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Fushigi Yugi - The Mysterious Play: Box Set 1 - Suzaku (ep. 1-26)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305596349
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305596344
Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoJapanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
MPN: 10308
Number Of Items: 4
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 14, 1999
Running Time: 650 minutes
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Theatrical Release Date: May 22, 1998
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Editorial Review:
A sprawling mixture of mythical crises and slushy teenage romance, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play has the scale, but not the depth, of an epic.
Like the heroine of Sailor Moon, Miaka is a ditzy 15-year-old girl who's crazy about junk food and boys. She and her scholarly friend Yui find an ancient Chinese volume, The Universe of the Four Gods, about a girl "who made her dreams come true after she came to possess the seven stars of Suzaku," and are literally drawn into the book. Miaka is hailed as the girl from another world destined to become the priestess of Suzaku, the protecting deity of the Empire of Konan. She soon finds herself caught in a web of adventures, magic, deadly perils, intrigue, and counterintrigue.
Miaka gains the affection of the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku: martial artist Tamahome; the exquisite emperor of Konan, Hotohori; the transvestite Nuriko; sorcerer-in-training Chichiri; mountain bandit Tasuki; physician Mitsukake; and the flute-playing Chiriko. The Warriors and the Priestess are all needed to summon Suzaku to save Konan from an invasion from the rival kingdom of Kutuo. Complicating matters are Yui's estrangement from Miaka and their rivalry for the dashing Tamahome.
The animation is extremely limited, even by anime standards: director Hajime Kamegaki often uses pans over comic book-style artwork in place of character movements. But the adventures are enjoyable and the side characters are often engaging, especially Chichiri. The weakest aspect of the series is Miaka, who comes across as a whiny twit: Tamahome and Hotohori fall in love with her, but it's difficult to understand why.
Mysterious Play began as a girl's manga, then became a weekly TV program. It's more entertaining to watch one or two episodes at a time: after too many at one sitting, the story begins to feel repetitious and padded. This four-disc set includes only the first half of the story (the TV series' entire first season), ending on a real cliffhanger. The supplemental material offers a well-organized chart of the characters and their relationships, keyed to scenes in the story. --Charles Solomon
Deluxe DVD Box Set contains Four Dual-Layer DVD discs in a multi-fold package with a protective plastic slipcase. Special Features include: Image Gallery, Character Information, First Season (episodes 1-26), Dual Language.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Switch heroines and this would be pretty good
Overall, I was pleased with this purchase. However, this is the first series where I actively wished bodily harm/death on the main character. LOL Miaka is possibly the most annoying heroine I've seen in anime. The lightning speed in which she falls in love with Tomahome is a major glitch in the storyline. I found myself rooting for Hotohori to win Miaka's affection over Tomahome the entire story. Hotohori was handsome, charming, vain, and honorable and oh yeah, the King. His vanity was hilarious. ... Read More
Rating:  - a great gift
I got this as a gift for my girlfriend. it was the perfect gift. the product was in great condition.
Rating: - Remarkable!
This is the deepest anime I have ever seen. The artwork is clean, the animation is sensational...but! The plot is the major winner here. Fushigi Yuugi is romantic, action packed, emotional, exciting, and deep. The first time I watched it, I didn't take a single break through the entire anime series. The OVA's were kind of a let-down, but the series...fantastic!
Rating:  - A wonderous tale of friendship, love, and the refusal to give up
What is it that draws people to anime? For many it's the amazing fight sequences that can not take place except in the most expensive of Hollywood sets. For others it's giant robots and overly endowed women. For other still it's sweet girlish romance that portrays the essence of love without being caught up in "fan service." I, however, was drawn to anime for a very different reason. Anime can be extremely well written. Unlike Hollywood movies, anime can create powerful characters, rich settings, ... Read More
Rating: - Ok, somewhere around 4.5 stars.
The schoolgirl Miaka and her best friend Yui fall into a storybook; Yui gets back somehow, and Miaka gets attached to Tamahome, who saves the two from bandits the minute they enter the story. Yui reads the story, finding out what's happening to Miaka along the way, while Miaka finds out she's the Priestess of Suzaku and must find the seven Seishi in order to save everyone... you get the drift.
The characters are very well done, and made better by an amazing cast of voice actors. Well, ... Read More
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