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Jan 2, 2012 3:35 AM
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Not very climactic, and not a lot happened, but I still enjoyed it.

Excited to see where it will go from here, I like Ryoko a lot already.

Seems like it'll be a fun series.

Urahara Out!!
Oct 9, 2012 5:41 AM
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Good episode.

Poor Ryoko, She was sealed for hundreds years in that cave and and even now she's still threated as monster. It makes me feel sorry for her.
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Jan 1, 2013 11:47 AM
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What's that out there! No way in hell that's gonna work... wait a minute.... (insert troll face here)

AHAHAHAHAH
Feb 17, 2014 12:48 PM
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Lol Every Time I See this, I fall love with this Series and Ryoko especially!!! She Is Hilarious, and Cute too!!! And Serious Bad Ass When Pissed Off.

Her Reactions were so funny and when She fell for Tenchi's Obvious Lie, she was for some reason really Cute!!!

One the Best 90es Anime Shown and Series ever made. Total Classic Series start from here one
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Apr 2, 2014 11:12 AM
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Fanservice... Why did it have to be there whatsoever?
Putting that aside, I loved this first episode. 。◕ ‿ ◕。
Jan 6, 2015 12:34 AM
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Ep 1 was overall a good starter.

Tenchi and Ryoko: The characterization was kept on these two for the majority of the show. Tenchi is shown as a bit goofy but does have a serious constitution. Ryoko was playfully destructive and impulsive as we know her to be.

Mythos: Tenchi's recount of the Yosho legend had decent sound and illustrations to go with it.

Dub: Excellent voice cast all around.

4/5.


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Jun 3, 2015 10:54 AM
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The mc is running around the whole ep,oh shit the animation.

But it was funny.

Oct 5, 2015 4:35 AM
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Nice start of the OVA, "ova"rall...... no? ;~)

Watching this in thrilling Blu-ray quality is the best, truly wonderful animation, knowing the year in which it was produced (1992-1993).

So, in this episode we are introduced to 3 characters, namely Tenchi (the protagonist), Ryouko (a demon that was sealed by Yosho for about 700 years, that is, until Tenchi released her) and Tenchi's grandfather, called Katsuhito.

It seems Tenchi is a descendant of Yosho, the samurai who sealed away Ryouko. This means they're blood-related. Anybody else having vibes that it might be Tenchi's grandfather? Thus, Katsuhito being Yosho himself... I don't know, but it's possible.
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Apr 23, 2016 1:23 AM
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When I was young teen I saw Tenchi Muyo! ep. used on good Toonami.. xD I still loved this.. xD Ryoko still my fav. xD haha
I'm glad to re-watch it today good memory.. xD i loved it.
May 7, 2016 7:10 AM
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I remember seeing random episodes of this show on Toonami as a kid, but I never followed it from start to finish. Well, guess it's time to do just that :D

I actually really enjoyed this episode a lot, especially when Ryouko appeared. Can't wait to watch more.
Oct 9, 2016 1:24 PM

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Very standard and fun at the same time. The space demon woman, Ryôko, is able to charm the audience in less than 25 minutes, pretty good.
I suppose that the light was send to space to signal that she's free. More aliens to come ^^

4.5+/5 Some scenes had Tenchi's head really distorted, a bit strange for an OAV...
Jan 23, 2020 1:03 PM

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What was that scene with some leaves sending beams to the sky about?
I like the comedy of this series.
Mar 2, 2020 10:36 AM

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There are few episodes in anime that can match this one. Ryoko attacking Tenchi through his school and looking sexy doing it. The cave. Perfect art, great animation. A total classic. Anime doesn't often get much better than this.

Hook, line and sinker. I wish they still made 'em like this, not that you know, modern anime is bad, just hornball crazy zany anime like this that's competently made, it's hard to find. The classic model of anime.

Tenchi's as lame as ever. So plain farmer-boy.

And of course Ryoko is sleeping in his bed. That's his future wife, you know!?
Aug 22, 2020 8:57 PM
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I am really confused. Not because I already watched Tenchi Universe because I know that the plot is suppose to be different. I am confused because the episode I watched on YouTube claims to be episode 1, but it appears to be in the middle of a story and the information on how Tenchi met each of the girls is shown via flashbacks. But, the opening was super dramatic like this was the first episode. What is going on? Where am I in this franchise?

In the episode I watched Ryo-oki somehow became a little girl, Tenchi is bombared by his classmates who just found out he lives with a bunch of cute girls, and the episode's end has it revealed that his Mom is ALIVE. Seriously, where am I?
Aug 24, 2020 3:20 PM
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1Konochi said:
I am really confused. Not because I already watched Tenchi Universe because I know that the plot is suppose to be different. I am confused because the episode I watched on YouTube claims to be episode 1, but it appears to be in the middle of a story and the information on how Tenchi met each of the girls is shown via flashbacks. But, the opening was super dramatic like this was the first episode. What is going on? Where am I in this franchise?

In the episode I watched Ryo-oki somehow became a little girl, Tenchi is bombared by his classmates who just found out he lives with a bunch of cute girls, and the episode's end has it revealed that his Mom is ALIVE. Seriously, where am I?


Yep, that was probably from the second season.
Aug 24, 2020 3:21 PM
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Well, I found the real first episode and this alternative timeline is a lot more interesting. This, considering its age, seems to be quite well written plot.
Looks promising!
Nov 8, 2021 12:46 PM
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man this was a trip down memory lane. easily the best first episode of any tenchi series.
Ryoko chasing Tenchi through the school is iconic to me.
Jul 24, 2022 12:47 PM

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A blast from the past during the Toonami days. Kinda wanted to watch it dubbed but Japanese is fine.

The first episode is filled with many familiar scenes. Ryoko is just as fearsome as I remember. They're not going to school for a while. Looks like Tenchi did all that summer homework for nothing.

There are so many different versions of this franchise now so I think I'll stick to the original OVAs.
Notice: I read most manga in Japanese now so I'm not sure where you can read in English. Sorry in advance.
Jul 25, 2023 1:17 PM
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wasn’t crazy about it until that school scene where ryoko switched up from serious demon to being super cute. this might be good!
Jul 27, 2023 8:34 PM

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Amazing introduction to this amazing series! I watched this back when it debuted on Toonami, and I still love the color and atmosphere, the voice acting, the animation, and musick. The scene where Ryoko attacks Tenchi with her sword and the roof gets all messed up is so cool!
Feb 21, 1:37 AM

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I have been playing a translation of the Super Famicom Tenchi Muyo! game. The graphics are great but I have no idea who any of the characters are so I do not get much out of the story. It is interesting to see how it all started.
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I thought this was a great intro to the show and I really enjoyed it. The voice acting was also nice to listen to.

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