki Misaki Jurai
him) and use the power of her gems to capture Tsunami.
(The 2nd Empress of Jurai and mother of Ayeka and Sasa-
Doctor Clay mi) from some point in the future.
Background information released by the series cre-
A former colleague and academic rival of Washu from the
ator indicates the Counter-Actor is from a point in the
Galaxy Academy, he is in service to Lady Tokimi in OAV
distant future (roughly ten thousand years) when both
2 (in which he is the primary adversary) and is ordered
her husband Azusa, and her co-wife Funaho have passed
by her to capture Washu and bring her to Tokimi. Clay
on. According to this information, during his time travel
uses the shape-shifting android Zero to replace Ryoko
after being struck by Z’s Light Hawk Wing, Tenchi was to
and capture Washu. However he is outsmarted by Washu,
encounter Misaki in her future time, having been driven
captured and handed over to the Galaxy Police.
mad by her power. Unfortunately, while planned, it was
Lady Tokimi cut from the OVA.
Tokimi (訪希深, Tokimi) is a mysterious hyperdimension-
al being who is one of the "Choushin", the greatest "god- Minor characters
desses" in existence. Her sisters are Tsunami and Washu.
For other characters within the OVA continuity that
Introduced in the second OVA series, where she orders
make a brief appearance in the OAV series, see also:
Dr. Clay to bring Washu to her. Tokimi is not portrayed as
Tenchi Muyo! GXP.
an antagonist in the 3rd OVA, since she considers Tenchi
Kazuhiko Amagasaki (尼ヶ崎 和彦, Amagasaki Kazuhiko),
和彦, Kazuhiko)
as the result of their research to find or create a being
Kamikura (かみくら), and Ikeda (池田)
かみくら) 池田)
more powerful than herself. While Tsunami and Washu
Tenchi has three classmates and are as follows:
were experimenting within the universe to try to dis-
Kazuhiko Amagasaki who appears briefly in
cover an even higher level being, Tokimi was left in-
Episode 1 where he hears Tenchi’s story and when
charge of the universe and controls it from Hyper-di-
Amagasaki makes an insensitive comment, that
mension through dimensional supervisors and conducts
Tenchi must have been so desperate that he slept
higher order chaos experiments. Though Tokimi’s ac-
with a mummy, it resulted in Tenchi punching
tions lead to trouble for Tenchi and his group, Tokimi
Amagasaki pointing out to him that he should get a
turns out not to be a true villain as there was no malice in
life.
her actions but simply lacked the wisdom of her sisters.
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In the first episode of OVA 3, Tenchi came to revisit operates it. The A.I. is always trying to help out
his old school, which was being rebuilt after Ryoko Mihoshi, despite her bungling.
destroyed it. It was here that he met his old friends
Kamikura and Ikeda, who wanted to know if Tenchi Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu (Japanese), Mark Tracy
was living with a group of foreign girls, as (English)
Amagasaki had told them about. When Tenchi was
Onsen Keeper
trying to make up a believable story, Ikeda was
First appearing in OAV 1 episode 4, she is Tenchi’s
writing down the story on a notepad for the school
great aunt, who is also the owner of a hot springs
newspaper and even wanted to go over there to
resort. Tenchi, Nobuyuki, Ryoko, Aeka, Sasami, and
interview the girls, much to Tenchi’s chagrin. They
Ryo-Ohki traveled to relax in the hotsprings on
also revealed that Amagasaki had transferred to a
their vacation. However, the building surrounding
school in Tokyo which is why he came over to
her springs were badly damaged by the monster
Tenchi’s house and left Kamikura and Ikeda with a
that Ryoko had summoned and she was almost
message for Tenchi: "So long, Traitor!"
attacked by the monster and then demanded an
Other than appearing in OVA 1 in a minor explanation shortly after Mihoshi had arrived.
appearance, Amagasaki is also a recurring
Not willing to forgive any guests who had damaged
character in Tenchi in Tokyo.
her resort, in OVA 2 episode 9, she had Tenchi and
Amagasaki voiced by: Toshiharu Sakurai (Japanese), his extended family come back to fix the damages,
Mark Tracy (English) and showing how strict she is, had them get to
work when they arrived (including Nobuyuki and
Kamikura voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Japanese), Katsuhito). However, since Washu was not with the
Crispin Freeman (English) group last time, she and Sasami were excused from
work as the onsen keeper wasn’t planning on
Ikeda voiced by: Yasuhiro Fujiwara (Japanese), Kirk making the children work (of course, she had no
Thornton (English) idea Washu was actually 20,000 years old, which
Washu used to her advantage).
Galactic Police Commander
A Wau by birth, the Galactic Police commander Voiced by: Hisako Kyōda (Japanese), Zita Campisi
answers directly to the G.P.’s marshal, Minami (English OAV 1), Kate T. Vogt (English OAA 2)
Kuramitsu. He appeared once in OAV 1, episode 4,
then again in the final episode in OAV 2. His desk is Taro (太老, Tarō)
太老, Tarō)
always covered with a lot of paperwork, mostly Tenchi’s infant cousin, he appears in the first
concerning Mihoshi Kuramitsu... misconduct episode of OVA 2. When his mother becomes ill, his
reports, complaints... and a lot of bills for the grandmother, Tenchi’s aunt Kasumi, sends Taro to
damages she caused. live with Tenchi and the girls until his mother got
better. Although it went smooth at first, the
Voiced by: Hiroshi Masuoka (Japanese), Dan Butler demands Taro places on Ryoko, Ayeka, and
(English ep. 4), Harry Johnson (English ep. 13) Mihoshi becomes too much for them to handle.
Then out of chance, Washu helps out, easing the
Captain Nobeyama (野辺山, Nobeyama)
野辺山, Nobeyama)
burden, and taking on the job singlehandedly with
Nobeyama is Mihoshi Kuramitsu’s immediate
the experience that she had with her own son
superior in the Galaxy Police. He is constantly
Mikumo.
worrying about his future, since Mihoshi usually
doesn’t listen when he gives her assignments. He is Strangely, it was because of Washu that Taro spoke
also secretly a member of Jurai Intelligence, and his first words, he called Washu, "Mama", which
relayed Mihoshi’s report on the Kagato incident, brought her memories of her son Mikumo to the
since it contained sensitive information about forefront.
Jurai’s royal trees.
Voiced by: Miki Narahashi (Japanese), Sherry Lynn
Voiced by: Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Harry (English)
Johnson (English, credited as David Johnson in OAV
1) Mass or Masu
Mass, or Masu, are communal creatures allegedly
Yukinojyo (雪之丞, Yukinojō)
雪之丞, Yukinojō) discovered by Naja Akara, and what Washu Hakubi
Yukinojyo is the name of Mihoshi Kuramitsu’s used to create Ryoko and Ryo-Ohki. These
spacecraft, as well as the artificial intelligence that
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creatures have anti-matter capabilities, and often authorization. Nakita warns him that since Earth is
pattern their thought patterns after the strongest an undeveloped world, he would risk having the
mind they find. Washu had some of these creatures Earthlings see it and cause a general panic. After
in her lab when Ryo-Ohki stumbled onto them. realizing that Minami intends to destroy the Earth,
Somehow, these creatures caught on to the little Nakita knows that Minami is risking a war between
cabbit’s thought patterns (which included her the Kuramitsu family and Jurai and also points out
feelings for Tenchi) and fused themselves into a that he has a message that Mikami Kuramitsu will
single creature. sell one of his garden planets if the Chobimaru
were to be damaged in the attack. Nakita then gave
Because the Masu tend to destroy anyone who Minami the other message from Lady Seto that she
threatens them, the girls tried to stop the Masu will buy the planet and enjoy watching Minami
creature from harming Tenchi. In the attempt, squirm, as she only intends to watch.
Ryo-Ohki attacked the creature, and was about to
be destroyed when Washu ordered the cabbit to Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese), Kirk
assimilate it. In doing so, Ryo-Ohki can now assume Thornton (English)
a humanoid form, as well as existing in two forms
when Ryo-Ohki assumes ship form. Mashisu Makibi
Misao Kuramitsu’s assistant onboard the
D3 (Di Surī)
Surī) Choubimaru.
D3 is a dimensional supervisor, specifically the
supervisor of the 3rd dimension. He serves Lady Voiced by: Keiko Onodera (Japanese), Lara Cody
Tokimi and the other Chousin (Tsunami directed (English OVA 3), Kari Wahlgren (English GXP,
an order to D3 about the state of Tenchi’s powers Emerson)
credited as Renee Emerson
during his battle with Z). He first appeared before
Kiyone Masaki (柾木 清音, Masaki Kiyone)
清音, Kiyone)
Dr. Clay when he arrived to demand to see Tokimi
Kiyone Masaki (not to be confused with Kiyone
to make his report and confirm the person that she
Makibi) is the mother of Tenchi and Tennyo
is searching for. Although D3 pointed he could also
Masaki, as well as the younger sister of Minaho
confirm that person, he immediately disappeared
Masaki. Although she was a loving, kind person
when Tokimi agreed to Clay’s terms of speaking
and an excellent cook (she had taught Rea Masaki
with her. After Tokimi ordered Clay to bring
how to cook), she also inherited the playful spirit
Washu to her, D3 pointed to Clay not to hurt
of her mother Airi Masaki, such as pulling pranks
Washu.
and doing things in an outlandish fashion, which
After Dr. Clay’s capture, D3 is surprised to see that became extreme just before her death (she had
Tenchi Masaki is capable of matter conversion, but once wrote ’baka’ (stupid-head in the FUNimation
is only capable of generating three Light Hawk dub) on Seina’s forehead as the boy slept). She had
Wings. D3 also applies the necessary treatments on even concocted a tale about how she died (with
Dr. Clay and his robot servant Zero (who was help from her mother Airi Masaki), however, the
merged with Ryoko Hakubi) in order to block off all story made no sense whatsoever. In truth, she has
memories pertaining to Tokimi to help conceal her died peacefully; at the age of 248 years.
existence.
(Note: In OVA 1, because of a translation mix-up,
D3 is also aware that Z is planning to disobey Kiyone Masaki was first identified as Tenchi’s
Tokimi’s orders of not harming Tenchi. D3 later grandmother. This error was corrected in OVA 2.
observes Z’s final battle against Tenchi with the Also the subtitles of the original Pioneer VHS and
other interdimensional directors. DVD releases of OVA 1 also had this defect as well,
but it was corrected in the Geneon re-releases.
Voiced by: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Japanese), Jack Kiyone Masaki was first identified by name in the
Fletcher (English OVA 2), Michael McConnohie second episode of OVA 3, when Nobuyuki Masaki
(English OVA 3) made-up a reaction when he saw Tennyo Masaki,
who looks exactly like Kiyone.)
Nakita Kuramitsu (九羅密 吟鍛, Kuramitsu Nakita)
吟鍛, Nakita)
Nakita is the father of Mihoshi and Misao and a Voiced by: Yuri Amano (Japanese), Petrea Burchard
military officer that briefly appears at the end of (English OVA 1), Wendee Lee (English OVA 3)
episode 16. He pointedly questions Minami
Kuramitsu as to why he is sending the Chobimaru
to Earth with Misao to rescue Mihoshi without his
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Baguma (バグマ), Fujimasa (藤正), and Sorunāru (ソル
ナール)
ナール)
バグマ) 藤正)
Broadcast history
These are the muscle that Mashisu Makibi had The English-dubbed version of OVA 1 and 2 was originally
accompany her when she tried to have Ryoko aired on KTEH in San Jose in the late 90’s, and then later
Hakubi framed by destroying the Choubimaru. picked up by Cartoon Network in 2000 for broadcast on
Baguma is the more muscular of them, and also its Toonami block (US and Europe). The Toonami version
had telepathic abilities. Sorunāru relies on spider- was edited for content, and featured custom opening and
like battle-mechas, while Fujimasa uses mechas closing credits. The series also ran on Cartoon Network’s
resembling wolves. adult anime channel, CNX in the UK.
After Cartoon Network’s rights to broadcast the show
These three were supposed to capture three of the expired, International Channel picked up the rights to air
women in Tenchi’s house; Ryoko, Ayeka, and the dubbed version in 2004.
Washu, while Mashisu captured Sasami. Of course, Presently the episodes of OVA 3 have not been aired
none of them were able to accomplish this task on basic cable television. However, the Funimation chan-
(Sorunāru’s spider mechas were demolished by nel had the third season in rotation for a time.
Ryoko, Ayeka and Ryo-Ohki handled Fujimasa’s
wolf mechas... with the mechas totally scared of
Ryo-Ohki, and when Baguma failed to subdue Music
Washu, Seto and Noike, Washu took care of • was composed by Seikou Nagaoka.
Baguma by hitting him in the head with a mallet) • (episodes 8-13): I’m a Pioneer [Boku wa motto PAIONIA]
and they were captured themselves. The three (Japanese version performed by Chisa Yokoyama,
were later taken aboard Tsunami-fune, where they English version performed by Sharyn Scott)
were treated to a party, which also featured Shinju • (episodes 1-7): Talent for Love [Ren’ai no Sainou]
sake - a wine made from the fruit of Jurai’s royal (Japanese version performed by Chisa Yokoyama,
trees and so rare, a bottle sells for the price of an English version performed by Sharyn Scott)
entire planet! • (episodes 8-13): The Lonely Moon [Tsuki no Tragedy]
(Japanese version performed by Ai Orikasa, English
Baguma voiced by: Yoshinori Sonobe (Japanese), Dan version performed by Scottie Haskell)
Woren (English) • (episodes 14-20): Lovely Cookin’ (performed by
Tomoko Odajima)
Fujimasa voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki (Japanese), Sean
• (episode 8): Washu’s Lullaby (Japanese version
Cw Johnson (English)
performed by Yuko Kobayashi, English version
Sorunāru voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese), performed by Scottie Haskell)
Kim Strauss (English)
Mamah
External links
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OVA 2, she is searching for Sasami during Ryoko’s • Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (anime) at Anime News
attack on Jurai. Network’s Encyclopedia
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