Star Trek vs. Star Wars

[dracova]

Saw a spectacularly stupid thread on 4chan about this. Age-old argument. I could go on and on, but that'd be just as stupid of me as that thread, considering how there are sites like this one and thisSince both Star Wars and Star Trek are vying for much the same customer base, there's obviously a lot of friction between the two; but not from the

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[anonymous]

And the winner is… Tenchi Muyo!
Best space opera ever.

[dracova]

Ha. Yes, I'd guess Tokimi alone is worth something... Although I must add that my absolute favorite space-themed anime has got to be Outlaw Star. It's so dreamlike and seamless, gives good closure; and while it's soft sci-fi, it's smart and sidesteps all the things that make common soft sci-fi stupid. You can watch it here, if you haven't.

[anonymous]

Yes, Outlaw Star is fucking awesome. I was referring to the Tenchi Muyo franchise as a whole.
If I had to decide between just one incarnation of Tenchi Muyo (the OAV) and Outlaw Star (the anime), I really could not say which space opera is better.