Tenchi Universe: V6 Space II [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Geneon (Pioneer)
• Language(s): english, japanese
• Subtitle(s): english
• Director(s): Hiroshi Negishi, Kiyoshi Fukumoto, Shinichiro Kimura, Tatsuya Ishihara, Toshiaki Komura
• Actor(s): A.J. Rose, Petrea Burchard, Debi Derryberry, Matt K. Miller, Mark Tracy, Masami Kikuchi, Yuri Amano, Jennifer Darling, Julia Fletcher, Ellen Gerstell

Tenchi & Company's journey through space is complicated by low provisions, engine trouble, ghosts, and hijackers. On top of that, they still have to deal with the Galaxy Police! Tenchi and the gang are still on the run from the usurping junta on the planet Jurai, but the filmmakers seem to lose track of that story line in these three episodes. While Washu repairs the engines in "No Need for Hunger," Ryoko is dispatched to a nearby planet to buy groceries for the hungry crew. After eating, drinking, and gambling her way through the cash on hand, she robs the local branch of the Bank of Jurai--and brings the Galactic Police out in force. Sasami strikes up a friendship with Mirei, the lonely ghost of a little girl in episode 18. They share some special adventures, and Sasami's image appears in an old photograph of Mirei, indicating the strength of their bond. A pair of two-bit punks hijacks Kiyoni's spaceship Yagami--with Tenchi's father and grandfather still aboard playing chess--in "No Need for Runaways." Tenchi, Ryoko, Washu, Kiyoni, and Mihoshi pursue them in "Ryo-Oki"--leaving Ayeka and Sasami stuck with the bill at the fast-food restaurant where they'd stopped. Rated 13 Up for alcohol use and minor cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon