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Tenjho Tenge
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| 天上天下 (Heaven and Earth) |
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| Demographic | Seinen | ||
| Genre | Ecchi, Martial arts, Romance, School | ||
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| Author | Oh! great | ||
| Publisher |  Shueisha |
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| Serialized in | Ultra Jump |
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| Original run | 1998 – Ongoing | ||
| Volumes | 17[1] | ||
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| Director | Toshifumi Kawase | ||
| Studio | Madhouse | ||
| Licensor | Avex  Geneon |
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| Network | TV Asahi |
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| Original run | 1 April 2004 – 16 September 2004 | ||
| Episodes | 24[2] | ||
| OVA: Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight | |||
| Director | Toshifumi Kawase | ||
| Studio | Madhouse | ||
| Licensor | Avex Geneon |
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| Episodes | 2[3] | ||
| Released | 16 March 2005 | ||
| Movie: Tenjho Tenge: The Past Chapter | |||
| Runtime | 92 minutes [4] | ||
Tenjho Tenge (天上天下 Tenjō Tenge?, lit. "Heaven and Earth") is a seinen anime and manga series created by Oh! great (大暮 維人 Ōgure Ito?). The title is said to be from the saying of the Buddha when he was born: "I, alone, am honored on Heaven and Earth." (天上 天下 唯我 独尊 Tenjō Tenge Yuiga Dokuson?). [1]
The manga is currently running in Shueisha's Ultra Jump in Japan. The manga is being officially published in North America by DC Comics in the CMX label. The CMX English version is edited to reduce the sexuality and market it with a T (Teen - 13 Yrs and older) rating, a controversial move in the eyes of many North American fans, but is now marketed with an OT (Older Teen - 16 Yrs and older) and contains far less editing than before. The editing was done with Oh! great's approval [5]. In the Philippines, there were no scenes removed but in scenes that the breasts are almost exposed, they are pixelated or blurred because it is shown in an early timeslot; there is also a parental guidance warning preceding each airing. The anime, directed by Toshifumi Kawase and produced by Avex Mode and TV Asahi, was broadcast on TV Asahi in Japan from April 1 to September 16, 2004 and it is licensed Geneon Entertainment.
There is also a 2-episode OVA named Tenjho Tenge ULTIMATE FIGHT, also licensed by Geneon.
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For most of their lives, Souichiro Nagi and Bob Makihara have been able to take over a school by fighting and beating everyone. Their first day at Todou Academy started as any other new school, they start taking it over by beating up everyone that got in their way. Not until Maya Natsume and Masataka Takayanagi showed up did they realize that this was no ordinary school. This was a school where people have powerful techniques and uncanny skill. They also learned that the ruling Enforcement Group, led by Mitsuomi Takayanagi, is not to be taken lightly and is not tolerant of their disturbance. In order to get back at the "Enforcers," Souichiro and Bob join the Juuken Club which is the only surviving group that opposes them. The more the two groups interact, the more they begin to realize they are part of a conflict they know little about.
The plot deepens as they find out about the history of Maya and Aya Natsume's older brother Shin Natsume, how his Dragon Eye drove him insane and caused him to kill his mother and father and eventually he was killed by Mitsuomi. (Actually, Shin killed himself with the help of Miss Kuzunoha.)
- Shin Natsume (棗 慎 Natsume Shin?)
- Maya and Aya deceased older brother. He once was the president of the Enforcement group and founder the disbanded Team KATANA and the Juuken Club. His power of the Dragon's Eye was awaken when he was still a child. For that reason, he can not control his powers and was driven insane by them.
- Maya Natsume (棗 真夜 Natsume Maya?)
- A busty third year student and the current leader of the Juuken Club. She is very skilled in various martial arts, but does not possess the Dragon Eye like her siblings. For his reason her father entrusted her with the cursed sword Reiki. Early in the series, she would use body manipulation technique to revert to her body to a child form to conserve her ki.
- Kagesada Sugano (菅野 影定 Sugano Kagesada?)
- A third year student and a founding member of the Juuken Club, although he was forced to join. Although he is arrogant, he is considered to be one of the weakest member of the Juuken Club and most of the time prefers to hide instead of fighting.
- Masataka Takayanagi (高柳 雅孝 Takayanagi Masataka?)
- A second year student and Mitsuomi's younger brother. Most of the time he is has a easy going personality and somewhat shy, but can change his demeanor when angered or serious. When this change in personality happens, he becomes very formidable fighter.
- Aya Natsume (棗 亜夜 Natsume Aya?)
- A first year student and the youngest of the Natsume family. Like her brother, she has the power of the Dragon's Eye. She has problems consciously activating it, but seems to have better control than Shin.
- Souichiro Nagi (凪 宗一郎 Nagi Sōichirō?)
- A first year student and self proclaimed hoodlum. He also is the heir of the Demon Exorcist family, which lead to him being socially rejected most of his life. This is mostly because his family's power of the Dragon's fist is feared and misunderstood.
- Bob Makihara (ボブ 牧原 Bobu Makihara?)
- A first year student that is of African descent. He has been friends with Souichiro since elementary school. He is a naturally athletic and practices the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira.
- Mitsuomi Takayanagi (高柳 光臣 Takayanagi Mitsuomi?)
- The current president of the Enforcement Group and of the Takayanagi family. The is a third year student is the top ranked fighter of the whole school. He is a highly skilled and dedicated martial artist and because an incident with Shin, he has super human abilities for about three minutes.
- Emi Isuzu (五十鈴 絵美 Isuzu Emi?)
- She is a second year student and the current vice president of the Enforcement Group. She has the ability to contort and fold her fat of her overweight body, which allows her to look slender and gives her places to hide her throwing knives or other small objects.
- Bunshichi Tawara (俵 文七 Tawara Bunshichi?)
- He is a twenty year old third year student and acts as the Enforcement Group's advisor. Most of the time he prefers to avoid fighting and school's politics. When he does fight, he utilizes street fighting techniques and is highly dangerous considering he is the former top ranked fighter of the school before Mitsuomi overtook the position.
- Shirō Tagami (田上 士郎 Tagami Shirō?)
- He is a third year student and the current third division leader of the Enforcement Group. He prides himself in following the code of conduct of Bushidō. A practitioner of the martial art Bōjutsu, in which he uses a hybrid bō that can unlocked into a sansetsukon.
The Tenjho Tenge manga was first serialized by the Japanese monthly manga magazine Ultra Jump, by the publisher Shueisha in 1997. Its serialization was Oh! Great's first crossover mainstream comic from writing and illustrating Hentai comics.[6] The chapters are compiled into five chapter bound volumes by Shueisha about two times a year. Tenjho Tenge has been licensed for North American publication by CMX, which is a an imprint of DC Comics. CMX version of the manga is edited in order for it to be rated as Teen "...to give it the widest possible distribution in the United States". [7] According to CMX, these changes were made in conjunction with Shueisha and the Tenjho Tenge creator, Oh! Great, who examines each of the CMX's volumes and their changes.[7][8] The manga is popular both in Japan and in North America and it's volumes are regularly the top twenty best selling manga according to Tohan and Diamond Comic Distributors. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Tenjho Tenge anime was directed by Toshifumi Kawase, animated by Madhouse Studios, and produced by TV Asahi and Avex Inc.. The twenty-four episodes were originally aired weekly on TV Asahi in Japan on Thursdays from April 1, 2004 to September 16, 2004. These episodes where made into eight volume DVD box sets. Two additional episodes were broadcast by TV Asahi in Japan on March 16, 2005 and released in the form of a OVA named "Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight". The anime follows closely to its source material up to the manga's eighth volume with the exception of the sexual content which was toned down. The anime has been dubbed in to English, French, German and the Tagalog language. The anime series has been licensed for North America by Geneon. They have released all DVD volumes except the OVA and the DVD special named "Tenjho Tenge: The Past Chapter", which is all the flashbacks from the second half of the TV series condensed into the size of four episodes.
The anime's music, including the background music and theme songs, were composed and performed by various artist, such as m.c.A·T and Aiko Kayo whom provided the opening and closing themes songs of the anime. In 2005, Avex record label released a Tenjho Tenge soundtrack, a single, and two character collection albums.
The Phoenix's right wing has white feathers, and the left wing has red feathers. The white feathers represent the six White Feather families, each specializing in a particular field of conventional warfare. The red feathers represent the Red Feather families, the members of which have the potential to access unique ki-based abilities, such as the Dragon's Fist. All together, the organization is composed of 6 styles and 36 groups all together, these are called the 12 families. Other feathers represent the other branch and minor families that are also part of this alliance, making 36 feathers. The Rising Phoenix shows how the Takayanagi (高柳 ?) family, depicted as the phoenix, is supported by the other families, the feathers.
- Branch Families
Ishiyumi (穹?) - Specialize in archery.
Kabuto (兜?) - Unseen
Kagiroi (炬?) - Bodies are like iron
Mawari (圓?) - Specialize in swordsmanship
Tsumuji (颯?) - Specialize in the use of spear and polearm
Wani (鰐?) - Unseen
Hotaru (螢?) - Inheritors of the Dragon Palms. With these, the wielder can boost a patient's metabolism and accelerate their healing.
Kabane (屍?) - Use the "Kabane Blade"
- Shukyou (首梟?)- Use the Dragon's Claw
- Rikudou (リクドウ?)[13] - Use a unnamed Dragon Gate that can produce a powerful punching technique.
Kago (寵?) - Use the Flaming Dragon's Gate
- Rikudou (六道 Rikudō?) [14] - Use the Koushin Dragon's Gate
Nagi (凪?) - Use the Dragon's Fist
- (none)[15]
Natsume (棗?) - Use the Dragon's Eye
- Enmi (厭魅?) - Use an unknown Dragon's Gate that allows them to create illusions usually with help of the family’s moths.
Shōjō (猩?) - Use an unnamed Dragon's Gate that allows them to read and imprint ki
- Hihi (狒狒?) [16] - Use the Shyoudou Dragon's Gate, which produces a powerful attack through the leg. The attack is neutralized by water.
- Unknown Branch Family - Essentially identical to the Shojo Family's power only a weaker form. It has been strengthened over time however, through a tradition requiring the family to inter-marry.
- The Looping Red Earth Dragon
- When the gate is open the individual can harness the earth's electrical fields and generate electricity. However, this works as long as their legs are connected to the earth. If no contact is made between the ground and their legs, the power remains idle.
- The Looping Orange Water Dragon
- When the gate is open the individual can run their ki through water or blood and manipulate it. It can even make droplets as strong as steel.
- The Looping Yellow Fire Dragon
- When open the gate allows the individual to manipulate and possibly even create fire.
- The Looping Green Wind Dragon
- Opening this chakra, enables the individual to utilize a minimal amount of their ki to enhances their leg's strength in bursts. This ability is what enables those practitioners of the Kamura's Imperial Deer Legs Style to make their extraordinary leaps; even in a single bound.
- The Looping Blue Wood Dragon
- Opening this chakra enables the individual's ki to run through wood or anything deriving from it, fortifying it with their power. Anything from twigs and branches, or anything as flimsy as paper and a tie can be turned into a lethally effective weapon.
- The Metal Silk Throat Dragon
- unseen
- The Air-storing Spirit Dragon
- unseen
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- ^ Tenjho Tenge (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed 2007-02-12.
- ^ Tenjho Tenge (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed 2007-04-09.
- ^ Oh! great's cooperation with CMX. Accessed 2007-03-30.
- ^ Cha, Kai-Ming. "What's So Great About Ogure Ito?", Publishers Weekly, 2006-08-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ a b "Interview with DC CEO Paul Levitz 2006, Part 3", ICv2, 2006-08-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ "CMX on Tenjho Tenge Edits Again", Anime News Network, 2006-07-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ "Weekly Manga Top 10 (6/28)", Comi Press, 2006-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Weekly Japan Manga Rankings (8/01/2007)", Comi Press, 2007-08-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Weiland, Jonah. "TOP SALES CHARTS FOR ACTUAL SALES IN MAY, 2005", Comic Book Resources, 2005-06-17. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Weiland, Jonah. "TOP SALES CHARTS FOR ACTUAL SALES IN MAY, 2006", Comic Book Resources, 2006-06-16. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ "Tenjho Tenge" Manga; volume 14 tankōbon (Chapter 84, Page 82).
- ^ "Tenjho Tenge" Manga; volume 17 tankōbon (Chapter 103, Page 110).
- ^ "Tenjho Tenge" Manga; (Chapter 105, Page 07).
- ^ "Tenjho Tenge" Manga; volume 14 tankōbon (Chapter 84, Page 83).