“Tenchi moves to Tokyo, meets Sakuya, faces love rivals, and mysterious events strain his relationships.”
Tenchi in Tokyo
新・天地無用!
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Synopsis
Tenchi moves to Tokyo, meets Sakuya, faces love rivals, and mysterious events strain his relationships.
Tenchi Masaki heads out to tackle the big world, setting off to school in Tokyo! But not everyone is happy to hear he is moving away, as his female friends sulk and complain at the prospect of him being alone. However, Tenchi is not by himself for very long, as he soon meets a kind and compassionate girl named Sakuya Kumashiro who helps him get used to life in Tokyo. The two become close friends, but Sakuya wants more than just that, so she proclaims her love for Tenchi. This confession comes as a shock not only to Tenchi, but also the girls back home. In response, the girls decide to step up their game, and they immediately flock to Tokyo to take Tenchi for themselves. With the girls competing for his love, Tenchi must decide once and for all who the most important woman in his life is. However, he is going to have a hard time deciding, as strange events start happening that drive Tenchi further apart from his friends.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.60
Running avg · Jan 2007 → Apr 2026
- 9 “After watching those garbage, cringe, no sense series like Tenchi Universe and Tenchi Ryo-Ohki, all those versions were complete trash in terms of story, harem, romance, and even basic...”
- 8 “Tenchi in Tokyo deserves more credit for throwing a wrench into the harem premise and delivering fantastic emotional drama through Sakuya's introduction, which forces unprecedented character...”
- 5 “If you value Tenchi Muyo purely for slapstick silliness, you might laugh, but the story is far weaker than the original OVAs and the humor has been dialed up to near-nonsense levels. As a fan of...”
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1997 – Sep 1997 Spring 1997
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0506 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Pioneer LDC Producer
- Arts Pro Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor