Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play - Eikoden DVD

Miaka and Taka (Tamahome reincarnated) are married and expecting their first child. Their happiness is disrupted by Mayo Sakaki — a sixteen-year-old classmate who is deeply, obsessively in love with Taka and consumed by jealousy over Miaka. When Mayo finds a discarded copy of The Universe of the Four Gods and discovers the story is incomplete, she enters the book and declares herself the new Priestess of Suzaku, intent on winning Taka for herself. Inside the book, the spiritual energy of Miaka's unborn child begins to drain away to sustain Mayo's priestess power. The surviving Suzaku warriors must navigate a crisis that threatens both the child and the world of the book, while Mayo is forced to confront whether what she feels is love — or simply the refusal to accept her own loneliness.

Fushigi Yugi: Eikoden is the four-episode third and final OVA in the Fushigi Yugi franchise, directed by Nanako Shimazaki and produced by Studio Pierrot. It is based on the final two of the thirteen light novels written by Megumi Nishizaki and is notably the only entry in the Fushigi Yugi anime to use digital ink and paint, giving it a noticeably different visual texture from the TV series and earlier OVAs. The series is set after the events of OVA 2 and requires familiarity with the main series. 

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Original Manga: Yuu Watase (Fushigi Yugi, Ceres: Celestial Legend)
Based on Light Novels by: Megumi Nishizaki
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Opening Theme: "Chijō no Seiza" by Yoko Ueno
Ending Theme (eps 1–3): "Yes – Koko ni Eien ga Aru" performed by Takehito Koyasu
Note: First Fushigi Yugi anime to use digital ink and paint

Japanese Cast:
- Kae Araki as Miaka Yuki (Sailor Moon)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Taka / Tamahome (Green Legend Ran, Gestalt)
- Takehito Koyasu as Hotohori (Slayers, Escaflowne, Gate Keepers, Z.O.E. Dolores I)
- Shin'ichiro Miki as Chichiri (Escaflowne, Vampire Princess Miyu, Gokudo)
- Tomokazu Seki as Tasuki (Chobits, Arjuna, Gate Keepers, Vandread)

English Dub Cast (Geneon Entertainment):
- Ruby Marlowe as Miaka Yuki
- Dave Wittenberg as Taka / Tamahome (Kurogane Communication)
- Bridget Hoffman as Yui Hongo (Mahoromatic, Nightwalker)

DVD Features

- Music Videos
- Geneon Entertainment Previews

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: ふしぎ遊戯 -永光伝- (Fushigi Yūgi: Eikōden)
Runtime: ~120 Minutes (Complete OVA, 4 Episodes)
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
DVD Release Year: 2002 (U.S. Release, November 12 — Geneon Entertainment single disc collection)
Original Release Date (Japan): December 21, 2001 – June 25, 2002
Publisher: Geneon Entertainment (Pioneer)
Rating: 13+
Region: Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)
Genre: Shojo, Fantasy, Romance
Themes: New Priestess of Suzaku, Jealousy and Obsession, Miaka's Child at Risk, Franchise Finale, Digital Ink and Paint OVA

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.