The beautiful space pirate Ryoko smashes her way into the life of seventeen-year-old high school student in TENCHI UNIVERSE, coming to DVD in October. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © AIC/Pioneer LDCStreets October 16th Source: FUNimation Entertainment Special Thanks to Tim Baxter
Packaging for the TENCHI UNIVERSE complete series DVD box set. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © AIC/Pioneer LDCFUNimation Entertainment will release the complete anime series TENCHI UNIVERSE ((????!???, Tenchi Muyo! Uchuu Hen, 1995) in a DVD box set on October 16th. From the creators of TENCHI MUYO! and EL HAZARD comes another alternate universe storyline starring Tenchi and Company! In the beginning, there was Tenchi. Back when the only cure for an anime fix was a trip to the mall to load up on VHS tapes. Back when Toonami and Cartoon Network first introduced this amazing new genre to American fans. The times may have changed since those good old days, but FUNimation is thrilled to be bringing TENCHI back! A true classic never goes out of style, and TENCHI is the original anime harem comedy the started it all. Everyone’s favorite luckless hero is back for more intergalactic hijinks in TENCHI UNIVERSE, an alternate universe retelling of the original TENCHI canon. Seventeen-year-old Tenchi Masaki is a regular guy whose life takes a turn for the outrageous when Ryoko the stunning space pirate crashes at his grandfather`s shrine. In the bat of an eye, Tenchi finds himself surrounded by a bevy of bodacious intergalactic beauties who’ll do everything they can to make him late for class. Part of a cult classic franchise that has sold more than half a million units in the U.S., the TENCHI UNIVERSE box set contains episodes 1-26. DVD: Region 1 Number of Discs: 4 SRP: $39.98 Street Date: October 16, 2012 Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Rating: TV14 Running Time: 650 Minutes Special Features: Textless Opening Song Textless Closing Song Trailers
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