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Summary: fushigi yugi, volume 1: priestess Yu Watase
Review: first off the reason why I bought the book was because of the animation and then I found myself reading the whole thing in less than two hours. I was unable to put it down now I am searching every bookstore in Ont. but with no luck, most bookstores didn't stock ths sort of stuff. "sniff" "sniff".
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Summary: BEST MANGA EVER!!!!!
Review: Fushigi Yugi is about a 15 year old girl named Miaka who accidentally gets sucked into a book with her friend Yui. Sounds kinda strange, don't it? At first I thought that this book would just be some lighthearted reading, no big deal, but boy was I wrong!! I am absolutely OBSSESED with Fushigi Yugi! It is by far the best thing I've ever read in all my life. As soon as you finish the first book you will be DYING for the next!!!! If you were just browsing and happen to stumble about this fantastic manga and considering to buy it, may I suggest that you buy EVERY book they have available! I wish I had! I went insane waiting a week for the next 8 books to come (Book 10 has yet to be released in the US, it's arriving in March of 04) IT'S THAT GOOD!!!!!! Let me tell you a bit more about it. This is a story that all you Hopeless Romantics will love. It is a story of battle, friendship, and true love. Sounds so corny but it really is amazing. Not to mention how FUNNY it is!!! The characters have such depth and warmth. They seem so real, their personality, their looks, you will fall in LOVE WITH THEM!!! The book seems so real if you get into it. They also have a Fushigi Yugi anime. The anime goes on for longer than the book does. For everyone who is confused let me set you straight, There is the 52 original episodes that are the same as the books, then there is the OAV series (WHICH IS AMAZING!!!!! BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL!!!!!!!! but you cant see the OAV if you haven't seen the first 52, don't cheat!), then comes Eikoden, which is only 4 episodes long and really blows! My suggestion is that you wait awhile after you've finished the OAV to watch Eikoden cause if you don't, it will ruin the fabulous OAV ending! If you want to buy the anime I think you should read the books first. The anime is great and all if you're a Fushigi Yugi fanatic, but honestly the books are 10000000000 times better! Trust me on this one guys, This is AN AMAZING series that you will just absolutely love!!!
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Summary: This is the story of a girl...
Review: Fushigi Yugi was the first anime I ever saw, and the manga (for the most part) tells the same story. Miaka, a lackluster junior high school student, escapes the pressure of cram sessions and trying to get into a prestigious high school when she is magically transported into a book she finds at the library. During the course of this series (and there will be eighteen volumes in all), she must unite seven warriors and summon Suzaku, a phoenix-god that acts as guardian of the country she was transported to. My favortie part of this series is watching Miaka develop from a ditzy girl into a mature adult as she deals with betrayal, misunderstanding, building confidence, and (ultimately) love. Although written for young women, this story will appeal to guys as well. Fushigi Yugi has a great balance between adventure, romance, comedy and action. If you've never read shojo manga before, this series is a great place to start. I hope you enjoy it.
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Summary: Good manga for newbies
Review: Fushigi Yugi was the first manga that I read, and I would recommend it to anyone starting out in the world of anime and manga. The storyline is easy to follow, there's plenty of humor, and the nice artwork (and pretty boys!) is always a pleasant bonus. ;) It's also well on its way to becoming a classic manga.
The main story is that of a girl named Miaka Yuki, a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Japan, who stumbles upon a mysterious book while in the library one day. She finds herself trapped inside the book as the main character, and expected to save the country that she falls into.
One thing that turned me off about this manga was the amount of time I had to wait between volumes: usually about 6 months, compared to 1-2 months for most manga nowadays. Another was that the romance between the main characters quickly grew tiring and akin to a soap opera- I found a lot of the side characters to be more interesting. Also, I did not like how nearly every male character was immediately infatuated with the 15-year-old protagonist whose hobbies are tripping and stuffing her face, and I think that's the problem a lot of people have with this manga. However, Fushigi Yugi is an enjoyable fantasy tale overall, and worth reading for anyone who has ever wanted to escape into another world.
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Summary: Best Manga EVER!!!!!
Review: Honestly when I first saw the book on the shelf, I thought that it was going to be some kind of juvenile manga, but I really needed something to read. To my suprise I became almost addicted to the reading.I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes manga. I know that you will like it from the moment that you open start reading.
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Summary: You have to buy this book no matter what you like to read!
Review: I picked up this book (recognizing the author) at a bookstore after i couldn't find the Ceres book i was looking for, and boy, was i pleased!!!!!! This is by far the best Manga series i have ever read, save for Yu Watase's other masterpieces.Fushigi Yugi has a great plot that can twist around and surprise out of your socks!!! This manga has all the elements of a great story, comedy, romance, action, horror, fantasy, not to mention some REALLY hot guys!!!!! I reccomend buying this book right now, and the 12 others in this fantastic series, anything else by Yu Watase is also a great and worthwhile read!!!!!
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Summary: Fushigi Yugi Review
Review: I recommend this book to people finishing Sailor Moon and want to move onto something more mature. Its a holesome tale and will leave you clinching your teeth until the next one comes out. Its an awesome series, bravos to Yu Watase. Also, i recommend Ceres, by Yu Watase.
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Summary: Fushigi Yugi Review
Review: I recommend this book to people finishing Sailor Moon and want to move onto something more mature. Its a holesome tale and will leave you clinching your teeth until the next one comes out. Its an awesome series, bravos to Yu Watase. Also, i recommend Ceres, by Yu Watase.
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Summary: Ancient China that never was
Review: I spent months looking for this volume, and it was well worth the wait. The story is captivating and you want to keep reading until the end. The art is superb, and the story, well...
Miaka is the hero of the story. She is a 15 year old junior high student who is sucked into The Universe of the Four Gods, a book in the library, and a completely new dimension, a version of ancient China that never existed. She meets two dashing celestial warriors, Tamahome and Hotohori, and becomes the priestess of Suzaku, a woman whose task is to gather the seven celestial warriors and summon the god in order to have her wish granted.
You won't stop until you have read the very last page.
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Summary: More mature than Sailormoon, more gripping than Ceres...
Review: It's Fushigi Yuugi! I first began this series a little over a year ago, when I recieved the first two volumes for my birthday. I killed them both off in one night, grateful that I possessed the second volume as well as the first. I yearned for more Tamahome and Miaka romance, more of Nuriko's hilarious antics, and more devoted Hotohori!
While this series may be compared to Sailormoon by the more ignorant anime otaku, I find it to be simply the best shoujo manga out there. The story begins with Miaka Yuuki, a dim-but-serious exam student and glutton extrordinaire, frivolously dreaming of food in the middle of class! Miaka and her intelligent best friend, Yui Hongo, later visit the local library and find a mysterious book called the Universe of Four Gods. When an earthquake causes the pages to turn, they are sucked into the world of the book, where they are attacked by slave traders. Luckily, the dashing miser Tamahome comes to their aide. Upon their return, Miaka has a conflict of interest with her mother and returns to the library to "kill some time reading". She returns to the book's version of ancient China, looking for Tamahome. After a dangerous brush with the emperor Hotohori, Miaka is asked to remain in China's southern kingdom, Hong-nan as the priestess of Suzaku. Thus begins the tale of the fierce rivalry between the Suzaku and Seiryu chosen.
The series may seem very light-hearted, but it eventually evolves into a grim epic filled to the brim with sorrow, death, sabotage, and other unfortunate events. You'll fall in love with characters like Tamahome, Hotohori, Tasuki, Amiboshi, Suboshi, and Tatara at first sight, but others, such as Miaka, Nuriko, Yui, and Nakago grow on you over time. Still others, namely Tomo, Miboshi, and Tai yi-Jun will never appeal to you. Fushigi Yuugi is the most involving, absorbing, and exciting manga you will ever read!
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