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Fushigi Yūgi (ふしぎ遊戯; lit. Mystery Game but usu. rendered Mysterious Play) is a Japanese manga (later an anime) created by Yū Watase and serialized in the manga magazine Shōjo Comic. The name is rendered as Fushigi Yūgi in the Viz versions and as Fushigi Yugi in the Singaporean manga. In the story, two teenage girls (Miaka and Yui) find a book in the restricted section of the National Library, titled "The Book of the Universe of the Four Gods". When they open the book and read the first page they are transported within the story, which is set in a world similar to feudal China.

The Fushigi Yūgi anime spans a total of 52 TV episodes, which are divided into two seasons (available in box sets from Geneon in North America). Additionally, there are 2 TV "Specials", and a total of 13 OVAs, broken up into Series 1 (3 episodes), Series 2 (6 episodes) and Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden (4 Episodes).

The Fushigi Yūgi anime is published in Singapore by Odex. The manga is published in Japan by Shogakukan, in English in North America by VIZ Media (where it was also serialized in Animerica Extra), and in Singapore in Chinese by Chuang Yi.

1 Characters
- 1.1 Suzaku
- 1.2 Seiryū
2 See also
3 External links

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Characters

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The main characters are a Japanese girl, Miaka Yūki, brought into the other world and declared to be the "Suzaku no Miko" or shrine maiden of Suzaku, and the seven "Suzaku Seishi" or celestial warriors of Suzaku. Suzaku is a red phoenix, the Guardian of the South in Chinese astrology, and the Suzaku Seishi correspond to the Chinese constellations.

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Suzaku

Suzaku is a red Phoenix god and also the protector of the country of Konan(Hong Nan). He appears to Miaka later when she has returned to her world and ask for her help.

Miaka Yūki (夕城美朱 Yūki Miaka) is an ordinary high school girl with a tremendous appetite and is generous and cares greatly for others. She became the priestess of Suzaku, or the Suzaku no Miko. She admittedly isn't the brightest bulb in the box despite studying extensivly for her high school entrance exams and going to juku for hours on end. Her goal is to pass the entrance exam for Junon High School to please her mother and be with her best friend Yui (an admitted genius), though she really wants to attend Yotsubadai High School with her friends.

Miaka is also an avid fan of anime and imitates several characters during the course of the story.

In episode 5 she impersonates Sailor Moon's "I will punish you, in the name of the moon" introduction and in later episodes mimicks Astroboy and even Doraemon.

Date Of Birth: 12 May 1977
Age: 15
Height: 1.58m
Weight: 48 kg
Blood type: B
Birthplace: Tokyo
Family: Mother and older brother (Keisuke)
Hobbies: Reading manga (comics), eating and making cookies
Abilities: AS a priestess of Suzaku, has a latent ability to protect herself
Voices: Kae Araki (Jap), Ruby Marlowe (Eng)

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Tamahome (鬼宿) is first portrayed the money-loving guy who kicks bad guys just for money. But later the story revealed that he only likes money because of a special reason. He later fell in love with Miaka. In the OVA Season 1 3rd episode, he is reborn in Miaka's world as Taka.

Real Name: Sō Kishuku ~ Xong Guixiu
Character: Ogre (could also mean Devil or Ghost), located on his forehead
Date Of Birth: 28 June
Age: 17
Height: 1.80m
Bloodtype: O
Birthplace: Hakko Village, Juso prefecture in Konan Empire
Weapon: Fists, street fighting
Family: Father (Kyuen), mother (Yuugetsu), 2 younger brothers (Chuei and Shunkei), and 2 younger sisters (Gyokuran and Yuiren)
Hobbies: Making money
Abilities: Martial arts in general
Voices: Hikaru Midorikawa (Jap), David Hayter as Sean Barker (Eng)

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Hotohori (星宿) is the beautiful narcisstic emperor of Konan. When he first heard about the Suzaku no Miko at a young age, he thought the priestess would be the one for him and love him for himself, instead of his title. Eventually, when he met Miaka, he loved her deeply and will do anything for her. Thus, he became Tamahome's rival, but stepped aside when he realized Miaka only had eyes for Tamahome. He eventually marries a woman named Houki, who bears a striking resemblance to Nuriko. He is killed by Nakago during the battle between Konan and Kutou, leaving Houki pregnant with his son Boushin.

Real Name: Seishuku ~ Xingxiu
AKA: Saihitei ~ Caipidi
Character: Stars, located on the left side of his neck
Date Of Birth: 2 April
Age: 18
Height: 1.82m
Bloodtype: A
Birthplace: Eiyo, Capital of Konan Empire
Weapon: Sword
Family: Mother(Motaikō), elder brother (Shu Tendō), 3 half brothers (Ōgi, Bogyoku, and Kotsuki), wife (You Houki) and son (Boushin AKA Reizeitei)
Hobbies: Reading, fashion
Abilities: Fencing (recieved expert training as a child)
Voices: Takehito Koyasu (Jap), Kirk Thornton as Sparky Thornton (Eng)

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Tasuki (翼宿) is a noisy, potty-mouthed, woman-hating (except for Miaka - most of the time), pyromaniac leader of Mt. Leikaku bandits. He's one of the funniest characters in the series and also the most sentimental, which fans often find contradicts his personality. Beneath that rebellious, tough, bandit exterior is a sweetie (even if he'll try to deny it). He is also extremely quick and agile. His preferred weapon is a metal tessen (fan) that can emit flames when he cries out "Rekka Shien" (or "Lekka Shien," depending on the translation).

Real Name: Kō Shun'u ~ Hō Junyu
AKA: Genrō ~ Huan Lang
Character: Wings, located on his right forearm
Date Of Birth: 18 April
Age: 17
Height: 1.78m
Bloodtype: B
Birthplace: Foot of Mt. Leikaku, in Koshu Taito province of Konan Empire
Weapon: The tessen, which resembles a metal fan, and can throw fire.
Family: Parents, older sister (Aidou) and 4 other older sisters
Hobbies: Fighting
Abilities: Martail arts, fast footed, generate fire blast from iron fan
Voices: Nobutoshi Canna (Jap), Daran Norris as James Penrod (Eng)

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Chichiri (井宿) is a blue haired Buddhist monk trained by Taiitsu-kun. When he first appears, he is wearing a fox mask in order to hide a scar acquired at the age of eighteen. He is the oldest and wisest of all of the Suzaku warriors and thus thinks of himself as their older brother, who looks after them all. He is known to say "na no da" at the end of all of his phrases, which translates to "ya know" in the English version.

Real Name: Ri Hōjun ~ Li Fangzhun
Character: Well, located on his right knee
Date Of Birth: 21 May
Age: 24
Height: 1.75m
Bloodtype: ???
Birthplace: Unknown
Weapon: Wizardry, staff (shakujou), hat, mantle (kesa)
Family: Parents and a younger sister (all died in flood)
Hobbies: Fishing
Abilities: Learned his abilities from Taiitsukun (includes instantaneous mobility, freezing opponets, etc.)
Voices: Tomokazu Seki (Jap), Jim Taggert as Sean Mitchell (Eng)

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Nuriko (柳宿) he first appears disguised as Kourin in the Emperor's harem (which Hotohori never goes to unless to welcome new maidens). "Kourin" was in fact Nuriko's younger sister who passed away at a young age. He is the only crossdressing, physically strong warrior in the series (except for the part in episode 14 where Hotohori dressed as a woman to fool some bandits.) and very infatuated with his fellow warrior, Hotohori. Though it is debatable, this does not necessarily mean he is gay, for it is the female side of him who is in love with Hotohori, and not his male side (or so some theories say). In addition to that, it is later revealed that he also loves Miaka, though the exact nature of this love is never revealed due to his death shortly after admitting to this. Nuriko is killed during a fight with Seiryū Senshi Ashitare, the first Suzaku warrior to die in the story.

Real Name: Chō Ryūen ~ Tiao Liuchuan
AKA: Chou Kouren ~ Tiao Kanglin
Character: Willow, under his left collar bone
Date Of Birth: 10 March
Age: 18
Height: 1.66m
Bloodtype: B
Birthplace: Eiyo, Capital of Konan Empire
Weapon: Armlets which increase strength.
Family: Parents, elder brother (Rokou), younger sister (Kourin), uncle (Sonjun), and aunt (Fuyou)
Hobbies: Dressing like a woman, fashion
Abilities: Superhuman strength
Voices: Chika Sakamoto (Jap), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Melissa Williams (Eng)

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Mitsukake (軫宿) is the healer of Suzaku's warriors. He is soft-spoken and one the most serious of Suzaku's Warrior. During the battle between Konan and Kutou, he is severely wounded by Nakago, and later gives up all his strength to heal the wounded. His cat Tama is the unoffical mascot of the Suzaku Seven, and after Mitsukake's death, becomes Chichiri's pet.

Real Name: Myō Juan ~ Miao Niuan
Character: Lonliness (but can also mean chariot cross-board), located on his left palm
Date Of Birth: 7 May
Age: 22
Height: 1.99m
Bloodtype: O
Birthplace: A manor near Choko of northern part of Konan Empire
Weapon: Healing with the use of his palm
Family: Father (Keiyu), his cat Tama
Hobbies: Taking care of animals
Abilities: Healing powers
Voices: Kouji Ishii (Jap), Richard Epcar as Richard George (Eng)

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Chiriko (張宿) The youngest and the genius among the seven seishi. He is an extremely intelligent child who becomes attached to Tasuki. When he first appears, it is revealed he was studying to take an exam to take a seat in the government. His body was taken over by Seiryū Senshi Miboshi, but after regaining control, he stabs himself, taking Miboshi with him to his death.

Real Name: Ō Dōkun ~ Wong Taohui
Character: Streching (can also mean streched net), on his right foot
Age: 13
Height: 1.48m
Bloodtype: A
Birthplace: Jozen City of west part of Konan Empire
Weapon: His incredible intelligence
Characteristics: Genius, youngest of group, smart
Family: Aged mother, elder brother (Gishou), and a nephew (Doukun)
Hobbies: Reading and researching
Abilities: Exceptionally high intelligence (moreso when his character appears)
Voices: Tomoko Kawakami (Jap), Zan (Eng)

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Seiryū

Seiryū is the blue dragon, protector of the country of Kutou. Image:Lady Yui.jpg

Yui Hongo A very intelligent girl and Miaka's best friend in the real world. Yui becomes trapped in the book universe while trying to rescue help Miaka to return to the real world, and is subsequently caught and 'raped' by bandits. Distraught, she tries to slit her wrists but is is found by Nakago and who brings her to Kutou.

Not realising that her rape was orchestrated by Nakago, Yui begins to blame Miaka for what happened to her and turns against her former best friend, becoming the Priestess of Seiryū (Seiryū No Miko). Swearing to fight against Miaka and to take Tamahome from her

After suceeding in summoning Seiryū, Yui used her first wish to seal away Suzaku's powers. Her second wish was to take Miaka and herself back to their world, hoping to separate Miaka and Tamahome, but Tamahome also arrives at their world with them. Upon learning the truth that Nakago used her all along, she had a change of heart and redeemed herself by using her third and last wish to disable the seal on Suzaku, allowing Miaka to summon it, but she is absorbed by Seiryū afterwards. After summoning Suzaku, Miaka used her first wish to rescue Yui, and they became friends again.

It should be noted that Yui was not in fact raped, but led to believe she was raped. Nakago rescued her shortly after she was knocked out by the bandits and let her come to her own conclusions after she regained consciousness.

Date of Birth: 26 October 1977
Age: 15
Height: 1.62m
Bloodtype: AB
Birthpalce: Tokyo
Family: Parents
Hobbies: REading mystery novels, appreciates music
Abilities: Excels in studying and exercising, and can speak English
Voices: Yumi Touma (Jap), Wendee Lee (Eng)

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Nakago is considered to be the ringleader of all the Seiryu warriors, his cold demeanor and presence are often the drive behind Yui's decisions during the early story stages. He's also the blonde haired, blue eyed shogun of Kutou, the eastern country and enemy of Konan. All of the Seiryū fear him. His life force is superior to all of the Suzaku warriors combined. When he was younger, he accidentally killed his mother and her assaulter, due to uncontrollable powers. The Emperor of Kutou learned that he was one of the Seiryū's seishi, hence he became the Kutou's general. The mark on his forehead means 'Heart,' which is ironic because he's the only warrior who hates everyone (except for Soi). He arrives at the Real World, attempting to take it over, but is killed by Tamahome when Miaka finally seals away Seiryu.

Real Name: Gi Ayuru
Character: Heart, located on forehead
Date Of birth: 17 November
Age: 25
Height: 193 cm
Bloodtype: ???
Birthplace: In the West, of the Hin Tribe
Weapons / Powers: Unknown, can manipulate chi very easily.
Family: Mother (Matuta) and father (Koyuu)
Hobbies: Threatening and picking on Tamahome
Abilities: General of two-thirds of the Kutou army; can control life energy and uses psychokinesis
Voices: Tohru Furusawa (Jap)

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Soi

She was rescued by Nakago when she was a child and afterwards developed a crush on him. Despite being enemies with Suzaku, she actually shows a tiny sympathy towards Miaka and Tamahome. She is killed by Tasuki in a battle between Konan and Kutou in an attempt to save Nakago: she puts herself between Nakago and Tasuki's sword. Nakago then carries her dead body until he passes from the world of the book into the Real World. She is seen again by Nakago in "paradise," along side his mother, when he dies.

Real Name: Haku Kaen ~ Bai Hua-Wan
Character: Chamber (could also mean breasts), located on her left thigh
Date Of Birth: 30 October
Age: 19
Height: 170 cm
Weapons / Powers: Able to manipulate lightning and electricity and weather. Also a master of many sexual techniques.
Characteristics: Doesn't speak up when she knows something is wrong, cares very much for Nakago and will do anything for him.
Family: Parents and younger siblings
Voices: Atsuko Tanaka (Jap)

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Miboshi The last of the Seiryu Senshi to appear. He takes over Chiriko's body, but after regaining control, Chiriko stabs himself, taking both of them to their deaths.
- Real Name: Mimadou
- Character: Basket
- Date Of Birth: 04 December
- Age: 200+
- Height: ??
- Weapons / Powers: Can enter people's bodies and take over, also can summon monsters
- Chracteristics: Very evil
- Family: ??

Voices: Midori Nakazawa (Jap)

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Amiboshi The older twin brother of Suboshi, he first appeared impersonating as Chiriko, under orders from Nakago. After being discovered, he falls into a river and is believed to be dead. He is found by an old couple and, after discovering he has amnesia, they adopt him as a son. Miaka is saved by him while searching for the shinzaho, although he doesn't recognize her. He is the only surviving Seiryu Senshi at the end of the story.
- Real Name: Bu Koutoku ~ Wu Gang-De
- AKA: Kaika ~ Huai-ke
- Character: Neck, throat
- Date Of Birth: 26 August
- Age: 15
- Height: 1.68m
- Bloodtype: A
- Birthplace: Tenryo, San'un Province in Kutou Empire
- Weapons / Powers: Able to focus his chi through his mouth using his flute
- Characteristics: Doesn't like war
- Family: Father (Kanri), younger brother (Shunkaku)
- Hobbies: Composing

Voices: Yuji Ueda (Jap), Steve Cannon (Eng)

Suboshi Twin brother of Amiboshi. He loves Yui and hates Miaka and Tamahome. Believing Tamahome to be the one who killed Amiboshi, Suboshi murders Tamahome's father and younger siblings. He later arrives at the Real World trying to kill Miaka and Tamahome, but is killed by his own weapon.
- Real Name: Bu Shunkaku ~ Wu Jun-Jia
- Character: Horns (could also mean angle or corner)
- Date Of Birth: 26 August
- Age: 15
- Height: 1.68m
- Weapons / Powers: Telekinesis, uses his Ryuuseisui(a sort of tasseled bolas)
- Charateristics: Only gets part of a story before retaliating, in love with Yui. Extreme, perhaps, but really a kind person at heart.
- Family: Father (Kanri), elder brother (Koutoku)

Voices: Yuji Ueda (Jap), Steve Cannon (Eng)

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Ashitare is a half-wolf, half-human beast from Hokkan whom Nakago found in a circus tent. Nakago later killed him after being half-killed by Nuriko.
- Real Name: ??
- Character: Tail, located on his back
- Date of Birth: 21 November
- Age: 34
- Height: 2.13m
- Family: Mother was an inmate at a pental settlement in Hokkan

Voices: Ryuzaburo Otomo (Jap)

Tomo is an illusionist among the seven seishi of Seiryū. In the manga he is in love with Nakago, but the anime ignores this. He tries to trap Miaka in an illusion world but it is later broken by Amiboshi. As he tries to kill Amiboshi, he is killed by Suboshi who appears to rescue his brother.
- Real Name: ??
- AKA: Ragun ~ Luo-Jun
- Character: Root (could also mean shoulder or base), located on his abdomen
- Date of Birth: 13 October
- Age: 21
- Height: 1.84m
- Family: Parents abandoned him, took in by performers

Voices: Nobuo Tobita (Jap)

Ashitare is actually killed fully by Nuriko in both anime and manga. The first time he faces off with Nuriko he retreats after injury and Nakago beats him, but after a fight with Nuriko on the mountain he has his neck snapped, although he fatally wound Nuriko.

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