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Tenchi Forever!

Name: Tenchi Forever!
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1999-04-24
Cast: Masami Kikuchi, Ai Orikasa, Yumi Takada, Chisa Yokoyama, Kikuko Inoue

1999 | 95 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off: No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

One day, Tenchi disappears in the forest near his house. Six months later, Ayeka and Ryoko locate Tenchi living in a city, but with a mysterious woman. What's more, Tenchi appears to have aged several years. Whenever Ayeka and Ryoko catch up to him, he disappears into thin air, apparently existing in a fabricated alternate dimension where he has no knowledge of his past.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Hiroshi Negishi

Masami KikuchiTenchi
Ai OrikasaRyoko
Yumi TakadaAeka
Chisa YokoyamaSasami
Kikuko InoueHaruna
Etsuko KozakuraRyo-Ohki
Takehito KoyasuYosho
Takeshi AonoKatsuhito Masaki
Yuko MizutaniMihoshi
Yuri AmanoKiyone Makibi