No Need for Tenchi
Viz · 1996 · 7 issues
About the series
In the late 1990s, Viz Media brought the beloved anime and manga franchise Tenchi Muyo! to a new audience with this seven-issue comic series. No Need for Tenchi adapts the original OVA storyline, following the hapless high schooler Tenchi Masaki as his peaceful life is upended by a series of alien and supernatural women who move into his family shrine. The series is notable for its role in introducing Western readers to the charming, sci-fi harem comedy that defined the franchise, with writer Hitoshi Okuda and artist Masaki Kajishima at the creative helm. A key entry point for fans of the era, it remains a nostalgic touchstone for 1990s manga localization.