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Tenchi 3rd Season Confirmed
Bonker writes: "Anime News Network Says: The Tenchi Muyo! Galaxy Police TV/OVA series (also known as Tenchi Muyo! GXP) as well as the first episode of the third Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA series are scheduled to be released in Spring, 2002 in Japan." Both very exciting bits of news for anyone who happens to be a fan of Tenchi and the gals. I'm especially excited to see another OVA since those are far superior to the television shows.
Anyway, what attracts people is the great variety, engaging storylines and likeable characters. If you've only ever seen tentacle rape stuff, then you must have looked only at pr0n sites.
"Most of this Hollywood crap I've stumbled across the web is something along the lines of a blonde with a boob job who is supposedly a housewife being penetrated in turn in the majority of her orifices by a guy who is supposedly a postman. Can someone explain to me the attraction of Hollywood movies?"
How about starting an exploration of what Anime is really like at the Anime Turnpike?
Evangelion at least has the excuse of being sci-fi and metaphysical. You just can't avoid applying the phrase "mega galatic babes" to Tenchi and at that point you've lost the battle.
Universe gets a nice 26 episodes to work with and the result is a more satisfying overall storyline. However, there's a lot fewer risque elements, a lot more stand-alone episodes (with some filler episodes, particularly in the second half of the show) and the big cast isn't always used to its fullest potential.
That said, I like both for different reasons. But after the catastrophic end to the Universe continuity (with the woefully unpopular "Tenchi Forever" movie), I'm looking forward to a more enjoyable end to the OVAs.
Ita erat quando hic adveni.
That's almost certain. Here's a link straight from the Pioneer website touting the new OVAs from AIC. The situation in Japan might be quite different, of course, but I don't think that'll affect the region 1 folks at all.
Ita erat quando hic adveni.
If you'd been paying attention to the OVA series you will have noticed that the King of Jyurai is supposed to have two wives. One who is also Jyurai and one who isn't.
Clearly Tenchi gets both Ayeka AND Ryoko.
All of this is my speculation, nothing but
my speculation, but I think the theory fits:
Quickie Lession: Pioneer "owned" Tenchi.
While AIC came up with the idea, the storyboards,
the animation etc, Pioneer fronted the money, and
got most of the revenue (AFAIK) from Tenchi.
About two or three years ago, Rumours leaked
that Tenchi was in litigation between AIC and
Pioneer.
MY _guess_ is that AIC now owns the rights
to Tenchi, given that Pioneer is _not_ involved
(AFAICT) with the new series at all.
VAP is taking Pioneer's role, at least in Japan.
AIC has stated publically at cons, that Pioneer
controlled what Tenchi was released and when,
and honestly, if you look at it from Pioneer's
point of view, a new OVA series does them
little good. Something more toned down, ala
TV series would be good for them, because
they might be able to get it on TV.
VAP is now the production house for Tenchi,
I don't think that this means anything too huge
(for instance, I don't think anything like VA's,
will change, since there has already been at least
one Tenchi series by Kadokawa). I imagine
that they will have more freedom with VAP,
but I don't know.
Interestingly enough, VAP seems to be one of the
few Japanese production houses that does not
have some sort of relationship with an american
distro. I think AnimeWorks, Media Blasters,
TSRI, ADV and Bandai all release some of their
stuff.
VAP, of course, was the production house (not the
studio) behind Dirty Pair, Gunsmith Cats, Breserk, Zone of Enders, etc.
Just looking at the titles, I wonder if VAP is owned, in bed with Bandai, since they tend to grab whatever Sunrise Titles Bandai Video doesn't release.
It is still possible that Pioneer may be the US rights holder for Tenchi.
Something like Pioneer's Tenchi OVA box set, which runs just over $100. That DVD set is, by the way, one of the highest quality image transfer's I've ever seen. The colors are bright and vivid, there are no annoying menu quirks, and even the mandatory FBI warning is only 3 seconds long.
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I urge you to look through, find an series that you like and apply to be an editor.
This has been floating around for awhile. A Kajishima (the guy who originally came up with Tenchi) interview put up on AIC's web page a while ago said in not so offical words that he was ready and wanted to do a 3rd OAV. This is just the offical icing on the cake. ^_^
In any events here is a little run down on why a 3rd OAV is need to tie up loose ends in OAV lines.
- Who are these 3 Goddess: Washu, Tsunami, and Tokimi? Why are they so interesting in our universe?
- Obviously Tenchi and Ryoko are special and critical to what ever is to come. They can generate LHW(Light Hawk Wings...what a bizzare term that just can't be translated ^_^) because Tsuanmi and Washu gave them that ability. Where is Tokimi's "avatar"?
*picks up the Magic 8 Ball(tm)* Tokimi's choosen is probably a girl. I'm sure that will make Tenchi nervious. ^_^
- Either Mihoshi is the luckiest person in the universe or the smartest. Which one is it? ^_^ There is something paculiar about her past...hurm...
- What is in store for Sasami? What is Tsunami's true modivations? Washu isn't so covert but then again it appears she might be missing some memories or something.
- Will Ryo-ohki like sauteed carrots? Okay this one isn't so critical but it might turn out to be. ^_^
Some people may think "Whoppie...what the world needs now is another Tenchi series?" Yes it does! The story was designed to leave elements open and mysteries to be solved later. A 3rd OAV if done with Kajishima's touch will bring back the wonder in the 1st OAV with a sane conclusion (hopefully ^_^).
Great, this will just be the same old tenchi stories retold yet again it seems. If it's not another Tenchi, it's another El Hazard/Love Hina. Just saw an episode of "Dual" at Comic Con on Saturday. Can you say Tenchi meet Evangelion? I'm really getting tired of the "guy gets swarmed by 4 or 5 annoying girls that he's just too nice to tell to get the heck away from him" genre of anime. Come on, it was ok at first, but like the "teen mech pilot" genre, it's been beaten to death.
Thankfully we have Sunrise, who seem to be the only innovative studio in the anime industry.
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Compare Pioneer's box sets to other companies:
FY (season 1 and 2): $200
Other companies usually charged around 130-140. (Tylor, Slayers, ROLW, etc).
And Pioneer has really lagged in the DVD extras - considering their premium pricing, they are the worst in the industry (some have fewer extras, but they are *much* cheaper).
Considering that Pioneer electronics are only a step above Emerson in quality, it's hard to feel good about spending so much on their DVD releases.
Well, if you read carefully, it seems that there are two series that will happen next year, and one of them is indeed OVA 3. I have no idea what this "Galaxy Police" TV series is going to be, or more importantly, which contiuum it will belong to.
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It's just a third arc in the OAV series.
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Or maybe they'll start over again, like they did with Universe and Tokyo, and we'll have Yet Another Incongruous Tenchi Story Arc. That would annoy me, but it would be kind of funny.
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In spite of the suggestions and all the tests that I have made, I have not cavato a spider from the hole.
Oh, and there are actually legitamate reasons for liking a show intended for little girls. After all, little girls have reasons to like shuch shows. I, for one, happen to appriciate a lot of the same things my 7 year old step-sister does. Waffles, for instance. Soccer, Mark Twain, Miles Davis and annoyng jokes are also on our mutual lists of things that we like.
We both think Ryo-Oki is cute and fuzzy, that Mihoshi is insane, and that Ryoko is really funny. So what? They are.
There are plenty of things that she likes that I can't stand (McDonald's), and plenty of things that I like that she can't stand (The Offspring). What's wrong with a common ground, even if she is a third my age?
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In spite of the suggestions and all the tests that I have made, I have not cavato a spider from the hole.
Hey ! Why didn't you post news that NBC's "Passions" soap also confirmed another season. No doubt that show is better... oh wait, that's right. Never mind.
I really hope the new series picks up from the OVA, which ended with "Here comes Jurai". The character portrayals in the OVA were many times better than Tenchi Universe. TU seems "sanitized" in most areas, with simple relationships and too many "cutesy" scenes. It also never felt connected very from episode to episode.
:D
The one big hope we know they probably won't anwser is, who gets Tenchi? Does Ryoko (probably the fan favorite - and some would say the animators favorite by the results of the movies), or does Ayeka trap him in a life of Royalty? Then again, perhaps Mihoshi "genius of luck" lands him in her lap, or Washu convinces Tenchi that love is better with "many gadgets"
I'll vote for Ryoko, and wait to see the results.
* Winners compare their achievements to their goals, losers compare theirs to that of others.
Really, I hope they true to the comment. I am not just concerned about storyline, but character behaviour. Continuing one but not the other can be just as bad as doing neither, maybe worse.
* Winners compare their achievements to their goals, losers compare theirs to that of others.
Since Tenchi is such a hot property in the U.S. and Pioneer is probably going to be doing dubbing, licensing for AIC, look for this to be out fairly rapidly. I'd give it 3-6 months after Japanese release... Literally just enough time to get english-language VHS and DVD pressed.
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Well, considering that the fan subs should happen way before any commercial entity in the US attempts an English translation (and probably mangles it in the process), I'm guessing this is going to lead to another gig of hard drive space being used up. *Sigh* That's the true curse of anime. My old 16 gig hard drive would have been adequit if I only stuck to mp3s, but this anime stuff has my 40 gig running scared.
Btw, Tenchi isn't the hard one to explain. I agree with the poster who went with Ranma, although, in a pinch, Evangelion sounds totally screwed up too (psychotic angels, anyone?).
And curse you, CmdrTaco, for getting me hooked on Tenchi.
The worst part is trying to describe it to someone without sounding like a geek freak.
"There's this guy, Tenchi, and he's just this guy, but he lives with all these mega galactic babes, for no real reason, and there's this cat rabbit that turns into a spaceship, and there was this neat arty episode where it's snowing and Tenchi catches a cold and the talking wardrobes show Princes Susami where the magic flower is and she uses it to make him better... no, wait, it's really cool... come back!" ;)
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Each of the 6 episodes of FLCL comes on it's own DVD. Unusually, for a Japanese product, it actually has an english subtitle track, except for the first one. Apparently, Gainax discovered after releasing the first DVD, that by adding an english track allowed them to get some tax reduction for producing 'educational' tools for learning english. Of course anyone who watches FLCL is more likely to have their brain melted than learn english - but it is a good trend: Studios get better profit margins, and the fans get to see it as soon as it's released.
I hope it catches on.
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