I don't know why this movie is getting five star reviews. I found this a complete dissapointment and the majority of my friends agreed. I don't care about the fact that it's serious, it just isn't Tenchi at all. It's the Haruna story with the Tenchi cast making a few appearences and someone named Tenchi around who's really a paper bag. I feel bad for anyone who thinks this is the high point of this wonderful series and am very glad that the director will not be returning for any future Tenchi stories. Skip it and buy the rest the OVA or the manga which are excellent.