Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki - Here Comes the Bride! (Vol. 1) | 
| Actor: Tenchi Muyo Ryo Ohki
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 67347
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
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MPN: FN-07658
ISBN: 1421002779
UPC: 704400076589
EAN: 9781421002774
ASIN: B0008FPIQ8
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: July 5, 2005
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Tenchi seeks answers from his past while Ryoko faces the present head on. But the gang's world gets turned upside-down when they receive a strange visitor. After composing himself Tenchi discovers that the mysterious visitor is not his mom but a long lost sister who has come to inform him of his arranged marriage and more importantly his new fianc e Noike. While Ryoko Ayeka and the others are disputing this Tenchi leaves to work in the fields where he unknowingly meets his bride-to-be. When Tenchi collapses from exhaustion Washu gives him a prescription for three days of complete rest and relaxation! Now with Tenchi confined to his bed Noike must find a way to rally the girls into helping about the house! After proving herself to him and his friends will Noike finally be the girl Tenchi chooses?Episodes:1. Visitor From Afar2. Fianc e3. StrategySystem Requirements:Running Time 100 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400076589 Manufacturer No: FN-07658
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Unlike the recent Tenchi Muyo GXP, which only alluded to the original characters, the OVA Ryo-Ohki brings back the gang from the popular comedy-adventure. The always transitory calm of the Masaki household is shattered when new visitors arrive from the planet Jurai. They include Tenchi's older sister Tennyo; Airi, the wife of Tenchi's grandfather; and Noiki, Tenchi's fiancee, chosen for him by Ayeka's and Sasami's grandmother Lady Seto (a.k.a. the Devil Princess of Jurai). But these plot twists are largely artifice: more is going on than meets the eye--as is often the case in Tenchi stories. The OVA reunites not only Tenchi, Ayeka, Sasami, Washu, Ryoko, Nobuyuki, and Katsuhiko, but key members of the English vocal cast: Matt K. Miller (Tenchi), Jennifer Darling (Ayeka), and Sherry Lynn (Sasami). Celeste Burch replaces Petrea Burchard as Ryoko, and Mihoshi's long-suffering partner Kiyone seems to be missing in action. Although there are a few inconsistencies and a lot of clips from the original Tenchi Muyo! (1992), the new shows are quite entertaining. Like Hello Dolly, Tenchi can apparently be revived endlessly. (Rated TV PG, suitable for ages 12 and older: brief nudity, cartoon violence, minor risque humor, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Can't wait for Volume 2 already... June 29, 2005
T. LaPonte (Connecticut)
37 out of 38 found this review helpful
Before I even get started, I'll address what was for me, and so I assume it was for many Tenchi fans, the anxiety over the replacement English dub for Ryoko. Mona Marshall replaces Petrea Burchard in this third OVA series. You'll know her as both the English dub voices of Kite in the .hack games and Nataku in X. Her voice here tries to capture Petrea's essence, but comes off as much younger. Of course, as a long time Tenchi fan, I miss Petrea as Ryoko, but I think Mona has done a fine job, certainly better in any event, than she did for the GXP series.
Most of the rest of the voice cast returned this time around, however they are all also ten years older, and a tuned ear can hear the minute differences. Sasami was dead on with the original though, however, Sherri Lynn hasn't been out of practice using it, as she has done the same voice for numerous other anime and games over the years (most notably MOMO in Xenosaga).
Now, the series as a whole is interesting. It's the same show, only some ten years later in coming. A lot more CG is used this time around, and most of it is very obvious and almost seems out of place. The story picks up where it left off, and for anyone who is either unfamiliar with it or can't remember it, being that it has been so long, the first episode has quite a few flashbacks to acquaint and re-aquaint the audience with the backstory and characters.
The first volume of OVA 3 deals with the arrival of Noike, an arranged fiance to Tenchi by everyone's favorite Devil Princess of Jurai, that you may remember from Tenchi GXP, Lady Seto. Yosho's wife Airi (also from GXP) arrives, as does an unexpected relative of Tenchi. Supposedly this new OVA series will deal more heavily with Washu, Tsunami, and the mysterious Tokimi. For fans who were hoping that Kiyone from the Universe and Tokyo series and movies would arrive, sorry, she isn't a part of the original OVA storyline and won't be appearing (her appearance in the Mihoshi special isn't part of the OVA timeline). However, Noike does a lot to fill that void for any lingering Kiyone fans out there (you'll just have to watch and see what I mean). And for anyone who is confused, in the proper timeline, Kiyone is the name of Tenchi's mother. It was changed for the first movie to Achika, to reduce confusion between herself and the other Kiyone.
In any event, I highly recommend this DVD for any old Tenchi fans, as well as the GXP series for anyone who is confused about all the new characters who appear on this disc.
 The more things stay the same... July 9, 2005
Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
...the more they change. At first it seems like Tenchi and the girls haven't changed at all. And they haven't really. But in the background events are moving to change everything. Lady Sato has sent Noike to Earth to be Tenchi's bride-to-be! And while Ryoko and Ayeka decide how to handle her Lady Tokimi is carrying out her own plot against Washu and Tsunami.
Of course there is lots of humor, dark hints - foreshadowing - of future events linked with Tenchi's future bride and way too many flashbacks.
The English dubbing kind of threw me off - some voices are the same (just older) and some voices are new. Ryoko's English voice upset me at first but by the third episode I didn't seem to notice.
With only three episodes and not much in the way of extras only a real Tenchi fan should bother to buy up the disc. Still, it does promise a new, fresh and interesting series of episodes - the Tenchi Muyo! universe is nothing if not interesting!
Great as always, with only a little let down... July 9, 2005
Rebecca Lakey (Clearlake, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First, the new voice for Ryoko does sound much younger, but she fits in well after a couple episodes.
What threw me off was the fact that they had her re-dub a flashback: the fight Ryoko had with Tenchi, which burned down Tenchi's school in the first part of the OVA. Something in me was just missing her old voice then..
But, ah well, ten years *is* a long time.
All that aside this DVD drops us off right were the last left off, giving more background to Tenchi's family for the most part and sending Sasami skipping though the carrot field playing a singing game of "Where's the rabbit? Where's the kitty?" with little Ryoohki.
In many ways, it's like we as fans never left the well known world of Tenchi, where 'things sure are getting interesting'.
My only true let down is after all these years, we only get 3 episodes on this DVD. From the look of things, the next one is not even planned to come out for the better part of four months to the start of next year! Could someone be underestimating how strong the fandom is for more Tenchi?
At last, more Tenchi! July 9, 2005
Wayne E. Warren
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Tenchi has probably been my all-time favorite anime series. When everything sort of stopped with episode 13 we were left out in the cold it seemed. Tenchi TV, Tenchi in Toyko and GXP are great series but they don't hold out against the first and best. With the release of "Here comes the Bride!" we we hopfully get a conclusion to the OAV series. Although I think that it will sort of end like Tenchi TV with no real choice by Tenchi, I still look forward to seeing what all is planned for this series.
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