Washu's more recent pursuits involve investigating the three gems (the ones Ryoko was given) and creating lifeforms capable of harnessing their power (of which the Ryoko/Ryo-Ohki combination is one). Washu Hakubi - A former Director of the Galaxy Academy and ranked among the top scientists in the galaxy. She crashes on Earth while looking for Kagato. Mihoshi is distantly related to Washu, and that lineage has the power of improbably good luck. Mihoshi Kuramitsu - A member of the powerful Kuramitsu family of the Seniwa empire and a Detective of the Galaxy Police (which is also under Kuramitsu control) Mihoshi is prone to clumsiness and can act ditsy, despite being highly intelligent. Sasami frequently cooks for the household and is paired with the tree-ship Tsunami (the original tree-ship of Goddess Tsunami). Sasami Masaki Jurai - A princess of the Jurai Royal Family, she tags along on her older sister's search for Yosho, it is revealed in the 2nd OAV (though hinted at in the 1st) that in addition to being a Jurain princess, she has also merged with the Goddess Tsunami, which grants the Jurai family its royal trees. After initially disliking Tenchi she starts to become attracted to him. She draws most of her powers from three mysterious gems and is partnered with the cabbit spaceship Ryo-Ohki.Īyeka Masaki Jurai - A princess of the Jurai Royal Family, she is searching the galaxy for her half-brother Yosho with her younger sister Sasami when she detects Ryoko (whom Yosho had been pursuing prior to his disappearance) her tree-ship Ryu-Oh crashes on Earth, where she reluctantly joins Tenchi and Ryoko. Ryoko Hakubi - A creation of the scientist Washu (of her own egg and a substance called Masu) Ryoko was a space pirate in the service of Kagato until she was sealed in a cave for 700 years, she is released by Tenchi in the first episode.
All of his female cohabitors are attracted to him in some way or another, and they often compete with each other for his affection.
In the 1st OVA it is revealed that he can create Lighthawk Wings (the power of the goddesses and Jurai ships) himself without the aid of a royal tree (Tenchi has no Royal Tree but possesses both Yosho's sword key for tree Funaho and a bracelet to draw power from tree Tsunami) when generating his own Lighthawk Wings, Tenchi can also perform energy-matter conversion. His actions unintentionally cause the destruction of his school and the revelation that he himself is part of the powerful Juraian race, and a member of their royal family. Tenchi Masaki - A teenager that accidentally releases an alien space pirate, thereby drawing the attention of other space faring individuals.
In a series of events, four other alien girls show up at the Masaki household as Tenchi learns much of his heritage he never knew about and deal with five alien girls who each have some sort of romantic interest in him. Tenchi Masaki was a normal 17-year old boy until the day he accidentally releases the space pirate, Ryoko from a cave she was sealed in 700 years ago as the people thought she was a demon.