Rating: 
Summary: SUPER!!!
Review: THis tape wa ssoooooo great. Fushigi Yuugi is my second favorite anime after Evangelion. It was also very sad. It is about friendship and betrayal and love. Also it shows what happened to Yui when she first came into the book of the universe of the four Gods. What happens? youll just have to see./
Rating:
Summary: Friendship and Betrayal - Yui and Miaka
Review: Fushigi Yuugi is probably the best anime there is, and this video is no exception. It has episodes 11-13, which focus mainly on Yui's choice to become the Priestess of Seiryuu, and Miaka's enemy! Of course it is funny, romantic, exciting, and great! You'll love it! (I prefer the subtitled videos - like this one - to the dubbed ones, but the dubs are not bad either) A must see!
Rating:
Summary: Even BETTER!
Review: I've seen the previous episodes in this series & can barely wait til 'Dying Land.' The plot just thickens in this one. Just when u think Tamahome & Miaka are 2gether -- BAM! a twist in the story shoots Tamahome out there... who knows what will really happen. we know it can't be easy sailing.. how interesting is that? I love it. The characters are juicy ones to sink your teeth into. The animation itself is really good. Just add that to a well-rounded interesting story and you've got the best anime to come out in a while.
Rating:
Summary: Fushigi Yugi
Review: 4 GODS, 2 WORLDS, 7 WARRIORS, 1 QUEST.
WARNING, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS (okay it does)!!!
Hi it's me again!! You know from Fushigi Yugi Boxed Set 1.
If you haven't read it yet go and read it!!
Here are all the characters (with their powers) so far:
Susaku-Miaka-Priestess, Tamahome-Martial Arts, Hotohori-Sword, Nuriko-Strength, Tasuki-Harisen, Chichiri-Magic, Mitsukake-Healer, and Chriko-Intelligence.
Seiryu-Yui-Priestess, Nakago-Magic, sort of but much more powerful then Chichiri's, Amiboshi-Flute, Suboshi-His spinning balls (I forget what they are called), Soi-Lightening. The next three are Ashtaire, Tomo and Miboshi.(I won't tell you their powers
Okay. Now this DVD set begins with a show that reviews over all the characters. Starting with Tamahome, Hotohori, Nuriko, Tasuki, Chichiri, Mitsukake, and last but not least Chriko.
The last episode on the first Boxed Set was when Miaka and the Susaku 7 set off for Genbu on boat.
On the way there, there is a terrible storm caused by Soi of the Seiryu 7(who controls lightening). Tasuki gets washed of the ship and since he doesn't know how to swim Miaka jumps in to save him but she just ends up sinking faster then he does.
Tamahome, the hero, has to jump in to save her and Nuriko from the ship throws down a rope for Tasuki to grab on. Nuriko falls and goes down into the ocean along with Tamahome and Miaka and gets washed away. Miaka and Nuriko get onshore to a rock but Tamahome doesn't make it in time and gets eletrocuted in the water.Nuriko pulls him up to safety and they all rest in the cave. Lightening hits the cave and water is rushing in. Nuriko with her strength holds the walls up but Miaka falls into the water and Tamahome dives in to save her (oh yeah, he's all right now). The current pushes them away but Nuriko grabs them and pulls them out with his superstrength just before the lightening strkes the water.That's just a preview of what happens, to find out the rest buy this excellent DVD set!!
Rating: 
Summary: Gripping to the end
Review: I'm not a huge anime fan, but I have friends who are, and they got me hooked on this series. I was on tenderhooks when we got to the end of set 1, and had to get this set right away to find out what happened. This series was just as gripping; there was a point where I couldn't stop watching it, where my boyfriend and I were looking at each other and saying, "Just one more . . .," despite the lateness of the hour and work the next morning.
It's the characters that get you. I'm not a huge Miaka fan, but I can allow for her impulsiveness and teariness because she's 15. But I do like her pureness of heart and her selflessness, something that many reviews don't mention, and despite her incessant tears and her repetitive screams of "Tamahome!" I grew to care about what happened to her. And I *love* the Suzaku Seven, especially Hotohori and Nuriko, and I always wanted to know what happens to them. As for Nagako, I've seldom seen a villain I enjoyed hating more.
I give this set 4 stars instead of 5 for several reasons. There are many things that are not explained, such as how and why Nakago by himself is so much more powerful than any and all of the Suzako Seven, and where the Empress suddenly came from (that would have been an interesting storyline to have seen). Secondly, there are some inconsistencies. In the first series, Miaka's overnight trip back to real-world takes three months in book-world, but events that happened 90 years ago in real-world also happened 90 years ago in book-world (which means that one of the Priestesses was over a hundred when she dies). Finally, I wasn't satisfied by the ending. It left too many things unsettled--and (SPOILER!) I'm still angry that Hotohori died.
But see it anyway!
Rating:
Summary: The Best Part of the Series...
Review: ... and really, the best part of all of Fushigi Yugi, including Eikoden (shudder) and Oni (though not including the manga). As I said in my previous review of Suzaku, I believe this series is under-rated, and, to repeat myself further, I was guilty of this as well. I really didn't like the first few episodes, but kept watching and grew to like it. Then I saw Seiryu, and it was all worth it. Seiryu has all of the characters we have grown to love, with a much deeper, darker message than Suzaku. We grow to understand why Yui has grown to hate Miaka so much (you would too if you ended up with a mind-f***er like Nakago). We really begin to feel for the characters and their heart-ache. And we begin to see Yu Watase's deeper messages: messages about life, love, friendship and war. When I first started Suzaku, I wondered how anyone (Gilles Poitras) could list Fushigi Yugi in their top 41 recommended titles. Seiryu made me see why. It's a great series, and once you make it through the first half, you can enjoy the wonderful second installment.
Rating:
Summary: It Rocks
Review: For those of you that have already seen the first part of Fushigi Yuugi, it ends with Tamahome visiting his family, but he sees that they've all been murdered. Like I said, the second and last part of the series is darker than the first. More characters suffer, and the Seriyu seven contribute to the dark aspect. If your'e an extremely sensetive person, you'll be moved to tears by this exciting, suspenseful conclusion.
Rating:
Summary: Shove it up The Butts of Critics
Review: ...This is the best anime series I have ever seen. The first season of the show or the Suzaku box set was very light-weight compared to the Seiryu box set (second season). The first disk of the Seiryu set has the best episodes of the entire series. Thankfully, they included Nuriko as the center character of the series at this point in the show. He is my favorite of all of the characters, you can say I am mildly obsessed with him. He truly is Miaka's best friend out the the Celestial Seven. He is there for Miaka when Tamahome visits his family, and is there to comfort Miaka and her heart break. He opens up to Miaka and Tamahome, the only two who truly know who he is, and why. For those who've seen the show, he's a transvestite, who loves Hotohori, but there's a very interesting twist in the first disk of the second series that is left to interpereation. He also is there to counsel both Miaka and Tamahome yet again when their future is at a cross-roads. Unfortunately, for those who've seen it, we know what happens, and from personal experience, it's the hardest disk to watch, because of the inevitible scene. I cry EVERY SINGLE TIME I WATCH that episode! It's so heart breaking, you just ask "why does it have to happen?" As for the rest of the second season, it's fantastic, better than the first, and that's saying a lot, because it's such a magnificent series, all around. There is far more character interaction, and we discover more about the Suzaku Seven as the series progresses. The undeniable love that the characters have for one another is incredbily touching. Nothing can shake the bond between the characters, not even death. The Seiryu set is far more dramatic and gut-renching than the first. The interaction between the two worlds come to a head on war, and the love and respect between Miaka and Tamahome is always put to the test. The Seiryu Seven become more evolved into the plot, with a few of the warriors setting some rather dark moods. Nakago is an unbelievably fantastic villain, who continues to minipulate Yui (Miaka's best friend and worst enemy) with every word and action. You feel bad for him once you witness the very end, for you realize where this ultra-secretive warrior is coming from. I trust that anime fans will love this series, although it is rather long. The series end is predictable, and was left open for the third season, which never happened, and instead the OVA was introduced a little later. But this is a fantastic series, perfect for all ages. I guarentee all will love it, for everything that it has, love, drama, action, comedy and magic. The magic is in many forms, it'll make you believe in the power of love and friendship.
|
