Tenchi Universe
Tenchi Universe
TV ShowEnded

Tenchi Universe

6.9 / 10
1995
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Tenchi Masaki may be a 17-year-old young man in rural Japan, but little does he know how bad his day will be getting. When a space pirate chased by a pair of Galaxy Police officers crash-lands at his grandfather's temple, Tenchi is sucked into a new adventure that will literally blast him off into outer space and beyond.

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Seasons

  • No Need for Discussions!

    1.No Need for Discussions!

    02-04-199530m

    Tenchi Masaki is a college student walking through the forest who sees what appears to be a meteor falling from the sky. He investigates and finds a beautiful young woman from the...

  • No Need for Princesses!

    2.No Need for Princesses!

    1.0
    09-04-199530m

    Princess Ayeka, first princess of planet Jurai, regrets responding to Mihoshi's distress beacon when she meets Ryoko on Earth. The two of them go back a long way, and have been ene...

  • No Need for Worries!

    3.No Need for Worries!

    16-04-199530m

    The Masaki home is paid another visit by an interstellar traveller in the form of Sasami, Ayeka's younger sister, who has arrived to take her sibling back home. Meanwhile, Ryoko's...

  • No Need for Monsters!

    4.No Need for Monsters!

    4.0
    23-04-199530m

    Ryoko becomes a bit too curious about a mysterious cave near the Masaki shrine, and despite warnings of a legendary demon that sleeps within, she ventures inside dragging the unwil...

  • No Need for Partners!

    5.No Need for Partners!

    10.0
    30-04-199530m

    Mihoshi's Galaxy Police partner Kiyone is ordered to find her missing colleague, and heads for her last known location. Kiyone is shocked to discover her supposedly deceased partne...

  • No Need for Resident Officers!

    6.No Need for Resident Officers!

    07-05-199530m

    Follow a day in the life of Mihoshi and Kiyone. The Galaxy Police duo are forced to find part-time jobs to pay the rent and bills on their new apartment. But with walking disaster...

  • No Need for Carnivals!

    7.No Need for Carnivals!

    14-05-199530m

    Sasami and Tenchi visit the annual shrine festival, but disaster ensues when the girls bring their own brand of mayhem and catastrophe to the stalls they are running, from monster...

  • No Need for a Genius!

    8.No Need for a Genius!

    21-05-199530m

    Washu creates a robotic duplicate of herself to help out with her experiments. Unfortunately, an accident occurs when Washu's brain patterns are being transferred to the robot, and...

  • No Need for Memories!

    9.No Need for Memories!

    28-05-199530m

    A heavy snowfall brings back memories of Tenchi's childhood, and the day his mother died. Sasami has fun playing in the snow, but the cold weather doesn't agree with everyone. When...

  • No Need for an Arch Rival!

    10.No Need for an Arch Rival!

    04-06-199530m

    A ruthless interstellar bounty hunter, Nagi, arrives on Earth to claim the price on Ryoko's head. She kidnaps Tenchi and challenges Ryoko to a showdown to claim him back. However,...

  • Time and Space Adventures Part I

    11.Time and Space Adventures Part I

    11-06-199530m

    Washu invents a dimension changing machine that allows its users to manipulate the world to their desires. Despite being forbidden by Washu from using the unfinished invention, the...

  • Time and Space Adventures Part II

    12.Time and Space Adventures Part II

    18-06-199530m

    The time and space-roaming saga continues. In the second mini story, Kiyone gives up her police career for a more peaceful existence, and finds herself a job in a quiet seaside tow...

  • Time and Space Adventures Part III

    13.Time and Space Adventures Part III

    25-06-199530m

    The concluding part of the dimension-travelling tale. The fourth mini-story follows a day in the life of a drastically altered Masaki family; Tenchi and Mihoshi are husband and wif...

  • No Need for a Rebellion!

    14.No Need for a Rebellion!

    02-07-199530m

    The arrival of the Juraian military threatens the status quo of the Masaki home. Ayeka, Sasami and Ryoko are arrested, so the rest of the gang pursue the Juraian ship on which they...

  • No Need for an Escape!

    15.No Need for an Escape!

    09-07-199530m

    Having effected a daring escape from the Juraian military, the gang become fugitives. Meanwhile, Mihoshi and Kiyone return to headquarters, and use the opportunity to find out more...

  • No Need for Hiding

    16.No Need for Hiding

    16-07-199530m

    The fugitives' journey to Jurai continues, but fuel and money is running short. They decide to take jobs at a bar on a nearby planet, selling overpriced drinks to ease their financ...

  • No Need for Hunger

    17.No Need for Hunger

    23-07-199530m

    An engine fault leaves the group stranded in deep space, and worse still, the food supplies are dwindling. Washu tries to fix the Yagami's engines, but is hindered every step of th...

  • No Need for a Ghost

    18.No Need for a Ghost

    30-07-199530m

    Sasami is visited one night by a mysterious young girl named Mirei, who invites her back to her own ship to play. Mirei can create wonderful illusions with the wave of her hand, an...

  • No Need for Runaways

    19.No Need for Runaways

    06-08-199530m

    While stocking up on fuel and supplies at a space station, the group are alarmed to discover that the Yagami has been stolen. Two teenage delinquents, Amarube and Yura, are respons...

  • No Need for Swimsuits

    20.No Need for Swimsuits

    13-08-199530m

    The Yagami is in dock for more repairs, so the gang set up a café at a nearby beach resort to try and make enough money to pay the bills. Alas, trade is rather poor, but news of a...

  • No Need for a Checkpoint

    21.No Need for a Checkpoint

    20-08-199530m

    The gang disguise themselves as schoolgirls to pass through the checkpoint into Juraian space, but Mihoshi's incompetence ruins their plan and they are forced to make an escape. Ho...

  • No Need for Knights!

    22.No Need for Knights!

    27-08-199530m

    The gang disguise themselves as schoolgirls to pass through the checkpoint into Juraian space, but Mihoshi's incompetence ruins their plan and they are forced to make an escape. Ho...

  • No Need for Karma

    23.No Need for Karma

    03-09-199530m

    The fugitives seek refuge amongst the ruins of the Juraian imperial villa, and finally discover the identity of the man claiming to be the rightful heir to the throne of Jurai; the...

  • No Need for Ryoko

    24.No Need for Ryoko

    10-09-199530m

    With Ryoko and Katsuhito wounded and unable to fight, Tenchi makes the decision to face his destiny, challenging Kagato and rescuing princess Ayeka. Although Ryoko does not want Te...

  • No Need for a Showdown!

    25.No Need for a Showdown!

    17-09-199530m

    Tenchi, accompanied by Azaka and Kamidake, heads deep into the royal palace to find Kagato. Azaka and Kamidake battle the two Juraian knights that protect Kagato. Tenchi himself fa...

  • No Need for a Conclusion

    26.No Need for a Conclusion

    24-09-199530m

    Tenchi narrates this epilogue to the Tenchi Universe saga, detailing the fates of everyone who was involved in the story. However, the whereabouts of Ryoko still remain a mystery.

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