Underplayed Gems

Tenchi Forever! The Movie (1999)

Tenchi Forever! The Movie poster
Original title
天地無用! in LOVE2 ～遙かなる想い～
Directed by
Hiroshi Negishi
Genre
harem, adventure anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
M
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Tenchi has disappeared and his friends search for him. They find him living a quiet life in a mountain village with a mysterious woman who shares a deep connection to his past.

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What happens

Tenchi Forever!, also known in Japan as Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Distant Memories (天地無用 IN LOVE 2! − 遙かなる想い, Tenchi Muyō in Rabu Tsū!: Haruka naru omoi), is a 1999 Japanese anime film based upon the popular Tenchi Muyo! series, and was directed by Hiroshi Negishi. It was released in America under the title Tenchi Forever!, possibly because it was to be the last Tenchi Muyo!-branded product created. The film is the final story arc of the second Tenchi Muyo! television series, known outside Japan as Tenchi Universe. TMiL2 is also notable for its radically different tone from its source material. Tenchi Universe excised much of the overt sexuality and violence featured in the OVAs in favor of a more comedy-themed atmosphere. The subsequent movie sequel, 1996's Tenchi Muyo in Love, was, at its core, an action movie. However, Tenchi Muyo in Love 2 is a significant departure from its predecessors; instead of the usual comedy-flavored action, the film is a downbeat melodrama, shedding light on Katsuhito's past, the depth of Ryoko and Ayeka's feelings for Tenchi, and Tenchi's hidden desires. This film marked the last time Petrea Burchard would voice Ryoko for the English dubbed releases of the Tenchi franchise until Ai Tenchi Muyo! was released in North America in 2018. The DVD released in 1999 by Geneon, then known as Pioneer, is one of the few released by that company to have THX-certified audio and video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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