No Need For Tenchi!, Volume 5: Unreal Genius

天地無用! 魎皇鬼 [Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki] #5

by Hitoshi Okuda

A collection of stories about high school student Tenchi, space pirate Ryoko, Princess Ayeka and her sister Sasami, the scientist Washu, and Sasami's friend Ryoohki.

Genres: Manga, Fiction, Science Fiction, Comedy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy

Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Hitoshi Okuda (奥田ひとし) is a Japanese manga artist, most famous for his characterizations and stories set in the world of Tenchi Muyo!.

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though I used to watch the Tenchi cartoon,I was nearly lost in this volume. I came in during the middle I guess. Someone stole one of Jurai's royal trees. Folks are looking for it, folks are trying to hide, and execute some scheme, and Tenchi and crew bumble around.

Not bad. Some humor and cheesecake, but I'd recommend reading the previous volumes first.

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say, I really feel like the story picks up here in volume 5 and you can see it fleshing out and building on itself as Okuda progresses.

We pick up where we left off in the previous volume, only to learn very quickly that the carver Tatetsuki isn't the major antagonist in this arc; that lofty title belongs to the master Hishima serves, Yume the scientist. (Funny isn't it, how a lot of the big antagonists from the first two installments of the OVA and this manga are all connected to Washu to some degree? I've always appreciated that.) A lot of the focus this volume seems to shift between that, Minagi and her own feelings and goals, and the not-yet-blossomed romance between Gohgei and Asahi. Personally, I really enjoy the shifts, because it gives the sense all of these things are of equal importance (and they are, in their own rights) without overloading the reader on any one of them. Additionally, I always appreciate the world-building regarding Jurai and the trees, and there's a fair bit of that here.

I've missed going through this manga so much, and I intend to get to the next volume ASAP.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot is actually building on itself in this series. I definitely appreciate that.

[✨Sky✨ ♏ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 stars