Probably the biggest drawback to this series is the need to included the entire Tenchi cast. Tenchi-Ayeka-Ryouko subplots seem to add little to the story, and can be distracting. However having Rica Matsumoto as Tenchi and Sasami's mom means THAT SONG makes another appearance, which is cute amusing. Of course the most important aspect of the show remains Ryo-ohki. Lots of cute cabbit scenes are enough to get me to watch anything.

The story isn't too shabby either. Essentially following the still-amusing "alternate universe" scenario, Pretty Sammy takes all the familiar characters from Tenchi Muyo! and rearranges them to fit Sasami's world. This is executed with highly amusing results; half the fun of Pretty Sammy is seeing the old Tenchi cast interact in a new environment. This kind of scenario change adds an aire of freshness to the proceedings, and essentially makes everything old new again. For hardcore Tenchi fans, Pretty Sammy is already on your must-own list; for those who feel soured by less-than-stellar Tenchi sequels, the one you've been waiting for has arrived.

The focus of the stories is on Sasami, her desire to live a normal life, her embarrassed reluctance to become the almost unbearably cute Pretty Sammy, and how he keeps being forced into that change by her nemesis, the evil magical girl Pixy Misa. Pretty Sammy may be a reluctant heroine, but once she's committed, she bravely faces the most terrifying villains, and she tries her very best to do the right thing.