I have greatly enjoyed the story so far. I hope that you will update it sometime soon as it seems to be just getting into the thick of things.

yo, glad to hear about you again, I really like this story so hope you can get back to it soon, keep up the good work!

sasami...mischief...winking...(eye twitching)

I found this little gem and read it. I do hope that you come back to it and finish it. I enjoyed it very much.

Thanks for sharing.

Please note that, apparently, tends to delete anything between "**". I put some truly enlightening comments in there that you'll just have to do without. :P

Okay, a good bit of this review will be a rebuttal to MoonstoneCabbit's review. One of the ways I find to be lacking is that they don't allow author's to publicly respond to reviews. Thus, I'll take up the torch. But, before that, I want to make sure to let the author know that I enjoy his fic, and really, REALLY hope it's continued. ^^

First off, as you pointed out right from the start, the Tenchi universe and Ranma universe are fairly different from each other. It's always hard to balance things out a little, so there's always a little give and take. Something else to note is that the fanfic authors are HUMAN. Fanfic authors tend to have foibles, such as favoritism between characters. This author did much better than most in how he made sure that characters from both series came to the limelight. Also, I have yet to see a fanfic author that even claims to bemaking epics along the lines of "1984" or "Faranheit 451". Don't exect such from them.

Fanfics are for entertainment.

The same fanfic, no matter how good, will end up ** some people off while entertaining others.

Now, let's tackle some more specific issues you had. (also, please note that I own the majority of both Tenchi and Ranma dvds, so don't even try to say that I don't like both)

The whole beef you had with how Mihoshi was treated: sorry, but I'll back up the author on this one. One thing people tend to gloss over is that OVAs are treated VERY differently than TV adaptations. Mihoshi was much more competent in the OAVs, although she still had klutzy moments. Towards the end of the OAVs, she became more like the comedic relief you see in the TV adaptations. Also, if you're talking about the traumatic experience of her partner dying, than her actions were definitely in pace. After all, her mind essentially ended up snapping when she found someone else in a similar situation.

As far as comparing Ranma and Ryoko's strength: there's no way to really do so. Both characters have ended up lifting up huge boulders, but there's not really any true indication to show one's more powerful than the other. Suffice it to say that both are, in the words of Tench, "monsters". Also, since Ranma never went head to head against Ryoko's strength, I don't quite see what your problem is.

The whole cliche of Nodoka being Yosho's daughter: first off, look at when this fic started. It started back in 2001, when it was a lot less of a cliche. Also, keep in mind that we don't really see a ton of Nodoka throughout the Ranma universe. We don't really see much in the way of Nodoka's skill with the katana, besides the klutzy move where she almost whacks off Ranma. However, Genma's wariness of her katana tend to attest to at least some skill.

Your automatic assumption that the Juraian arts are so far superior to anything else is mediocre at best. There's no reference point. However, obviously there's some areas more powerful than said art, when Tenchi ends up beating warriors more skilled than himself, even without using his sword skills.

I fail, however, to see where the Juraians were shown to be wimps within this fic. True, Ranma ended up pulling a win against both Azusa and Yosho, but the win was by the seat of his pants, an was do more to lack of insight by his opponents. I can almost guarantee you that if they end up having a match afterwards, Ranma and Tenchi will have a MUCH harder time of it.

The comments on Tenchi: yes, he's the only known Juraian to ever produce the wings. Is this something that would interest Lady Seto. Heck ya, but all indications tend to point towards the fact that she is at least somewhat familiar with Tenchi. Ranma, on the other hand, is new. Lady Seto is always looking for new entertainment :P Also, the story would be intriguing to her because it shows obvious power, yet a lack of Ranma's Jurai power, but I digress. Also, you closed by using the reference to Tenchi's fight with Mr. No-Name Juraian royalty in reference to Tenchi's skills? A fluke means that he doesn't have martial arts skills at his disposal? I tend to disagree. He's received a fair amount of training in every version of the series, so he's no pushover.

Is there favoritism towards Ranma in this fic? I would have to say that there is, but that's up to the author, ne? If you want to have Tenchi being the Omnipotent Emperor of of Jurai, make a fic (which I see you're starting, so I wish you luck with your fic (and that's not sarcasm)). Ranma tends to pull at the heartstrings of authors, because of his all around tragic life. Whether you're talking manga or anime, Ranma had one heck of a hellish existence throughout most of his life.

Also, something you'll note is that Ranma characters and Tenchi characters tend to stay true to each other. In other words, the Tenchi suitors tend to fight amongst themselves, with Tenchi getting thrown in the middle. The reverse is true with Ranma. Ranma's fiancees tend to abuse him, with some occasional slights thrown at each other. Thus, once again the author is playing quite true to both series.

Also, backing up to the whole duel between Tench/Ranma and Azusa/Yosho, note that Tenchi could have wiped the floor with EVERYONE if he pulled out the wings. I'm sure similar thoughts were going through the minds of the other Juraians. Juraian powers tend towards lethal moves, so they had to hold back at least a little before they knew what they could try without going overboard. This gave Ranma a definite advantage, since he'd already heard about how strong Yosho and Azusa were.

Minaho isn't exactly bashed, per se. Does she make an ** out of herself? Yeah, but consider the situation. She views herself as pretty much having been thrown aside. Anyone can end up making an ** out of themselves given certain predicaments.

Now, onwards to the relationships between Tenchi and his harem. The Tenchi harem is nowhere NEAR as overt as the Ranma harem. There are, of course, exceptions *cough, Ayeka and Ryoko, cough*, but the romantic aspects of Sasami and Washu are definitely put on the back burner. They do show affection, but they don't show undying love. Thus, they're up for grabs. Also, who knows? Maybe some the Ranma harem will go Tenchi's way. You never know.

I wish there were more crossovers between "Ranma 1/2" and "Tenchi Muyo" that dealt honorably and fairly with Tenchi Masaki instead of constantly trying to turn Ranma into him. This story is better than most, but it still leaves a LOT to be desired.

First there's the overdone cliche of Ranma's seppuku crazy, nitwit mother being turned into Yosho's perfect daughter.@_@ It made the whole reunion scene seem silly at best. The scene in which Mihoshi pretzeled Ranma was funny but insulting to her character. Something very bad happened to Mihoshi which caused her to become a ditz but she's far from stupid. Then there was the fight between Ranma and Ryoko. There is NO WAY Ranma could be anywhere near as powerful as Ryoko since she was designed to be strong and tough enough to handle the hyper-dimensional power of Washu's gems. She's also become a much better fighter since she bagan sparring with Aeka.

What most Ranma fans fail to take into consideration is how powerful Juraians and especially those bonded to royal trees are. They have a martial arts tradition going back many tens of thousands of years and are the most skilled fighters, both armed and unarmed in the galaxy. They also have biotech enhancements that make them immensely stronger, faster and tougher than either Ranma or Ryouga. They're not the inept wimps they've been portrayed as being in so many crossovers with "Ranma 1/2."

Tenchi Masaki is only person of Juraian descent ever to produce light hawk wings without being bonded to a royal tree. He continued to become stronger and more capable in the use of his abilities throughout OVAI and OVAII. In the TM episode "Here Comes Jurai," Tenchi was forced to fight a duel with a skilled Juraian swordsman. Mihoshi crashed her shuttle into the lake, inundating the area with a monstrous wave, that left Seiryu floating unconscious in the water while Tenchi maintained his position on the dock unharmed. PLEASE! don't try to give Ranma his abilities.

With all their abilities and experience, Yosho and Azusa should have been able to beat Ranma easily. Tenchi with his overwhelming speed (he can move faster than light when he needs to) would have won their sparring match. Tenchi would also have been able to destroy the cookie monster in a nano-second.

This last chapter is where things really got ridiculous. I think Lady Seto would have been much more interested in hearing how Tenchi defeated Kagato and saved her granddaughter from a black hole, than how Ranma beat that overgrown brat Saffron. The whole purpose of the poker game seems to have been to give Ranma a lot of neat things like his own ship without giving anything to Tenchi. I think that there have been more stories written in which Ranma gets a tree ship or cabbit ship than ones in which Tenchi gets his own ship. Of course, since Tenchi is already more powerful than Ryo-oki and all the royal trees combined, he doesn't really need one. But I'd like him to have his own 1st generation tree ship anyway, since it would be a good way for him to learn to control his own power without blowing up the universe in the process.:D

I really didn't like the way Tenchi's aunt, Minaho, was bashed in this story. I also don't like crossover matchmaking. Samami/Tsumami is very much in love with Tenchi. Aeka, Mihoshi, Ryoko and Washu are in love with him as well. The most commendable thing about Ranma throughout the manga was his devotion to Akane. Even though he was a verbally abusive jerk much of the time, it was still obvious that he did love her. He'd have to be a real cad to dump her after all the times she risked her life to save him. Just like Tenchi, she seems to be fading into the background more and more. If this story proceeds like so many others, she'll be killed off, bashed into oblivion, or otherwise disposed of to get her out of the way.

I hope that in future chapters, there will be more attention devoted to Tenchi, HIS relationships with Sasami and the other ladies who love him, and his developing abilities without giving those abilities to Ranma. Tenchi Masaki is a great character and he doesn't have to be turned into a crossover character to make him good enough. Can you say the same about Ranma?

Not bad overall, my only real complaint with the common Ranma/Tenchi cross over is just how unfair it is for Ranma really. A guy who grew up without ever having his opinion matter, every decision made for him. He finaly gets away from genma for the most part, now his mother and grandfather who he never met before demand more things from him? I've also always felt Yosho's stance a bit silly, he ran away from his responsiblity, yet in just about every fic he expects Ranma and/or tenchi to accept their roles as King of Juria. Despite the fact they never heard of juria before. I suppose i'm a minority but I've always felt Nodoka never had any real rights to her child, unless it's a universe where Genma took Ranma without her consent she was an idiot for letting him take Ranma. Just as responible for looking the other way.

"squared her shoulds and took a deep breath."

Shoulders?

Some of the best authors have a problem with homonyms:

"speaking the ancient rights as he did so."

"Rights" are privileges, "rites" are ceremonies or rituals.

Interesting story so far.
Mike

First, I want to commend you on the highly literate quality of your writing - it makes my efforts look amateurish by comparison. This is more professionally written than most fanfic. Well done.

That said, you seem to use "passed time" where most people would write "past time". For example, "Time passed quickly while I was having fun, but it was too soon past the time to leave."

Mike

Interesting, I would mind seeing more of it at some point. Ciao

Love this story

More please

and there are going to be any Harems in this story they better come complete with a damn good lemon scene.

Bye.

Great story, hope u update. Go Sasami!

I've already posted before. So this is a non-review set up to show my support to the continuance of this story and to up you Review count. Expect a more comprehence review later when/if I find the time.