For starters I want to
This is the most important thing right here, whether or not it happened outside of the OVA, we should at least SEE it happen.
343 Studios, the developers who now are behind the Halo franchise, at the DICE 2013 Conference said something very important. They said that the Halo universe is vast and rich in story. But no matter where you come in from, whether you are a super fan or some who just casually plays the games, you will get a complete experience each time in each medium. They referenced the novels behind Halo 4 and said these came out a few months prior to the game launching, and while they do contain a few more backstory tidbits then the game, both of them compliment each other and that you don’t need to have seen or read one to get or understand the other, and that “that was the key to great rich storytelling”
And that is what Tenchi really needs right now.
That’s the problem Tenchi has at this point. It has PLENTY of things in which it could go off of for future storytelling, but it doesn’t for fear of pissing off the fans of the franchise or newcomers who’re wondering WTFOMGBBQ when they just jump in at that point. Sure, the first part of OAV 3 did people a nice bit of service by recapping everything that’s already happened, but there were WAAAY too many characters given just a few seconds of screen time and no other explanation for their appearance other than “Hey! I’m here for my cameo!”
Hell, if it wanted to it could build a series off of the non-canon manga and MAKE it canon for heaven’s sake. But would it be derivative at that point? Maybe, maybe not. I guess it’d all depend on whether or not some of the plot lines work and no original stories are made for TV.
