Tenchi in Tokyo Part 3 Episodes 11-15

Following a tearful confession from Sakuya, Tenchi must finally come to terms with how he feels about this mysterious and beautiful girl who he might want to be with.  His indecision creates an opening for Yugi to attack the Masaki Household, proving far more powerful than even Ryoko can handle. Meanwhile, Sasami finds herself drawn to a mysterious girl, blinding her to the danger surrounding her family.  None of these events are coincidence and Yugi’s manipulations are at last beginning to take their toll on Tenchi and the bonds he shares with his six alien friends.  Is there a chance their bond will be broken?

 
Confusion.  Irritation.  Frustration.  Pure Anger.  These are the four general emotions I have towards Tenchi in Tokyo: Confusion that this show ever made it past the initial proposal stage; Irritation that they keep finding new ways of making a terrible show even worse; Frustration that very little is being done to right the sinking ship; and Pure Anger…because there’s about 95% of this show I really, really don’t like.  After a couple of positive strides last week, we’re back to the low bar of Tenchi in Tokyo.  Tenchi might have some promise with Sakuya…and that’s kind of bad when I could care less about what happens to everyone else. 
 

T5W#383-Top 5 Thoughts on the Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Debut Trailer

Anime fans got an early Christmas present last Saturday when we at last got our first official look at the long awaited return of Demon Slayer.  While we aren’t getting before the end of this year, the Third Season, the Swordsmith Village Arc, will arrive Next April.  Considering how the Entertainment District Arc ended, the bar has been set pretty high for the future adventures of Tanjiro and Nezuko (especially when it comes to the fights but I’ll talk about that).  With a full slate of highly anticipated Anime coming in Early 2023 (including Season Two of Jujutsu Kaisen and Trigun Stampede), Demon Slayer is close to the top of the list for most Anime fans out there.  Seeing as how this has become one of my most favorie Anime of the new early decade, I’m hyped as heck for more spectacular, Ufotable animated action and horror antics.  Ergo, today’s Top 5 Wednesday will be covering my Top 5 Thoughts on the Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Debut Trailer.  There’s a lot to cover so let’s leap into it like true Demon Slayer Corp recruits, shall we?

 

Tenchi in Tokyo Part 2 Episodes 6-10

Despite his best attempts to do so, Tenchi Masaki’s new life in Tokyo as a Student and Apprentice at a Shrine isn’t as peaceful as he’d hoped.  Still caught in the crosshairs of Ryoko and Ayeka’s war for his heart, Tenchi finds surprising solace in Sakuya, his beautiful classmate and our hero might be falling for her too.  But Ryoko and Ayeka aren’t about to let a newcomer steal their Tenchi.  Meanwhile, the mysterious Yugi and her underlings observe at a distance, causing new disturbances in Tokyo for Tenchi and his friends and observing with invested interest.  Can Tenchi and the others look past their own endless bickering to deal with a threat that has yet to reveal itself?

Now, I don’t wanna say I’m sold on this series, im not by any real stretch.  However, I like to think I am a fair reviewer who is willing to give credit where credit is due, even to a show or movie I find absolutely terrible.  After a dumpster fire of a beginning, Tenchi in Tokyo doesn’t look like its gonna make any big changes to its new formula.  However, there are small glimpses of actual promise or at least some concepts have merit and deserve to be treated better than this bargain bin comedy on the worst sugar high ever.  This week had some Pros…but the Cons are there and I will cover both in equal share…more or less.
 

T5W#382-Top 5 Hottest Waifus of 2022

The battle of who is Best Waifu is forever and eternal.  Every year there always manages to be one or two who remains so high in the zeigiest that they eclipse any and all challengers for the title.  2022, however, had a really strong showing of candidates, giving us at least one or two girls a season to drool and fawn over and eagerly await the hundreds of cosplayers ready to tackle them at any given time.  It’s been a minute since I’ve done some Waifu shoutouts so as we head into the last weeks of 2022, I’m gonna use todays Top 5 Wednesday to count down my Top 5 Hottest Waifus of 2022.  There will be a little tinkering here and there as one entry saw a particular Waifu enter the fray close to the end of 2021 and one character had their second season debut in 2022.  It’s hard to ignore their popularity though, both within the fandom and for me in particular, so yeah, I’ll make a couple of exceptions.  Onto the list.

 

Tenchi in Tokyo Part 1 Episodes 1-5

The Masaki Household is rocked to the core when Tenchi announces he’s moving to Tokyo for School and Shinto Studies.  Naturally, the six Alien beauties living with him take this very well…or not at all.  Despite his attempts to find a normal, quiet life, it isn’t long before Ryoko and the others find a portal to Tenchi’s new home.  But anxiety separation might be the least of everyones problems.  Something sinister is planning something in the heart of Tokyo and has their eyes set specifically on Tenchi.  Oh and there’s a pretty girl named Sakuya in Tenchi’s class who is immediately smitten with our hapless hero in training.  It’s a new city but the crazy life of Tenchi Masaki is about to get even crazier.

What…what is this?  This is a Tenchi series?  Why does it look so…ugly?  What’s happened to everyones personalities?  Why is everyone hornier for Tenchi than ever before?  Why are we starting in the middle of something without establishing how everyone showed up at Tenchi’s doorstep?  Who are these weird Sailor Moon Villains sending Monsters of the Week after Tenchi?  Where’s the Sword of Jurai?  Where’s Kagato?  WHY IS RYO-OHKI TURNING INTO A GIANT PINK BUNNY MECHA!!!!???.............Welcome Dear Readers to the final chapter of The Tenchi Toonami Saga.  This, Dear God Help Me, is Tenchi in Tokyo.