Critical Note!
Even if you don't read the rest of the into, please read this!
This story takes place seven years after the end of the OAV. The characters have continued to age and mature normally: Washu, Ryoko, Mihoshi, Katsuhito and Ayeka appear unchanged; Nobiyuki, Tenchi and Sasami have all aged seven years. Nobiyuki is now around age 50, Tenchi is 26 and Sasami is now 19. Their relative ages are based on my own guesswork, rather than on any concrete references.
It may seem silly to stress this, since it's said clearly in the first couple paragraphs of the story anyway, but it's quite a leap to picture Sasami at 19 instead of 12 (as she was in the OAV). As I point out early on, Sasami and Tsunami are identical looking. Here is an excellent page of Tsunami pictures from the OAV and Pretty Sammy to make sure we're all on the same page (I especially like the two beach pictures): "".
Try to get the OAV image of Sasami out of your head, or this is all going to seem strange and creepy...
Shawn
Even if you don't read the rest of the into, please read this!
This story takes place seven years after the end of the OAV. The characters have continued to age and mature normally: Washu, Ryoko, Mihoshi, Katsuhito and Ayeka appear unchanged; Nobiyuki, Tenchi and Sasami have all aged seven years. Nobiyuki is now around age 50, Tenchi is 26 and Sasami is now 19. Their relative ages are based on my own guesswork, rather than on any concrete references.
It may seem silly to stress this, since it's said clearly in the first couple paragraphs of the story anyway, but it's quite a leap to picture Sasami at 19 instead of 12 (as she was in the OAV). As I point out early on, Sasami and Tsunami are identical looking. Here is an excellent page of Tsunami pictures from the OAV and Pretty Sammy to make sure we're all on the same page (I especially like the two beach pictures): "".
Try to get the OAV image of Sasami out of your head, or this is all going to seem strange and creepy...
Shawn