History Trivia / TenchiMuyo

*** Creator/KenUo and Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi replaced Creator/TakeshiAono as the voices of Katsuhito and Nobuyuki Masaki after the third ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' OVA.
*** Creator/MichieTomizawa replaced Creator/YukoMizutani as Mihoshi Kuramitsu (and her mother Mitoto) after ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!''.
*** Creator/YokoSoumi and Creator/ChieNakamura respectively replaced Creator/IkukoSugita and Creator/TomokoKaneda as Fuku after the third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA.

** The franchise began with Creator/PioneerLDC as their main producer and home media distributor for the two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films. In 2003, Dentsu purchased Pioneer LDC and renamed it Geneon Entertainment. When Creator/NBCUniversal purchased Geneon from Dentsu in 2008, distribution has remained with them ever since.

* TheOriginalDarrin: In the English dub of ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'', Petrea Burchard reprises her role of Ryoko after Creator/MonaMarshall replaced her for the third OVA.

* ChannelHop: The various TV anime of the franchise have all aired on across networks:
** ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'' and ''Anime/PrettySammy'' aired on Creator/TVTokyo.
** ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'' and ''Anime/SasamiMagicalGirlsClub'' aired on [=WOWOW=].
** ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'' aired on Creator/NipponTV.
** ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' aired on Tokyo MX.

* StudioHop:
** While ''Tenchi Muyo!'' has been owned by Creator/{{AIC}} since the beginning, they negotiated a deal with Toei Agency to jointly share the franchise's copyrights in April 2021.
** The franchise began with Creator/PioneerLDC as their main producer and home media distributor for the two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films. In 2003, Dentsu purchased Pioneer LDC and renamed it Geneon Entertainment. When Creator/NBCUniversal purchased Geneon from Dentsu in 2008, distribution has remained with them ever since.
** The third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA, ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'', ''Anime/TenchiMuyoWarOnGeminar'' and ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' were all distributed by VAP, a record label owned by Creator/NipponTV.
** The fourth and fifth ''Ryo-Ohki'' [=OVAs=] were distributed by Creator/PonyCanyon.
** The North American distribution rights to ''Tenchi Muyo!'' were held by Pioneer Entertainment, which was later renamed Geneon Entertainment USA in 2003. In 2005, Creator/{{Funimation}} released the third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA and it would later go on to acquire most of Geneon USA's ''Tenchi Muyo!'' titles shortly after they went out of business in 2007.

** The third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA, ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'', ''Anime/TenchiMuyoWarOnGeminar'' and ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' were all distributed by VAP, a record label owned by Nippon TV.

*** In Japan, all of the previous ''Tenchi'' anime were distributed and are still owned by Creator/NBCUniversalEntertainmentJapan, however, OVA 3, ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'', ''Anime/TenchiMuyoWarOnGeminar'' and ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' were all distributed by VAP [[note]] A record label owned by Creator/NipponTV, who broadcast ''GXP'' [[/note]], this would happen again with OVA's 4 & 5 being distributed by Creator/PonyCanyon.

** ''Tenchi Muyo!'' has been owned by Creator/{{AIC}} since the beginning. In April 2021, AIC and Toei Agency negotiated a deal to co-own the franchise.

** ''Tenchi Muyo!'' has been owned by Creator/AnimeInternationalCompany since the beginning. In April 2021, AIC and Toei Agency negotiated a deal to co-own the franchise.

** In April 2021, AIC Rights negotiated with Toei Agency to co-own the franchise.

** The franchise began with Creator/PioneerLDC as their home media distributor for the two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films. In 2003, Dentsu purchased Pioneer LDC and renamed it Geneon Entertainment. When Creator/NBCUniversal purchased Geneon from Dentsu in 2008, distribution has remained with them ever since.

** In the English dub:
*** Funimation was able to secure the entire cast for OVA 3, except for Petrea Burchard due to her union's increasing wage scale, so Mona Marshall became Ryoko's regular voice actress for that, until Burchard reprised her role in ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!''. Also, Mona Marshall had voiced Noike for her brief cameo in ''GXP'', Kari Wahlgren became her permanent voice for OVA 3.
*** When Funimation picked up ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'', most of the original cast returned. However, Washu's voice actress, Kate Vogt, had moved away to Portland, Oregon; she was replaced by Creator/KarenStrassman. Jennifer Darling, Ayeka's regular voice actress, retired in 2015, and she was replaced by Creator/CheramiLeigh.

** In the 3-part ''Magical Girl Pretty Sammy'' OVA, Lara Cody also filled in for Sherry Lynn as Tsunami for two episodes for unknown reasons. Creator/DebiDerryberry also replaced Sue Turner-Cray as Misao (and her alter ego, Pixy Misa), and Rebecca Forstadt replaced Ellen Gerstell as Sasami's mother.
** When it came time to dub ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'', Funimation tried getting the original cast back for their cameos in episode 17, even outsourcing the entire dub to a Los Angeles studio, but were unable to. The only reprisals were Forstadt as Mihoshi and Papenbrook as Katsuhiko Masaki, the ''second'' voices for those characters, and the following substitutes happened:
*** Tenchi: Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (instead of Matt K. Miller)
*** Ryoko: Creator/MonaMarshall (instead of Petrea Burchard)
*** Ayeka: Rebecca Forstadt (instead of Jennifer Darling)
*** Sasami: Creator/KariWahlgren (instead of Sherry Lynn)
*** Washu: Jessica Gee (instead of Kate T. Vogt)
*** Ryo-Ohki: Mona Marshall (instead of Debi Derryberry)
** Funimation was able to secure the entire cast for OVA 3, except for Petrea Burchard due to her union's increasing wage scale, so Mona Marshall became Ryoko's regular voice actress for that, until Burchard reprised her role in ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!''. Also, Mona Marshall had voiced Noike for her brief cameo in ''GXP'', Kari Wahlgren became her permanent voice for OVA 3.
** When Funimation picked up ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'', most of the original cast returned. However, Washu's voice actress, Kate Vogt, had moved away to Portland, Oregon; she was replaced by Creator/KarenStrassman. Jennifer Darling, Ayeka's regular voice actress, retired in 2015, and she was replaced by Creator/CheramiLeigh.

** In Japanese, Yumi Takada retired from voice acting in 2009, leading to [[Creator/HaruhiTerada Haruhi Nanao]] [[note]](formerly Haruhi Terada)[[/note]] to replace her as Ayeka from ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' onwards.

* RecastAsARegular:

** [[spoiler:Creator/HiroShimono as Kenshi Masaki in the fifth ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'', reprising his role from ''Anime/TenchiMuyoWarOnGeminar''.]]

** In Japanese, Yumi Takada retired from voice acting in 2009, leading to [[Creator/HaruhiTerada Haruhi Nanao]] [[note]](formerly Haruhi Terada)[[/note]] to replace her as Ayeka in ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!'' and the 4th OVA series.
** This may also happen to Creator/BobPapenbrook as Katsuhito and Nobuyuki Masaki following the actor's passing from chronic lung complications in 2006.

** The franchise began with Creator/PioneerLDC as their home media distributor for the two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films. When Creator/NBCUniversal purchased Pioneer/Geneon from Dentsu in 2008, distribution has remained with them ever since.

** The frnachise began with Creator/PioneerLDC as their home media distributor for the two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films. When Creator/NBCUniversal purchased Pioneer/Geneon from Dentsu in 2008, distribution has remained with them ever since.

** The frnachise began with Creator/PioneerLDC as their home media distributor for the two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films. When Creator/NBCUniversal purchased [[Creator/NBCUniversalEntertainmentJapan Pioneer LDC/Geneon]] in 2008, distribution has remained with them ever since.

** The first two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films are currently owned by Creator/NBCUniversal due to their purchase of [[Creator/NBCUniversalEntertainmentJapan Pioneer LDC/Geneon]] in 2008.
** The North American distribution rights to ''Tenchi Muyo!'' were held by Pioneer Entertainment, which was later renamed Geneon Entertainment USA in 2002. In 2005, Creator/{{Funimation}} released the third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA and it would later go on to acquire most of Geneon USA's ''Tenchi Muyo!'' titles shortly after they went out of business in 2007.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The fourth and fifth ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=] are streaming on Website/{{Crunchyroll}}, meaning that they are not to watch on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s website with the first three [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'' and ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo''.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The fourth and fifth ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=] are streaming on {{Crunchyroll}}, meaning that it's not to watch on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s website with the first three [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'' and ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo''.

** The first two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/PrettySammy'', ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films are currently owned by Creator/NBCUniversal due to their purchase of [[Creator/NBCUniversalEntertainmentJapan Pioneer LDC]] in 2008.

** The first two ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=], ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', ''Anime/MagicalGirlPrettySammy'', ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', and the theatrical films are currently owned by Creator/NBCUniversal due to their purchase of [[Creator/NBCUniversalEntertainmentJapan Pioneer LDC]] in 2008.

** The 1992-1999 ''Tenchi Muyo!'' titles are currently owned by Creator/NBCUniversal due to their purchase of [[Creator/NBCUniversalEntertainmentJapan Pioneer]] in 2008.
** The North American distribution rights to the series were held by Pioneer Entertainment, which was later renamed Geneon Entertainment USA in 2002. In 2005, Creator/{{Funimation}} released the third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA and it would later go on to acquire most of Geneon USA's ''Tenchi Muyo!'' titles shortly after they went out of business in 2007.

* StudioHop: The North American distribution rights to the series were held by Pioneer Entertainment, which was later renamed Geneon Entertainment in 2002. In 2005, Creator/{{Funimation}} released the third ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA and it would later go on to acquire most of Geneon's ''Tenchi Muyo!'' titles shortly after the latter company closed down their North American division in 2007.