OVA 4 Info Thread

[BlackAeronaut]

Finally got to see it.

Really, this has the feeling of either a transition or a denouement.  That said, having this all be nothing but talk and plotting is excellent material for what it is.  Let's wait and see what they do for OVA 5 before we bitch too much about it.  We already have War on Geminar after all, so we already have a good deal of what comes next.

[Y_Anthony_Who]

I like it a lot more with the subs, harhar! I don't know if I've mentioned it much here, but I rant at my IRL friends about my love of Azusa all the time. He's nearly my favorite male character. Of anything. And he's in my top ten Tenchi characters including the women! Happy to see him being his normal protective self. Loved it when Funaho made him proud. THEIR LOVE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for the plot...now that I'm healing from my disappointment I'm enjoying that it's just a conspiracy to create a Gary Stu. Love it!

[WaitoKon]

That is a very interesting take on the new episodes, I never expected Azusa would get this much screen time, woop woop!

[Tenchi10]

Does any have epsiode 4 with english subs yet I want to see it.

[Ricin]

I posted the English subs about a week ago.

https://nyaa.si/view/965620

[WaitoKon]

Cue antvasima 

[antvasima]

What do you mean?

[takahata]

I had just watch the Sub version of OVA 4's episode 4.  Near the end of the episode, the scenes take place within a period between after 5 years and seven years since Kenshi's birth.  The year in the timeline of the last scenes is likely set either during the year 2001, 2002, or 2003.   

Oddly as a result of Mitoto's reaction to the images of Kenshi,  Tenchi had definitely has become a father.   I am still a little confused over Mitoto's reaction by requesting some copies of the Kenshi's images.  We can assume that Tenchi is married to Mihoshi.  The mother of Tenchi's oldest child is likely Noike.  The mother of Tenchi's second child is Mihsohi.   

For OVA 4,  it feels more like a Movie to me.  It marks the end of the series TENCHI MUYO: RYO-OHKI.  While there is a strong chance for OVA 5,  one  of  the next sequels of  TENCHI MUYO  is likely be call TENCHI MUYO:  THE NEXT GENERATION.


      

[WaitoKon]

 

Does that mean Washu gets to dress up like Cmdr Nerys from DS9?

[Ryo-Okay]

BD rip of episode 4 is on nyaa finally.

[antvasima]

Thank you for the information.

Does anybody still have a link to the finished subtitle?

[antvasima]

Never mind. I used a subtitle extractor.

[LightHawkWing]

I was also confused by Yosho's statement that he has "two daughters in space" though judging from how many descendants he has from his relationship with Kasumi, I guess it shouldn't be a shock that he may have a daughter other than Minaho who is alive.

Has there been any confirmation on what happened to Seto's saaphic harem and if Mikami was once apart of it? perhaps Seto is planning on returning to her girls once Yosho returns, Tenchi ascends, her plans succeed and she no longer has to play the political role.

I remember reading once that Seto's, or rather Naja's (both?) grandest scheme/ultimate goal is the unification of the galaxies and to me, this would make sense-I believe that Naja, paralleling Kagato, is in search of the Unified Field Theory/Grand Unified Theory same as he was, though of course Kagato's means were more nefarious and Seto hopes that through the unification of families, lovers, and loved ones-in the forms of these "marriages" she arranges (that almost always never work out as I believe someone in the Masaki village commented on during OVA 4) hold a truer goal of the harems that result from her schemes being units of great power centering and focusing their energies on one factor of a special vibration (Tenchi, Seina, Kenshi, Azusa, herself)-love will unveil the unified field and ultimately, fulfill the Chousin's purpose, ie: the metaphysical reunification of the lower vibrations with the higher ones, return to God, heaven, etc. ("This Side Up!")

No Need for Heaven and Earth because it's all unified, it's all one and Seto/Naja's actual goal, other than throwing stones to see how big the ripples are in the water as Sasami says, is to make so much love in the Universe through the unification of House Masaki with House Tatsuki, Kamiki, and Amame; plus Seina's union with his girls with their lineage and statuses and whatever she sent him to do in Paradise War; plus Tenchi's union with Mihoshi, Washu, and Ryoko; plus the factor of Kenshi being the multidimensional halfling prophesied to save Geminar and his union with the girls over there -- to ultimately break the seal on the higher dimensions and allow the unified field/God to reveal itself, as is the quest of the Chousin or rather Tenchi himself-he is the manifestation of the Akashic Record apparently, so he has purposed for love to be the way back to the astral sea.

The unification theory also makes me appreciate the 'it takes a village' theme that surrounds Kenshi's upbringing. He's a result of pretty much all of the madness that Kami Tenchi brought together. As well as how the universe that resulted from the two parallel words of Dual! combining at the end of the series is Tenchi's universe; the dual characters being reincarnated as GXP characters, oooh and the theory that Tokimi took Z's soul/astral pattern and reincarnated him into Kenshi (her being in the Kami section at Nobu and Rea's wedding, her being so involved in the Geminar scenario)

I want more Mihoshi. Like, I love the mystery of not really knowing what actually happened to her as much as the next person but I want more talk of it, I want more shady flashbacks that give more clues, I want more of the big players talking about her genius of luck, what is the origin/connection between her good luck and Seina's bad luck, what was she like before "the incident", more info on this "scary Mihoshi" personality that I believe revealed herself briefly during the meal scene in OVA 4 episode 1.

Also, I appreciated the character development of Ayeka and Ryoko's relationship-makes me remember that Ryoko just wanted to play with Ayeka when she attacked her during her raid on Jurai 700 years ago. I also appreciated the knowledge we got about Masaki village. I dont think theyll all have to leave Earth because I think everything will get exposed to the Earthlings before events force all the Masakis to have to leave.

I also enjoyed the flashback scenes of Kiyone and Rhea-kinda gave me the vibe that Kajishima has more stories he wants to tell of their time together, if he hasn't already and I just haven't read them/seen them. Also makes me wonder how Kiyone was planning on getting Rea/her kid back to Geminar without having told anyone-hilarious scenarios I probably wouldn't mind seeing in doujin or mini format

One of highlights of the OVA for me was Azusa's concern for Kenshi. It seemed to be legitimate and quite valid, possibly stemming from Azusa's own turbulent childhood after being separated from his parents.

Is Tsukiko eventually going to join Seina's girls? Has there been any discussion on her future with Seina, Kiriko's knowledge of her feelings or anything in the GXP novels?

I also dont think we're getting a wedding on-screen in OVA 5, I think we'll probably see wedding scenes in flashbacks but I think Kajishima may just keep it pushing with the story and we'll just have a kid or two next OVA and Tenchi will probably be married to at least Noike by then, judging from her referring to Nobuyuki as father during Kenshis birth scene.

[takahata]

Replying to what LightHawkWing had say about Katsuhito having another daughter in space has cause me to have the thought of Katsuhito having a third wife.  The third wife theory does suggest that Katsuhito could have a third wife who had help him in his disguise as a Shinto Priest.  Airi's and Katsuhito's marriage is consider to be a Common-in-Law marriage.  Airi's amd Katsuhito's type of marriage does make sense because of the problem relationship between Airi's homeworld Airai and Jurai. 

We know that Katsuhtio's first wife had died in the past.  Katsuhito's and Kasumi's marriage result in the creation of a new branch in the Masaki Family Tree.  If Katsuhito had gotten married a third time before Kiyone's birth, Katsuhito's reason for a third marriage should be the result of a political marriage arrangement between the Masaki Family and the Tokugawa Clan. During the Edo Period, the Tokugawa Clan was  the most powerful clan in Japan.  The Shoguns of the Edo Period were members of the Tokugawa Clan. The main purpose of any marriage arrangement between the Masaki Family and the Tokugawa Clan would be likely to reinforce the alliance between the Two Clans.

If Katsuhito has a second daughter who is still alive in space, she will likely to be one of Airi's and Katsuhito's daughters.  For the theory of Katsuhito's third wife, the possibility of Katsuhito having a third wife is slight above fifty percent. One of the reasons why Katsuhito may have a third wife is solely focus on Katsuhito's need to maintain his disguise.  Oddly, Katsuhito's third wife is likely still alive and in space.  When it comes to the relationship between Airi and the third wife is likely similair to the relationship between Funaho and Misaki.

[Dagor Dagorath]

the metaphysical reunification of the lower vibrations with the higher ones, return to God, heaven, etc. ("This Side Up!")

No Need for Heaven and Earth because it's all unified,

That's actually kinda fucking beautiful.