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I would not necessarily say “the previous” Jurai emperor. Washu and the Operative both refer to a Juraian emperor who died by expelling his energy to help the Galaxy Police imprison Kain.

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Moreover, in this continuity, Yosho likely did not leave Jurai a century ago. As stated in the the other thread, several details seem to imply that Yosho and Haruna left Jurai about 50-60 years prior to the film. Moreover, Haruna’s English dialogue mentions that she waited for “half a century”. That would place the couple leaving Jurai in 1930-1940, not the 19th Century.

Universe Yosho’s backstory would be an interesting read, although leaving it a mystery does leave the fun for speculation. Tenchismile

Though as a priest wouldn’t he have been exempted from any military service,if indeed their arrival was around

1938?

When Tenchi Forever does flashback to Yosho in Japan it does seem to be during a period of relative calm and peace,so I wonder if it might have been just before the Military took over the government.

I am not certain about Japan’s policies regarding military service for clergy. However, Chuck and I have discussed that Yosho might have arrived before Japan became embroiled with China in the 1930s. Also, some of this depends on when Yosho became “Masaki Katsuhito” and a priest. Involvement with Japan’s government or military might be more of an issue while he was wandering around Japan between Haruna’s death and his marriage to Itsuki.

This all adds up pretty squarely to me, provided that the distance between the two worlds doesn’t factor in [significantly] with the whole time/space relativity thingy affecting time/people’s age/exact birth date from Earth’s perspective* (interesting how as far as travel goes, Universe ships don’t seem to use the wormhole approach utilized by Azusa in OVA)

I was assuming that Yagami, Ryo-Ohki, and such had FTL capability, which is why they are able to cross from Earth to Jurai in a matter of months rather than centuries. I did neglect such matters in my estimates. Sorry that threw anything off. blush1

I would guess Yosho would have stayed out of the conflict, 1) he seems to have pacifist tendencies, despite being a lethal killing machine, 2) which side would he take? sure, Japan seems obvious, it’s his home, but even though his family ends up being Japanese, he would likely still see himself as an outsider looking in, a foreigner on the edge of a conflict between two groups of Earthlings (though if it ever came to it, of course he’d defend his homestead and family) but that’s just my guess.

Then the question would be how much of a Pacifist is Yosho?

It seems logical Universe Yosho/Katsuhito stayed out of World War II, but was involved with the mourning period afterwards as a priest, and established his own judgement of humanity as more “gentle” than Juraian beings.

After chatting with everyone, I would expect Yosho would keep out of Earth’s internal nonsense. Considering he would have lost Haruna in recent memory and battled Kagato before that, he likely would not be looking for more trouble. He might just hide out in the countryside, or as some others have mentioned in minichat and Mumble, Yosho/Katsuhito might have helped with the relief or reconstruction efforts after the war. That might be the best role for him in his new life as a priest.

btw:I would take it that Yosho would have been somewhere in his 20s when he left Jurai and settled in Japan,

if he arrived just shortly before Pearl Harbor was bombed.That is taking 1953 as the birth year for his daughter.

So we can guess he was born around 1918-1922.

That sits pretty well with my original post on that. Tenchismile

Unless you mean the Okayama Prefecture, it’s established in the OVA continuity the setting is closer Kurashiki City.

Unless Google Maps has this wrong, Kurashiki and Okayama are about 10 mi apart, so the distance is negligible in an age with automobiles.

Also in the Universe continuity, before Nobuyuki married into the family and expanded the house, it was shown to have always existed in the hills, thus would have been unaffected from the bombing of coastal lowlands, which were mostly industrial.

He might have likely seen refugees from the city, particularly those fleeing for sanctuary of a shrine to escape the bombardments. Even then, he would likely hear and feel the rumbles from distant explosions from ~10 mi away. Considering the scale of the conflict, I have a hard time believing he could remain ignorant, unaffected, or completely idle during that era.

I do really like The King of Fighters Orochi Saga (KoF 96-97), so I likely drew from it subconsciously. blush1

The dark persona serves two main purposes. First, it is an echo of the invading entity that threatened to consume her in Dark Energy Trilogy. Facing who she was in those few hours serves as her dealing with the trauma done to her psyche. Second, it is a mental block to her full potential. Personally, I have always believed that Ayeka has held herself back. In the series, we see her fight with Ryoko often, and the two always seem to be tied. However, when Ayeka faced Kagato in Universe episode 25, Kagato says that Ayeka “finally evoked Jurai’s power”, as if she never really had. If Ayeka had not really been using Jurai’s power, what was stopping her? Much like Tenchi in the OVA, I theorize that Ayeka is preventing herself mentally, mostly likely due to her royal training or some other trauma.

with the whole mental battle it also felt like a spirit quest in many ways.

A “spirit quest” is probably the best way to describe Ayeka’s journey in Jurai. My interpretation of Universe‘s conclusion is that Ayeka vacated the throne to be with Tenchi on Earth. What becomes of her then if Tenchi does not choose her? She always defined herself as “the crown princess of planet Jurai”. What is she without that title or the prospect of Tenchi’s affections? Essentially, who is “Ayeka” without reference to Jurai or Tenchi?

I also admit to being inspired heavily by Literary Eagle’s Confess to You, where Ayeka goes on a harrowing journey to find herself. If you want a very good Tenchi Muyo! story, I would read this one. Lita is an excellent author, and you will get the FEELS. soawesome1