"Do Not Turn Over" or "No Need for Tenchi") is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise.

This original series was created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and it was released in Japan on September 25, 1992.

[8][9] The following episodes were planned to be released with an interval of three months each, and the final part of the series arrived August 30, 2017.

[10][11][12] On July 12, 2019, it was announced that a fifth OVA series is currently in development, with Masaki Kajishima again serving as chief director and Hideki Shirane writing and overseeing scripts.

The latest version of the series called Ai Tenchi Muyo!, was broadcast on Tokyo MX in 2014.

Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi cite the Bubblegum Crisis OVAs, which they both worked on, as being the inspiration for Tenchi Muyo!

They thought it would be fun to create some comedy episodes with ideas like the girls going to the hot springs, but it was rejected by the sponsors.

[15] In designing Ryoko, Kajishima and Hayashi were inspired by the American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie and wanted to use her in their works.

In the first episode, Tenchi would open the sealed cave, which was a reference to the Jeannie's bottle, and a "cute witch" would jump out.

Ryo-Ohki) and was published by Kadokawa Shoten and serialized in Dragon Comic Jr. magazine from December 16, 1994, to June 9, 2000.

No Need for Tenchi was released in English in the United States by Viz Communications,[16] and in Singapore by Chuang Yi.

Ryu-Ohki) was also published by Kadokawa Shoten and serialized in Dragon Comic Age magazine from July 26, 2000, to December 9, 2005.

It borrowed characters and some plot devices from the previous incarnations, but with a noticeable art shift and very different concepts, such as centering on Tenchi's high school and being a priest in Tokyo.

A second film, Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness, was adapted from a novel written by Naoko Hasegawa.

[citation needed] Kajishima has written several books based on the franchise, including the ongoing Tenchi Muyo!

[18] There are also a number of dōjinshi by and interviews with Kajishima, as well as a companion book, 101 Questions and Answers of Tenchi Muyo!

[citation needed] Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the light novels Shin Tenchi Muyo!

[citation needed] On AnimeJapan 2019, it was announced on AIC Rights' booth that a stage play based on the first season of Ryo-Ohki was in development, scheduled to premiere in 2019.

[20] On May 17, the cast and staff was announced, with Kazuhiro Igarashi writing the script and Kazuma Sato starring as Tenchi Masaki.

Also created by Masaki Kajishima, the 1997 OVA series Photon: The Idiot Adventures is related to the Tenchi Muyo!

War on Geminar from 2009 uses a number of elements from Photon, such as Koros, Aho energy, having a princess named Lashara, and a young hero with such strong superhuman abilities he's practically invincible.

Ryo-ohki universe, due to the blatant use of the "Lighthawk Wings" associated with the Jurai dynasty in Tenchi Muyo.

The main character is Seina Yamada, a friend of Tenchi Masaki who accidentally joined the Galaxy Police.

Ryo-ohki make appearances in this series, including the use of Seiryo Tennan as a major character and a full-fledged Tenchi Muyo!