Why Did Universe Yosho Leave Jurai?

Second, she seemed surprised at seeing Earth from space, a new place for their new life. Her dialogue with Yosho does not seem to indicate that she was some place familiar, let alone returning home.

Finally, there is her tree. Katsuhito talks briefly about all Juraians having a personal tree, much like the OVA continuity.

While this does not rule out that she was of some alien world near Jurai and inducted into Jurai’s culture, thus obtaining a tree as in the OVA, Katsuhito’s dialogue does seem to imply that Haruna was a native of Jurai.

then it can be further surmised that Kagato wasn’t too keen on his decision to marry an outsider. But this is only a thought.

Now, I could buy that Haruna was not a noblewoman, and that might have spurred or assisted the split between Kagato and Yosho. Considering Kagato’s desire to end the rightful bloodline of Jurai’s royal family, he might have seen Yosho’s line as corrupt or tainted in this way.

Now as to the identity of the heiress herself, she could very well be Ayeka and Sasami’s mother (or grandmother if looked at properly), and she never bequeathed upon them the knowledge of Yosho’s departure.

That could be a real possibility, considering how Kagato was ready to kill Ayeka equally with Tenchi at the end of Universe. Although, this could equally be due to him wanting to clear out all other rivals to the throne. Also, if Kagato had known Ayeka’s grandmother, might he not recognize Ayeka or Sasami as he did Tenchi? Perhaps, this could have happened off-screen when Kagato was plotting, particularly as Ayeka was a very public figure.

This is corroborated with the opening of episode 16, where Ayeka narrates that Yosho was an imperial son.

Later in episode 22, Katsuhito himself admits to being a lineal descendent of Jurai’s royal family.

Moreover, Kagato’s whole ruse is dependent on being an undeniable successor to the throne. If there was question of Yosho’s lineage, it would have interfered with Kagato’s rise to power. However, Katsuhito never says that his entire lineage is Juraian, so the possibility of a non-Juraian ancestor is not ruled-out by dialogue.

My reasons for asking are that I had never given much thought to Universe Yosho’s motivations for leaving Jurai or staying on Earth; I think I inferred the reasoning would be similar to OVA Yosho. While I very much wish to ponder this further, whether Yosho was familiar with Earth beforehand, or only after discovering it with Haruna,

From the dialogue, I think Haruna might have heard about Earth before arrival, but not actually seen or visited it (see post about Haruna above). Now, the English dialogue, not the subtitles, has Haruna state that Yosho “chose” this world for them to live on. This would imply that Yosho knew of the world before them arriving there. How much he knew or if he had visited, I do not know. blush1

I think his reason for staying on Earth, at any rate, could be chalked up to what OVA Yosho expressed to Ayeka and company after his skirmish with Kagato: “This is my home, and this is where I wish to be buried.” In short, he had a wanderlust, and after searching aimlessly as a youth, he ended up feeling more at home on Earth than he ever had on Jurai–he fell in love with it.

That seems to be exactly what Katsuhito states when he discusses it in Universe continuity. In episode 22, he states he decided that Earth’s beauty and people made a welcome place for him to live out his days.

However, TMiL2 adds Haruna’s tree, which burst back to life after being planted in the Terran soil. Afterward, he met Itsuki, his wife and mother of Achika.

The Operative does mention the “current Jurai emperor”, who likely assumed the role after Kagato’s defeat (Universe episode 25) and Ayeka’s departure (Universe episode 26).

However, was there no emperor from Kain’s time in 1896 until Kagato’s coup in 1995? That seems unlikely. Washu’s dialogue in particular might imply that there were two Jurai emperors between 1896 and 1995. I think this might be possible since the lineage would have to shift from Yosho’s branch family to Ayeka’s as she mentions in Universe episode 23.

Yosho had left Jurai sometime before the Earth year 1896. Yosho had travel alone across the galaxy until he came upon the Earth. After arriving on Earth. Yosho had decided to stay on the Earth. He did meet Achika’s mother sometime after his arrival.

As Tenchi Muyo! in Love 2 is the direct sequel to Tenchi Muyo! in Love, and Universe by extension, I do not agree with your assessment. The plot of the film tells that Haruna left Jurai with Yosho since they were forbidden to marry, but she died shortly after arriving in Earth’s orbit. Some time later, Yosho met Masaki Itsuki, Achika’s mother, and became “Masaki Katsuhito”.