Very good show, disappointing release.
Tenchi Muyo is one of my favorite shows and one of the best animes. No need going into what makes this show special because if you like it, you love it and if you don't like it well you aren't even reading this. This release should have been what fans have been waiting for. Tenchis first time on blu-ray is however somewhat disappointing. The transfers aren't much better than a SD upconvert and they might even be given FUNimations track record. It is the best the show has ever looked on a US release; the colors can be quite vibrant and some scenes feature very good detail. There are scenes that are very soft though, even keeping in mind the age of the OVAs. Overall it's hard to find any serious gripes with the video. As for supplements, there is only one special feature included. Just a short 7 minute slideshow-of sorts. I was let down with this and the Tenchi Movie collection, which also features less than stellar transfers and no special features save for some trailers. It's...
OK release
The Bluray release of this series is nothing to scoff at, it came out nicely and I was happy to buy the OVA since I haven't seen the series since it aired on TV. The release of the series has been rather confusing though which is my only fault with it, since I was initially under the impression that these two OVA arcs had a third set of episodes. Those aren't part of this release.
Orginal Tenchi
Finally after all these years Tenchi Muyo is getting a new release. Some of you may remember the very limited DVD collection that ran under Pioneer for a ungodly price, and even fewer of you remember the VHS set. Back when you payed $20 a tape and it only had 1 episode on it! I am glad I can finally retire my old VHS collection of Tenchi and now have every series of Tenchi release in the US other then Tokyo (which was a abomination). How I hope they release DUAL which for those who do not know is a Spin off just like Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari (Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar wich is currently the English title for the Funimation release currently TBA).
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