Could the other characters pull off their own show?

No need for him.

Not if they want to sell more

What if there was a show JUST about the girls? Do you think it could work?

Uh oh. I somehow missed this before. Now you’ve done it Ukinojo. You got me brainstorming brainstorming stories I’ll probably never write again.

A cup of Dual. Two tablespoons of Gundam. And a sprinkle of Star Wars. Mix it all together and you get WisperG’s wacky fanfic idea #323

Picture it…

Jurai, the GP, Earth, and a number of other alien worlds have formed an alliance to combat the tyranny of an evil empire, who’s influence continues to increase at an alarming rate despite the alliances best efforts to repel them. Kagato is the Vader to Tokimi’s Emperor Palpatine. Clay, Shank, Kain (in a humanoid form perhaps?), among other noteworthy Tenchi villains are high-ranking imperial officers.

Kiyone is a mecha pilot assigned to work at a newly-opened Alliance base on Earth. She’s joined by fellow pilot… Misao. Yes, Mihoshi’s brother. Mihoshi can pull an Asuka, transferring in later, much to everyone’s chagrin. Gotta have a loli pilot, so maybe Sasami joins later too. Nobuyuki is the goofy Gendo of the series. His wife does… something. Head of the medical team perhaps? Katsuhito is the high-ranking Alliance official who drops in frequently to oversee base operations. Washu is the head mechanic and Naja works under her. Mashisu, Hakua, Seiryo and other minor characters can staff the command center and and/or account for the rest of the mechanics and medical team.

Don’t know what to do with Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka and Noike. If Sasami is a student, maybe they could be involved with the school in some way. Other mecha teams that might work with them from time to time could be comprised of the main casts of Dual and GXP.

You don’t like it? sadface1

Just so we’re clear, in case it wasn’t obvious from all the humorous quips I threw in, that paragraph was composed entirely of sarcasm. ‘Twas all in jest.

I’m laughing softly just thinking about it.

These threads aren’t twitter, they are for insightful dialogue between fans not just 4 word responses that add nothing to the topic at hand, Wisper had a really cool idea and he shared it in detail.

The one problem would be, who would be the main protagonist or center-ish person. And yes everyone would say Ryoko, Sasami already had her shows, but I think the story would need to be written to make them a little more relatable to each other rather than having one person being the glue like Tenchi was. I think this would give a chance to see character building relationships stronger, cause in Tenchi-verses everyone was just thrown in and got along, sort of.

There are actually a number of instances throughout each series where Tenchi is really only a sprinkle on the cake, so to speak, the girls are fine without him, and in fact have no problem doing their own thing (or want to do their own thing) Such as the girls watching the drama show on TV and eating crackers.

Since it is a Tenchi series you’d have to throw the fans a softball a little and say he was predisposed or something to let them go on their own adventures and what not, but it could definitely work because lets ask ourselves the question?

Who is your FAVORITE character? The majority of people aren’t going to say Tenchi, we don’t hate him obviously, but he’s not the reason we love the show, and he’s certainly not the reason we’re still here, it’s the girls, if anything, an all girl cast show would probably be lauded amongst the best the franchise has ever done because it would rely on the characters personalities we love to shine above everything else.

I actually thought that Ryo-Ohki would be getting a mini-series during Ai, to explain what happen.

That’s a cool idea! Seeing a somewhat recent episode of Stardust Crusaders featuring events from a less serious perspective a la one Iggy’s point of view reminded me of this. It’d be fun.

What if there was a show JUST about the girls? Do you think it could work?

As crazy as some may think it, and as painfully obvious as it seems, to me this sounds like the best idea in recent memory if aiming for a fun, new angle for a spin-off; No Need For Tenchi: Really! or something equally facetious comes to mind. Though it’s been brought up in passing for various reasons (chiefly of what I’ve seen has been for lesbian shipping ranging from humorous to semi-serious ends), a serious approach at this setup would yield gold that Tenchi fans of every stripe and color could enjoy.

Though there’s nothing wrong with this forthcoming approach, I would fear for it becoming a cliche “cute girls doing cute things” modern creation where nothing actually happens because of all things out there, between the length of time it’s been around and its characters’ straight-up potential for emotional exploration, development, slapstick comedy along with heartfelt heartache etc., we all know Tenchi girls have potential for more. We’ve seen the girls fighting over Tenchi, and honestly in a way it really does never get old; but after getting a small taste of ‘what could be’ courtesy of Tenchi Forever, time away from Tenchi for the girls to focus on themselves individually and collectively would do them worlds of good while giving us time to focus on them not as love interests but purely as full-fledged characters entirely standing on their own. (Ironically, though convenient, I just called ‘the girls’ what we all usually do: “The Tenchi Girls” so see how unintentionally or otherwise they’re all accessories for, or at best ancillary to, “the main man” Tenchi? It needn’t be so!)

A Tenchi series without Tenchi Masaki…I LOVE it! (No offense Tenchi, we still like ya.)