Tenjho Tenge

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Image:Tenjho Tenge anime Nagi.jpeg Tenjho Tenge (天上天下 Tenjō Tenge) is a seinen anime and manga series drawn and written by the manga-ka Oh! great (大暮維人 Ōgure Ito). The title is said to be from the saying of the Buddha when he was born: "天上天下唯我独尊 (Tenjō Tenge Yuiga Dokuson)" which means "I alone am honored on Heaven and Earth." [1]

The manga is currently running in Shueisha's Ultra Jump in Japan. The manga is being officially published in North America through DC Comics' CMX imprint. The CMX English manga 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. The anime is currently broadcasting in Japan, and it is translated into English in Geneon's DVD release.

There is also a 2-episode OVA named Tenjho Tenge ULTIMATE FIGHT.

1 Characters
2 Voice actors
- 2.1 Japanese version
- 2.2 American version
3 Episode list
4 External links

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Characters

Image:Tenjho Tenge anime Takayanagi fight.jpeg Japanese names are in Western order (family name is after the given name). The anime released by Geneon uses the Western order while the CMX manga uses the Japanese order.

Souichiro Nagi (凪宗一郎 Nagi Sōichirō) - Souchiro and his friend Bob went from school to school beating up the best fighters in the schools. Souichiro finds a formidable challenge at Todo Academy (romanized as Todoh in the English manga and Todo in the English anime). However, he and Bob's shennanigans draw the ire of the Academy's Executive council, who order executioners to expel the two. After a disastrous first meeting with one of them, in which Bob's girlfriend Chiaki was also injured, Souichiro, along with Bob, join the Juken Club. It is revealed that Souichiro may have latent ki talent, which may explain part of the council's attention. Souichiro's name is romanized as Nagi Soichiro in the English manga.
Bob Makihara (ボブ牧原 Bobu Makihara) - Souichiro's friend, who is of African descent. It is unknown how he and Soichiro met. Naturally athletic, he fights using the Brazilian fighting style capoeira. Because of his ancestry, when he first arrived many addressed him as "The Foreigner". He is the conservative one and unlike Souichiro, doesn't let his rage over take him.
Maya Natsume (棗真夜 Natsume Maya) - Maya is the busty 17 year-old leader of the Juken Club. She can control her chi by shrinking herself to the appearance of an 8 year-old. Has a previous relationship with Mitsuomi but has now sworn revenge on him for the death of her older brother Shin.
Aya Natsume (棗亜夜 Natsume Aya) - Aya, Maya's younger sister, becomes infatuated with Souchiro after he falls in on her taking a shower. However, he does not return her affections, even when she fixes him lunches. She possesses the Dragon Eye, or Crystal Eye, ability, which allows her to see into the past and the future, as well as communicating with inanimate objects, such as Shin's motorcycle, which Aya was able to drive despite not learning how to in the first place. Maya believes it is this which causes Aya to be drawn to Souichiro, as he may well become the strongest of all the members of the Juken Club.
Masataka Takayanagi (高柳雅孝 Takayanagi Masataka) - A polite boy who trains under Maya. He falls in love with Aya at first sight, but is crushed when she goes for Souichiro. He's a decent martial artist, but can go into a berserker rage when pushed too far. He is currently estranged from his older brother, executive counsil president Mitsuomi because of his association with Maya Natsume.
Mitsuomi Takayanagi (高柳光臣 Takayanagi Mitsuomi) - The leader of the executive council and Todo's top fighter. He is Masataka's brother and is obviously displeased with his brother's choice of comrades, mostly because of some history between himself and Maya Natsume. He was at one time a friend of Maya's brother Shin, but had killed him.
Chiaki Kounoike (鴻ノ池千秋 Kōnoike Chiaki) - Bob's girlfriend.