Fourth Season of 'Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki' Announced

Oct 17, 2015 12:31 AM

Offline

Jul 2009

1605

An official website has opened for a fourth season of the original anime Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki. The series is the original work of the Tenchi Muyou! franchise, which spans three OVA seasons, four spin-off TV series, and various movie, manga, and light novel adaptations.

Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki was created by Masaki Kajishima, and 20 episodes were released as OVAs between 1992 and 2000. The series was previously licensed in North America by Pioneer Entertainment (later Geneon USA) until the business unit closed in 2007. FUNimation Entertainment rescued that license in 2008 after reaching an agreement with Geneon to distribute its titles.

Further information will be revealed at a fan appreciation event to be held on November 28, 2015. It is a double event to commemorate the recent spin-off Ai Tenchi Muyou! and the new Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki series.

Two cast members from the original series, Masami Kikuchi and Ai Orikasa, will be featured as guests for the Ryououki segment of the event alongside Haruhi Nanao, who starred in Ai Tenchi Muyou!

Official site: http://www.tenchimuyo4th.com/

Source: Hachima Kikou

Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 4th Season on MAL

myanimelistllcFeb 11, 2016 5:08 AM

On Moderating: Building a more complete anime database.
Spica: Anime, manga, idols.

Oct 17, 2015 12:41 AM

weirdy8

Offline

Apr 2012

HOLY FREAKING SHIT!!!!

Oct 17, 2015 12:47 AM

TaichouSenpai

Offline

Sep 2014

469

Really looking forward to it.....hopefully it will be better than the third OVA ^^'

Oct 17, 2015 12:48 AM

Gridley

Offline

Mar 2012

6975

The milking never ends.

Do you play Azure Lane?
Then please join my fanclub
https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=74907

Oct 17, 2015 12:51 AM

moodie

Offline

Apr 2014

4399

NicoZeta said:
The milking never ends.

>milking

get ur free bait here! comes with a free buzzword

Oct 17, 2015 1:07 AM

Stark700

Offline

Nov 2011

127893

Eh not sure how I feel about this. It's been a very long time since I've seen anything related to the Tenchi franchise outside of the shorts so...

Oct 17, 2015 1:21 AM

Ckan

Offline

Mar 2008

24336

This is rather surprising. So we don't know how it'll relate to the previous series?

***>> Click here and help feed a hungry hungry Zerg in need! (￣﹃￣✿) <<***

Oct 17, 2015 1:34 AM

Gridley

Offline

Mar 2012

6975

moodie said:

NicoZeta said:
The milking never ends.

>milking

get ur free bait here! comes with a free buzzword

Tenchi Muyo is the main reason why Harem became a mainstream genre.

Anime needs more Space Opera and Cyberpunk.

Do you play Azure Lane?
Then please join my fanclub
https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=74907

Oct 17, 2015 1:40 AM

Ckan

Offline

Mar 2008

24336

NicoZeta said:
Tenchi Muyo is the main reason why Harem became a mainstream genre.

Not Rumiko?

***>> Click here and help feed a hungry hungry Zerg in need! (￣﹃￣✿) <<***

Oct 17, 2015 1:54 AM

#10

ultravigo

Offline

Aug 2015

2468

BOOKMARKED

Oct 17, 2015 2:05 AM

#11

Takala

Offline

Jul 2008

220

oh now i have to watch the entire series

After I Crush Your Dreams......
Your Bones Will Follow......

Oct 17, 2015 2:18 AM

#12

Antanaru

Offline

Aug 2008

4358

Ckan said:

NicoZeta said:
Tenchi Muyo is the main reason why Harem became a mainstream genre.

Not Rumiko?

Not sure about Rumiko but TM is supposed to be the grandfather of harem series where the lead gets the girls because of his skills, not just because he's the MC and a clumsy cretin.

I hope they have learned their lesson form that short flop that was released recently.

Ii tenki desu ne...

Oct 17, 2015 4:19 AM

#13

Konte

Offline

Jan 2015

944

it looks really weird....but it's harem right?

Oct 17, 2015 4:49 AM

#14

Gensan

Offline

Jul 2014

2431

Antanaru said:

Ckan said:

Not Rumiko?

i dont know much about old anime....but.....grandfather of Harem?....... doesnt sound bad.

Oct 17, 2015 5:09 AM

#15

RaspberryKisses

Offline

Dec 2011

Yes! Finally! Love me some more Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki

Oct 17, 2015 6:15 AM

#16

PoeticJustice

Offline

May 2012

7909

It is like christmas all over again.

Read my good friend's WEBNOVEL

Oct 17, 2015 7:33 AM

#17

Fumito

Offline

Apr 2012

409

Konte said:
it looks really weird....but it's harem right?

it's THE harem.

Oct 17, 2015 7:40 AM

#18

Yhuuro

Offline

Jan 2014

1790

Never understood why they made that Ai Tenchi Muyo shit, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original OVA series... but hey having a fourth OVA announced is fucking awesome. Let's hope they can get the majority of the original cast together, Orisaka Ai killed it as Ryoko <3

Oct 17, 2015 8:03 AM

#19

hirahira

Offline

Jun 2008

3162

Tenchi Muyo was the 2nd anime I ever watched, so it will always have a special place in my heart. As long as I get more Ryoko, I'll be happy. She's still one of my favorite anime characters.

Oct 17, 2015 9:48 AM

#20

automnesouriant

Offline

Feb 2013

353

Watched Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki a long time ago, but never was a big fan of it. Not sure how to react, hope it's nothing like the short we recently got.

Oct 17, 2015 9:59 AM

#21

ichii_1

Offline

Sep 2013

22818

gotta marathon the other seasons now when i have the time :(

Oct 17, 2015 11:20 AM

#22

dankzel

Offline

Apr 2013

4346

RAGE!!!!! One of my favorite series ever.

I do hope that they incorporate Kiyone into this as I absolutely love her character. She's one of the main reasons as to why I love the Tenchi Universe series as well.

dankzelOct 18, 2015 10:29 AM

Oct 17, 2015 11:34 AM

#23

VyseLegendaire

Offline

Oct 2010

441

We knew it was coming. Frothing anticipation is….tentative. It could be a bust like 3rd OVA. Let's see what you guys can do. Can they Bring back the magic of the original OVA? Somehow I'm doubtful.

Oct 17, 2015 12:09 PM

#24

Brobot

Offline

Oct 2013

174

isn't AIC pretty much dead? wonder if another studio (e.g. IMS) is doing this

Oct 17, 2015 12:51 PM

#25

TJR

Offline

Jul 2009

Brobot said:
isn't AIC pretty much dead? wonder if another studio (e.g. IMS) is doing this

A lot of people who stayed at AIC have moved on now. Roughly twenty organized under WillPalette and are helping IMS with Shinmai Maou no Testament this season. They're working at the same location, so it's a combined effort.

As for Ai Tenchi Muyo, the line producer joined Hiroshi Negishi's company, G-Zero (a quasi-revival of Radix/G-Zero Room). Recently, they re-acquired rights to Saber Marionette and Master of Mosquiton through a new subsidiary, AIC Project (not Anime International Company, but they seem to be licensing the same logo and branding), so it's possible that they have their eye on Tenchi Muyo as well.

TJROct 17, 2015 12:55 PM

Oct 17, 2015 3:10 PM

#26

K-Anime

Offline

Aug 2012

470

One of the first anime i watched growing up and during Toonami's original run. And my first harem anime, this what made me a huge fan of the harem genre & a bigger fan of harem endings/harem routes.
I'm glad so far, this looks like it's going to continue with the Main Series of the OVA with Tenchi Masaki as the real protagonist and not a spin-off. No, Idea what direction they going to go, it can go north or south. I will be keeping an eye on updates for this.

K-AnimeOct 17, 2015 11:20 PM

Oct 17, 2015 5:27 PM

#27

AllenVonStein

Offline

Jan 2012

31481

Nice can't wait to see more of Ryoko.

Oct 17, 2015 9:12 PM

#28

elkensteyin

elk sensei

Offline

Oct 2013

8402

COOL!!! - one of my all-time favorite series. Hopefully they can bring it back to the glory of the first two seasons - the third wasn't all that great (which of course is understood, seeing that the original creator died).

Oct 17, 2015 9:37 PM

#29

K-Anime

Offline

Aug 2012

470

elkensteyin said:
COOL!!! - one of my all-time favorite series. Hopefully they can bring it back to the glory of the first two seasons - the third wasn't all that great (which of course is understood, seeing that the original creator died).

Masaki Kajishima, the original creator is not dead and still alive.

Oct 17, 2015 10:58 PM

#30

DoctorWasabi

Offline

Jan 2014

3666

ichii_1 said:
gotta marathon the other seasons now when i have the time :(

Oct 19, 2015 2:18 PM

#31

Cabron

Offline

Jan 2013

5351

K-Anime said:

Masaki Kajishima, the original creator is not dead and still alive.

Pretty much.

Anyway, anything other than the main OVA series is non-canon.

Please learn about cel animation and its technical process.
Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers.

Oct 19, 2015 9:18 PM

#32

RaspberryKisses

Offline

Dec 2011

Cabron said:

K-Anime said:

Masaki Kajishima, the original creator is not dead and still alive.

Pretty much.

Anyway, anything other than the main OVA series is non-canon.

Not quite, series (GXP, Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari) , Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru manga (by Kajishima) (especially the Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru Omake Ban is pretty important one manga itself AND after words by the man himself) and novels that stemmed from OVA are all part of the canon. Kajishima go all the way expanding the universe and never stopped, although some of it just random bits and blips here and there.

RaspberryKissesOct 19, 2015 9:34 PM

Oct 19, 2015 11:17 PM

#33

Zoron

Offline

Jun 2014

212

Good to see the Ryououki coming back. Hope it will be fun.

Oct 20, 2015 2:44 PM

#34

Cabron

Offline

Jan 2013

5351

RasberryKisses said:

Cabron said:

Pretty much.

Anyway, anything other than the main OVA series is non-canon.

Yeah, I know about that.
What I meant is that Tenchi Universe, Tenchi in Tokyo, and the movies are not part of the main OVA series.
Sorry about that, I should have been a bit more specific.

CabronOct 20, 2015 2:53 PM

Please learn about cel animation and its technical process.
Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers.

Oct 21, 2015 1:06 PM

#35

soulless4now

Offline

Apr 2010

703

This is definitely unexpected.

Oct 21, 2015 1:48 PM

#36

SodiumChloride

Offline

Jul 2015

3643

Wohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gimme some more of this

Washu is love after all :-)))

Wohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

See All Discussions

» GoHands Produces Original TV Anime 'Momentary Lily' for Winter 2025 DatRandomDude - 5 hours ago	8	by kataneer »» 3 minutes ago
» Manga 'Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi' Ends with 13th Volume Hyperion_PS - 2 hours ago	4	by nec0_0 »» 1 hour ago
» 'Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku' Announces Production Staff, Cast DatRandomDude - Yesterday	5	by Kushna »» 5 hours ago
» 'Code Geass: Dakkan no Rozé' Announces Additional Cast DatRandomDude - Apr 10	17	by animegamer245 »» 6 hours ago
» Manga 'Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi' Gets Anime Vindstot - Apr 23	31	by animegamer245 »» 9 hours ago

Fourth Season of 'Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki' Announced

More topics from this board

» GoHands Produces Original TV Anime 'Momentary Lily' for Winter 2025

» Manga 'Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi' Ends with 13th Volume

» 'Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku' Announces Production Staff, Cast

» 'Code Geass: Dakkan no Rozé' Announces Additional Cast

» Manga 'Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi' Gets Anime

MoreTop Anime

MoreTop Airing Anime

MoreMost Popular Characters