Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari

## Fandom

***Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari*** (異世界の聖機師物語, lit. *Sage Machine Master Story in the Different World*), released in North America as *Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar*, is a Japanese OVA series that is a spin-off of the *Tenchi Muyo!* series created by Masaki Kajishima. Produced by AIC Spirits and BeSTACK, the series aired thirteen episodes on pay-per-view network Animax between March 20, 2009 and March 19, 2010. It chronicles the story of a young boy named Kenshi Masaki, the younger brother of Tenchi Muyo!s protagonist Tenchi, who is transported to the world of Geminar. The story shares some character names and general terms from the anime *Photon*, another series created by Masaki Kajishima.

A light novel adaptation by Atsushi Wada was published by Fujimi Shobo on August 20, 2009 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation was serialized in *Comic REX* and published by Ichijinsha on June 9, 2010, spanning two volumes. At Otakon 2012, Funimation Entertainment announced they have licensed the series for release in North America.

The anime is part of the *Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki* continuity, taking place 15 years after the events of *Tenchi Muyo! GXP*.

## Overview

Another world fantasy anime with the theme of "Robot Action!! x School Romantic Comedy!?". Originally, it was an anime project that Masaki Kajishima had planned before " Tenchi Muyo! GXP " with the tentative titles "Seikishi Monogatari (tentative)" and "Tenchi Muyo! Seikishi Monogatari (tentative)", and it was called Geminer. Although set in a different world, it reflects the worldview of Kajishima's world, and incorporates the settings of a series of works such as the "Tenchi Muyo!" series, "*Photon*" and "*Dual! Parare LunLun Monogatari*".

Issues 0 to 4 of "Seikishi Nbun", which publishes anime information, were published in each magazine. Book ~” is also published.

From April 22, 2009, the Internet radio "Here is the Seikishi Broadcasting Station!" by personality Hiro Shimono will be broadcast on Otosen and recorded as a bonus DVD.

From the July 2009 issue of "*Monthly ComicREX*", a comic version drawn by Bau was published.

## Synopsis

Kenshi Masaki is a 15-year-old boy that has unwillingly traveled from his home on Earth to the alternate world of Geminar (ジェミナー, *Jeminā*). On Geminar, the countries wage wars using Sacred Mechanoids, humanoid exoskeletal weapons that were originally discovered within ancient ruins and developed over centuries. After being tricked by a mysterious organization into participating in an attempt to assassinate Lashara Earth XXVIII, the young ruler of the Shtrayu Empire, he ends up captured after he chooses not to kill her. Deducing enough about Kenshi to interest her and because his abilities make him an extremely valuable property, Lashara decides to take Kenshi under her protection.

Disguised as her attendant, Kenshi travels with her and her bodyguard Chiaia Flann to the Holy Land, a virtually impregnable fortress that serves as an academy to train Sacred Mechanoid pilots (Mechamasters), most of whom are female. With his kindness, tenacity, and skills that vary from carpentry and cooking to advanced survival techniques, Kenshi eventually becomes a celebrity in the academy, becoming the object of affection of many female students and making some of the male students envious. However, the same organization who deceived Kenshi is secretly working inside and against the academy, and a worldwide conflict is about to begin.

## List of Published Books

### *Novel*

A light novel adaptation of the series written by Atsushi Wada and illustrated by Katsumi Enami was released on August 20, 2009 by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint.

* "The Tale of the Holy Machine Master in Another World" - ISBN 978-4-8291-3428-3

LN Vol. 1
### *Manga*

A manga adaptation illustrated by Bau was serialized on the June 2009 issue of *Comic REX*. Two volumes were released on June 9, 2010 by Ichijinsha. The manga follows a slightly different storyline from the anime, though its plot remains the same.

* "The Tale of the Holy Machine Master in Another World (Top)" - ISBN 978-4-7580-6181-0
* "The Story of the Holy Machine Master in Another World (Bottom)" - ISBN 978-4-7580-6197-1

Manga Vol. 1Manga Vol. 2
## Character

### Aliases:

* Isekaijin *(Otherworlder)*
* Wild Beast *(by Lithia)*

### Affiliation:

* Earth
* Holy Land Academy
* Church
* Havoniwa Kingdom
* Shurifon Kingdom

### Allied:

* Seina Yamada and Family
* Chiaia Furan
* Lashara Earth
* Leia
* Mexiah Furan/Doll

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Summoned, Pilot, Artificial Human, Explorer

### Relatives:

* Tenchi Masaki (half-brother)
* Two unnamed nieces (with one more on the way)
* Nobuyuki Masaki (father)
* Rea Masaki (mother)
* Katsuhito Masaki (grandfather)
* Tennyo Masaki (half-sister)
* Tsukiko Masaki (Aunt)
* Kiriko Masaki (Second-Cousin from the Father's side)
* Seina Yamada (Long Distant Relative; Like a Brother)
* Mexiah Furan/Doll (Aunt)
* Rea Second/Neizai One (Aunt)
* Yukine Mare (Love Interest)
* Aura Shurifon (Fiancee)

### Occupation:

* Seikishi
* Student
* Owner of Swan *(King)*

### Residence:

* Shtrayu Empire
* Holy Land

## 「Voice Actor」

### English VA:

Jason Liebrecht

Main character. A 15-year-old boy who was summoned to Gemina from another world (Earth) (in reality, he was sent to Washu and his friends for a certain purpose). He is the half-brother of Tenchi Masaki, the main character of "*Tenchi Muyo! Ryoo Oni*". Tenchi Muyo! In the 17th episode of GXP, there is a depiction of Nobuyuki's second wife, Reia, who is pregnant with a swordsman. Also, in episode 10, the swordsman himself says that his mother's name is "*Leia*". The story from the birth of the swordsman to being sent to Geminer is depicted in the 4th and 5th seasons of the OVA "Tenchi Muyo! Ryoouki" produced after this work.

If anything, his personality is gentle and sociable, and he has the kindness to be devoted to others. However, she has a rather timid side, such as getting teary-eyed when she is scolded, and the female team commented that she was like "Koro (a squirrel-like creature that appears in the other world of this work)". and is often loved. Swordsmanship and survival techniques are kept in the mountains with his grandfather (Katsuhito Masaki), housework is taught by expert sisters-in-law (Sasami and Noike) and useless sisters-in-law (Ajuka and Ryoko), while building repairs are done by an architect's father.・I improved thanks to Nobuyuki and my sisters-in-law (Ryoko and Mihoshi) who often wreck the house.  that he has been drinking since childhood, he has a tireless physical strength and high physical ability. Due to Reia's request, no bio-strengthening treatment was applied.

She loves crystals unparalleled, probably because of her admiration for her sister-in-law (Ryoko)'s spaceship, which she took on when she was young . She wears a pendant made from fragments of the ship, and because of this,  is strangely attached to Koro. In addition, when he was on Earth, he was hypnotized by Washu, and manipulated his consciousness so that he would not have any doubts about Jurai-related matters such as the abilities and ages of the above-mentioned spacecraft and sisters-in-law  It is Perhaps for that reason, he seems to be prone to suggestions, and Messiah has hammered his massage techniques into him, and the sound of a whistle like a dog whistle causes flashbacks of his actions at that time.

Initially, on the condition of returning to the original world, he undertook the mission of assassinating Lashara from the rebels led by Babalun Mesut. She is then protected by Lashara and enters the Holy Land as her attendant. After Babalun's rebellion, it became an agenda item for each country's conference over his ownership, but Flora advised him to think about what he wanted to do. When he clung to himself, he decided to make Swan a "swordsman's country"...in other words, his own country's territory. He accepted Lashara's asylum, but was prohibited from mining crystals from Swann at the will of Kyya.

Manipulates Saints with the attribute of light. His skill as a saint is said to be from another world, but with the help of the bloodline and environment described later, he is exceptional. Also, in the battle with the Holy Machine God when recapturing the sacred land, he generated Kotaka Tsubasa, cut Gaia, and defeated Babalun. In the novel "*Tenchi Muyo! GXP*" 6, Mizuho wanted to be his son-in-law, but it was decided that he would be a human pillar before he was born.

### Abilities

Tokimi is also seen bestowing a charm on Kenshi before he is sent, not specifically explaining it, but saying it should prove useful, if needed. This charm may be what gave Kenshi his momentary ability to manifest a Light Hawk Sword. It's also possible that it was merely a "blessing of the Goddesses," which allows Kenshi the ability to access places such as the obelisk that he converts into his Tenchi-ken sword.

* **【Artificial Human】**
	+ *Physical Capability and Endurance***:** Kenshi is extraordinarily adept when it comes to physical feats such as running for long distances and lifting large loads for long periods of time. He is even capable of kicking a large metal cannon 45 degrees upwards with seemingly no trouble. Although Kenshi was not physically enhanced in any way, his mother was an artificial human with heightened abilities and he also carries the genes of the Masaki clan, also known for strength and endurance. Beyond that, he was specially trained and fed a diet that would bring the most out of his human abilities. The most significant contributor to the development of his physical abilities would be Ryo-Ohki, who challenged him daily in "games" that pushed him to new heights constantly.
	+ *Reflexes*: Kenshi is capable of dodging high-speed mecha offensives, catching knives in mid-air and dodging bullets. Again, the core of these abilities came from his play with Ryo-Ohki, but in the final years of his training he was also taught by the finest Juraian warriors, such as the incomparable Misaki Masaki Jurai. Kenshi was shown to be capable of running on water because of his training.
* **【*Jack of all Trades, Master of None*】**
	+ *Survival Skills*: Kenshi has great skill in hunting, fishing, and foraging - so much so that he does not need money to buy food for himself. Kenshi seems to have honed his skills here on two fronts, in the mountains and waters of his forested home and also on the tropical paradise, Tabletop Island where the locals often lived off the land. His resistance to using money may have come from the frightening lessons of Ringo Tatsuki, whose economic scoldings strike fear into the toughest warriors.
	+ *Domestic Skills*: Kenshi is a master chef, craftsman, aesthetician, and can quickly, expertly, and efficiently perform household chores. In the Masaki household Kenshi was exposed to multiple master level chefs including Sasami, Noike, Airi, and the one who inspired and taught them all, Seto. Ayeka is a master seamstress, taught by Lady Funaho, who led the finest clothing craftsmen of Jurai. Aeka and others in the royal court would have also taught him formal practices such as flower arranging, tea service, and etiquette. Sasami and Hakuren’s group (all trained as ladies-in-waiting to Seto, and acting maids for a time) would have naturally taught him all he needed to know to run a households' chores.
		- *Massaging***:** His massage is a little too good. It’s unlikely anyone at the Misaki household would have taught him massage directly, but he would have been taught reflexology and medical knowledge he could use to make this effective from the likes of Washu. Washu’s hypnotism probably made him more easily susceptible to Mexiah’s own hypnotic suggestions.
		- *Construction***:** Kenshi learned at the side of his father, an architect and builder. He may have also learned some basic mechanics from Kai Masaki, who possesses a natural expertise in fixing equipment which probably increased from the days he was fixing Seina’s seemingly destroyed bicycles. Prior to his being sent, Kenshi built a house by himself.
	+ *Learning Capacity*: Kenshi has a fair amount of experience with a lot of different things. Even so, he is extremely adept at doing things, even when he has just learned them. Kenshi had dozens of teachers and always seemed eager to learn.
	+ *Sword Skill*: Kenshi's skill with a sword is at a very high level (Master Level), to the point Mexiah calls him a master. Kenshi learned his swordsmanship mainly from Katsuhito, a master swordsman with knowledge of secret techniques only taught to the most elite Juraian fighters. He also seems to have learned a slightly more forceful method from Katsuhito’s own grandmother, Amame Yotsuga, who was considered a “musclebound berserker” when she was a Juraian princess.
	+ *Hand to Hand (Martial Arts)*: Kenshi is extremely well-trained in close combat. Easily dispatching entire groups of people. Possibly the greatest teacher for this prowess was his Aunt Minaho Masaki, an aikido master. Characters like Dird Shank are also expert and to hand combatants who could have taught him much.
* **【*Pilot* (**Seikishi**)】**
	+ Even at the start of the anime, Kenshi has demonstrated powerful and intelligent tactical attacks and reflexes while piloting his personal white Seikishi. He has even used his tail in combat, something that does not appear to be used conventionally. Part of his abilities would come from abilities inherited from his mother, who was created to be a Seikijin pilot, but he would have also benefited from strategic and tactical training from Galaxy Police officers, existing mecha pilots like Seina Yamada and Kiriko Masaki and from the genius strategist Seto Kamiki Jurai who could be seen training him how to conceptualize the building of virtual fighter from the body to the weapons.

 - A technique was unique to this world that materializes various miracles using energy *Ena* in the air as a source. It has already appeared in Photon of the same Kajishima world. Technological sub-method barrier furnaces are widely used to obtain various powers by rotating a ring-shaped object with a pattern drawn on it. While driving this engine, it emits an oscillating wave (sub-law wave) in the vicinity, and when exposed to it, a strong vomiting feeling (sub-law sickness) is felt.
* These sub-methods can be used up to the atmospheric layer around 500m above sea level called Ena's sea (commonly known as Ena's draft), and cannot be used outside of that.
 - Sacred Mechamasters are the guardians of the Holy Land and the only people qualified to pilot Sacred Mechanoids. Most of the Sacred Mechamasters are female, though there are some male Sacred Mechamasters (such as Dagmyer and Ceres) and they're considered rare in numbers. Female Sacred Mechamasters have the freedom of marriage and relationships if they fulfill their duties, which is to produce more Sacred Mechamaster breeds. Male Sacred Mechamasters, however, cannot due to their scarcity and are usually forced to engage in marriages of convenience, and in ancient times, the semen of a male Sacred Mechamaster was a high-priced item. A Sacred Mechamaster who can repair Sacred Mechanoids using Aho (like Mexiah, for example) is called a **Sacred Mechaguardian** (聖衛士, *Seieishi*). To obtain this ability, a Sacred Mechamaster has to be baptized by the Church. Unemployed Sacred Mechamasters, like Cordyline, are called *ronin* Sacred Mechamasters. Some female Sacred Mechamasters wear unique tight-fitting (and sometimes revealing) bodysuits underneath their clothing that protect them from the Aho emitted in the Sacred Mechamasters' cockpit and the Moving Armor.

## Ending Theme

### ED Audio:

*Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari* was produced by AIC and BeSTACK under the directorship of Koji Yoshikawa, with the script written by Hideki Shirane, characters by Hajime Watanabe, music by Akifumi Tada, and produced by Shoji Ohta, Yasuo Ueda, and Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki, respectively. Thirteen episodes aired in Japan between March 20, 2009 and March 19, 2010 on Japan's Pay-Per-View television channel Animax. The episodes were later released on DVD and Blu-ray by VAP between May 22, 2009 and May 26, 2010. A Blu-ray box set was later released on May 18, 2011. At Otakon 2012, North American distributor Funimation Entertainment announced they have licensed the series under the title of *Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar*.

The opening theme for the series is "Follow Me" by Japanese-Canadian pop singer Seira Kagami featuring Sound Around, while the ending theme is "Destino" (Italian for "Destiny") by Alchemy+. A maxi single for the opening theme was released by VAP on January 14, 2010.

* **Staff:**
	+ Original work and supervision: Masaki Kajishima
	+ Director: Koji Yoshikawa
	+ Series Composition: Hideki Shirane
	+ Original Character Design: Katsumi Enami
	+ Image board: brain
	+ Character design/chief drawing director: Hajime Watanabe
	+ Mechanical Design: Naohiro Washio
	+ Prop Design: Taiki Sato, Masako Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ogawa
	+ Main animators: Kosuke Kawamura, Soichiro Matsuda, Eiji Ishimoto
	+ Art Director: Kyo Inoue
	+ Main art setting: Nobuto Sue
	+ Color design: Aiko Matsuyama
	+ Cinematographer: Ryosuke Ohmae
	+ Editing: Shota Uyama
	+ Music: Akifumi Tada
	+ Acoustic Director: Jun Watanabe
	+ Producers: Yasuo Ueda, Shoji Ota, Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki
	+ Animation Production: AIC Spirits / BeSTACK
	+ Production / Writing: VAP

## External Link

* *Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ─* Official website (in Japanese)
* *Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ─* AIC - Work Introduction Page) - Wayback Machine (For archived September 9, 2013)
* *Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ─* The Official Anime Website from FUNimation
* *Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ─* Wikipedia **JP**
* *Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ─* Wikipedia **EN**

## See Also

* *Dual! Parallel Lun-Lun Monogatari* (Part of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki universe)