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Tenchi Muyo! GXP (TV)

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Alternative title:
No Need for Tenchi! GXP
Tenchi Muyo! Galaxy Police Transporter
天地無用!GXP (Japanese)
Themes: space
Objectionable content: Significant
Copyright notice: © AIC / VAP • NTV
Plot Summary: Seina is unlucky, so unlucky that when he stumbles upon a recruiter looking for his senpai Tenchi he gets taken instead. Forced into the Galaxy police, his luck begins to change. A natural to randomly jumping near pirates, he is assigned his own decoy to draw out pirates. His luck brings him into the lives of four women who have a habit of cancelling out his bad luck, turning it into good. Armed with this luck, they pilot the most powerful ships in the Tenchi Universe to defeat the Barta pirates. Now the only uncertainty is whether the sexy Kaunaq, a former model turned GXP officer, sturdy Kiriko, who has known Seina for years, the mysterious Ryoko, a former pirate named after the legendary one, or the childish Neiju, a powerful witch, will win Seina.
Ratings: 754 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 50 votes (sub:27, dub:22, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 100 votes (sub:50, dub:48, edit.dub:2)
 Very good: 160 votes (sub:86, dub:69, ?:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 188 votes (dub:95, sub:91, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Decent: 99 votes (sub:52, dub:43, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 52 votes (sub:26, dub:25, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 36 votes (sub:17, dub:16, raw:2, ?:1)
 Weak: 33 votes (sub:15, dub:14, raw:2, ?:2)
 Bad: 19 votes (dub:11, sub:7, edit.dub:1)
 Awful: 16 votes (dub:9, sub:6, edit.dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 2039 s, rank: #577 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.826 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.0749, rank: #4760 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.751 (Good−), rank: #4918 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.09 / seen some: 5.93 / won't finish: 3.70)
Bayesian estimate: 6.764 (Good−), rank: #4512 (of 7635)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
2002-04-02 to 2002-09-25
2006-06-24 to 2006-09-17 (USA-Colours TV)
2012-11-11 to 2013-05-11 (USA-Adult Swim)
Opening Theme:
"Mayonaka no Taiyō" by Kayoko Kuroda
#1: "Midnight Sun" by Sandy Fox
Ending Theme:
"Anata ga Saitei..." by GXPrincess
#1: "You're the Worst" by Wendy Lee
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
Reviews:
Tenchi Muyo! GXP DVD 6 (Jan 3, 2005)
Tenchi Muyo! GXP DVD 1 (Jun 17, 2004)
News: Show:
Anime Limited Updates (Nov 4, 2016)
More Guests in Seattle (Mar 3, 2003)
AnimeFringe June 2002 (Jun 2, 2002)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Out of this World (DVD 1) 2004-03-09 (from $3.62)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Out of this World + Artbox (DVD 1) 2004-03-09 (from $220.93)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Academy Life (DVD 2) 2004-04-20 (from $29.99)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Captain Seina Yamada (DVD 3) 2004-06-01 (from $36.37)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - New Illusions (DVD 4) 2004-07-13 (from $8.99)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - The Living Ship (DVD 5) 2004-08-24 (from $8.40)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Seiryo Strikes Back! (DVD 6) 2004-10-05 (from $6.40)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - The Great Daluma (DVD 7) 2004-11-16 (from $29.99)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Past, Present, and Future (DVD 8) 2004-12-28 (from $14.75)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Police Diary One (DVD 1-2) 2005-11-22 (from $15.80)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Box Set (DVD 1-8) 2006-08-15 (from $136.17)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - The Complete Series [Viridian Collection] (DVD 1-8) 2007-12-11
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - The Complete Series (DVD 1-8) 2010-12-21
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - The Complete Series [S.A.V.E.] (DVD 1-8) 2012-01-24 (from $23.98)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Police Diary Two (DVD 3-4) 2005-11-22 (from $13.22)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Police Diary Three (DVD 5-6) 2006-01-03 (from $8.43)
    Tenchi Muyo! GXP - Police Diary Four (DVD 7-8) 2006-01-03 (from $10.49)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Composition: Yōsuke Kuroda
Script:
Hideki Shirane (9 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 13, 16, 20-26 even
)

Noboru Kimura (10 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9-10, 12, 15, 19-25 odd
)

Shōichi Satō (6 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 18
)

Yōsuke Kuroda (ep 17)
Storyboard:
Mondo Nakamura (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 15, 20, 22
)

Shinichi Watanabe (ED; 8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6, 8, 14, 18, 25-26
)

Yoshihiko Iwata (ep 4)
Episode Director:
Naoyasu Habu (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Yukio Okazaki (ep 6)
Music: Akifumi Tada
Original Character Design: Masaki Kajishima
Character Design: Atsushi Okuda
Art Director: Maho Takahashi
Chief Animation Director:
Yoshitaka Kohno (character)
Animation Director:
Keiichi Ishida (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Seiki Kudou (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Yuji Mukoyama (ep 25)
Mechanical design:
Hiroshi Ogawa
3D Director: Mitsutaka Iguchi
Sound Director: Yasunori Honda
Director of Photography: Takeshi Aoki
Producer:
Yutaka Ohashi (BeStack)

3D CG:
Atsuo Kobayashi (Studio Galapagos; 14 episodes
eps 9-16, 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)

Eiji Tokumori (9 episodes
eps 6-7, 9, 12-13, 15, 20, 23, 26
)

Kazushi Kobayashi (Studio Galapagos; 14 episodes
eps 9-16, 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)

Shingo Kobayashi (Studio Galapagos; 14 episodes
eps 9-16, 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)

Yasushi Kanemaki (Studio Galapagos; 14 episodes
eps 9-16, 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)

Yumiko Ogura (7 episodes
eps 6-7, 9, 15, 20, 23, 26
)

Animation producer:
Michiyasu Higashi (AIC)
Animation Production Cooperation:
Tōru Sugimoto (Artland; eps 11, 15, 20)
Art Setting:
Tomoyuki Aoki (eps 1-3)
Assistant Animation Director:
Masaki Yamada (4 episodes
eps 21, 23 chief, 24 chief, 25 chief
)

Nobuyuki Kitajima (ep 21)
Assistant Director:
Hiroshi Kawashima
Assistant producer:
Mikiko Kobayashi
Assistant Production Manager:
Masayuki Katano (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Tomohiko Sekine (4 episodes
eps 2, 21, 24, 26 asst
)

Yukio Shimizu (ep 6)
Background Art:
Yutaka Kuramoto (Studio Tulip)
Background Scan:
Natsuko Inoue (5 episodes
eps 20-22, 24-25
)

Yoshie Morikawa (eps 19, 21-25)
Color Check:
Yukiko Totsuka (eps 12, 19, 24)
Color design: Aya Ouchi
Color setting:
Tomoko Saitō (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Yukiko Totsuka (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Composite:
Hidetake Nakajima (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-9, 11-26
)

Hiroshi Tanigaki (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-9, 11-26
)

Kenji Setō (18 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-9, 11, 18-26
)

Naoki Ito (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-9, 11-26
)

Nozomi Shitara (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-9, 11-26
)

Yoshifumi Ayuta (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-9, 11-26
)

Conceptual Design: Atsushi Takeuchi
Data Check:
Harumi Noguchi (8 episodes
eps 4, 6-8, 12-13, 15, 21
)

Hirohiko Kanbe (eps 1-9, 11-26)
Design Cooperation:
Kenji Teraoka (9 episodes
eps 2, 10, 13, 19-20, 23-26
)

Kōichi Ōhata (10 episodes
eps 9-12, 14-15, 20, 22-23, 25
)

Kyuuichi (16 episodes
eps 9-16, 18-23, 25-26
)

Tomoyuki Aoki (10 episodes
eps 9-12, 14-15, 20, 22-23, 25
)

Editing: Hiroaki Itabe
Editing Assistant: Tomoki Nagasaka (Jay Film)
In-Between Animation:
Asuka Shimizu (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Ryunosuke Wada (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Sōichirō Sako (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Yusuke Shimizu (ep 1)
In-Between Animation Cooperation: Jung Yoon Kim (ep 14)
In-Between Check:
Megumi Noda (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Yuki Hishinuma (5 episodes
eps 1, 14, 17, 21, 26
)

Key Animation:
Aiko Sonobe (Front Line; 5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Akio Shimotsukasa (ED; 4 episodes
eps 1, 14, 24, 26
)

Chieko Hisha (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Harumi Miura (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Hiroko Shigekuni (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Taeko Oda (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Yuri Inoguchi (eps 5, 9)
Layout:
Hirofumi Nakata (4 episodes
eps 11, 14-15, 20
)

Sadahiko Sakamaki (eps 11, 14)
Mechanical animation Director: Masanori Nishii (eps 1-3)
Music Production: Kazunari Sengoku (NTV Music)
Orchestra Conductor: Akifumi Tada
Paint:
Ayuko Harada (AIC; 6 episodes
eps 1, 13-14, 17, 21, 26
)

Chieko Hibi (AIC; 6 episodes
eps 1, 8, 13, 17, 21, 26
)

Megumi Ōhashi (AIC; 5 episodes
eps 8, 13, 17, 21-22
)

Natsuko Inoue (AIC; 6 episodes
eps 8, 13-14, 17, 23, 26
)

Tomoko Saitō (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Yoshie Morikawa (AIC; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 13-14, 17, 26
)

Yukiko Arai (AIC; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 13-14, 17
)

Planning:
Tōru Miura (AIC)
Production Desk: Akihito Chinen
Production manager:
Yū Sasaki (ep 23)
Production Supervision: Shūji Matsushita (ep 10)
Recording: Hiroyuki Shibue (AMG Studio)
Recording Assistant: Tsuyoshi Kato (AMG Studio)
Retouch:
Chie Tanimoto (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Hironobu Watanabe (4 episodes
eps 2, 4, 17, 26
)

Yukiko Arai (ep 1)
Setting Production: Yoshihiko Iwata
Sound Effects: Junichi Sasaki (Anime Sound)
Sound Production:
Yasuhiro Asada (Arts Pro)
Sound Production Cooperation: Shinichi Watanabe (eps 18-26)
Theme Song Arrangement: Yasuhisa Murase (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Yasunori Iwasaki (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Shinichi Watanabe (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Yūko Mizutani (ED)
Title Logo: Yutaka Murakami
Shigeru Mogi as Seina Yamada

Aya Hisakawa as Ryoko Balta
Kumi Sakuma as Kiriko Masaki
Mariko Suzuki as Amane Kaunaq
Mitsuaki Madono as Seiryo Tennan
Nana Mizuki as Neju Na Melmas
Sakiko Tamagawa as Airi Masaki
Tomoko Kaneda as Fuku
Toshihiko Nakajima as Da Ruma
Yukari Nozawa as Seto Kamiki Jurai
Yuki Matsuda as Tarant Shank

Ai Orikasa as Ryoko
Akio Ōtsuka as Azusa Masaki Jurai
Asako Shirakura as
Female Researcher D (ep 5)
Suiren
Aya Hisakawa as Wau Boy
Chisa Yokoyama as Sasami Masaki Jurai
Etsuko Kozakura as Ryo-Ohki
Fumio Matsuoka as Minami Kuramitsu
Hikaru Midorikawa as Misao Kuramitsu
Hisayoshi Suganuma as
Alien Comedians (ep 5)
Kai Masaki
Operator A (ep 10)
Ryoko's Crew A (ep 3)
Ryoko's Operator (ep 11)
Ikuko Sugita as Mikami Kuramitsu
Jun Fukuyama as
Alan
Student B (ep 5)
Jūrōta Kosugi as Kanemitsu Hirata
Katashi Ishizuka as Kashimura (ep 1)
Katsumi Suzuki as Seina's Father
Kazuhiro Nakata as Amane's Father
Kei Hayami as Amane's Mother
Keiko Onodera as
Mashisu Kuramitsu
Seina's Mother
Kenichi Ono as Balta
Kenichi Sakaguchi as
Captain (ep 10)
Da Ruma Leader A (ep 11)
GP Guide
Pirate (ep 24)
Soldier (ep 23)
Kenji Nojima as Kenneth Barl
Kenji Nomura as Pirate Captain (ep 2)
Kōichi Nagano as
Barry
Tarant Aide (ep 24)
Mamiko Noto as
Clerk (ep 11)
Jun (ep 19)
Receptionist (ep 23)
Yoshiko Yamada
Mariko Suzuki as Fake Amane (ep 5)
Masami Kikuchi as Tenchi Masaki
Masashi Hirose as
GP Captain (eps 13-14)
Utsusumi Kamiki
Nao Takamori as
Gyokuren
Mikagami Operator A (ep 18)
Naomi Shindoh as Noike Kamiki Jurai (ep 17)
Rei Sakuma as Funaho Masaki Jurai
Romi Park as Kyo Komachi
Sayuri Kubo as Female Student B (ep 1)
Shiho Kawaragi as
Clerk B (ep 11)
Female Researcher B (ep 5)
Female Student A (ep 1)
Karen
Susumu Chiba as
Gaizu Subordinate (ep 12)
Rajau Ga Waura
Takehiro Murozono as
Crew A (ep 10)
Da Ruma Leader C (ep 11)
Gaizu Captain (ep 12)
GP Instructor B (ep 5)
GP Operator A (ep 18)
Kazuki Yotsuga
Operator D (ep 9)
Pirate A (ep 2)
Pirate Captain (ep 15)
Ryoko's Crew B (ep 3)
Staff (eps 23, 25)
Takehito Koyasu as Yosho Masaki Jurai
Takeshi Aono as Katsuhito Masaki
Toshihiko Nakajima as Wau Shaman
Toshitaka Shimizu as
Da Ruma Aide (ep 16)
GP Instructor A (ep 5)
Pirate Head (ep 6)
Ryoko's Lieutenant (eps 3, 11)
Tarant Subordinate (ep 24)
Yasuhiro Fujiwara as Taguchi (ep 1)
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Misaki Masaki Jurai
Yūko Kobayashi as Washu Hakubi
Yūko Mizutani as
Mihoshi Kuramitsu
Mitoto Kuramitu
Nabiko
Yūko Nagashima as
Female Guest (ep 5)
Minaho Masaki
Naoko (eps 13-14)
Vega (ep 19)
Yumi Takada as Aeka Masaki Jurai
Yumiko Kajihara as
Hakuren
Pretty Girl A (ep 12)
Yūsuke Numata as
Cohen
Male Guest (ep 5)
Technician (ep 6)
Japanese companies
3D Graphics: Studio Galapagos (14 episodes
eps 9-16, 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)

Animation Assistance: Ehrgeiz
Animation Production: AIC
Animation Production Cooperation:
Frontline (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 18, 23
)

Sunshine Corporation (eps 3, 10)
Background Art:
E-cho (16 episodes
eps 6-8, 10-11, 14-15, 18-26
)

Joong Ang Movie (20 episodes
eps 4-12, 14-16, 18-21, 23-26
)

Pak Production (11 episodes
eps 4-7, 9, 14, 18, 22-23, 25-26
)

Studio CATS (5 episodes
eps 14-15, 17, 19, 23
)

Studio Tulip
Color Check: AMGA (ep 13)
Composite: Sunshine Digital (eps 3, 10)
In-Between Animation:
ANIRUN (6 episodes
eps 14, 17, 21, 24-26
)

AniVillage (6 episodes
eps 1, 14, 16, 22, 25-26
)

Hyoin Animation (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

MI (4 episodes
eps 1, 16, 22, 25
)

Niandai Animation (14 episodes
eps 2, 4-6, 8-9, 14-15, 18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)

Tokyo Animation Center (eps 2, 13)
In-between Check:
MI (ep 16)
Internet Streaming: Videx
Key Animation:
ANIRUN (7 episodes
eps 6, 8, 14, 21, 24-26
)

AniVillage (7 episodes
eps 1, 6, 8, 14, 16, 22, 25
)

Hyoin Animation (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Sunshine Corporation (eps 3, 10)
Music Production Cooperation: IMAGINE
Paint:
AIC (4 episodes
eps 2, 13, 22-23
)

ANIRUN (5 episodes
eps 14, 17, 24-26
)

AniVillage (6 episodes
eps 1, 14, 16, 22, 25-26
)

Hyoin Animation (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 24
)

Niandai Animation (13 episodes
eps 2, 4-6, 8-9, 14-15, 18, 20, 23-24, 26
)

Trace Studio M (eps 16, 22)
Production:
VAP
Production Cooperation: BeSTACK
Recording Studio: AMG Studio
Retouch: Studio Peacock (eps 18, 23, 26)
Sound Production: Arts Production
Video Editing:
Video-Tech (eps 24-26)
English cast
English staff
Director: David Walsh
Translation: Clyde Mandelin
Executive producer:
Gen Fukunaga
Producer:
Del Casher

Audio Mixing Engineer: John Brady
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Christopher R. Sabat
DVD Menu Design: Antimere Robinson
DVD Producer: Carly Hunter
DVD Production Assistant:
Kim Irving
Production Assistant:
Shane Ray
Script Supervision: Jeremy Carlile
Theme Song Arrangement: Carl Finch (OP/ED)
Video Editing:
Jeremy Jimenez
Tony Oliver as Seina Yamada

Annie Pastrano as Amane Kaunaq
Barbara Goodson as Ryoko Balta
Deanna Morris as Fuku
Kim Strauss as Tarant Shank
Marie Danielle as Neju Na Melmas
Mel Dasher as Daluma
Melora Harte as Seto Kamiki Jurai
Reba West as Erma
Renee Emerson as
Airi Masaki
Mitoto Kuramitsu
Ron Allen as Seiryo Tennan
Wendee Lee as Kiriko Masaki

Angus MacDonald as Kai Masaki
Annie Pastrano as Fake Amane (ep 5)
Chris Kent as Tenchi Masaki
Dan Egrol as Cohen
Dave Mallow as
Azusa Masaki Jurai
Kanemitsu Hirata
Misao Kuramitsu
Deanna Morris as Gyokuren (eps 20-26)
James Lyon as GP Guide
Jessica Gee as
Jun (ep 19)
Kyo Komachi
Washu Hakubi
John Smallberries as Katsuhito Masaki
Julie Maddalena as
Hakuren
Mrs. Yamada
Scientist (ep 5)
Kari Wahlgren as Yoshiko Yamada
Marie Danielle as Nabiko
Marvin Lee as Alan
Michael McConnohie as
Minami Kuramitsu
Mr. Kaunaq
Wau Shaman
Mona Marshall as
Noike Kamiki Jurai
Ryo-Ohki
Ryoko Hakubi
Suiren
Wau Boy
Raphael Antonio as
Mr. Yamada
Rajau Ga Waura
Reba West as
Ayeka Masaki Jurai
Gyokuren (ep 13)
Mihoshi Kuramitsu
Renee Emerson as
Karen
Mashisu Kuramitsu
Minaho Masaki
Mrs. Kaunaq
Sasami Masaki Jurai
Yoshiko Yamada
Richard George as
Mr. Tennan
Utsusumi
Ron Allen as Barry
Sonja S. Fox as Mikami Kuramitsu
Steve Cannon as Kenneth Barl
Steve Kramer as Balta
Tony Oliver as Mr. Yamada, Rajau
Wendee Lee as Vega (ep 19)

English companies
ADR Production: Redshift Productions
Broadcaster:
Toonami
Distributor:
Revelation Films (UK; expired)
DVD Authoring: Vision Wise, Inc.
Internet Streaming:
YouTube
Post Production: FUNimation Entertainment
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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