| Tenchi Muyo! GXP | |
| 天地無用! GXP (Tenchi Muyō! Jī Ekkusu Pī) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Harem, Science fiction |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Shinichi Watanabe |
| Produced by | Yamashita Hiroshi Ueda Yasuo Ohashi Yutaka Inoue Hiroaki |
| Written by | Kuroda Yousuke |
| Music by | Tada Akifumi |
| Studio | AIC |
| Licensed by | Funimation |
| Network | NTV |
| Original run | April 3, 2002 – September 25, 2002 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masaki Kajishima |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
| Original run | June 2002 – September 2002 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Masaki Kajishima |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Original run | April 25, 2003 – February 25, 2011 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Related series | |
Tenchi Muyo! GXP (天地無用! GXP Tenchi Muyō! Jī Ekkusu Pī) is a Japanese anime series created by AIC and broadcast on NTV from April 3, 2002 to September 25, 2002.[1] It is the fourth installment of the Tenchi Muyo! line of series, succeeding Tenchi in Tokyo, localized in North America by Funimation.
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Seina Yamata is a young Japanese high school student living with his parents and younger sister in rural Okayama, Japan. One morning, following a hapless bike ride through the country, a large spacecraft crashes into the lake behind the Masaki residence, causing a violent tsunami that Seina is unable to escape from and thus, drowns in. He regains consciousness shortly after to the mild introduction of Amane Kaunaq, the pilot, who having rescued him and performed CPR, hastily describes her work as a Galaxy Police officer, handing him an application and then leaving.
Befuddled by the encounter, Seina returns to his neighborhood with the application, showing it to his family at home. Mistaking it for a contest entry, his mother and sister aggressively force him to fill it out, after which he retreats to his room and falls asleep. The following morning, awakened aboard a vessel in orbit, Seina is informed by an official that he has successfully joined the Galaxy Police.
Unlike Tenchi Universe and Tenchi in Tokyo, which are spin-offs of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki, GXP occurs during the events of it, making it a parallel series to the show. As such, the more recognized cast do not play central roles, though they do make cameo appearances.
Tenchi Muyo! GXP was officially announced on January 10, 2001 with a scheduled broadcast set for spring of the following year.[6] When asked to direct the series, Shinichi Watanabe, though welcome to the opportunity, was cited as saying that he was unsure why he had been chosen, and that after watching previous Tenchi episodes, found the task of envisioning GXP to be "tough".[7]
First looks into the series was published on October 10 by Tenchi-Web.com, showcasing artwork and teaser trailer.[8] More trailers were progressively added from November 2001[9][10] to February 2002[11] when it was announced on February 18 that GXP would premier on NTV on April 2.[12] Tenchi-web then, a day later, scheduled a preview screening of the first and second episodes in Tokyo.[12] In a similar fashion, Los Angeles based Anime Expo confirmed the attendance of Mamiko Noto,[13] voice actress for the series, and that AIC would host a screening of GXP at the convention.[14] Funimation later confirmed from Anime Expo New York that they had secured the licensing rights to the show.[15]
GXP finished airing on September 24.[16] Following a nine month period, Funimation unveiled the official English website[17] for the series on June 16, 2003,[18] later confirming its release for March 4, 2004.[19]
Tenchi Muyo! GXP was met with mostly positive reception. It was initially believed that the premier would not draw noteworthy attention,[20] however, the midnight screening of the first episode on September 9 reportedly garnered a 4.0%[21] viewing share, a figure considered double that of other premiers such as Aquarian Age and Kanon.[22]
The localization of Tenchi Muyo! GXP was met with generally positive reception as well. In a report by Right Stuf International on February 28, AIC became flooded with so much mail from American fans about its release that the company requested fans stop.[23] Industry aggregator Mania.com gave the commercial releases ratings A through B,[24] citing that "the GXP series was a lot of fun" but that "[it] was over by the time you really get into it."[25] Animefringe.com, an online magazine, published a positive review as well, citing a "well balanced storyline" and that GXP "still has plenty of potential to go forward and compete in today's booming anime world after its long absence from the spotlight."[26]
Masaki Kajishima, original creator of the Tenchi series, wrote and illustrated a manga for GXP, serialized in Comic Dragon (now Monthly Dragon Age) from June to September 2002.[27] It was collected into a single volume and published by Kadokawa Shoten on August 29, 2002.[28]
In addition to the manga, Kajishima also wrote a current seven[29] novels retelling GXP from his perspective.[30] The books were also published by Kadokawa Shoten between April 25, 2003 and February 25, 2011, going into more detail than the anime.[31]
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