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Tenchi Universe Episode 22: No Need For Knights

  • Series: Tenchi Universe (Tenchi Muyo!, TV)
  • Episode: 22
  • US Title: No Need For Knights
  • Japanese Title:
  • Credits: Neelick's Tenchi Page

They finally make it to Jurai space, but the Jurain ships are in pursuit. In order to escape, Katsuhito suggest that they go to a nearby sector of stars. Ayeka tells them that that area is known as the Sacred Place (I think they could've come up with a better name but...) The battleships won't follow them there because its forbidden. Then grandpa gives them directions to a planet in the Sacred Place. He goes home to rest.

Ayeka tells her sister of a legend of two knights who sleep on a planet in the Sacred Place. She wonders if this is the planet where they sleep. Grandpa leads them to a huge Jurain tree. On the trees are two Japanese symbols that match the signs on Azaka and Kamidake. They assume positions on the tree next to their corresponding signs. Katsuhito, using the powers of Jurai awakens the two knights in a lightshow that looks like it could cause seizures. The first time I saw this scene I was in a dark room with the lights off and I'll never do that again. The two knights named Azaka and Kamidake awaken. The guardians acted as storage for the essence of the two knights. Sort of like two big hard drives. The guardians themselves burn out and die.

Here Katsuhito tells everyone that his real name is Yosho, the legendary knight of Jurai, and that the man claiming to be Yosho is false. He tells of his past when he was young man. He found his way to the planet Earth and fell in love so he settled down there. He married the woman and inherited the Masaki Shrine. He was then given the name Katsuhito Masaki.

The Jurain battleship shows up and tries to capture everyone. So Azaka and Kamidake blow the thing up. They pay their final respects to the guardians and continue their journey. Back on Jurai the emperor is told of their escape. Anyone who has seen the OAV will recognize the voice of Kagato. And if you miss that they give away the identity during the previews of the next volume.And Azaka becomes addicted to video games.