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Kicksville
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I'm...skeptical of whatever this is, but it is good the old comic is being preserved and re-released. I had no idea it existed until a few years ago (the No Need For Tenchi manga was all I saw on shelves leading to the Toonami airing). |
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fuuma_monou
 Posts: 2031 Location: Quezon City, Philippines |
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Six issues is kind of small for an omnibus edition.
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Wyvern
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Oh my gosh, I remember seeing ads for this when I was little. Sometime in the late 90's Pioneer decided to try its luck at being a comic publisher by introducing "P-Anime Comics," and for instead of translating the already-existing manga based on their anime properties, they commissioned brand new comics from American creators (possibly because they had already licensed most of those manga to Viz.) Along with Tenchi, they advertised comic series based on Phantom Quest Corp, Moldiver, and El Hazard, but I can't find any proof that the latter two were ever published. The comics that did come out did not seem to have sold well. As far as I can tell, Phantom Quest got just one issue out the door before cancellation, whereas Tenchi survived for six issues.
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Thespacemaster
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Yep same with me, i only knew about these when the campaign was first announced and i never they existed. It is a great little piece of historical media to read, especially for the hardcore og tenchi muyo fans like myself. |
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Beatdigga
 Posts: 5145 Location: New York |
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It's no Transformers ($4,590,370 against a $40,000 goal) or G.I. Joe ($3,794,167 against $40,000), but given the state of the Tenchi Muyo franchise, over $100k with 11 days left on the campaign is pretty good.
I'm admittedly curious about the idea that they want to re-launch the series. I'm presuming they got the OK from whoever has the rights these days (ANN seemed to confirm such) but traditionally, the author of Tenchi Muyo has not been much for remakes, reboots, or the like, with the Tenchi continuity becoming an overly convoluted mess. Not to mention given how different publishing standards are between the 90s when those original comics were made and today, I'm curious how any new material would look. |
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Emerje
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I flipped through the comics back in the day and they occasionally turn up at conventions, seems worth backing. I'd rather see someone do the original manga or novels, but this is nice, too.
Emerje |
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mdo7
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OK, this got my attention.
 And also, I didn't know we had a Tenchi Muyo comic created back in the day before manga and comic/graphic novel became more mainstream in the US.
Quick question: Is this comic getting a Japanese-language release? I mean we got the Transformer manga in the US courtesy of Viz Media many years later after it came out in Japan and IDW's Transformers comic have also gotten Japanese-language release over there. Also, just to be fair, IDW's Godzilla comic also get Japanese release courtesy of this company. I also want to add that IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog comic came out in Japan back in 2020, and to many people surprise in the US, it sold so well that they have to reprint volume 1 in Japan due to high demand. So there could be a big secret market in Japan for American comic based on Japanese IPs/properties. |
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Alan45
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It is an omnibus in the sense that it is all of the series. Otherwise, it is 164 pages of b&w artwork plus 6 color covers, two of which are wraparound. Basically enough for a slim one volume series. The comics read left to right, it is essentially an OEL comic from before the term was used. The artwork is "different", unlike any manga I've seen. An interesting artifact from a bygone day. |
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pachy_boy
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In direct answer to the second quote--NO. The people involved in this project have made it clear the reason why this is able to happen is because they got gracious consent from Kajishima to do so--as long as this is being released literally anywhere in the world BUT Japan. In his home country, Kajishima wants his OVA series continuity to be the only cannon that matters/exists, but cares lesser about the rest of the world getting the other versions.
After seeing Kajishima's harem endgame become soul-crushingly official in the OVA cannon, this is exactly what classic Tenchi fans need, especially for those that love and prefer the Universe series. It's only in this rerelease and possible future projects (which Kajishima also has to give consent) that we'll keep getting characters like Kiyone and Nagi, and the frenemy rivalry between Ryoko and Ayeka remains intact. If Armiger is able to proceed with new projects branching from this rerelease, I couldn't be more excited for at least one bright future in a world that is becoming more and more grim. |
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pachy_boy
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And right after my prior post, we get this special message video from AIC president, Toru Miura:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0VSxUIPmU |
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mdo7
Posts: 8226 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Not that much different from other OEL manga before the term came to existence like the Shotaro Ishinomori's Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past comic that was first published in Nintendo Power in the early 90's when manga was still super-niche, or the Adam Warren's Dirty Pair comic.
Huh, that's interesting and odd. I mean Kajishima got to realize there are people in Japan that have the internet that might become aware of the existence of this Tenchi Muyo comic. Also, you have Japanese abroad and are fluent in English and I assume if they're fans of Tenchi Muyo, they're probably reading this article right now and probably this post and scratching their head wondering "why would he not want this comic to be given a Japanese-language release given that we already have IDW's Transformers, IDW's Godzilla, and IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog, and Scholastic's Unico comic got a Japanese translation. So why not release this in Japan if people in Japan can find or may have already enough information on this?" I want to remind you that Viz Media released the Transformers G1 manga in the US, even though the manga followed the Japanese continuity and differ from the American one, it didn't bother any American reader that had no familiarity with the Japanese continuity. So why would he not want this particular comic to not get a Japanese release if we American fans got the Transformers G1 manga released in the US many years later despite the manga follow a different continuity from the American one? If American Transformers G1 fan can still read and enjoy the manga that Viz released in the US despite having different continuities, then it should be fair game for the Japanese Tenchi Muyo fans to see the American OEL comic be release in Japan. Unpopular opinion: Kajishima is in the wrong, and I'll use Viz Media's release of Transformers manga as evidence to show that different continuity doesn't ruin the fandom experience of that particular fandom no matter what country it is. |
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MFrontier
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Not really sure what to think about an American Tenchi continuity...but as a Tenchi fan, I'll probably pick this up.
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mdo7
Posts: 8226 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Transformers G1 had a different continuity for the Japanese side from the American version, and yet there are still American G1 fans that already studied and did their research for the Japanese continuity and those didn't bother by it when they read the Transformers manga that Viz put out back in 2020. If American can handle the Japanese Transformers G1 continuity from the American version, then reading the Tenchi Muyo's American continuity shouldn't be any different to be honest and as far as I know. |
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BlueCatMage
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Could I maybe ask someone to help me better understand this?
So I'm an old school Tenchi fan. I watched all the classic series (Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi Universe, and Tenchi Muyo) back in the day as a teen, so I know about those. I've also read the No Need for Tenchi manga. And I only recently watched the Tenchi Muyo - Ryo-Ohki OVA Season 3, but I haven't touched the Season 4 or 5 of those OVAs. I was told by a friend that in one of those, the series shows the final conclusion with Tenchi going the harem route with all the girls, so I left those two seasons alone, not wanting to see that happened. I guess my confusion is like this: I was told the conclusion for Tenchi that happens in those two final Ryo-Ohki OVA seasons is canon since that's what the Japanese author, Masaki Kajishima, approved of. So then, this kickstarter manga is is not related to him or that particular ending since the American comic team wrote them as part of the Tenchi continuities? Then these manga are like another stand alone Tenchi project that can be enjoyed separately from the main series and is not something the Japanese author is involved with? I just don't really like the idea of a harem ending for Tenchi. The series and characters felt to complex for such an cliché ending, even though I knew it would more than likely go down that route sometime in the future. But yeah, that's why I haven't touched the last two Ryo-Ohki OVAs. But if this American manga ignores that issue and brings more love to the series, while maintaining the relationships from the classic series, I would love to own a copy! Please and thank you for any clarification given! |
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Nobuyuki
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Comic book, and correct. You may think of it as another of the 13 Continuities of Tenchi Muyo. 
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