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Tenchi Collection : Hmmm, how do you review a series as a whole? Well I'm about to do just that. The story starts out with Tenchi Masaki, a young man who is living with his widowed, yet almost lecherous, father and his grandfather on his mother's side. All is quiet and peaceful until out of the sky falls a spacecraft. Tenchi runs to investigate, and finds a woman laying on a group of rocks. This woman is Ryoko. (The silver haired one )

Those who are familiar with the OVA series know the characters. Ryoko, Mihoshi, Ayeka, Sasami, Ryo-ohki, Tenchi, Washu, Kagato, Yosho. Well you also meet Kiyone and Nagi later on. They are the same people with the same personalities. Ryoko, the aggressive, cocky space pirate, who's affection for Tenchi is most apparent. Mihoshi, air head is a forgiving term for her, helium head is more like it. Ayeka, a snobbish princess whose affection for Tenchi is manifested in a more repressed manner unless Ryoko challenges her. Sasami, Ayeka's younger sister, Sasami is impossibly cute to the point that in an off shoot of Tenchi called "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy" her last name is kawai (japanese for cute). Ryo-Ohki, a cross between a cat and a rabbit that combines the cutest of both, oh and Ryo-Ohki turns a spaceship. Tenchi, the main character, he's a little girl shy and quite the nice all around guy, these women are a little aggressive for him. Washu, the greatest scientist in the universe, A 20,000 year old scientist stuck in the body of a 14 year old, and who makes constant vain attempts to be cute. Kagato, the bad guy, nuff said. Yosho, for all you who have seen the OVA's he's the same person. Essentially this series is about the interaction between this group of characters. After the first few episodes it gains a direction as they find that supposedly "Yosho" has returned and claimed the Jurian throne. This is the same throne that was to belong to Ayeka shortly. A warrant is put out for Ayeka for being a traitor and the crew ventures out to clear her name and unmask the false Yosho.

Overall the series is good, although a few episodes around the middle are complete crap, the ending more than makes up for it. The last two tapes being the best and having some downright powerful scenes. Give this series a shot unless you hated the characters in the OVA's. Otherwise it's a good fun series but overall lacks the depth of comedy or depth of plot that many other anime series have.

Art/Animation: (6) It varies from episode to episode. I can go from beautiful to complete crap. Pretty average for a series though.

Imagery: (7) Nothing artistic or striking except in the last few episodes which bumped it from a 5 to a 7.

Story: (6) Well the main story is pretty fair and it's really good in the last four tapes. The time episodes were entertaining as well. The majority of the other episodes were rather.....crap.

Sound/Soundtrack: (7) The opening theme was pretty good. Even the english version excelled. There's not alot of music throughout but what is there sets the mood nicely.

Dub: (7) Ryoko, Mihoshi, Kiyonne, Yosho, Nobiyuki, and sasami are good. Washu and Tenchi (near the beginning of the series) are so completely annoying it's sickening. It would have gotten an 8 if not for the most annoying US voiceactress in existence.... KT Vogt.

Drama/Comedy: (7) It's good for an occasional chuckle. Like I keep saying the last episodes are great.

Overall: (66)