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Jason attaches himself to a Harem of Anime women
Publisher: Madman
Sun, 8 April 2007
by: Jason
I will confess right from the start I have never been a fan of Tenchi,
(star of the Anime and Manga series "No Need for Tenchi" a.k.a "Tenchi Muyo!) with the only previous experience I have being a series I used to watch
on cartoon Network, a couple of years ago while waiting for Evangelion
to start.
So as you would imagine I wasn't overly enthusiastic at the prospect of reviewing this DVD, but on the other hand you've gotta take the cream with the crap, so read on.
Anime would be considerably easier to classify if someone would stop inventing sub-genres within genres of Anime. With No Need for Tenchi / Tenchi Muyo we have what is known (possibly by three people, all of whom are related) as a harem comedy.
A huge genre with a vast total of about two semi-popular shows, being No Need for Tenchi and Love hina.
One theme seems to be prevalent throughout this show. It can be quite simply stated as "What the f**k is going on!!"
[Ninja's Note: You're not alone there Ichibod, 'Galaxy Angel A' fits that description perfectly]
 | As Big Kev would say...
"I'm Excited! |
Here we have a series titled "Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Okhi!"
But what does it mean? The Tenchi bit is easy enough. He's the normal looking bloke enviably surrounded by women.
But Ryo Okhi?
A small alien creature that appears to be a cross between a cat and a rabbit that can suddenly develop a humanoid body at will. Also at one stage he was apparently a space ship and his only purpose appears to be comic relief.
Most of the time an ongoing series will gently introduce you to the characters, with some sense of story pacing and the time taken to get to know those characters.
Not so in this case. You will be constantly asking yourself "Who the hell is this person and what the blazes do they have to do with anything"
And just how does a young Japanese bloke end up with a house full of pointy eared, spiky haired alien women?
Just when you think you are starting to make sense of who's who and what the Tenchi show is about, everything is turned on its arse. We suddenly find out that Tenchi's fiancée is coming.
This being the fiancée that he seems to have no knowledge of, as it is an arranged political marriage. Mostly so that some grandmother lady and an emperor
can keep an eye on the supposedly all powerful Tenchi.
At this point I wonder where has the weird bloke with the purple horny bits and stuff from the first episode gone.
He seemed extremely keen to turn up unexpectedly and cause some damage, but apart from a brief scene in the second episode - that's it.
Hopefully he will make an appearance in the next volume and create more sudden and unnecessarily confusing plot twists.
 | | Hey, it's a crapload of characters you don't know, we'll just throw them all at you and hope for the best |
One would imagine this DVD series is aimed at the 'supposed legions' of Tenchi fans out there.
Likely they could explain what a high school student is doing living with an alien inventor/scientist, a former space pirate, and assorted other loons with great big jiggly boobs (with the exception of one kid who seems to be the house slave).
But as Volume One of this sub-series, it lacks real introductions to the characters or ongoing story, leaving new potential fans in the dark as to what it's all about.
The frequent cuts and flashbacks that leap around like a kid with ADD and a gutful of red cordial don't help either.
I know it's a cliché, but strictly 'for fans only' fits this show like the proverbial glove.
by: Jason
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