🧭 Watch order guide

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki watch order

4 core entries, 9 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 7h 8m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki watch order at a glance

1.Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki OVA · 1992
2.Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture Drama Special · optional · 1993
3.Tenchi Muyou!: Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space Adventure OVA · optional · 1994
4.Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru! OVA · 1993
5.Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2 OVA · 1994
6.Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama Special · 1995

Binge plan

How long each way through the franchise takes, what you can skip, and where the story goes next.

Main story only
7h 8m
4 parts, in order
4 days at 2 hours a day
Everything
27h 54m
8 entries incl. OVAs and specials
14 days at 2 hours a day

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

7h 8m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 7h 8m in total · longest: Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2

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Item	Runtime
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki	3h
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru!	43m
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2	3h 18m
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama	7m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki at 7.65 · from first to latest, the score fell 0.74

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki	7.65
2	Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru!	7.34
3	Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2	7.65
4	Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama	6.92

Compare the seasons

The main story part by part: community score (Kitsu), length, filler share, and studio. Highest rated: Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki.

Part	Year	Episodes	Score	Filler	Studio
Tenchi Muyou! RyououkiTop score	1992	6	7.65	–	–
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru!	1993	1	7.34	–	AIC
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2	1994	6	7.65	–	–
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama	1995	1	6.92	–	–

Filler shows only for parts with a filler list. Scores move as people rate, so this table refreshes daily.

Recommended order

1
Main
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki
OVA · 1992 · 6 ep · 3h
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture Drama
Special · 1993 · 1 ep · 10m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Side storyoptional
Tenchi Muyou!: Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space Adventure
OVA · 1994 · 1 ep · 27m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Spin-offoptional
Tenchi Muyou! GXP
TV Series · 2002 · 26 ep · 10h 24m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
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5
Spin-offoptional
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari
OVA · 2009 · 13 ep · 9h 45m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
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6
Main
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru!
OVA · 1993 · 1 ep · 43m
Core story – watch in this order.
7
Main
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2
OVA · 1994 · 6 ep · 3h 18m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Main
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama
Special · 1995 · 1 ep · 7m
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Release order

1Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki1992-09
2Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture Drama1993-01
3Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru!1993-09
4Tenchi Muyou!: Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space Adventure1994-03
5Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 21994-09
6Tenchi Muyou!1995-04
7Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama1995-09
8Shin Tenchi Muyou!1997-04
9Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no Eve1997-08
10Tenchi Muyou! GXP2002-04
11Tenchi Muyou! GXP2002-04
12Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari2009-05
13Ai Tenchi Muyou!2014-10

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki watch order checklist

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1Tenchi Muyou! RyououkiMain · 1992 · 6 ep · 3h
2Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Heianmuyo! Picture DramaSide story · optional · 1993 · 1 ep · 10m
3Tenchi Muyou!: Galaxy Police Mihoshi Space AdventureSide story · optional · 1994 · 1 ep · 27m
4Tenchi Muyou! GXPSpin-off · optional · 2002 · 26 ep · 10h 24m
5Isekai no Seikishi MonogatariSpin-off · optional · 2009 · 13 ep · 9h 45m
6Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru!Main · 1993 · 1 ep · 43m
7Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2Main · 1994 · 6 ep · 3h 18m
8Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture DramaMain · 1995 · 1 ep · 7m

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki in?

Follow the recommended order above: Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki → Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki: Omatsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru! → Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2 → Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki 2nd Season Picture Drama. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki?

The core story and movies run about 7h 8m. At two hours a day that is roughly 4 days.

How many seasons does Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki have?

4 parts make up the main story and 2 side stories or OVAs.

Can I skip the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki recaps?

Yes. Tenchi Muyou!, Shin Tenchi Muyou!, Tenchi Muyou! Manatsu no Eve, Tenchi Muyou! GXP, Ai Tenchi Muyou! retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Which Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki season is the best?

By community score on Kitsu, Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki rates highest at 7.65/10. The comparison table above lists every part's score, length, filler share and studio.