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Fushigi Yuugi : Mysterious Play VHS Collection
Fushigi Yuugi : Mysterious Play VHS Collection
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Miaka Yuki is a middle school student stressing over entrance exams when she and her best friend Yui Hongo find a strange book in the National Library called The Universe of the Four Gods. The book pulls them both inside — into an ancient world based on imperial China, where Miaka is proclaimed the Priestess of Suzaku and tasked with gathering the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku to summon the god and grant three wishes. The warriors she finds are extraordinary: the fierce and devoted Tamahome, the elegant Emperor Hotohori, the cross-dressing trickster Nuriko, the monk Chichiri, the bandit Tasuki, the doctor Mitsukake, and the child Chiriko. Yui, pulled out of the book before Miaka, eventually re-enters and is manipulated by enemies into becoming the Priestess of Seiryu — Miaka's rival and the instrument of the opposing kingdom's wishes. What begins as adventure becomes a war between two best friends, driven by misunderstanding, manipulation, and a love triangle that grows steadily more devastating.
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play is a 52-episode shojo fantasy series produced by Studio Pierrot, directed by Hajime Kamegaki, and based on Yuu Watase's landmark manga serialized in Shojo Comic — the same creator behind Ceres: Celestial Legend. The series aired on TV Tokyo and Animax from April 1995 through March 1996 and became one of the defining shojo anime of the decade, praised for its balance of romance, action, comedy, and genuinely gutting emotional turns.
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Notable Staff & Voice Talent
Director: Hajime Kamegaki (Ceres: Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yugi OVAs)
Original Manga: Yuu Watase (serialized in Shojo Comic, Shogakukan; creator of Ceres: Celestial Legend)
Studio: Studio Pierrot (Sailor Moon, Naruto, Bleach)
Music: Hajime Mizoguchi (Jin-Roh)
Opening Theme: "Itooshii Hito no Tame ni" by Salia
Ending Theme: "Tokimeki no Doukasen" by Salia
Japanese Cast:
- Kae Araki as Miaka Yuki (Sailor Moon)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Tamahome (Green Legend Ran, Gestalt)
- Takehito Koyasu as Hotohori (Slayers, Escaflowne, Gate Keepers, Haunted Junction, Z.O.E. Dolores I)
- Shin'ichiro Miki as Chichiri (Escaflowne, Vampire Princess Miyu, Gokudo)
- Tomokazu Seki as Tasuki (Chobits, Arjuna, Vandread, Gate Keepers)
- Yuri Amano as Yui Hongo (El-Hazard, Burn Up W, Magic User's Club, Moldiver)
- Akira Ishida as Chiriko (Gokudo, Slayers, Now and Then Here and There)
- Jurota Kosugi as Nakago (Sol Bianca: The Legacy)
English Dub Cast (Geneon / Media Blasters):
- Ruby Marlowe as Miaka Yuki
- David Hayter as Tamahome (Moldiver, Metal Gear Solid — voice of Solid Snake)
- Bridget Hoffman as Yui Hongo (Mahoromatic, Nightwalker)
- John DeMita as Hotohori
- Lex Lang as Chichiri (Gestalt, Rurouni Kenshin)
Edition Details
Japanese Title: 不思議遊戯 (Fushigi Yūgi: The Mysterious Play)
Runtime: ~1,196 Minutes (Complete Series, 52 Episodes)
Each tape has 3 x 30 minute episodes.
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Original Broadcast Date (Japan): April 6, 1995 – March 28, 1996 (TV Tokyo / Animax)
Rating: 13+
Publisher: Geneon Entertainment (Pioneer)
Genre: Shojo, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure
Themes: Book World, Priestess of Suzaku, Seven Celestial Warriors, Best Friends as Rivals, Ancient China Fantasy
Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.
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