Trying to sort out the Tenchi Muyo! franchise.

[Finfan]

The Tenchi Muyo! anime franchise appears to be the most complicated related group of stories in existance. There are at least 4 separate continuities and several side stories. Thus right now I am focusing on the Ryo-Ohki OVA series. The way I think it works is as follows:

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki seasons 1 - 3
Tenchi Muyo! GXP
The movie Tenchi Muyo! Manatsu no Eve
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki season 4 and 5
War on Geminar.

Questions I have are:
Did I locate the movie in the right place?
In the first episode of season 5 there are references to Kiriko having gone on an isekai like fantasy adventure and a character named Jobia who appears to be from whatever world she was in. What is that from?

Thanks in advance for any help you folks can give!

[Finfan]

Correction: The movie is from the "Tenchi Universe" continuity.

[Clayton_n]

I think a lot of other things are wrong though... and you're missing at least one series, not counting the manga.

[Finfan]

I think a lot of other things are wrong though... and you're missing at least one series, not counting the manga.

So what's wrong and what series am I missing? Please remember I am trying to sort out what belongs to to the story line that started with the original OVA series. There are at least three other continuities in this franchise.

[Clayton_n]

https://tenchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo_Continuities

Ai Tenchi Muyo!
Several different manga series.
Pretty Sammy
4th OAv

They're making a 5th OAV

And Tenchi in Tokyo, but that one sucked and Saukya ruined Tenchi and Ryoko's date, so I can let that slide.

The original show was actually based on the old TV series "I Dream of Jeannie".

A lot more inbreeding though...



Tenchi : Let us introduce ourselves
O people of this land
Kenchi: We are the Masaki brothers
All Tenchi's Girls: With sister-wives close at hand.
Tenchi : I bet you all are wondering
Who is this young unknown?
And why am I inheriting
The Juraian throne?
Men : Yes, why?
Women : Yes, why?
Crowd : Oh, please, please tell us why
Tenchi : The bottom of the family tree
Starts with Tenchi; that is me
I'm the cousin to the sister
Of son's niece's brother
Of the uncle's daughter's father
Of the nephew's sister's mother
And my grandpa's only cousin
Was the King's daughter's sibling
But they're all gone
Crowd : So that is why
Tenchi : I am now your king!
Crowd : He is now our king!