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Since True Sheol hasn't posted a reply to my earlier comment, and it took me a while to locate the notes I mentioned, I will reproduce them here. The following excerpt is from a post by TS, and I apologize for not citing the exact reference:

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The problem is that you forget that the Choushin can see into the future because of their ability to cognize the threads of causality, with regards to lower dimensional beings, and their extra-temporal existence. Thus, by the time that Z was removed from the time-stream, Washuu-kami-sama, Tsunami-kami-sama, and Tokimi-kami-sama knew that mortal Washuu would create Fuku for Seina on behalf of Tenchi, because the Chobimaru incident. Thus, Fuku's existence and resulting memory was assured because the causality would be preserved by the Choushin or their agent(s), even when Ryouko attempted to avoid it. So, in a sense, Fuku was destined to exist (and thus did exist) because the Choushin decided that it was the ideal (or best of choice) path to take.

Given that anomalies do not abide by lower dimensional laws, it's probably why the Kuramitsu trait has never been understood by anyone, including mortal Washuu. Thus, Mihoshi is also an anomaly. I concur that perhaps when one aspect of her trait manifested, probably during a particularly stressful event, she achieved partial consciousness of hyperdimensional phenomena... and had a mental breakdown as a result. So, to block those memories, a memory suppression system in the form of a hair ribbon was created for her by her family. Nevertheless, because of the stress brought on by the combination of a particularly traumatic event and brief higher-level consciousness, Mihoshi has never been the same.

(Warning, this post contains some really speculative stuff....)

To an extent, they possess anomalous attributes, but they are expressed in different ways. Tenchi has LHWs, which are the greatest manifestation of anomalous powers and might be separate from his kami nature (though it undoubtedly manifested LHWs or something akin to it). Seina's anomalous attribute has manifest as warped probabilities, perhaps due to something occurring at the quantum level. Might there be other anomalous aspects that could be considered? Though Seina's anomaly is not as strong as Tenchi's (and not comparable to Tenchi-kami-sama), might his anomaly generate a similar effect when in the presence of other anomalous individuals, though perhaps with a specific 'signature'?

Normal Earth girls weren't (as far as we know) chasing after them. Why? Perhaps, because those girls were normal. Kajshima likes to connect things with fate, yet one expression of causality has been the presence of anomalies within the universe/system. It is possible that when certain anomalies are close together, the mysterious connection between the individual and the anomalous energy tends to provokes a higher degree of emotional reaction than normal. The greater the anomalies, the stronger the reaction. (This is akin to what Jeff Harris was trying for.)

However, it can be theorized that the type of anomaly and gender do not dictate the reaction alone. The reaction is also based upon a predisposition towards the individual in the first place. Hence, if there is a slight attraction, it is magnified by the anomalous connection. If there is dislike/hatred, it too is magnified by the anomalous connection. Feelings of friendship might also be magnified, but they are not coupled with the physiological extremes (bio-chemical, neurological) that love and hate generate.

In summary, certain anomalous effect does not dictate relationships, but simply amplify the emotions accompanying them.

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My explanation for Tenchi being a "chick magnet" was hacked together before OVA3 was released, and based upon the amount of info available at the time. The explanation TS provides was written after OVA3 was released, and is far more in-line with canon sources. IMHO, while the mechanisms differ, the behaviors are similar. Trans-dimensional anomalies would be sprinkled throughtout the leading "pedigreed" bloodlines of Jurai, Airai, and probably the other royal lineages. Anomalous properties could be likened to intelligence, in that a few genius-level intellects would arise among the potentials....and that they are bound to react to one another. Though this concept is more exotic than the Harem Saga's Power Attributes, and far-less distributed among the general population, it is still pretty cool.

Jeff

Jeffery (Jeff) Harris
JLHOnami@mchsi.com

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Is Tenchi connected to a kami greater than the Chousin or is he, in and of himself, a kami who will be greater than the Chousin when he finally gets a grip on his power?

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Tenchi is an avatar, a 3-D embodiment of a higher-dimensional entity. In essence, his anomaly is the 3-D anchor for the entity that the three choushin were seeking -- a creature even further up the food chain than themselves. Since a being at any given level of reality cannot directly perceive a higher-level sentient, the goddesses could not detect the kami's presence directly any more than a "normal" Earthling could detect the goddesses directly. Our 3-D environment, then, is the base-level upon which all of the players can interact.

Over the coming centuries, "human" Tenchi will become more aware of the properties and dynamics of "kami" Tenchi; but when the former eventually dies, the latter will simply withdraw his essence, since the lower-level link will have been terminated. And that is the primary reason that the three goddesses are so vigilant about protecting him -- if mortal Tenchi kicks the bucket, they will lose all direct perception of kami Tenchi -- not to mention, of course, that little matter of being in love with him....

Jeff

Jeffery (Jeff) Harris
JLHOnami@mchsi.com

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I think you have it backwards.
Tenchi is the, to put it simply, larval stage for Tenchi-kami-sama. He will not 'die' but rather evolve, eventually becoming Tenchi-kami-sama.

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No, I will stand by my earlier statement, having been corrected several times by True Sheol. These kami have been around since the begining of the uiverse -- in fact, the Choushin had a hand in the format it acquired. Human Tenchi is a normal H. sapiens, but also contains that anomaly on a higher level. Several humans in the Tenchiverse also have such anomalies. Where Tenchi's differs is that his is the anchor for that rarest of highest-level entities.

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If, Tenchi was merely an extension of a kami, than Washu-kami wouldn't have stated that Tenchi's mind wasn't yet ready for the Hyperdimensions, because Tenchi-kami's mind would already be at that level. Also, Tenchi-kami wouldn't have had to urge Tenchi to focus on what was important to him. Tenchi-kami would have been able to fix everything, or would have simply let Tenchi-mortal die.

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Washu was talking about mortal, carnal, human Tenchi, who must develop and grow like -- and suffer the limitations of -- every other human being. Again, aside from their emotional attachment, if he had died at that point they would have lost their connection to the higher-level entity. As for Tenchi-kami, he was able to talk to Tenchi-sapiens because he already existed...and had for long before Tenchi was ever born. In fact, there is no reason not to presume that other such anomalies may have appeared across the ages, but went the way of all flesh without ever being observed by the Choushin...and in those cases, Tenchi-kami simply withdrew his essence until the next proper candidate appeared.

Here is the cheat-sheet I put together for my current fanfic:

Anomolous attributes
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* An anomaly is a VERY rare combination of physical and energy attributes, that represents a potential link between a lower-dimensional entity and higher-level realms, permitting the entity to access structures that are normally impossible to perceive or manipulate.

* Very few anomalies ever achieve their full potential; a higher percentage achieve partial potential (although, due to the high risk, there can be a severe penalty involved), and the vast majority simply remain dormant.

* Those few lower-dimensional entities that actually develop full or partial use of their anomaly remain firmly grounded in the universe that spawned them. From the "local" perspective, they wield tremendous power, becoming demi-gods or 'deva':

DEVA
From Dictionary.com,
Dev \Dev\, or Deva \De"va\ (?), n. [Skr. d?va. Cf. Deity.] (Hind. Myth.)
A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.

* A higher-dimensional entity can *attach* to an anomaly in a lower-dimensional entity. This process involves the lower-dimensional anchor, or 'avatar', being sublimated into the total entity. This is a blending, or fusion, with the higher-dimensional entity that not only preserves the original memories and experiences of the lower-dimensional entity, but permits the lower-dimensional entity to gain the memories and abilities of the higher-dimensional entity. Thus, an avatar can be considered a projection, or shadow, of a higher-dimensional entity's essence into a lower-dimensional environment:

AVATAR
From Dictionary.com,
avatar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (v-tr) n.
1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.

But that shadow casts its own reflection back to the higher-dimensional entity. Though the higher-dimensional entity is insulated (for the most part) from causality, the avatar is not, whose very presence initiates events (causality), and who is then subject to the consequences (more causality). A rolling feedback loop results, as causality encountered by the avatar affects the higher-dimensional kami -- along with the emotions and experiences of the avatar.

A kami can excise or abandon its avatar, which will continue its existence independently, though with no further access to the higher realms. A kami can have multiple avatars, each independent and yet fully linked, just as a human will have multiple fingers linked to same hand.

* An anomaly is the lower-dimensional 'window' to higher-dimensional aspects. When the individual bearing an anomaly dies, then the anomalous force simply moves on "somewhere else" (perhaps back where it came from, in the case of an avatar). The Choushin can resurrect that individual completely EXCEPT for the anomaly, since the linkage to higher realms was severed...and the best that a kami can do at that point is to grant the reconstituted individual the ability to channel the kami's own power.

* There is a disproportionate number of occurances throughout the four Leading Families of Jurai, as well as the Kuramitsu Clan.

* Instances of anomalies:
o Masaki Tenchi, avatar of Tenchi-kami-sama
o Masaki Sasami Jurai, avatar of Tsunami-kami-sama
o Tsunami-no-ki, avatar of Tsunami-kami-sama
o Hakubi Washu, avatar of Washu-kami-sama
o Z0001332536893, deva
o Kamiki Noike Jurai, possible deva
o Kuramitsu Mihoshi, possible deva


Jeff

Jeffery (Jeff) Harris
JLHOnami@mchsi.com