Yukinojo

What kind of format would Tenchi be coming back as? So far Tenchi has been OVA’s, novels, full length tv series, manga, movies, doujins, 5 minute episodes, and from somewhere on this site, a comic strip. Spiritual successor or reboot, which would it do good on, and how long would it have to run for in order for people to get acquainted to recognize as the current content, that would standalone in the Tenchi-verse.

OVA’s are not the thing anymore, the 5 min eps were too small, and the novels, manga, doujins don’t get translated quickly, until fan does it. Don’t know of anyone besides Tenchi fans that would see a movie, and if it is most likely a standard tv series would it be a 26 or 13 ep length? I could see them making a 13 ep season just to dap everyone into the series, the first two OVA’s add up to 13 eps and everyone remembers those.

A standard 26 episode series would be a little daring in my opinion. True, Tenchi’s formula is throw everything in a mix an not keep still. However, I think a 13 ep would satisfy a new start and make everyone want more which would create a regulated flow of seasons.

Thoughts and Critique

In the OVA continuity this is for the most part true, in GXP and the last ep of OVA 3 you see this the extent of cooperation an influence of the Seniwan and Jurai elites. Mikami and Seto decide and plan on galatic manners of Balouta territories and pirate guilds. However in the other series is not much we see of the rest of the empire, no other functions or elites or royal family members. I remember in one of the manga’s there is special family that works for the Jurai Royal family under special circumstances, that being royal tree carvers or something.

It is possible that the Jurai’s hierarchy is almost exact as a earth hierarchy, Royal family – branch families – special cases and/or highly trusted people. Line of succession based on family status, and most likely each family or individual with position governs a sector or planet within the Jurai empire.