Ask John: When Will We See More Tenchi?

Question:
When is the next Tenchi Muyo OAV and Tenchi GXP coming out?

Answer:
There is no release date for the third Tenchi Muyo OAV series in Japan or America. In fact, there is not even any confirmation on the AIC Studios homepage or the Japanese Official Tenchi Muyo homepage that the third OAV series is even in production yet. With no confirmed production date or Japanese release date yet, there has likewise been no confirmation of plans for an eventual American release either. FUNimation recently acquired the American distribution rights to the Tenchi Muyo! GXP TV series, but considering that the series won’t conclude on Japanese television until early next month, it will probably be at least the end of 2003, if not sometime in 2004 before we see this series hit American shores.