     is a japanese anime produced by aic, aired on tv tokyo from april 1 to december 23, 1997. it is the third installation of the tenchi muyo! line of series, preceding tenchi muyo! gxp and succeeding tenchi universe. the show was localized in north america by geneon entertainment as tenchi in tokyo and aired on cartoon network from august 25 to september 29, 2000. ==plot== on a bright and otherwise cheerful morning, tenchi masaki assembles his extended household in the backyard of the family home for a group photograph. to their confusion for the suddenness of this, tenchi makes a shocking revelation: after careful thought, he has made up his mind to move to tokyo for two years on behalf of his grandfather, katsuhito, to train as a kannushi, so that he may better care for the family shinto shrine. the reaction is a predictably devastating one, with tenchi's father, nobuyuki, even forcibly considered a replacement. his son's unyielding stance on the situation spares him the trouble, however, and with that the girls' come to terms with arrangements. that afternoon, tenchi and katsuhito commute to tokyo to meet with dokuzen tsuchida, the priest who the apprenticeship will be served under. after the two are sent to participate in an exorcism, which ultimately enlists the girls to perform, tenchi goes to bed, ready to attend the school the following day. much to the delight of yugi, a supernatural child monitoring him high above the skies of the city, tenchi takes a seat beside sakuya kumashiro, a girl who takes an almost immediate liking to him. ==characters== in a fashion archetypical to the franchise, tenchi in tok
1997_anime_television_series Anime_International_Company Funimation_Entertainment Tenchi_Muyo!_spin-offs