Tenchi Muyo is essentially a harem anime that is a part of the universe. It follows a high schooler, Tenchi, who accidentally releases a space pirate called Ryouko.
This creates a butterfly effect, and, quickly, Tenchi discovers himself in the company of beautiful intergalactic beauties, each of whom develops an affection for him.
The anime is a blend of various TV shows, OVAs, movies, and specials. All of them belong to Tenchi Muyou! Ryo-Ohki, Tenchi TV Universe, and Spin-Offs.
There are seven TV shows, three films, twelve OVAs, and four specials in Tenchi Muyo.
Beyond the space harem, there’s also a lot of sci-fi humor and action that is present in the show.
Tenchi Muyo is very funny and serious at the same time, so aliens and women who try to get close to Tenchi are a great contrast.
Find out the harem genre as it was back then when it was present in every other show featuring Tenchi Muyo!
Release Order
I. TV Series
- Tenchi Muyou! (1995)
- Magical Project S (1996)
- Shin Tenchi Muyou! (1997)
- Tenchi Muyou! GXP (2002)
- Sasami Magical Girls Club (2006)
- Sasami Magical Girls Club 2 (2006)
- Ai Tenchi Muyou! (2014)
II. Movies
- Tenchi Muyou! “In Love” (1996)
- Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no Eve (1997)
- Tenchi Muyou! in Love 2: Haruka Naru Omoi (1999)
III. OVAs
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki (1992)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture Drama (1993)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryo-Ohki: The Night Before The Carnival (1993)
- Tenchi Muyou! : Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space Adventure (1994)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season (1994)
- Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1995)
- Photon: The Idiot Adventures (1997)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season (2003)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season: Tenchi Seirou naredo Namitakashi? (2005)
- Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar (2009)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 4th Season (2016)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 5th Season (2020)
IV. Specials
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama (1995)
- Magical Project S Specials (1997)
- Shin Tenchi Muyou! Specials (1997)
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season Picture Drama (2003)
- Ai Tenchi Muyou! Recaps (2014)
Where To Watch
On HULU, you can watch.
Stream it on Amazon Prime.
Chronological Order
I. Tenchi Muyou! Ryo-Ohki
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryo-Ohki: The Night Before The Carnival
- Tenchi Muyou! : Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space Adventure
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season
- Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season: Tenchi Seirou naredo Namitakashi?
- Tenchi Muyou! GXP
- Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 4th Season
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 5th Season
II. Tenchi TV Universe
- Tenchi Muyou!
- Tenchi Muyou! in Love
- Tenchi Muyou! in Love 2: Haruka Naru Omoi
III. Spin-Offs (Standalone)
- Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no Eve
- Shin Tenchi Muyou!
- Shin Tenchi Muyou! Specials
- Magical Project S
- Magical Project S Specials
- Photon: The Idiot Adventures
- Sasami Magical Girls Club
- Sasami Magical Girls Club 2
- Ai Tenchi Muyou!
What time will it take to watch it?
It will take approximately 91 hours and 10 minutes to watch the entire series of Tenchi Muyo.
This includes all films, TV shows, ONAs, and specials.
If you adhere to the chronological sequence that you follow, you can finish the series in 89 hours and 51 minutes.
Here’s a brief overview of each series and its duration in the order of release:
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki – 174 mins
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture Drama – 10 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryo-Ohki the Last Night Before The Carnival – 43 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! : Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space Adventure – 27 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Second Season, 198 mins
- Tenchi Muyou! 598 minutes
- The Magical Girl, Pretty Sammy 129mins
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Film Drama – 7 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! in Love in 94 minutes
- Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy – 598 minutes
- Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy Specials 21 minutes
- Shin Tenchi Muyou! Specials – 24 minutes
- Shin Tenchi Muyou! 598 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no Eve – 59 minutes
- Image: The Idiot Adventures – 219 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! in Love 2: Haruka Naru Omoi – 95 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! GXP – 624 mins
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season – 180 mins
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd season Picture Drama 25 mins
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 3rd Season: Tenchi Seirou naredo Namitakashi? 30 minutes
- Sasami Magical Girls Club – 325 minutes
- Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club 2 – 325 mins
- Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar 585 minutes
- Ai Tenchi Muyou! 200 minutes
- Ai Tenchi Muyou! Recaps of 40 minutes
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki fourth season – 116 mins
- Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 5th Season 180 minutes
Final Words
The most recommended way to watch Tenchi Muyo is in chronological order.
It is possible to skip sections that aren’t mentioned in chronological order, as they’re either pictures or recaps of dramas.
The spin-offs take place within the same universe as the OVAs but can be watched without prior knowledge of the series or the primary OVAs and the series.
