Tenchi Universe - Volume 7 - Space III
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Actor: Tenchi UniverseDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Movie Reviews of Tenchi Universe - Volume 7 - Space III
Movie Review: What the OAV dreams of being.
Summary: 4 Stars
I realize that this is an unpopular opinion, but I actually prefer Tenchi Universe to Tenchi Muyo, the OAV. Don't get me wrong, the OAV is great in it's own way. It starts off strong, introducing the girls, and then there is the story arc with Kagato. Those episodes were great and I enjoyed them a lot...but that's probably where it should have ended. After that, the story begins to lose focus, reusing a similar plot (Ryoko getting kidnapped again. Come on, she was hardly even home for a day!) then once that's resolved, the series went on a long hiatus. The final nail in it's coffin was when it finally came back with new episode. It was completely diluted by new characters who promptly took over the show. Poor Ryoko was reduced to a slapstick comic relief character and Ayeka's role was next to nothing. Instead they dedicate whole episodes to the long-winded backstories of the new characters. There's only seven episodes, so of course the main characters get pushed out of the spotlight. It's like the writers only ever watched one episode of Tenchi, hated it, and decided to go in a totally different direction.
On the other hand, Tenchi Universe is tightly packaged. It has a beginning a middle and an end. It has rising action and falling action. The characters don't have the same family relationships which is ashame, but the show doesn't really suffer for it. Whereas with the OAV I often found myself waiting for the episode to end (especially in the Clay episodes, and pretty much all of the 3rd OAV), Tenchi Universe was a joy to watch. The Time and Space adventure portion of Universe is especially good and shouldn't be missed by any Tenchi fan. There are many other charming moments too, that had me laughing out loud or going "aw." The animation is pretty good - for some reason Universe always gets a bad reputation for it's animation, but I think for it's time, it looks very crisp and some of the scenery is beautiful. Audio wise, both the English and Japanese dubs are great.
Overall, the main reason I like Universe so much is because it never drags its feet. It balances romance and sci-fi wonderfully, and keeps the action going. It focuses on the main characters, and when it does introduce a new character, said new character doesn't take over the show. (Noike, Seto, Sakuya, I'm looking at you!) It's everything I wish the OAV could have been, but turned out not to be. The only reason I gave it four stars was because like I said, I liked the family relationships better in the OAV. Also, Universe can sometimes mess up it's own history (Ayeka calling Ryoko a 700 year old mummy, for example. She was never a mummy in this series.) But other than that, I think it's a must see for any Tenchi fan.
Summary of Tenchi Universe - Volume 7 - Space III
Mysteries and surprises! To get money for repairs to their space ship, the girls all compete in a swimsuit competition, but no one expects the shocking swimsuit on the surprise competitor! Later, Mihoshi's blundering results in chaos at a Jurai checkpoint that leads to the even more shocking revelation of Katsuhiko's past, and the resurrection of the sleeping Jurai guardians of legend! Contains episodes #20, 21 & 22.After a final digression in episode 20 for a bathing-beauty contest--which the bounty hunter Nagi unexpectedly wins--director Hiroshi Negishi returns to the main story line: the cast's flight from the mysterious usurper who occupies the imperial throne of Jurai. "No Need for a Checkpoint" exemplifies the inspired combination of sci-fi adventure and slapstick humor that makes the Tenchi series so popular. Arriving at a Jurai customs station, the gang tries to sneak past the authorities by disguising themselves as a school field trip, and Washu even provides bogus genetic data and retina patterns. Tenchi looks hilariously incongruous in a girls' school uniform and long braids. But no plan is foolproof when Mihoshi is around: she absentmindedly carries her Galactic Police gun and ID through a metal detector, setting off every alarm in the station. An uncle who helped Sasami when she was a child arranges their escape aboard Ryo-Ohki. The complications pile up in episode 22, as Tenchi's Grandfather leads everyone to the sacred tree where two legendary warriors lie sleeping until the royal family of Jurai requires their aid. Their names are curiously familiar to Tenchi fans: Azake and Kamidake. Rated 13 and up for alcohol use, sexual humor, and cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon
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