Tenchi in Tokyo/Episodes

Tenchi in Tokyo is a 26 episode Japanese anime series produced by AIC and Pioneer LDC (now Geneon Entertainment) and licensed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment. The series aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1997 to September 23, 1997. The series is yet, another retelling of the original Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVAs, like the Tenchi Universe series, however Tenchi in Tokyo has an original story, unlike Tenchi Universe.

The English-dubbed version premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami block from August 25, 2000 to September 29, 2000, after Tenchi Universe had ended it's run. The series' second run on Toonami began on February 22, 2002 and ended on March 15, 2002. The series also returned to the block briefly from April 2-12, 2002. The Toonami version was edited for content, and featured custom opening and closing credits.

The original Japanese episode titles take the form of haiku (three lines containing five, seven and five syllables). Rather than translate the titles directly for the English releases, new episode titles were made up which do not usually bear a close resemblance to the meaning of the Japanese title.

Pioneer Entertainment released the series on VHS and DVD until shutting down in 2007. In 2010, Funimation Entertainment announced that that they had licensed a handful of former Geneon titles including Tenchi in Tokyo. A complete box set was released on November 13, 2012.