Tenchi in Tokyo was broadcast on TV Tokyo from 1 April 1997 to 23 September 1997. The English-dubbed version was picked up by Cartoon Network in 2000 for broadcast on its US and European Toonami block. The Toonami version was edited for content, and featured custom opening and closing credits. After Cartoon Network's rights to broadcast the show expired, International Channel picked up the rights to air the dubbed version in 2004. The Spanish dub (co-produced by Cloverway Inc.) was broadcast on Univision.