Tenchi Muyo! GXP (天地無用! GXP) is a 26 episode harem sci-fi comedy based in the world of Tenchi Muyo. The series was directed by Nabeshin and originally aired in Japan in 2002.
Yamada Seina lives in the same rural town as Masaki Tenchi. Unlike the hero of the Tenchi Muyo universe, Seina is the most accident prone and least confident person in existence. A series of misunderstandings lands Seina, unaware of the existence of live outside of Earth, as a new recruit for the Galaxy Police. His uncanny accident prone abilities lead his name to become well known as he is initially taken to Galaxy Police head quarters. His mistakes lead to the arrest of countless pirates and his recommendation.
Once he overcomes the trials thrown at him and joins the GP his bad luck continues to cause grief to everyone around him. Seeing a chance to benefit from his bad luck he is given command of a new space ship, with hopes of using him to lure more pirates into the GP's snare. Through the course of his journey every female he runs into throws them self at him and he ends up being hunted by a pirate who looks like a reject from Dragon Ball GT.
It was painful to trudge through this series given how much blatant fan service is in it. I struggled through it for my love of Nabeshin but it was a wasted effort. At times it only seemed as Nabeshin was going through the motions to fulfill the ultimate fan approved non-cannon story in the Tenchi universe. Suspend all belief as every single woman falls deeply in love with the witless Seina at first sight. The plot bounces around between pointless inane antic's, reminiscent of The Wanderers. At one point the real cast of Tenchi Muyo make an appearance which seemed to be little more than an effort to throw in something cannon to appease everyone.
The show is a prime example of sub-par animation from the turn of the century. The one redeeming quality is the character designs remaining the same as previous Tenchi series'. Prior to watching this series Shin Tenchi was the more reviled out of the franchise. With this one under my belt know the balance of good Tenchi and bad Tenchi has been tipped. There are now more horrible and pointless Tenchi titles in existence than good and I am now and forever turning my back on it. This truly was a waste of effort.
If you really must waste your time with this horrible show it is readily available in North America, including the cringe worthy Pioneer dub.
Yamada Seina lives in the same rural town as Masaki Tenchi. Unlike the hero of the Tenchi Muyo universe, Seina is the most accident prone and least confident person in existence. A series of misunderstandings lands Seina, unaware of the existence of live outside of Earth, as a new recruit for the Galaxy Police. His uncanny accident prone abilities lead his name to become well known as he is initially taken to Galaxy Police head quarters. His mistakes lead to the arrest of countless pirates and his recommendation.
Once he overcomes the trials thrown at him and joins the GP his bad luck continues to cause grief to everyone around him. Seeing a chance to benefit from his bad luck he is given command of a new space ship, with hopes of using him to lure more pirates into the GP's snare. Through the course of his journey every female he runs into throws them self at him and he ends up being hunted by a pirate who looks like a reject from Dragon Ball GT.
It was painful to trudge through this series given how much blatant fan service is in it. I struggled through it for my love of Nabeshin but it was a wasted effort. At times it only seemed as Nabeshin was going through the motions to fulfill the ultimate fan approved non-cannon story in the Tenchi universe. Suspend all belief as every single woman falls deeply in love with the witless Seina at first sight. The plot bounces around between pointless inane antic's, reminiscent of The Wanderers. At one point the real cast of Tenchi Muyo make an appearance which seemed to be little more than an effort to throw in something cannon to appease everyone.
The show is a prime example of sub-par animation from the turn of the century. The one redeeming quality is the character designs remaining the same as previous Tenchi series'. Prior to watching this series Shin Tenchi was the more reviled out of the franchise. With this one under my belt know the balance of good Tenchi and bad Tenchi has been tipped. There are now more horrible and pointless Tenchi titles in existence than good and I am now and forever turning my back on it. This truly was a waste of effort.
If you really must waste your time with this horrible show it is readily available in North America, including the cringe worthy Pioneer dub.
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