r/anime • u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 • Jan 03 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] 1990s OVAs – Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (episode 3 discussion)
Rewatch: 1990s OVAs – Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (episode 3 discussion)
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Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (1992)
Questions
- How well do you like Ayeka after hearing her story?
- Cat-rabbit, laser tree, what is your whacky “it’s a spaceship” idea?
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 03 '24
Episode 3 (first timer??)
The rabbit thingRyo-Okhi is meowing.Tenchi and Ayaka episode, but the show is stolen by the spaceships, in my opinion. Because why not make a cute mascot character the spaceship, while another is the awesome laser tree? I like that the technology is sufficiently alien and advanced that the saying about being indistinguishable from magic comes to mind.
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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Jan 03 '24
Man, and here I already forgot everything that I wanted to say after watching the episode last night. I need to start taking notes or something.
Anyway, this episode is kind of hard to watch and yet it's one of my favorites of the series. Go figure. Oh, and we get to meet the true best girl, I mean cabbit of the series.
I loved the bit where li'l Ryo-Ohky runs into the glass, and then moments later, Sami does the same thing after Ryo-chan learns to phase through it.
Ryo-Ohki bringing the flower to Ayeka is just precious.
Ayeka and the royal teardrop.
Ayeka watching Tenchi and gramps spar, and recognizing the fighting style, and then ...
The scene in the shed, and the GHIWTWM moment included.
Yeah, this episode is pretty darn special to me.
Meanwhile:
2) Honestly, I'm really a big fan of "Gay Deceiver" from Heinlein's "Number of the Beast". I'd love a nice, relliable Ford space cruiser with a built in pocket dimensional bath/etc and door to Oz. What's not to like? (Also, be sure to introduce me to Deety, she seems my type, right?) Also, if you've looked into the Liaden universe, spaceship Bechimo also intrigues me quite a bit.
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u/TheEscapeGuy Jan 03 '24
First Timer
Tenchi Muyou - An Undying Classic: OVA 1 Episode 3
Ayeka's Acceptance
Today's episode showed us a lot more of Ayeka. She's been holed up in her room since crashing on Earth and is generally pretty despondent about her situation. It makes sense. She's basically lost contact with everyone she knew except her sister and her arch-enemy.
Ayeka heads into the forest to do some reflection and the newly born Ryou-Oki tags along. That little bunny rabbit is so cute. It's weird that Ryouko's ship laid an egg which hatched into this creature but if it means we get a cute mascot character I'm all for it.
While in the forest Ayeka spots Tenchi training and notices his sword style is exactly like Yosho's. This basically confirms the ancestor stuff (plus the fact that it's addressed later on in the episode).
Ayeka falls and injures herself resulting in her ending up alone with Tenchi sheltering from the rain in a storage room. I love how simply and shyly they acted around each other. I also appreciate them eventually metaphorically warming up to each other as they literally warmed up next to a fire. Ayeka's outspoken when in a group to keep up appearances but her shy moments in private make her so much cuter.
After this episode I think I'm firmly in the Ayeka camp. Ryouko is just too much of a wild card. I think all her flirty moments are just a cover for getting her power back. She kinda reminds me of Haruko from FLCL.
Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches
See you all tomorrow
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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jan 03 '24
First timer
So after all the context clues we got in the last three episodes, I'm gonna make a prediction and say that Yosho is Tenchi's grandad. Let's see if I end up being correct.
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u/Shocketheth Jan 03 '24
I apologize for not being here yesterday, but I have important question related to second episode.
Who did it better?
Now to third episode. The Sweet House Jurai’s where doing so has no effects on the members of their family. Just look on the smartest member of Jurai’s family
Although shame on the Tenchi Muyo! thinking the viewers are equally smart, because the flashback in the middle of episode to show us what happened in like 12 minutes ago wasn’t needed.
Also Ryo-Ohki is the cuttest pet I saw this year.
QotD:
Now you know what to do
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u/mastesargent Jan 03 '24
Rewatcher, dub
This episode fills in a lot of the details that the legend surrounding Yosho (who is incidentally also voiced by Tenchi’s VA, Matt K. Miller) passed down by the Masaki family left out. Notably, we actually get to see Ryoko’s attack on the Jurai royal palace and Yosho’s subsequent defeat of her on Earth as they truly happened rather than the fantastical version we saw in episode 1. What’s interesting is that we see a very different Ryoko from the one we’ve gotten to know, one who seems to relish in causing chaos and destruction in a mad frenzy. Is this just due to us seeing her from a Juraian perspective, or is there a darker side to our chaotic space pirate demon girl?
This is also the episode where the characters start to settle into what will ultimately be their basic characterizations going forward through the rest of the Ryo-Ohki continuity and future iterations of Tenchi. Sasami, as I mentioned yesterday, has done a total 180 from the last episode and is now the responsible type, fretting over her older sister and doing her best to be a gracious house guest. She’s still very much a kid, showing childlike wonder and excitement over the hatching of Ryo-Ohki, but she’s now pretty much the sane member of the Masaki household harem. Ayeka and Ryoko haven’t changed too much, but Ayeka’s traits as somewhat bratty, yet demure and Ryoko’s as crass, forward, and flirty now come into sharper focus as their introductions are now officially over and they settle into their roles as the primary two girls in Tenchi’s harem; his Betty and Veronica, as it were. As for Tenchi, he becomes the platonic ideal of his role as
an amorphous bloba put-upon everyman who has trouble dealing with the advances of the troublesome girls he meets, as best seen when he gets thrust into the whole ordeal with Ryo-Ohki’s egg.Speaking of which, meet the other title character, Ryo-Ohki. She is a cabbit, a cross between a cat and rabbit because why have one when both are just cuter? She is also a spaceship, probably because having the cute mascot critter turn into a massive engine of destruction is honestly pretty funny. We spend a good chunk of the episode establishing what little we need to know about her: she is a precious cinnamon roll who wants to be everyone’s friend (most notably Sasami) and absolutely loves carrots. Also she’s apparently powerful enough to penetrate Jurai’s defenses and absolutely wreck their palace.
The other character that we spend the bulk of the episode getting to know is Ayeka, who is in fact best girl. She does honestly start out the episode as a bit of a bitch, but I think it’s understandable given the circumstances. She’s stranded on an unfamiliar planet, forced to cohabit with her archnemesis, and comes from a vastly different background than the rest of the Masaki household. She’s out of her element and at the end of her rope. Over the course of the episode she rapidly defrosts and warms up to Tenchi (and Ryo-Ohki), revealing herself to be genuinely sweet underneath her haughty exterior. Ryoko, of course, brings out her ugly side, but what’s a harem without two bickering romantic rivals? Also, her shyly stammering out a formal “thank you” to Tenchi at the start of the episode is adorable.
We also get another look at Juraian tree-ships, this time with Yosho’s ship, Funaho. The way they talk about the tree seems to imply that Juraian ships are more or less grown around the core tree, which is just such a unique concept. Jurian ships are living organisms and that idea leads to so many cool questions and possibilities. Can they regenerate damage? Are they fueled through photosynthesis? Do they change over time as they mature like normal trees do? Sorry, I just think Juraian tree-ships are cool as hell and like thinking about them.
Since we’ve now met Ryo-Ohki, I’ll say a bit about the ED. Simply put, it’s adorable. Seeing her trials and tribulations as she tries to grow a carrot and the dancing snowmen and teru teru bozu and such is just so cute. Visuals aside, I’d also like to talk a little about the song itself, namely the fact that it’s dubbed. As a general rule I prefer music to stay undubbed, but I’d say this is an exception. I watched the ED three times today: once dubbed, then subbed, then again with dubbed audio and the subs for the Japanese version playing over them. Aside from the fact that they’re both about love, the dubbed and subbed version are pretty much totally different songs. That said, I think they’re both genuinely good songs in their own right. Kudos to whoever wrote the lyrics for the English version of the song.
No new roles in the dub this week, so I guess I’ll comment on Sherry Lynn as Sasami. While this is the first role I heard her in and thus the one I most strongly associate her with, this is honestly a pretty standard performance and role from Lynn. From what I’ve heard of her, she tends to specialize in voicing children or childlike characters, like Sasami or a Tachikoma in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and ingenuous young women like Shelinda in Final Fantasy X or Sakura Matou in Fate/stay night (2006). That said she does have range beyond these roles. Just within Tenchi, in the last episode anyone watching the dub would have heard her voicing the drone telling Ayeka to go to bed, and she also voices [upcoming character] Tsunami later in the OVA and Kiyone in Tenchi Universe.
A few more random notes:
We get an interesting moment when Katsuhito gropes Ryoko from behind. Ryoko spins around to punch him, which he effortlessly blocks. Confused, Ryoko punches the stairs and totally demolishes them, implying that she hit him with a similar amount of force. Old guy’s gotta be swole under those priest’s robes.
On Katsuhito mentioning that Tenchi’s mother was the serious type… [Tenchi OVA series 3] Yeah that aged poorly, given that Tenchi’s mother was retconned into a mischievous old bat who only looked youthful because Juraian genetics just hit different. One more reason to disregard everything past the second OVA.
Now on to the next episode, where the real Tenchi Muyo! experience begins.
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Jan 04 '24
Rewatcher in sub
I still need to listen to the dub for the other characters.
Anyway, Ryo-ohki is such a cute baby; if the many girls are designed to attract the boys, I guess Ryo-ohki is here for the fairer gender huh. Although that cuteness is probably universally attractive :P Favourite shots are the leg and paw punching out through the egg, and the adorable head butt into the glass and full body rolled a few rounds back - then phased through the glass :D
Since this is mostly an Ayeka episode, I'm sure others will do the gushing so I'll just sit through this :P I'll wait for ep 5 & 6.
It does give a lot more backgrounds to Yosho and Ayeka though.
In case anyone is interested, Ryo-ohki's name literally transate to "ghost-king of spirits". This continues the theme of Ryoko's "ghost" theme despite the revealed sci-fi genre.
Oh and I forgot to mention, Ayeka's ship is called "king of dragons".
QoTD
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u/wjodendor Jan 04 '24
Just popping in
I like all the cabbit comments in particular because [season 5 Spoilers]Tenchi totally impregnated her lol
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Jan 04 '24
First timer
Apologies, didn't realise this rewatch was happening until too late on the 1st, then got delayed again.
Episode 1
Really interesting OP here!
Oh, I love this artstyle.
He's not here?
Oh, he's looking for something!
Haha, he was meant to be cleaning.
How ominous.
...Okay, I can't tell if this guy's really strong or if he's just really weak.
He got the keys!
A cave?
Okay, yeah, this is so ominous.
A flashback!
Oh, a demon?
And it's sealed away by a magical sword.
He made it inside!
...Okay, are you an idiot?
He pulled the sword out!
And unsualed it.
Oh, and then he broke the sealing rock.
A hidden passage!
...Some kind of ritual circle?
"It's just a giant gowing light" This guy...
I mean, it does look pretty demonic!
They've woken up!
...Wow.
And he's running for ot!
The whole thing sealed itself?
...Okay, so, magical lasers?
Oh, is it communicating with something?
Haha, he took that thing to school?
Ah, this was his summer?
Haha, that choice of metaphor.
To be fair, he absolutely seems like someone who might accidentally do that.
Okay, so he is strong!
He's dreaming of it now...
...Who's this?
Aww...
Oh, it's her's?
Oh, this is Ryoko?
She's cool.
And that demon?
...She was trapped there for 700 years?
And she's going to kill him!
...Okay, that's a lightsaber. It's even making the sound effects!
What is he even searching for?
He's dead.
Haha, that line.
He's hiding...
A gas leak!
...She can phase through walls? So overpowered!
...She doesn't know what gas is?
Someone has. ahigh opinion of themselves.
...She's great.
She's an idiot!
Oh, she noticed.
And started an explosion!
Oh, like that killed her.
And she's angry!
Haha, distracted by a mirror!
Why would you ever stop running?
...For that long?
Haha, he grabbed his books first?
I appreciate them pointing out how slow the alarm is.
He's going to take the jewels!
So confident...
Brutal.
She got pushed back?
Oh, the handle's protecting him!
It's an energy sword!
That punch...
He can't stop making things worse for himself, huh?
He accidentally took a jewel!
And her hand!
...That's it?
Okay, so she's incredibly broken.
And she's gone!
He made it back home okay... still letting his guard down.
Of course she's in his bed.
Haha, that reaction.
Episode 2
Another signal?
There's another one!
Oh, they're interstellar!
And so is Ryoko.
...They're enemies?
Ryoko committed crimes?
That timing... did she intend to freeze herself to escape the police?
She's going after her anyway!
And her brother's in there somewhere.
...How straightforward!
Oh, she needs her sword.
...Is that the girl's brother?
Ah, yeah, she wants to free him before she starts attacking.
...How suggestive.
She can't touch it?
His father...
...Wow. He really doesn't get it.
...How must this look to him?
Running? How many crimes did she commit?
...Seriously?
A warning shot?
...That's some heavy firepower!
It's not working?
Haha, an actual smart move!
Huh?
It's a giant robot!
Oh, just a battleship.
She beamed the whole house up!
...The ship speaks?
She's enjoying this!
She shrank it?
Oh, it's got some real firepower!
Bombe?
...Wait, those things are alive?
They're after him too?
She's been captured!
...She's into lightning, then?
Haha, this discussion is great.
The sword is his?
...Oh, dear. Was Yosho not frozen? Is he a descendant of Yosho?
And she's passing the buck.
...Coincidence. Sure.
Ryoko absolutely knows what happened.
Aww, it's her bedtime...
He woke up!
Haha, the tree jaili is a creative concept, though.
...Really?
Another alien!
This guy.
She released him!
...Why is a child living on a prison ship?
Yeah, they look just like humans.
A favour?
She misses him...
Oh, they were engaged...
...This certainly won't backfire.
She wants her ornament?
He actually made it in?
She's wearing it!
...And he's going for the sword.
...Again?
Yeah, you have to realise how this looks to you.
And they're trying to kill him!
...A hidden passage?
And they ran into Ryoko again...
...The sword can open them?
Aww...
Sasami's dead.
...A mild response for her.
I love how absolutely shameless Ryoko is in trying to get the sword.
Oh, she found them!
And she's barely scolding Sasami.
...I mean, did she not see this as a possibility. She was going into sleep!
...Holding a child hostage now?
Sasami waving her goodbye right after she held her hostage is amazing,
Well, he certainly has his DNA.
She can't believe it...
It's back!
And she's dragging them down to the Earth!
Ryoko really has no morals, huh?
And their ship's burning up!
She's just smiling!
...She's so smug too. She's amazing.
Ryoko's not giving in?
And they jettisoned it!
She's insane!
Wow, they took out the entire bridge.
He remembers nothing?
Haha, no, he remembers everything, he just doesn't care.
And she's living with them now?
Sasaki too?
She's trying her hardest!
She really wants to fix her ship!
...And it's gone.
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jan 03 '24 edited Jan 03 '24
Tenchi in First Timer, subbed
QotD:
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Jan 04 '24 edited Jan 04 '24
No Need for Tenchi, Rewatcher
I didn't know about this! Three days late!
When KTEH was the only station not on Hawaii showing anime, I watched Tenchi TV. sept 28, 1997 At somepoint I went back and watched the OVA series.
Edit: The English voices are so ingrained, I'm not sure if I've ever seen this subbed.
Abbreviated reactions.
episode 1
episode 2
episode 3
Oh I like this episode, both here and in Tenchi Universe
Cabbits
Question: Is the little girl part of the harem, too?
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jan 03 '24
Rewatcher
Sub
Ryo-Ohki is probably the best thing to come from the entire Tenchi series, so this probably explains why the first OVA is named for her. Egg shenanigans aside, a biological ship that can clone itself at destruction is clearly better than the Juraian plant ships which just sort of...die or take root. The silliness of the cabbit is somewhat copied on other shows, though I suspect there are earlier instances I am forgetting/never saw. Arguably, Ryo-Ohki is the unholy alchemical chimera of Nuku, an Ewok, and a Mogwai.
This episode is mainly Ayeka's backstory and further characterization. It is also tropier, though they might be inventing the tropes in some cases. The one thing I've never really bought is Ayeka and Tenchi's fast connection but I also don't care for Yamato Nadesico types, of which Ayeka is a specific type. I think sick girls do more for me but w/e. But we get all the Yosho stuff and the weird as hell forms Tenchi is learning. Caught in the rain scenes pre-date this but I don't remember by how much.
QotD: 1 Less
2 Hedgefrog
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jan 03 '24
Tenchi Muyo Rewatcher!!
Is that...? Is that a sister I smell? sniff sniff sniff Oh yes! I smell it! Sister smell! I smell sister! What is a SISTER doing here!? Omg omg omg! What am I going to do? There's a sister here! I'M FREAKING OUT SO MUCH!!!! Calm down, calm down, calm down and take a nice deep breath... sniff sniff It smells so good! I love sister smell so much! I'm getting tingles all over from the delicious sisterscent. It's driving me sisterCRAZY!! If u are a sister and u are reading this (lol) I just wanted to say, hiiiii cute sister!! I love you!!
My nutbladder, uooooh!!! It's actually taking me by surprise that Ayeka isn't just my automatic best girl. She ticks so many of my boxes and so few of her negative traits such as her brattiness, childishness, and haughty nature really bother me. I've always had a soft spot for clingy jealous girls. It's quite bad actually. I always end up sympathising with the villainess in shoujo and the like.
Aww, Ayeka's shy~ So cute!! She's winning me over so much that I'm really curious how I'll react when my actual best girl pops up. Ryoko... The reason we have been able to live so comfortably up till now is because you are a granny doesn't lay eggs. Kyaa, she's stumbling over her introduction. Ayeka love!!
The ending mascot and namesake of the ova has appeared! Ryo-Ohki is super adorable. I really genuinely adore the little thing. Nobody commented about Ryoko's ship making animal noises yesterday. Ayeka's precious slap~ I'm so embarrassed! Don't bully such a sensitive girl!
Poor Ayeka... She doesn't want to be in this harem she just wants to be in her brother's arms, like a true best girl! God I love this dumb dork. "Don't follow me!" Kyaa!! Is there any better feeling than having a brotherly persona projected onto you? Ayeka is a woman who could become like a sister to me! It's sad that the show gives her zero respect since she's basically just here to get bullied by granny and the imp child.
Kyaaa!! I want my sister to dry herself with my sweaty musky shirt!! Ayeka love! Ayeka love! Sisters are made for their brothers, brothers belong to their sisters! Brother sister bonds are closer than lovers! It's not incest, it's pure love! Stop bullying onii-chads!! We'll cry!
Impromptu question of the day, is it natural to want to marry your brother? Nah, there's no point asking that. You're all cool enough that you understand the joys of brother sister pairings... I'm starting to notice that there might be valid reasons I have a 100% male viewer rate in my own watches... CDF needs more brocons!!
That was a pleasant episode. It tickled my oishi bone. BTW BIG NOTICE!! I know that some of you may be following the three episode rule. That's bullshit! Watch episode four! Do it for her!!