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DVD number 6 in the Tenchi Universe.
Tenchi and the gang are still on the run and in this DVD we can to feel every painful moment of it. In the first story everything is going wrong; engine power is dropping and the food supply is low. Ryoko is given money and is told to go buy food. Of course she spends it on herself and decides to rob a bank to get more. So when Ryoko returns to the ship she has no food, but bags of money and a bunch of police ships on her tail. They flee.
In the next episode they find themselves in a bad region of space: a ship graveyard. And engine power is dropping again. This turns out to be a touching ghost story, a stand-alone story with no links to the rest of the series. Think of it as a break.
The last episode is another stand-alone, when runaways steal the Yagami, Kiyone's and Mihoshi's police ship. Of course half the Galaxy is hunting the ship, so soon the runaways find themselves the center of a massive man hunt. The kids freak out, push buttons and end up FIRING on the Galaxy Police (who fire back). Well, at least the gang is able to get some food, even if Ayeka and Sasami end up washing dishes for it. Of course the gang gets their ship back and the runaways are shot out into space in a life capsule.
While funny, the episodes don't really add to the over-all plot and I had to take away a point.

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INTRODUCTION:
Although the Tenchi Muyo anime series became a massive hit in its native Japan and other neighboring nations, it was never fortunate enough to gain that kind of success in the United States. That's a real shame, because this is one of the best anime series out there. It DID air briefly in America on the Cartoon Network, but it never really won the audiences over the way series like Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z did. But this series is every bit as good as the animes that DID achieve fame in America. Read on for my review of this set.

BASIC PLOT:
It's hard to describe this series because there are so many twists and turns in the plot, but I'll try my best. The story follows a young man named Tenchi Masaki, who has just returned to school from a long break. Soon enough, he meets up with a rather strange cast of characters, and discovers that he may be the last hope for saving the universe! To make things even more difficult for him, many of these strange characters he has met fall in love with him, and this creates some competition amongst them that results in some rather comical scenes.

SERIES OPINIONS:
Why is this series so underrated in America? This is one of the best animes out there. It combines the samurai-style action of Dragon Ball Z with the romance/slapstick humor stylings of Sailor Moon, and this creates a series that is universally appealing. And believe me, over time this series will grow on you.

THE DUB:
Surprisingly, the dub version of this series isn't that bad. A few scenes have been mistranslated or toned down for American audiences, but it's nothing major like with other animes. Here's a little tip, if you're curious about what has been changed - while you're watching the Japanese subtitled version of the DVD, hit the Audio button on your DVD remote and switch to the dub track. This way you can watch the English dub with the English subtitles for the Japanese version - there's no better way to see how different some of the translations are!

DVD:
Once again, DVDs featuring an uncut dub and an uncut sub have been released. This is great because you get both versions of the series. There are also some bonus features as well. There aren't a whole lot of bonuses, but at least there are some - a number of anime DVDs don't have any at all!

OVERALL:
Overall this is an excellent DVD set, and it's good to have all the episodes of this classic series on DVD at long last. Still, the DVDs could have been done a little better. If you're an anime fan, this is a strongly recommended release.

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No Need for a Ghost
The Tenchi Gang is still in space, making thier way to Jurai. Along the way, Sasami meets a ghost of a girl, two idiots that steal Yagami, and the search for food.
This DVD keeps the plot up, but doesn't speed it up. The Tenchi Gang has a long way to go to reach Jurai.