Review
Title: Fushigi Yuugi
Author: Yuu Watase
Meaning: Mysterious Play
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Fiction
Manga Volumes: 18
Episodes:52
Produced by:Shogokukan
Aired: TV Tokyo from April 6 1995 to March 28, 1996
Story
The story is about a high school student named Miaka Yuuki who was transported from another world by the means of a book from a library. It was an ancient Chinese book titled Four Gods, Sky and Earth, which along with her bestfriend Yui, had read. She was made the Priestess of Suzaku while her bestfriend became her rival, the Priestess of Seiryuu. They were tasked to gather the seven Shichiseishi of each of the gods and summon their god before the other does. The series tells of Miaka's (and Yui's) adventure inside the book.
My Take:
On the first few episodes of the series, I thought that the anime would have a lot of potential since the illustrations and sounds are great. But as the series progessed, it became somewhat shallow, therefore I didn't enjoy the series as as much as the beginning. I even missed some episodes of it and almost missed the end, but then there was a replay. ^_^; The only characters worth watching are the twins, that's why I made a site for them. Anyway, all in all, you should watch this so you won't be left behind.
Others
The series was followed by OAVs. (which I haven't watched yet) And it's a really popular series. There were also novels made from this series.
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