| Tenchi wo Kurau | |
 Cover of the first volume of Tenchi wo Kurau | |
| 天地を喰らう | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroshi Motomiya |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 7, 1983 – August 21, 1984 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Tenchi wo Kurau[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese manga series by Hiroshi Motomiya. The storyline is set in the Three Kingdoms period, when Western Shu, Northern Wei and Eastern Wu battled to conquer all of China.
Plot
Liu Bei is a descendant of Liu Sheng, prince Jing of Zhongshan of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao is the adopted grandchild of Cao Teng, a eunuch in the palace. Sun Jian is the governor of Jiangdong. The three show their marvelous leading-role to divide China to three states: Shu, Wei and Wu.
A significant difference is the use of fantasy elements; for example, many villains in the beginning are monsters as opposed to humans. Liu Bei meets a beautiful giant heavenly being in heaven, and she gives him the power to conquer the country. He meets and swears to be brothers with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Video games
The manga has the following video game adaptations by Capcom:
- Dynasty Wars (Tenchi wo Kurau)
- Warriors of Fate (Tenchi wo Kurau 2: Sekiheki no Tatakai)
Famicom/NES games
- Destiny of an Emperor (Tenchi wo Kurau)
- Tenchi wo Kurau II: Shokatsu Kōmei Den