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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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- 01
No Need for Partners!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 partner is alive and well and living with a space pirate, two Juraian princesses and a mad scientist. - 02
No Need for Monsters!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 unwilling Tenchi with her. They accidentally wake the demon and are chased from the cave. However, the "demon" turns out to be Washu, a mad scientist genius who was expelled from her academy 700 years previously. - 03
No Need for Princesses!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 enemies for years. During her time on Earth, Ayeka finds herself falling for Tenchi, and cannot endure Ryoko's shameless flirting with him.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
No Need for Discussions!April 2, 1995—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 - S01E02
No Need for Princesses!April 9, 1995Princess Ayeka, first princess of planet Jurai, regrets responding to Mihoshi's distress beacon when she meets Ryoko on Earth. The two of th - S01E03
No Need for Worries!April 16, 1995—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 he - S01E04
No Need for Monsters!April 23, 1995Ryoko becomes a bit too curious about a mysterious cave near the Masaki shrine, and despite warnings of a legendary demon that sleeps within - S01E05
Season's bestNo Need for Partners!April 30, 1995Mihoshi's Galaxy Police partner Kiyone is ordered to find her missing colleague, and heads for her last known location. Kiyone is shocked to - S01E06
No Need for Resident Officers!May 7, 1995—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 n - S01E07
No Need for Carnivals!May 14, 1995—Sasami and Tenchi visit the annual shrine festival, but disaster ensues when the girls bring their own brand of mayhem and catastrophe to th - S01E08
No Need for a Genius!May 21, 1995—Washu creates a robotic duplicate of herself to help out with her experiments. Unfortunately, an accident occurs when Washu's brain patterns - S01E09
No Need for Memories!May 28, 1995—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 w - S01E10
No Need for an Arch Rival!June 4, 1995—A ruthless interstellar bounty hunter, Nagi, arrives on Earth to claim the price on Ryoko's head. She kidnaps Tenchi and challenges Ryoko to - S01E11
Time and Space Adventures Part IJune 11, 1995—Washu invents a dimension changing machine that allows its users to manipulate the world to their desires. Despite being forbidden by Washu - S01E12
Time and Space Adventures Part IIJune 18, 1995—The time and space-roaming saga continues. In the second mini story, Kiyone gives up her police career for a more peaceful existence, and fi - S01E13
Time and Space Adventures Part IIIJune 25, 1995—The concluding part of the dimension-travelling tale. The fourth mini-story follows a day in the life of a drastically altered Masaki family - S01E14
No Need for a Rebellion!July 2, 1995—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 ga - S01E15
No Need for an Escape!July 9, 1995—Having effected a daring escape from the Juraian military, the gang become fugitives. Meanwhile, Mihoshi and Kiyone return to headquarters, - S01E16
No Need for HidingJuly 16, 1995—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, sellin - S01E17
No Need for HungerJuly 23, 1995—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 e - S01E18
No Need for a GhostJuly 30, 1995—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 - S01E19
No Need for RunawaysAugust 6, 1995—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 de - S01E20
No Need for SwimsuitsAugust 13, 1995—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. Al - S01E21
No Need for a CheckpointAugust 20, 1995—The gang disguise themselves as schoolgirls to pass through the checkpoint into Juraian space, but Mihoshi's incompetence ruins their plan a - S01E22
No Need for Knights!August 27, 1995—The gang disguise themselves as schoolgirls to pass through the checkpoint into Juraian space, but Mihoshi's incompetence ruins their plan a - S01E23
No Need for KarmaSeptember 3, 1995—The fugitives seek refuge amongst the ruins of the Juraian imperial villa, and finally discover the identity of the man claiming to be the r - S01E24
No Need for RyokoSeptember 10, 1995—With Ryoko and Katsuhito wounded and unable to fight, Tenchi makes the decision to face his destiny, challenging Kagato and rescuing princes - S01E25
No Need for a Showdown!September 17, 1995—Tenchi, accompanied by Azaka and Kamidake, heads deep into the royal palace to find Kagato. Azaka and Kamidake battle the two Juraian knight - S01E26
No Need for a ConclusionSeptember 24, 1995—Tenchi narrates this epilogue to the Tenchi Universe saga, detailing the fates of everyone who was involved in the story. However, the where
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