Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture Drama
天地無用! 魎皇鬼 謹製びでお絵本 平安無用!
Synopsis
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki picture drama set in Heian Japan with samurai Tenchi and demon-slaying adventure.
A standalone Tenchi Muyou Ryououki picture drama released as a part of PAC on VHS and seemingly around the same time on laser disc. The premise of Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heian Muyo! has Aeka, Yosho (in his Katsuhito form), Tenchi, Mihoshi, Ryou-Ouki, and Ryouko in the Heian era (794 AD to 1185) of Japan. Tenchi and Mihoshi are samurai partners on their way to slay a demon, while Aeka longs for Tenchi's return. (Source: anime.astronerdboy.com, edited)
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