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Tenchi in Tokyo Cuts

Click the episode title for a detailed list of cuts and alterations for that episode.

These lists were originally compiled from the UK broadcasts, with additional information on the differences between those and the US broadcasts provided by Kyle Pope

Episode 1 - Separation Anxiety

Episode 2 - Four's a Crowd

Episode 3 - Long Distance Lunacy

Episode 4 - The Eternal Pledge

Episode 5 - Money! Money! Money!

Episode 6 - Play Date

Episode 7 - The Day We Met

Episode 8 - Tenchi Anniversary

Episode 9 - The Guardians of Old

Episode 10 - Ryoko's Big Date

Episode 11 - Moon Mission

Episode 12 - Stupid Cupid

Episode 13 - The Eye of the Destroyer

Episode 14 - Tokyo or Bust!

Episode 15 - Love Match

Episode 16 - Carnival!

Episode 17 - Drifting Away

Episode 18 - Game Over

Episode 19 - The Lonely Princess

Episode 20 - Old Friends

Episode 21 - Real Friends?

Episode 22 - Sakuya's Secret

Episode 23 - Here, There and Everywhere

Episode 24 - Yugi's Shadow

Episode 25 - The End of Time

Episode 26 - Payback

General Changes:

In the US TV version, the original opening has been replaced with a shorter sequence as detailed below. The end credits in the UK version use the final shot of the original opening (featuring the cast running back and forth in the distance while Ryo-Ohki dozes in the foreground) and the last 20 seconds of the original ending (showing Ryo-Ohki asleep as pictures of the cast float around her in bubbles). The music used is Ryo-Ohki's Theme, from the original OVA opening.

The original 1:30 opening sequence for Tenchi in Tokyo features the song "Yume wa doko e itta" ("Where Did the Dream Go?"), sung by Ryoko's Japanese voice actress Ai Orikasa. There is no English-language version of the opening song.
All Tenchi in Tokyo episodes broadcast on Cartoon Network in the UK use the same 30-second opening as the Tenchi Muyo and Tenchi Universe openings, with a different title card at the end. An original piece of music composed especially for Cartoon Network is used on this new opening.
After the initial few episodes broadcast on Cartoon Network in the US, which reused the Tenchi Universe opening with a different title card, subsequent episodes of Tenchi in Tokyo feature a 30-second opening with shots of Absolution, the Toonami spaceship, a montage of shots and sound bites from the series, ending with a blue and grey title. After the first run, the intro changed to the same as Tenchi Universe, but with a Tenchi in Tokyo title card.

The break bumpers used on the Japanese broadcast and the US video/DVD releases have also been lost. These bumpers features pictures of the characters in panels in the background, with Ryo-Ohki leaping into or out of one of the panels.

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Thanks to Knux Five for providing information on the US Toonami showings