Films
Short summaries of each Tenchi Muyo! movie and Ryoko's unique role. There is a great chance that there's some spoilers down below, so read with care.
Tenchi in Love
![Picture](/uploads/8/7/9/8/8798641/3021146.jpg)
Summary: There seems to be a disturbance in the Masaki family's past, namely thirty years into the past during the time when Tenchi's parents were still young high school students. It would seem that during this time the Masaki family was obliterated. Now Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka, Sasami, Ryo-Ohki, Mihoshi, and Kiyone must travel to the past (with Washu's guidance) and try to save Tenchi's mother Achika from uncertain doom.
Ryoko's Role: In this movie, everyone (except Tenchi, who needs to constantly stay out of view of his future parents) must assume an alter ego in order to blend in naturally with Achika and her world. Mihoshi is a teacher (hmmm), Kiyone's a janitor, Sasami is simply a mysterious young girl, and Ayeka and Ryoko are transfer students who attend Achika's high school. Each friend of Tenchi's must constantly keep tabs on Achika, lest the unforeseeable force suddenly attacks and kills Tenchi's future mother. Towards the end, Kain, the fiend who changed the past and killed Tenchi's mother (before he and his friends intervened to keep the Masaki bloodline alive), Ryoko goes from high school transfer student to defender of the future as she, Tenchi, Ayeka and Achika do battle against the notorious Kain and put the villan to rest once and for all.
Ryoko's Role: In this movie, everyone (except Tenchi, who needs to constantly stay out of view of his future parents) must assume an alter ego in order to blend in naturally with Achika and her world. Mihoshi is a teacher (hmmm), Kiyone's a janitor, Sasami is simply a mysterious young girl, and Ayeka and Ryoko are transfer students who attend Achika's high school. Each friend of Tenchi's must constantly keep tabs on Achika, lest the unforeseeable force suddenly attacks and kills Tenchi's future mother. Towards the end, Kain, the fiend who changed the past and killed Tenchi's mother (before he and his friends intervened to keep the Masaki bloodline alive), Ryoko goes from high school transfer student to defender of the future as she, Tenchi, Ayeka and Achika do battle against the notorious Kain and put the villan to rest once and for all.
Daughter of Darkness
![Picture](/uploads/8/7/9/8/8798641/2613336.jpg)
(Also known as Tenchi Muyo! Manatsu no Eve)
Summary: One hot summer day Tenchi is walking down the steps of the Masaki shrine after cleaning his mother's grave. All seems normal until he notices the mysterious young girl sitting on the steps behind him who starts to call him Daddy. Now even more chaos ensues in the Masaki household as the members debate whether Mayuka is a friend or a foe, and who is the demonic Yuzuha and what's her beef with the Jurai royal family?
Ryoko's Role: Ryoko plays the role of jealousy in this movie, at least at first. She's incredibly envious of the new girl Mayuka and how she seems to hold all of Tenchi's attention. But soon after Ryoko realizes that Mayuka's sudden appearance may hold darker intentions, and tries desperately to warn Tenchi that his life is in danger. However, Tenchi does not buy it at first, and for the first time in a very long time the two are at odds and butt heads to major extremes, even to the point that Tenchi must strike Ryoko in order to diffuse a situation between her and Mayuka.
Summary: One hot summer day Tenchi is walking down the steps of the Masaki shrine after cleaning his mother's grave. All seems normal until he notices the mysterious young girl sitting on the steps behind him who starts to call him Daddy. Now even more chaos ensues in the Masaki household as the members debate whether Mayuka is a friend or a foe, and who is the demonic Yuzuha and what's her beef with the Jurai royal family?
Ryoko's Role: Ryoko plays the role of jealousy in this movie, at least at first. She's incredibly envious of the new girl Mayuka and how she seems to hold all of Tenchi's attention. But soon after Ryoko realizes that Mayuka's sudden appearance may hold darker intentions, and tries desperately to warn Tenchi that his life is in danger. However, Tenchi does not buy it at first, and for the first time in a very long time the two are at odds and butt heads to major extremes, even to the point that Tenchi must strike Ryoko in order to diffuse a situation between her and Mayuka.
Tenchi Forever
![Picture](/uploads/8/7/9/8/8798641/2382707.jpg)
(Also known as Tenchi in Love 2: Distant Memories)
Summary: After Ryoko and Ayeka begin another argument for Tenchi's affections, the man in question sneaks off so not to get caught in the crossfire. However, while fleeing, he comes across a mysterious tree that seems to transport him into an alternate dimension. Whose is this mysterious Haruna whom Tenchi not only lives with but also has a meaningful, serious relationship with, and how does she relate to Yosho's past?
Ryoko's Role: While the rest of the Tenchi gals conduct their own investigation as to Tenchi's unknown whereabouts, Ryoko and Ayeka take on jobs in Tokyo as waitresses where Washu seems to confirm sightings of Tenchi. During this time, Ryoko and Ayeka do seem to bicker, but I think they bond together during this trying time where Tenchi could be anywhere, and in danger no less.
Summary: After Ryoko and Ayeka begin another argument for Tenchi's affections, the man in question sneaks off so not to get caught in the crossfire. However, while fleeing, he comes across a mysterious tree that seems to transport him into an alternate dimension. Whose is this mysterious Haruna whom Tenchi not only lives with but also has a meaningful, serious relationship with, and how does she relate to Yosho's past?
Ryoko's Role: While the rest of the Tenchi gals conduct their own investigation as to Tenchi's unknown whereabouts, Ryoko and Ayeka take on jobs in Tokyo as waitresses where Washu seems to confirm sightings of Tenchi. During this time, Ryoko and Ayeka do seem to bicker, but I think they bond together during this trying time where Tenchi could be anywhere, and in danger no less.