Production
''Tenchi Muyo! GXP was officially announced on January 10, 2001, with a scheduled broadcast set for spring of the following year.[8] When asked to direct the series, Shinichi Watanabe, though welcome to the opportunity, was cited as saying that he was unsure why he had been chosen, and that after watching previous Tenchi episodes, found the task of envisioning GXP'' to be "tough".[9]
First looks into the series was published on October 10 by Tenchi-Web.com, showcasing artwork and teaser trailer.[10] More trailers were progressively added from November 2001[11][12] to February 2002[13] when it was announced on February 18 that GXP would premier on NTV on April 2.[14] Tenchi-web then, a day later, scheduled a preview screening of the first and second episodes in Tokyo.[14] In a similar fashion, Los Angeles based Anime Expo confirmed the attendance of Mamiko Noto,[15] voice actress for the series, and that AIC would host a screening of GXP at the convention.[16] Funimation later confirmed from Anime Expo New York that they had secured the licensing rights to the show.[17]
GXP finished airing on September 24.[18] Following a nine-month period, Funimation unveiled the official English website[19] for the series on June 16, 2003,[20] later confirming its release for March 4, 2004.[21]
A new anime project titled Tenchi Muyo GXP Paradise Starting was announced by EXNOA on December 23, 2022.[22] It was later confirmed that the project would be an OVA series animated by AIC and Saber Project and directed by Takashi Asami, with Hiroshi Negishi serving as chief director, Hideki Shirane writing and supervising series' scripts, Nana Hiiragi designing the characters and Digital Network Animation credited for animation production assistance.[23] The series ran for six episodes released on a monthly basis, and the first episode was released on May 26, 2023.[24] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[25]
