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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It's good
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Cause we're spoiled by HD and 4K this isn't the best quality but it's ok. Other than that it's a great set.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Another take on Tenchi
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Another series added to the collection of tenchi that I own. Never got to watch this growing up so I'm interested on how this plays out.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
good space saver
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just got this to replace my 8 dvd cases into one..
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Lighter side of Tenchi Muyo!
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Seeing how the original Tenchi Muyo! is out of print now and likely to cost you a couple hundred bucks, GXP is a good alternative that exists in the same universe as the original series. The S.A.V.E. bundle is exceptionally nice as you get the entire series for only $25 right now. Buying each of the 8 volumes would wind up costing close to $200.
GXP is set a little bit after Tenchi has done all of his exploits in space but touches on one of his friends from town that has probably the worst luck known to the universe. Seina Yamata is prone to every injury imagineable as everything that can go wrong, does. Even his family is eager to drive him out of the home/shop since he costs them so much in repair/hospital bills. He spends the majority of his time with his best friend Kai and his sister, Kiriko, who he's also in love with. After an accident at Tenshi's house starts him off on a career with the Galaxy Police; Seina's life is turned upside down.
The series definitely has a light-tone throughout and only rarely has moments of drama/real action. Seina faces the same troubles/joys as Tenchi in the fact that he seems to have almost every lady in the universe fighting over him. However, Seina does end up with 4 (possibly 8) wives...talk about a player! Greatly enjoyed the majority of the characters in this series except for his roomates at the Academy. The in-fighting between his love rivals was great throughout.
GXP really lacks a definitive plot, though. It just kind of jumps from volume to volume. One bad guy is kept around the entire time just to make an excuse for a detour in the story and provide a bit of action. People somehow survive explosions in outer space and magically reappear. I still enjoyed it, though. Just wish there was a bit more variation with each volume than there is.
The graphics aren't exactly the best...but what do you expect from a series that is 10 years old and wasn't exactly made for widescreen HD viewing. It's on DVD, but it's still only 480P resolution. Perhaps we'll get a remastered version in the future...? Music is catchy and reminds me of YuYu Hakusho.
Series is 24 episodes with full English/Japanese vocing. Seina's English voice is a little girly/whiny, but it's still enjoyable for the most part. The extras are practically non-existant. Pretty much the same trailers on each of the 8 discs. Character profiles. And the textless songs. Basic.
If you enjoyed Tenchi Muyo! and want a little bit of a parallel story for it, definitely pick this one up. Heck, for $25 I'd pick it up anyways. Humorous and light-hearted, it's defintely a fun series. Mind-blowing amounts of inuendo and adult situations, so it's not for little kids.