Tenchi Muyô! In Love 2: Haruka naru omoi

An achingly beautiful work, the perfect end to the Tenchi series. It got mixed reviews in the US it looks like, and it is in fact a lot different than the series, but it's still an incredible work. If you watched Tenchi more for the humor and the action, you might want to pass on it. If you watched it for the characters and interactions between them, however, you'll probably enjoy Tenchi Forever a lot more. The last few scenes are especially poignant; I'm a (supposedly) tough New York cynic-type of person, but I had tears in my eyes as the ending credits rolled by.

This was by far the most beautiful of the Tenchi movies, but for some reason it got a lot of bad reviews over here. This makes me sad since this movie affected me emotionally more than any other Tenchi episode or movie ever has. I think this has to do with the fact that I'm a Ryoko fan though. If you're more on Ayeka's side and like seeing her a lot, then you'll probably be disappointed by this movie. But, if you're like me, then you will appreciate this movie very much. You get to watch Tenchi as he grows and matures. You see Yosho (always one of my favorite characters) and much more of his backstory. You see the true depths of Ryoko's love for Tenchi. You get to see Mihoshi and Kiyone actually doing more than fighting with each other in the background. And you get to see more of Ryoko's midriff than she usually shows. And of course, there's the ending. Like I said, if you're really rooting for Ayeka here, you may not like it. But for everyone else, it's perfect. Much more based on Tenchi Universe than the other two.

ok, overall, they give this one an 8, but the first one a 7.4??? what the hell's up with that?? this is a very depressing movie. the love triangle between aeka, ryoko, and tenchi is, well, not as strong as it is with the other series and movies, the character development was good, but it didn't make up for the aeka, ryoko domination in the movie. geez, this is so disappointing and this is the last we will see of tenchi!!! can things get worse??

Now, I've been hearing a lot of negative reception about this movie. That it is not Tenchi or the animation is horrible, but here's what I've got to say. Well, those who say that are half right, this lacks everything the Tenchi series is, the comedy. And the animation does look worse than Tenchi In Tokyo, but it does have the characters, and the love story thing in it. And it has more background about Yosho and his history, before coming to Earth, and has a great soundtrack and musical score from Saitou Tsuneyoshi. And it is more of a romance and drama than a comedy, that is probably what turned off those Tenchi fans. But overall, it is very touching and it shows another side of Tenchi, his true feelings, and a side of Ryoko and Ayeka I've never seen before that made me feel a bit warm on the inside, but I still want to see more of their bickering and fighting over Tenchi! And the ending was just beautiful, and the music fits it perfectly. I recommend it to Tenchi fans interested in seeing something different in Tenchi. Oh, and don't think this is the end of Tenchi, because it isn't!

OK, to be perfectly honest, I liked this movie. However, it is a real disappointment for the overall Tenchi Muyo! series. There is nothing particularly funny happening throughout the bulk of the film, and is more of a supernatural mystery than a comedic sci-fi film like the first two. It's really an awkward drama using the same characters from Tenchi, however, they really don't do anything funny at all. Overall, I'd say a 7 for my disappointment, but a 9 if it were its own movie, and not a Tenchi Muyo movie.