List of Tenchi Muyo! GXP episodes
Tenchi Muyo! GXP (天地無用!GXP, Tenchi Muyō! Jī Ekkusu Pī) is an anime spin-off of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki. It first appeared on NTV on April 3, 2002 before the show ended on September 25, 2002.
Episode list
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | English air date | |
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01 | "Seize The Day" Transliteration: "Ame nochi Kiri Tokidoki Fukō (Rain, Followed by Fog, With Some Occasional Bad Luck)" (Japanese: 雨のち霧、ときどき不幸) | April 3, 2002 | November 11, 2012 | |
Seina Yamada, a Japanese high school student with the worst case of bad luck, is nearly drowned by a crashing spaceship in his neighborhood. Luckily, he is saved by an unknown blonde woman who gives him an application to the Galaxy Police (GP). After his family force him to fill it out and sign it, Seina wakes up to find himself on a spaceship sent to fetch him while he was sleeping! | ||||
02 | "Invasion" Transliteration: "Keisatsu to Kaizoku (Police and Pirates)" (Japanese: 警察と海賊) | April 10, 2002 | November 18, 2012 | |
Seina learns a bit more about the GP, but the ship is later targeted by a band of space pirates. | ||||
03 | "The Devil Princess of Jurai" Transliteration: "Jūrai no Onihime" (Japanese: 樹雷の鬼姫) | April 17, 2002 | November 25, 2012 | |
Seina and his party are saved by the intervention of Lady Seto's ship, the Mikagami, and invited on board. Seto warns Seina that people of Earth origins are not accepted in the GP, so he must find a way to prove himself worthy of being a GP cadet or be sent back to Earth with his memories erased. Seina later encounters Ryoko, a space pirate, who wants him on her side. | ||||
04 | "True Love, Truly Painful" Transliteration: "Kiri no Magire, Yarazu no Ame (Fog of Confusion, Rain of Hindrance)" (Japanese: 霧の紛れ、遣らずの雨) | April 24, 2002 | December 2, 2012 | |
After arriving at GP Headquarters, Seina is stunned to see Kiriko as an immigration officer to the GP Academy, and she begs him to return to Earth immediately; however, he decides to stay and is accepted into the academy. Later, he also encounters Seiryo Tennan, who hates Earth people with a passion, and Kiriko and Amane are assigned to the academy as teachers. | ||||
05 | "Seeing is Believing" Transliteration: "Kurayami to Amai Wana (Darkness and a Sweet Trap)" (Japanese: 暗闇と甘い罠) | May 1, 2002 | December 9, 2012 | |
Seina, Kenneth and Rajau sneak out of the GP Academy dorms after curfew to have a good time. They encounter Amane, but she turns out to be an imposter and the trio find out that they are to become part of a covert experiment. | ||||
06 | "First Tests" Transliteration: "Jī Pī Akademī Nyūgaku (Entering the GP Academy)" (Japanese: GPアカデミー入学) | May 8, 2002 | December 16, 2012 | |
Seina is under pressure because without the GP body enhancement procedure, he won't be able to keep with his classmates ... and Seiryo knows it and is determined to make him quit the academy. Later, Kiriko warns Seina that the procedure can make him an outcast with the rest of Earth society if they find out that he was enhanced by non-Earth medical methods and begs him again to return to Earth. | ||||
07 | "Moving In" Transliteration: "Dōkyotte Koto De (Living Together)" (Japanese: 同居ってことで) | May 15, 2002 | December 23, 2012 | |
Seina is having difficulty in getting used to his enhanced body, so Amane invites him to stay at her residence to train him to cope with the changes. However, things get a bit awkward when Kiriko and Erma also arrive at Amane's place to assist in Seina's "training" and Seiryo is outraged that Seina is now living with Amane. | ||||
08 | "Meet the Parents" Transliteration: "Zakkyo Jidai (Days of Living Cheek By Jowl)" (Japanese: 雑居時代) | May 22, 2002 | December 30, 2012 | |
Seina's day-to-day living with three beautiful girls is causing daily problems. Under Amane's supervision, he gets some rather unusual training, but she then gets an unexpected visit from her parents. NB (whose programming Amane has altered for the worse) proves no help at all, Seiryo proves another unwelcome visitor and both Kiriko and Erma (and later Seiryo) hear things that send them rushing back to Amane's house. | ||||
09 | "A Stormy Voyage" Transliteration: "Haran no Uchū Kenshū Kōkai (A Stormy Space Training Voyage)" (Japanese: 波乱の宇宙研修航海) | May 29, 2002 | January 6, 2013 | |
After getting his body enhancement problems under control, Seina is assigned to a training vessel captained by Seiryo (with Amane as First Officer) on a minor cargo mission. Naturally, things don't go as planned when the GP cargo ship breaks down and space pirates under the command of Kyo Komachi attack, capturing Seiryo in the process. | ||||
10 | "Baptism" Transliteration: "Senrei" (Japanese: 洗礼) | June 5, 2002 | January 13, 2013 | |
The GP assigns Seina and his bad luck as bait to lure in space pirates before apprehending them. However, his bad luck may get him killed when, in Mitoto's company, he accidentally wanders onto a GP warship which is attacked by Tarant Shank, a notoriously vicious space pirate who is determined to kill Seina. | ||||
11 | "First Paychecks" Transliteration: "Hakkyūryō to Purezento (First Paycheck and Presents)" (Japanese: 初給料とプレゼント) | June 12, 2002 | January 20, 2013 | |
Now captain of a GP pirate decoy ship, Seina and his crew get their first pay checks. Unfortunately, Seina is blackmailed into doing some special shopping for NB, and a very suspicious Amane and Kiriko follow him everywhere. Meanwhile, the Daluma Pirate Council decides that Seina is too dangerous to exist and orders Ryoko to have him assassinated. | ||||
12 | "The Vengeful and the Wounded" Transliteration: "Kamidake Taiha (Kamidake Seriously Damaged)" (Japanese: 守蛇怪大破) | June 19, 2002 | January 27, 2013 | |
After rescuing an escape pod, Seina and the crew are tasked by its occupant to deliver a sealed box to Lady Seto on Jurai. On the way, space pirate after space pirate go after them for the box and its contents, causing their supplies and morale to fall dangerously low, but a couple of unexpected arrivals may save the day (and their sanity). | ||||
13 | "Old Reveals and New Deals" Transliteration: "Jūrai ni te (On Jurai)" (Japanese: 樹雷にて) | June 26, 2002 | February 3, 2013 | |
While Seina and his crew shelter on Jurai after their long chase by the pirates, Lady Seto drags Ryoko, Kiriko and Amane into matchmaking ploys while having fun with Seina by sending her court ladies after him. Later, certain facts about Ryoko and her past are revealed that surprise everyone, including her. Lady Seto gives Seina a new ship called the Kamidake II and also tasks him with an escort mission to GP headquarters for a mysterious girl named Neju. | ||||
14 | "Neju Who?" Transliteration: "Chīsana Kyōteki Genru! (A Tiny Adversary Appears!)" (Japanese: 小さな強敵現る!) | July 3, 2002 | February 10, 2013 | |
Seina's mission to transport Neju to GP Headquarters gets more dangerous when he is strictly ordered not to use the ship's weapon systems, and a startling new member joins the crew. In the meantime, the girls learn a shocking fact about their passenger, who seems to be getting too close to Seina for their comfort. | ||||
15 | "Runaway Fuku" Transliteration: "Fuku-chan no Iede" (Japanese: 福ちゃんの家出) | July 10, 2002 | February 17, 2013 | |
When Fuku can't handle the stress of combat, Kiriko suggests an alternative method to control the Kamidake II. Feeling neglected and rejected by everyone except Seina, Fuku runs away on board the Kamidake II with Seina as a reluctant passenger, but when space pirates attack Fuku's help will be needed to protect the ship. | ||||
16 | "Homecoming" Transliteration: "Kisei" (Japanese: 帰省) | July 17, 2002 | February 24, 2013 | |
Seina and the others are granted some vacation time and plan to spend it back on Earth, but the plan may be spoiled when they respond to a distress call. When they finally reach Earth, Amane and Ryoko make quite an impression on Seina's parents; NB falls for Yoshiko, Seina's younger sister; and an unexpected guest joins the party. | ||||
17 | "Getting Reacquainted" Transliteration: "Seina to Tenchi (Seina and Tenchi)" (Japanese: 西南と天地) | July 24, 2002 | March 3, 2013 | |
During his visit home, Seina meets up with Tenchi and the other members of Tenchi's household and seeks out Washu for answers about Fuku while the girls help out in the Yamada store. | ||||
18 | "The Price of Fortune" Transliteration: "Kōfuku o Tsukamu Hitobito (Those Who Bear Good Fortune)" (Japanese: 幸福を掴む人々) | July 31, 2002 | March 10, 2013 | |
A pirate fleet under the command of General Daluma called the Good Luck Fleet faces the Kamidake II in battle and is totally defeated; as a reward, Seina and his team are given a beach-side vacation. Meanwhile, Seiryo, who has defected to the pirates (under orders from his father, who has a business deal with the Daluma pirate guild), is given the opportunity to command the Good Luck Fleet and searches for good luck charms and lucky personnel to protect the fleet from being defeated again. | ||||
19 | "Seiryo Attacks" Transliteration: "Shō (Show)" (Japanese: ショー) | August 7, 2002 | March 24, 2013 | |
Seiryo's ship, the Unko, proves too strong for Seina's Kamidake. While the ship is being repaired, Amane is convinced to take part of a fashion show for the GP, and her past catches up with her when she faces off against a rival from her modeling days. | ||||
20 | "Beware the Unko!" Transliteration: "Un o Yobu Fune (The Ship That Brings Luck)" (Japanese: 運を呼ぶ船) | August 14, 2002 | March 31, 2013 | |
Returning to Jurai to upgrade the Kamidake after an inconclusive battle with Seiryo and the Unko, Seina's problems pile up with Seto's handmaidens all chasing after him, Amane, Ryoko and Neju nowhere to be found and Kiriko making a choice that could change things forever for her ship, her crewmates and herself. | ||||
21 | "Reckoning" Transliteration: "Okoshi•Uketamawa•Yui (Introduction, Development, Conclusion)" (Japanese: 起・承・結) | August 21, 2002 | April 7, 2013 | |
With Kiriko now partnering the Royal Tree Mizuki, it merges with the Kamidake to create an even more powerful ship. On their first mission to find the Unko (with Seto, Airi and Mitoto also aboard), the Kamidake II stumbles on the secret hideout of the Daluma Pirate Guild while the Unko's good luck proves too good. | ||||
22 | "Duel" Transliteration: "Un Tai Fuun no Kettō (Showdown Between Good Luck and Bad Luck)" (Japanese: 運対不運の決闘) | August 28, 2002 | April 14, 2013 | |
Despite the elimination of the Guild, Seiryo and the Unko still plan to defeat Seina for good. In order to beat Seiryo at his own game, Airi and Lady Seto organize a public duel between the two. | ||||
23 | "Pursuit" Transliteration: "Tsuiseki" (Japanese: 追跡) | September 4, 2002 | April 21, 2013 | |
With the defeat of Seiryo and the end of the Daluma Guild, Seina's squad is disbanded and renegade officials of the Galaxy Army become interested with Seina's ship. Fuku and the Kamidake are taken by GA personnel and Seina goes after them. Seina's crew are arrested by GA soldiers for hijacking their own ship while Seina gets stranded on an unknown planet that has been taken over by a familiar enemy. | ||||
24 | "Parallel" Transliteration: "Parare•ru…?! (Parallel…!?)" (Japanese: ぱられ・ル……!?) | September 11, 2002 | April 28, 2013 | |
Hiding from Tarant's forces with the Wau villagers, Seina discovers an ancient and extremely powerful mech on the planet which may help him to rescue Fuku and defeat the pirates and rogue GA. Meanwhile, Kiriko and the others try to figure out what happened to the Kamidake and who ordered their arrest. | ||||
25 | "Graduation" Transliteration: "Sotsugyō" (Japanese: 卒業) | September 18, 2002 | May 5, 2013 | |
Seina and the others part ways as Seina is about to graduate with the rest of his class. However, in a meeting with the Juraian Royal Family, Seina is told about a shocking discovery that may change his entire life and future. And things don't end with graduation: the GP wants to reform Seina's unit again and Lady Seto plans an event that will complicate Seina's life even more! | ||||
26 | "Final Engagement" Transliteration: "Tsuki no Chigiri (Lunar Vows)" (Japanese: 月の契り) | September 25, 2002 | May 12, 2013 | |
Seina is shocked to learn that he is to marry Amane, Kiriko, Ryoko and Neju for political reasons under Juraian blessing, but are the girls willing? Tarant returns to try and eliminate Seina for good. Later on, before the wedding Lady Seto's four court ladies kidnap Seina for their own reasons, and the four brides take off in hot pursuit of the culprits and their captive. |
OVAs
[edit]Tenchi Muyo! GXP Paradise Starting (2023)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | |
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OVA–1 | "Back... to my old home? From Renza-" (Japanese: 懐かしの我が家…へ? 簾座より―) | May 26, 2023 | |
Seina Yamada, now a grown adult, returns to Earth after spending time in Renza. Many things have changed back home while he's been in space, namely his new living arrangements with Tsukiko Masaki, his mother-in-law. | |||
OVA–2 | "Cheerful Farm Village Life" (Japanese: 明るい♥農村生活) | June 30, 2023 | |
OVA–3 | "A friend calls Vermillion" (Japanese: 類は友呼び 朱に交わる) | July 28, 2023 | |
OVA–4 | "Tenchi Turbulence" (Japanese: 天地 騒造) | August 25, 2023 | |
OVA–5 | "Tsukikage Tapping Door" (Japanese: 月影叩扉) | September 29, 2023 | |
OVA–6 | "Welcome to Paradise!" (Japanese: パラダイスへようこそ!) | October 27, 2023 |
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