Ai Tenchi Muyo! (愛・天地無用！) is a Japanese anime series produced by AIC. The series is the 6th installment of the Tenchi Muyo! franchise and is sponsored by the city of Takahashi, Okayama in order to promote tourism for the city, and several new characters are based upon the legend of Momotarō and his companions. It was also created to commemorate the franchise's 20th anniversary and a revival project. The anime series aired on Tokyo MX beginning in October 2014, and consisted of 60 four-minute episodes. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi, who previously directed Tenchi Universe and its two sequel films (Tenchi Muyo in Love and Tenchi Forever!), with Suzuhito Yasuda providing the new, updated character designs. Many of the voice actors from the original franchise returned, with the exception of Ayeka, who is now played by Haruhi Nanao. Negishi has stated that the plot is adapted from an unproduced sequel to Tenchi Forever!, though the absence of the character Kiyone Makibi makes continuity with Tenchi Universe dubious.
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Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Tenchi Masaki | Masami Kikuchi | Matthew Kermit Miller |
| Momo Kawanagare | Nao Tōyama | Julie Maddalena |
| Beni Kinojō | Yō Taichi | Cindy Robinson |
| Tōri Fueyama | Ai Fukada | Laura Post |
| Ryōko Hakubi | Ai Orikasa | Petrea Burchard |
| Ukan Kurihara | Ayako Kawasumi | Melora Harte |
| Yuki Fuka | Azusa Satō | Brianne Siddall |
| Sasami Masaki Jurai | Chisa Yokoyama | Sherry Lynn |
| Ayeka Masaki Jurai | Haruhi Nanao | Cherami Leigh |
| Hachiko | Kana Yūki | Mona Marshall |
| Hana Saryū | Mao Ichimichi | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
| Rui Aoi | Rui Tanabe | Stephanie Sheh |
| Washū | Yūko Kobayashi | Karen Strassman |
| Mihoshi | Yūko Mizutani | Rebecca Forstadt |
Additional Voices[]
- Erica Mendez
- Lucien Dodge
- Paul St. Peter
- Sarah Anne Williams
- Sophie Simpson
- Steve Kramer
- Tara Platt
- David Errigo Jr.
- Richard Cansino
Multimedia[]
Trailers[]
Notes[]
- Petrea Burchard reprises her role as Ryoko for the first time since Tenchi in Tokyo and Tenchi Forever! in 1999.
- Cherami Leigh and Karen Strassman replace Jennifer Darling and K.T. Vogt as Ayeka and Washu, respectively; the former due to her retirement in 2015 and the latter due to unavailibility.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| FUNimation Entertainment | 2018 |  + 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC A DVB-T |
United States | 
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| 3 Discs | ||||||
External Links[]
- Ai Tenchi Muyo! at the Internet Movie Database.
- Ai Tenchi Muyo! (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Ai Tenchi Muyo! on Behind The Voice Actors.