Tenjho Tenge

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Tenjho Tenge

天上天下 (Heaven and Earth)
Genre	Seinen, Ecchi, School, Martial arts
Manga
Authored by	Oh! great
Publisher	Shueisha CMX Planet Manga
Serialized in	Ultra Jump
Original run	1998 – ongoing
No. of volumes	16, containing 99 of 103 released chapters^[1]
TV anime
Directed by	Toshifumi Kawase
Studio	Madhouse
Network	TV Asahi GMA 7 Game One Japanimax G4techTV
Original run	1 April 2004 – 16 September 2004
No. of episodes	24^[2]
OVA
Directed by	Toshifumi Kawase
Studio	Madhouse
No. of episodes	2^[3]
Released	16 March 2005

Tenjho Tenge (天上天下, Tenjō Tenge^?, lit. "Heaven and Earth") is a seinen anime and manga series created by Oh! great (大暮維人, Ōgure Ito^?). The title is said to be from the saying of the Buddha when he was born: "天上天下唯我独尊 (Tenjō Tenge Yuiga Dokuson)" which means "I alone am honored on Heaven and Earth." [1]

The manga is currently running in Shueisha's Ultra Jump in Japan. The manga is being officially published in North America by DC Comics in the CMX label. The CMX English version is edited to reduce the sexuality and market it with a T (Teen - 13 Yrs and older) rating, a controversial move in the eyes of many North American fans, but is now marketed with an OT (Older Teen - 16 Yrs and older) and contains far less editing than before. The editing was done with Oh! great's approval ^[4]. The anime, directed by Toshifumi Kawase and produced by Avex Mode and TV Asahi, was broadcasted on TV Asahi in Japan from April 1 to September 16, 2004 and it is licensed Geneon Entertainment.

There is also a 2-episode OVA named Tenjho Tenge ULTIMATE FIGHT, also licensed by Geneon.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Characters
3 The Rising Phoenix (12 Founding Families)
- 3.1 The 12 Founding Families
  - 3.1.1 White Feathers
  - 3.1.2 Red Feathers
4 Nature of Chakra (Dragon's Gate)
5 Episode list
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Plot

Main article: Plot Summary of Tenjho Tenge

For most of their lives, Souichiro Nagi and Bob Makihara have been able to take over a school by fighting and beating everyone. Their first day at Todou Academy started as any other new school, they start taking it over by beating up everyone that got in their way. Not until Maya Natsume and Masataka Takayanagi showed up did they realize that this was no ordinary school. This was a school where people have powerful techniques, uncanny skill. They also learned that the ruling Enforcement Group, lead by Mitsuomi Takayanagi, is not to be taken lightly and are not tolerant of their disturbance. In order to get back at the Enforcement group, Souichiro and Bob join the Juuken Club which is the only surviving group that opposes them. The more the two groups interact, the more they begin to realize they are trapped in a conflict they know little about.

The plot deepens as they find out about the history of the Juuken Club and it's founder Shin Natsume. They discover Mitsuomi is supported by a alliance of families with special powers and skills called F. Souichiro's family line of demon exorcists gives, him one of these special powers as well. As F starts to act against Mitsuomi's orders, Souichiro's father (Sōhaku Kago) is revealed to be the true head of F. Sohaku plans to awaken powers in people world wide, and to create an ultimate warrior. The purpose of this is unknown, but it is a conflict that is centuries old.

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of characters in Tenjho Tenge

[edit] The Rising Phoenix (12 Founding Families)

The Phoenix's right wing has white feathers, and the left wing has red feathers. The white feathers represent jujitsu, fencing and other martial art styles. The red feathers represent religion, magic and special abilities. All together, the organization is composed of 6 styles and 36 groups all together, these are called the 12 families. Other feathers represent the other branch and minor families that are also part of this alliance, making 36 feathers. The Raising Phoenix shows how the Takayanagi (高柳 , Takayanagi^?) family, depicted as the phoenix, is supported by the other families, the feathers.

[edit] The 12 Founding Families

Branch Families

[edit] White Feathers

Ishiyumi (穹, Ishiyumi^?)
Kabuto (兜, Kabuto^?)
Kagiroi (炬, Kagiroi^?)
Mawari (圓, Mawari^?)
Tsumuji (颯, Tsumuji^?)
Wani (鰐, Wani^?)

[edit] Red Feathers

Hotaru (螢, Hotaru^?)
Kabane (屍, Kabane^?): Shukyou ( , Shukyou^?)
Kago (寵, Kago^?): Rikudou (六道, Rikudou^?)
Nagi (凪, Nagi^?)
Natsume (棗, Natsume^?): Enmi (厭魅, Enmi^?)
Shōjō (猩, Shōjō^?)

[edit] Nature of Chakra (Dragon's Gate)

The Looping Red Earth Dragon: When the gate is opened, the user can harness the earth's electrical fields and generate electricity. However, this works as long as their legs are connected to the earth. If no contact is made between the ground and their legs, the power remains idle.
The Looping Orange Water Dragon: When this gate is opened, the user can manipulate the density and pressure of water (or any other liquid bodies, such as blood, for that matter) by infusing ki into it. One could also fashion "bullets" as strong as steel out of water.
The Looping Yellow Fire Dragon: When opened, this gate allows the user to manipulate and possibly even create fire.
The Looping Green Wind Dragon: When opened, the gate enhances the users leg strength. Typically used to jump to areas that would normally be unreachable.
The Looping Blue Wood Dragon: When opened the gate allows the user to flow ki into wood and strengthen it. Usually used to make twigs or branches into blunt weapons. It can also be used to harden typically flimsy objects.
The Metal Silk Throat Dragon
The Air-storing Spirit Dragon