Description
Tenchi walks into the mountains and disappears. After searching all over Japan for Tenchi, Ayeka and Ryoko finally locate him in Tokyo where he is now several years older. Tenchi appears to be in a parallel world with a mysterious girl, named Haruna, and doesn’t remember Ayeka and Ryoko! What is the mysterious connection between Haruna and Tenchi’s grandfather, Yosho? It’s up to Ayeka and Ryoko to discover what Haruna wants with Tenchi and to rescue him before he disappears… More >>
This movie lacks Tenchi’s romantic hijinks and slapstick humor that Tenchi fans are used to and replaces it with a long and boring story about another of granpa’s girlfriends (Why do this again in another movie is what I have to ask Poineer?) who of course kidnaps tenchi. This weak plot could of course be saved if it came with Tenchi’s standard fight scenes and jokes but these are replaced with a love story that does not entertain. Overall this is even more disapointing then Tenchi in Tokyo, hopefully the new Galaxy Police TV show and 3rd Tenchi OAV will be more entertaining. (This is a poor close for the original Tenchi TV show)
Rating: 1 / 5
First off, let me state this. I have never been a big fan of the Tenchi Universe(no, not the first TV series, but the collection of series as a whole. Hence, “Universe”). However, I still know a good anime when I see one, and frankly, this one missed the boat by long shot.
Those who watched the Tenchi series of comedy or action(or both), I warn you now, the latter mentioned things rarely poke their heads out in this Movie(though to me, it really just feels like longer Tenchi episode). So if thats why you found it entertaining, you may want to rentborrow from a friend before you lay down the cash for this one.
Most people say that the romanceWAFF(Warm And Fuzzy Feeling) content gets too much in the way of the plot. I dont think thats the case here at all. The problem is, its just not that interesting. The whole time I was watching it at a friends house, I found my attention driffting to other areas of the room. That right there is a bad sign.
That and some other stuff really makes me think this was a waste of celluloid:
The drawings(aka:What an eye sore!): The drawings seemed like they have always been decreasing since the end of the OAV. This is no execption. Some say its a different artistic experesion. Well, whatever it was, I don’t like it.
The Pair(you know who I am talking about): I think my biggest turnoffs of this series(and this “movie”) are still Ryoko and Ayeka. Though for the most part, their abusive-to-one-another behavior to eachother has been toned down, they are still there. They still bring back bad memories. They still agravate me.
The lack of supporting cast: The main reason that I liked some of the Universe was because of the supporting cast(i.e. Washu, Mihoshi, Kiyone etc.) Because of their lack of the non-stop infatuation with Tenchi, I became more tolerant of them then I did of “the pair”. However, all of them really play a very small part in the film, and basically making them time filler. Yet another frustration.
And finally; the plot itself: With the lack of an interesting plot, the film became tiresome very quickly. Some people say give it some time. I watched it thru. I found nothing redeming about it at all. And worse yet, I can barely remember what the hell the plot was. That’s not a good sign of good production. But since I have very little interest in the series in the first place, the balance of this review becomes lopsided(I am not trying to be bias, but rather look at this from an Otaku point of view. Apperently, it hasnt been working to well.)
In the end, I was glad I didnt pay money for this, especially when there is soooo much better things out there then this. I say watch it, so you can form your own opinion. This just serves as a warning…
Rating: 1 / 5
I saw the premiere of this at Anime-Expo 99, on the big screen, dubbed. So what I’m going to comment on is not quality or anything, but rather on the story.
First, the music was a little over powering, but the score was great. At many points in the movie, I found myself QUITE distracted by the music, which isn’t necessarilly good. The music, however, is excellent, and I’ve listened to the soundtrack quite a lot.
The story is also very good, but rather surprising. It was rather different from previous Tenchi’s, but it was still Tenchi. It takes a little while to get into the swing of things, but once the story is going, it’s great.
This movie is a must-see for any Tenchi fan, and even if you’ve never seen Tenchi, you could probably enjoy this movie as a Sci-Fi love story. The characters can be picked up along the way with a little effort, and there aren’t many allusions to previous happenings.
And, thankfully, the cabbit makes few appearances, which was the best part, in my opinion.
Rating: 5 / 5
Tenchi the movie number three was one of the worst anime movies i have ever sat through. It went on and on until I actually wanted it to end. Please do not be offended if you liked the movie. This is my own personal opinion, and I am not one of those people that reviews a movie of a series I don’t even like. I love the tenchi series. The first movie was great. A credit to the series the third however was not. The animation quality is poor,and there is very little plot. Here is the gist of the movie. It starts out with Ryoko and Ayeka fighting over Tenchi as usual. But this time they look right at him and tell him to choose between them once and for all. Tenchi not wanting to answer runs off into the woods behind his house, and sees a flowering tree. He suddenly becomes mesmorized and walks into the tree. The spirit of his grandfathers old girlfriend lives in the tree. Her name is Haruna ,and she takes Tenchi into a parallel dimension so she can live with happily with him. When they find tenchi missing the girls go into action. Washu spends her time in her lab messing with data. Sasami goes to Jurai to use the Jurai network to find Tenchi. Kione and Mihoshi break into this science place. So Washu can use its computer system to balance out the parallel dimensions. That way Ryoko and Ayeka can go in and bring tenchi back. Before this Ryokoand Ayeka are on the Tenchi hunt going from city to city looking for him. While all this is going on Tenchi (who looks older and uglier)is going to an art class in this dimension and living with Haruna who brainwashed him. So all they do is Tenchi paints a picture of her and then they have sex. Not too disgusting but not anything we want to see. Finally after an hour of boredom Washu confronts Tenchi’s Grandfather about Haruna. When Yosho(Tenchi’s grandfather) first left Jurai he was eloping with Haruna, but she died on the journey to earth where they had intended to live together. So he planted trees that reminded him of her. The main tree is the one tenchi walked into. Anyway to the conclusion already. Ryoko is able to bring tenchi back. Haruna’s spirit goes to rest, and Ryoko is the winner of tenchi’s affections at last. I was happy that Ryoko won because she is my favorite but I still think this was a rotten ending to the series. Haruna is annoying so you don’t feel sympathy for her as I think we are supposed to feel. The movie takes too long to get to the point. If you are a die hard tenchi fan buy it but if you are new stay away.
Rating: 1 / 5
it is about a girl named Haruna Getting Tenchi to her own world made from LoVE and Ayeka And Ryoko Share SomeWhat Their Feelings For Tenchi With One another (I’m Skipping Parts and leaving some so i don’t give u the whole ThinG)TheN Blah blah Blah it’s Up to u to find out and me to know!!Also If U Can Take A Movie with no comedy only Love then this is a great movie for Anime Love Fans If U WaNT Comedy This Isn’t the one for u….
Rating: 4 / 5