Ryoko
Seiyuu (Voice Actor):   Orikasa Ai
English Version:   Petra Buchard

      Ryoko is the spiky, green-haired demoness who fell out of the sky one day and landed in poor Tenchi Masaki's life. Her name means "demon caller" in Japanese, which she does when she has thejewels that provide her with power on her wrist. In the OVA series, she was locked in a cave at the Masaki shrine for 700 years until she was released one day by a very curious Tenchi Masaki. She had been placed there by Tenchi's grandfather, Yosho, who had captured her long ago because of space crimes that she had committed while under the influence of Kagato (although both the Tenchi TV spin-offs have different versions of their encounter).
      Once released from the shrine, she haves a little fun with Tenchi, and reveals her true form to him after school. She fires bolts of lightning at him and burns down most of the school in the process. It wasn't until the light-hawk sword was accidently activated by Tenchi and cut off the jewel on Ryoko's wrist did she finally surrender.
      According to the OVA's, she is the result of Washu combining her ovum with that of an alien creature called the "Mass," and at least 2000 years old. Ryoko is very short tempered, and often fights with her rival, Ayeka, for Tenchi, for whom she has grown to love a great deal.
      As far as voice acting goes, I thought the original Japanese dialogues were excellent, with Orikasa Ai doing an excellent job portraying the playfulness/mischief in Ryoko's voice. I watched some of the english version episodes, such as the ones the cartoon network is showing now, and I had to say it was incredibly awful. The english voice actor didn't have the same feel for the character as the japanese version had accomplished so well. One of the things I liked most about Tenchi Muyo was the superb voice acting involved, and in my opinion, if u only watch the english dubbed episodes, you are missing out on an important part of the show. Orikasa Ai does a great deal of singing for the show, such as the theme at the end of the OVA series, and also a great deal for the Universe series. The english versions aren't even close to being on par with the japanese version in quality.