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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Fushigi Yûgi
| image           = Fushigi Yugi, Japanese Volume 1.jpg
| caption         = Cover of the first {{lang|ja-Latn|[[tankōbon]]}} volume, featuring Miaka Yuki
| ja_kanji        = ふしぎ遊戯
| ja_romaji       = Fushigi Yūgi
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Fantasy]]<ref name="VizOfficial"/>|[[Isekai]]<ref name="VizOfficial"/>|[[Romance fiction|Romance]]<ref name="VizOfficial">{{cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/fushigi-yugi |title=The Official Website for ''Fushigi Yûgi'' |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Loveridge |first1=Lynzee|title=8 Anime That Were ''Isekai'' Before It Was Cool|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-08-19/.120298|website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=August 5, 2018 |date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>}} <!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Yuu Watase]]
| publisher       = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| NA = [[Viz Media]]
| SEA = [[Chuang Yi]]
}}
| demographic     = [[Shōjo manga|{{lang|ja-Latn|Shōjo|nocat=y}}]]
| imprint         = Flower Comics
| magazine        = [[Shōjo Comic]]
| first           = December 1991
| last            = May 1996
| volumes         = 18
| volume_list     = List of Fushigi Yûgi chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = Hajime Kamegaki
| producer        = {{ubl|Keisuke Iwata|Kyotaro Kimura|Ken Hagino}}
| writer          = Yoshio Urasawa
| music           = Yusuke Honma
| studio          = [[Pierrot (company)|Pierrot]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
| NA = [[Media Blasters]]
| AUS = Madman Entertainment
}}
| network         =[[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network
|NA = [[AZN Television|International Channel]]
}}
| first           = April 6, 1995
| last            = March 28, 1996
| episodes        = 52
| episode_list    = List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| director        = Hajime Kamegaki
| producer        = {{ubl|Chizuko Sugeno|Michiyuki Honma|Kouichi Kikuchi}}
| writer          = Genki Yoshimura
| music           = Yusuke Honma
| studio          = Pierrot
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
| NA = Media Blasters
| AUS = Madman Entertainment
}}
| first           = October 25, 1996
| last            = August 25, 1998
| runtime         = 25 minutes (each)
| episodes        = 9
| episode_list    = List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes#Original video animations
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| author          = Megumi Nishizaki
| illustrator     = Yuu Watase
| publisher       = Shogakukan
| demographic     =
| imprint         =
| magazine        =
| first           = January 30, 1998
| last            = September 26, 2003
| volumes         = 13
| volume_list     = #Novels
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           = Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden
| director        = Nanako Shimazaki
| producer        = 
| writer          = Hiroaki Sato
| music           = Ryo Sakai
| studio          = Pierrot
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee | NA = Media Blasters}}
| first           = December 21, 2001
| last            = June 25, 2002
| runtime         = 30 minutes (each)
| episodes        = 4
| episode_list    = List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes#Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Related works
| content         =
* ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden]]''
* ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki]]''
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Fushigi Yûgi'''''|ふしぎ遊戯||{{lit.}} "Mysterious Game"<ref name="MangaCompleteGuide" />|lead=yes}}, also known as '''''Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play'''''<ref name="THEM-Anime" /> or '''''Curious Play''''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animax-asia.com/shows/curious-play |title=''Curious Play'' |publisher=[[Animax Asia]] |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907050139/http://www.animax-asia.com/shows/curious-play |archive-date=7 September 2011 }}</ref> is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yuu Watase]]. It tells the story of two teenaged girls, Miaka and Yui, who are pulled into ''The Universe of the Four Gods'', a mysterious book at the [[National Diet Library]]. It is based on the [[Four Symbols|four mythological creatures]] of China. [[Shogakukan]] serialized ''Fushigi Yûgi'' in ''[[Shōjo Comic]]'' from December 1991 to May 1996 and later compiled the manga into eighteen {{lang|ja-Latn|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes.

[[Pierrot (company)|Studio Pierrot]] adapted it into a fifty-two episode [[anime]] series that aired from April 1995 to March 1996 on [[TV Tokyo]]. The anime spawned three [[original video animation]] (OVA) releases, with the first having three episodes, the second having six, and the final OVA, ''Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden'', spanning four episodes. In North America, [[Viz Media]] licensed the manga series for an English-language release in 1999. The anime series was first licensed by [[Geneon Entertainment]] and re-licensed by [[Media Blasters]] in 2012.

A thirteen-volume Japanese [[light novel]] series, written by Megumi Nishizaki, followed ''Fushigi Yûgi''. Shogakukan published the novels from January 1998 to September 2003. Watase also released two prequel manga series: ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden]]'', which ran from March 2003 to February 2013, and ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki]]'', which began serialization in August 2017.

As of November 2015, ''Fushigi Yûgi'' had over 20 million copies in circulation, making it one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series of all time]].

==Plot==
The series describes the various trials of [[Miaka Yuki]] and [[Yui Hongo]], two [[Secondary education in Japan#Junior high school|junior high school]] students. While at the library one day, Miaka and Yui encounter a strange book known as ''The Universe of the Four Gods''. Reading this book transports them into the novel's universe in ancient China. Yui is transported back to the real world almost immediately, but Miaka finds herself the Priestess of Suzaku. 

Miaka is destined to gather the seven Celestial Warriors of the god Suzaku in order to summon Suzaku and obtain three wishes. She falls in love with the Celestial Warrior Tamahome, who eventually reciprocates and Miaka's desire to use a wish to enter the high school of her choice begins to shift towards finding a way to be with Tamahome. 

Yui is also drawn into the book when she tries to help Miaka to come back to the real world; becoming the Priestess of Seiryuu, working against Miaka out of jealousy over Tamahome and revenge for the humiliation and pain she had suffered when she first came into the book's world.

==Characters==
===Suzaku===
[[File:Fushigi Yugi - Suzaku Seven.jpg|thumb|left|Suzaku Seven]]
'''Miaka Yuki''' {{Anime voices|[[Kae Araki]]|[[Bridget Hoffman]]}}

{{Nihongo|Miaka Yuki|夕城 美朱|Yūki Miaka}}, the primary [[protagonist]] in ''Fushigi Yûgi'',  is an ordinary 15-year-old [[junior high school]] student. She decides to become the [[miko|Priestess]] of [[Vermilion Bird|Suzaku]] in order to ask Suzaku to grant her wish to join her best friend, Yui, at the same high school. Outgoing and optimistic, Miaka shows herself amiable with friends and strangers, and has a tendency to be guileless and sentimental. She is naïve, but sometimes surprises adults with an insightful comment. Miaka is generous and cares greatly for other people and perceives herself to be a considerate person.  She can be unassuming and unsophisticated, but also magnanimous and courageous. Because she creates the impression of a person who always needs help, Miaka has the good fortune of almost always having someone looking after her. Miaka has a primary weakness: her gluttony. She is an avid fan of anime, imitating several characters during the course of the story.

'''Tamahome''' {{Anime voices|[[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (anime), [[Mamoru Miyano]] (game)|[[David Hayter]]}}

{{Nihongo|Tamahome|鬼宿}} appears to be the strongest member of the Suzaku warriors. An adept martial artist, proficient unarmed and with weapons, he proves a good street-fighter and can channel his [[qi|chi]] into energy-blasts. When emotionally motivated, he is able to use his chi to increase his strength, speed, and reflexes in combat. Tamahome is also experienced in fencing thanks to being trained by Tokaki.

'''Taka Sukunami''' {{Anime voices|[[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (anime), [[Mamoru Miyano]] (game)|[[David Hayter]] (TV & OVAs), [[Dave Wittenberg]] (''Eikoden'')}}

{{Nihongo|Taka Sukunami|宿南 魏|Sukunami Taka|}} is the real world reincarnation of Suzaku warrior Tamahome and is the same age as he was in ''The Universe of Four Gods''. His family runs a farm in the countryside. In ''Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden'', he is Miaka's husband and the father of her child, Hikari.

'''''Hotohori'''''
{{Anime voices|[[Takehito Koyasu]] (anime), [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] (game)|[[Kirk Thornton]]}}

{{Nihongo|Hotohori|星宿}}, the fourth Emperor of Kōnan, is known for his beauty and his [[narcissism]]. Known as a responsible ruler and capable of dealing with political affairs, Hotohori often places the well-being of his subjects first and forgets his own needs in the process. Hotohori has limited understanding of the world as a result of being raised in a sheltered environment.

'''Nuriko'''
{{Anime voices|[[Chika Sakamoto]] (anime), [[Junko Minagawa]] (game)|[[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]]}}

{{Nihongo|Nuriko|柳宿}} first appears disguised in Emperor [[#Hotohori|Hotohori]]'s [[harem]]. He is 18 years old. His true name is {{Nihongo|Ryuuen Chou|迢 柳娟|Chō Ryūen|Tiáo Liǔjuān}}. While prone to jealousy, quick to anger, and possessing a calculating tendency, Nuriko is very level-headed and compassionate and shows the most concern regarding  Miaka and [[#Tamahome|Tamahome]]'s relationship. As a "woman", Nuriko is infatuated with his fellow warrior, Hotohori, but as a man, he also loves Miaka Yuki.

'''Chichiri'''
{{Anime voices|[[Tomokazu Seki]] (anime), [[Kōki Miyata]] (game)|Randy McPherson}}

{{Nihongo|Chichiri|井宿}}, a wandering monk, has trained for several years with Taiitsukun, the creator. As the oldest and wisest of all of the Suzaku warriors, Chichiri thinks of himself as the older brother who looks after them all. Appearing superficially light-hearted, he can put on super deformed "chibi" frivolity or suddenly become very serious and grim. While [[#Tamahome|Tamahome]] and [[#Hotohori|Hotohori]] are the obvious leaders, Chichiri is the ever-staunch advisor and supporter from behind the scenes, always willing to help when needed. Unconcerned with his own mortality or with earthly desires, he has a Zen master's detached attitude.

'''Tasuki'''
{{Anime voices|[[Nobutoshi Canna|Nobutoshi Hayashi]] (anime), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (OAV 2), [[Kousuke Toriumi]] (game)|[[Daran Norris]]}}

{{Nihongo|Tasuki|翼宿}} formerly led the Mount Reikaku bandits. Extremely quick and agile, he particularly enjoys joking around with Nuriko, Tamahome, and Chichiri.

'''Mitsukake'''
{{Anime voices|[[Kōji Ishii]] (anime), [[Kenta Miyake]] (game)|[[Richard Epcar]] (TV Series, OVA 2-3) [[Michael Gregory (actor)|Michael Gregory]] (OVA 1 only)}}

{{Nihongo|Mitsukake|軫宿}} is the healer of Suzaku's warriors. He is soft-spoken and one of the most serious of the Suzaku Celestial Warriors. Mitsukake's fighting abilities are limited to his own strength, but as a Celestial Warrior, he possesses incredible healing powers at the cost of exchanging some of his own life force.

'''Chiriko'''
{{Anime voices|[[Tomoko Kawakami]] (anime), Akiko Kimura (game)|[[Lenore Zann]]}}

{{Nihongo|Chiriko|張宿}} is the youngest and the genius among the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku.

===Seiryu===
'''Yui Hongo'''
{{Anime voices|[[Yumi Tōma]]|[[Wendee Lee]]}}

{{Nihongo|Yui Hongo|本郷 唯|Hongō Yui}} is the Priestess of [[Azure Dragon|Seiryū]] (''Seiryū no Miko'').  An intelligent and mature girl, she is a tenth grade student and Miaka Yuki's best friend. A passionate person at heart, she tends to see the world in black and white terms and is easily infuriated with perceived betrayal.  Yui is confident and bold with everything she does, but longs for someone to take care of her. Although throughout the course of the story, Yui is in love with Tamahome, she ultimately gets together with Tetsuya Kajiwara.

'''Nakago'''
{{Anime voices|[[Tōru Furusawa]] (anime), [[Ken Narita]] (game)|Michael Deak}}

{{Nihongo|Nakago|心宿}}, considered to be the leader of the [[Azure Dragon|Seiryū]] warriors, is the [[main antagonist]] of ''Fushigi Yûgi'', and the [[antihero]] in the second OVA. Nakago is both merciless and charismatic; he eliminates those whose usefulness to him is exhausted and skillfully manipulates others into doing as he wishes. Nakago's powers as a Celestial Warrior is shown to be stronger than any of the Suzaku and Seiryū warriors, having the ability to manipulate [[qi|chi]], enabling himself to become [[psychokinesis|psychokinetic]], fire energy blasts, and set up force fields. In battle, Nakago also utilizes a whip and sword.

'''Amiboshi'''
{{Anime voices|[[Yūji Ueda]] (anime), [[Tetsuya Kakihara]] (game)|[[Steve Staley]]}}

{{Nihongo|Amiboshi|亢宿}} is the elder twin brother of Suboshi. As a Celestial Warrior, Amiboshi is capable of emitting chi through his mouth and channel it through a flute to control the will of others.  A skilled flute player, Amiboshi holds the instrument to the left when using his powers, but to the right when he is simply playing the flute.  He works as a spy.

'''Suboshi'''
{{Anime voices|[[Yūji Ueda]] (anime), [[Tetsuya Kakihara]] (game)|[[Steve Staley]]}}

{{Nihongo|Suboshi|角宿}} is the younger twin brother of [[#Amiboshi|Amiboshi]]. As a Celestial Warrior, he can use a secret weapon known as the Ryūseisui, a double-meteor bell, and control it with his will alone. He and his brother can communicate with one another by writing messages on their bodies. In terms of temperament, Suboshi is fierce, impulsive, and stubborn to a fault, unwilling to listen to reason once he becomes determined to do something. Suboshi is particularly devoted to his brother and will not hesitate to kill if it means protecting Amiboshi, even killing fellow Seiryū warrior Tomo without a second thought for this reason alone.

'''Soi'''
{{Anime voices|[[Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress)|Atsuko Tanaka]] (anime), [[Yōko Honna]] (game)|[[Melodee Spevack|Melodee M. Spevack]]}}

{{Nihongo|Soi|房宿}} was rescued by [[#Nakago|Nakago]] when she was a child and is his most devoted follower. As a Celestial Warrior, Soi possesses [[Feng Shui]] related powers allowing her to control lightning, induce electromagnetic fields, but is also skilled in Fhangzang and chi raising techniques. She was born in Gen, a province near the Kutō border. Soi normally appears as a formidable armored fighter who speaks like a man, concealing a kind heart and feminine nature.

'''Ashitare'''
{{Anime voices|[[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] (anime), [[Kenji Nomura]] (game)|[[Lenore Zann]]}}

{{Nihongo|Ashitare|尾宿}} is a [[werewolf]] from Hokkan whom [[#Nakago|Nakago]] found in a circus tent; until then, Ashitare apparently was a circus side-show. Hardened and angry, he developed a hatred of humans and would devour human flesh after killing them. Because of Ashitare's brute strength, he is seemingly unstoppable.

'''Tomo'''
{{Anime voices|[[Nobuo Tobita]] (anime), [[Yuichi Nakamura (voice actor)|Yūichi Nakamura]] (game)|Kevin Seymour}}

{{Nihongo|Tomo|氐宿}} is an illusionist and performer among the Celestial Warriors of [[Azure Dragon|Seiryū]].  Having faced hardship since childhood, Tomo is sadistic and cruel, possessing a contorted mentality and severe attitude toward others. Tomo's abilities as a Celestial Warrior allow him to hypnotize opponents.

'''Miboshi'''
{{Anime voices|Midori Nakazawa|[[Barbara Goodson]]}}

{{Nihongo|Miboshi|箕宿}} is the last of the [[Azure Dragon|Seiryū]] Celestial Warriors to appear. While he looks like a young boy, he is actually much older than the other Seiryū warriors. As a Celestial Warrior he can possess others - as well as summoning and controlling demons. He employs a Tibetan prayer-wheel with sutras inscribed on it to summon monsters and to perform sorcery.

===Genbu===

'''Takiko Okuda'''
{{Anime voices|[[Satsuki Yukino]]}} (drama CD/game)

{{Nihongo|Takiko Okuda |奧田 多喜子|Okuda Takiko}} is the Priestess of Genbu and the heroine of ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden]]''. The daughter of [[#Einosuke Okuda|Einosuke Okuda]], the Japanese translator of the original scripture for ''The Universe of the Four Gods'', Takiko is a serious young girl skilled with the naginata. She demonstrates a strong will and good heart, but shows insecurity with her own abilities and tends to be impulsive. Takiko is sincere, honest, and possesses a strong sense of justice.

'''Uruki'''
{{Anime voices|[[Takahiro Sakurai]] (male form), [[Miki Nagasawa]] (female form)}} (drama CD/game)

{{Nihongo|Uruki|女宿}} is the crown prince of the Hokkan Empire and second in line to the throne. He wields a bladed discus to fight, but as a Celestial Warrior, he is able to manipulate the wind in various ways, particularly for teleportation; the only setback to this power is that he must transform into a woman in order to utilize it.

'''Tomite'''
{{Anime voices|[[Tetsuya Iwanaga (voice actor)|Tetsuya Iwanaga]]|[[Michael Lindsay]]}}

{{Nihongo|Tomite|虚宿}} is a Genbu Celestial Warrior and a bounty hunter from the Ka Tribe, an ethnic minority in western Hokkan. In addition to being a skilled archer, Tomite, as a Celestial Warrior, is capable of manifesting and manipulating ice.

'''Hatsui'''
{{Anime voices|[[Megumi Ogata]]}} (drama CD)

{{Nihongo|Hatsui|室宿}} is a Genbu Celestial Warrior and the son of medical doctors. He possesses the ability to shoot spikes from his body and the ability to form a steel cage/basket around himself and others as a means of protection. He is timid, shy, and cries easily and finds it difficult to trust others.

'''Namame'''
{{Nihongo|Namame|壁宿}} is a Genbu Celestial Warrior who appears as a small doll made of rock that resembles the [[kodama (spirit)|kodama]]. Though he is apparently unable to speak, Takiko eventually is able to hear his voice and Namame speaks in simple and short sentences.

'''Hikitsu'''
{{Anime voices|[[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]|[[Skip Stellrecht]]}}

{{Nihongo|Hikitsu|斗宿}} is a Genbu Celestial Warrior, able to manipulate water in the form of snakes, but also possesses a second ability which he has no control over: Shikyokan, where anyone who looks upon the eye with his character is forced to remember their worst memories. Hikitsu is withdrawn and cold to everyone apart from his sister Ayla and his best friend Tomite, whom Hikitsu had saved during an attack which caused the death of Tomite's father.

'''Inami'''
{{Anime voices|[[Masako Katsuki]]}} (drama CD)

{{Nihongo|Inami|牛宿}} is a Genbu Celestial Warrior, initially found in the country of Konan working as a [[brothel]] madam. She fights using a large pipe shaped weapon and possesses the ability to manipulate the length of her hair and the smoke from her oversized pipe.

'''Urumiya'''
{{Anime voices|[[Takehito Koyasu]]}} (drama CD)

{{Nihongo|Urumiya|危宿}} is the last of the Genbu Celestial Warriors to be unveiled. A dangerous and skilled assassin, Hagus always carries a wide bladed sword and is a proficient archer. He is able to absorb the powers of other Celestial Warriors though his mouth and then use them as he pleases. Hagus comes across as a coldhearted and merciless man whose only desire is to succeed in his mission to kill Uruki. He is unemotional and able to remain calm and focused, even in the heat of battle, but demonstrates an unexpectedly compassionate side to him when he saves two children from misaimed arrows. When he is not battling Uruki and Takiko, he comes across as morose and quiet.

===Byakko===

'''Suzuno Ohsugi'''
{{Anime voices|[[Midori Nakazawa]]}}

{{Nihongo|Suzuno Ohsugi|大杉 鈴乃|Ōsugi Suzuno}} was the [[miko|Priestess]] of [[White Tiger (mythology)|Byakko]]. She is the daughter of Takao Ohsugi, the research assistant of Einosuke Okuda, translator of ''The Universe of Four Gods'' and the long time crush of Einosuke's daughter, Takiko, the Priestess of [[Black Tortoise|Genbu]].

'''Tatara'''
{{Anime voices|[[Jin Yamanoi]]}}

{{Nihongo|Tatara| 婁宿}} is a [[White Tiger (mythology)|Byakko]] Celestial Warrior. Though he is 110 years old, he only appears 20 years old as a result of a spell cast by Subaru and from residing in the Temple of Byakko since Suzuno's departure from ''The Universe of Four Gods''. He possesses the ability to control all plants, regardless of their form.

'''Tokaki'''
{{Anime voices|[[Kōji Ishii]]|Tom Wyner}} (Old)
{{Anime voices|[[Katsuya Shiga]]|[[Bob Buchholz]]}} (Young)

{{Nihongo|Tokaki|奎宿}} is married to the beautiful and kind [[Subaru (Byakko Seishi)|Subaru]]. Extremely lecherous in nature, Tokaki takes it upon himself to comment on any attractive young woman he comes across, including Miaka. Despite his womanizing habits, Tokaki loves Subaru dearly and would go to any length to protect her. He cares deeply for Tatara and Tamahome, whom he sees as a son. He is 109 years old, but only appears 19 years old. Tokaki's power is teleportation and is supplemented by his knowledge of pressure points as well as his use of earrings as weapons.

'''Subaru'''
{{Anime voices|[[Mika Doi]]|[[Barbara Goodson]]}}

{{Nihongo|Subaru|昴宿}} is married to the lecherous [[#Tokaki|Tokaki]]. She possesses the ability to manipulate time through spells and is actually 107 years old, though she appears only 17. Sweet and nurturing, Subaru tends to the exhausted Suzaku Warriors who descend upon her home. Though she is often exasperated by Tokaki's roving eye, she does love her husband.


===Others===
'''Keisuke Yuki'''
Voiced by: [[Shinichiro Miki]] (Japanese); [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (English)

Keisuke Yuki is the older brother of Miaka Yuki. He is a very caring and protective older brother. He is portrayed as a typical college student. Keisuke is close friends with Tetsuya Kajiwara.  He initially doesn't believe Miaka about the '' Universe of the Four Gods '' until he witnesses Miaka getting sucked into the book. Keisuke eventually starts reading the book in order for the story to continue. Later on in the story, Keisuke starts investigating the '' Universe of the Four Gods '' along with Tetsuya.

'''Tetsuya Kajiwara'''
Voiced by: [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese); [[Kirk Baily]] (English)

Tetsuya is a calm, level-headed, and selfless college student and friend. He is usually seen with shades on. He is close friends with Keisuke Yuki. Tetsuya takes turns with Keisuke in reading the ''Universe of the Four Gods''. During the times Miaka is in danger in the book, Tetsuya takes over reading in order for it to be easier for Keisuke. Tetsuya also helps Keisuke in his investigation of the ''Universe of the Four Gods''. Tetsuya falls in love with Yui Hongo while reading the book and eventually gets together with her.

==Media==
===Manga===
{{Main|List of Fushigi Yûgi chapters}}
Written and illustrated by [[Yuu Watase]], ''Fushigi Yûgi'' originally appeared in serial form in the semimonthly manga magazine ''[[Shōjo Comic]]''. It premiered in the January 1, 1992 ({{abbr|No.|Number}} 1) issue, released in December 1991,<ref name="Natalie-ShoComi50th">{{cite web |script-title=ja:Sho-Comi50周年特集、50年の歩みを年表で振り返る |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/sho-comi50th#ch1990 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |language=ja |date=June 5, 2018}}</ref>{{efn|To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''Shōjo Comic'', Japanese news website ''Comic Natalie'' documented the magazine's serializations from 1968 to 2018. ''Comic Natalie'' listed ''Fushigi Yûgi'' beginning in 1991 and included a scan of its debut on the cover of the January 1, 1992 (No. 1) issue. Magazines are often published in advance of their [[cover date]]s; January issues may be published in the previous year.<ref name="Natalie-ShoComi50th" />}}<ref name="MantanWeb">{{cite web |script-title=ja:金爆・喜矢武豊：バンド踏み台にハリウッド進出 音楽に未練なし「今までも“役者”」 |url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20150319dog00m200045000c.html |website=Mantan Web |publisher=[[The Mainichi Newspapers Co.]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |language=ja |date=March 19, 2015}} Original text: {{lang|ja|「『ふしぎ遊戯』は、『少女コミック』（小学館）で1991年12月～96年5月に連載された渡瀬悠宇さんの人気マンガが原作。」}} Translation: "''Fushigi Yûgi'' [the stage play] is based on a popular manga by Yuu Watase, which was serialized in ''Shōjo Comic'' (Shogakukan) from December 1991 to May 1996."</ref> and ran for over five years, ending in the June 5, 1996 ({{abbr|No.|Number}} 12) issue, released in May 1996.<ref name="Rinka-Interview">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 14, 2010 |script-title=ja:春宵余話 |trans-title=Rambling on a Spring Evening |script-magazine=ja:凜花 |trans-magazine=[[Flowers (magazine)|Rinka]] |language=ja |location=Tokyo |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |issue=9 |page=579 |asin=B00320OFSI}} In an interview with Yuu Watase in the ninth issue of ''Rinka'', the magazine's editorial staff described ''Fushigi Yûgi'' as "a manga that was serialized in ''Shōjo Comic'' from '92 issue 1 to '96 issue 12".</ref><ref name="MediaArts-1996">{{cite web |script-title=ja:少女コミック[SHO-COMI]1996年12 |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M548702 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=January 28, 2021 |language=ja}} The [[cover date]] for the 1996 No. 12 issue is listed as June 5, 1996.</ref><ref name="MantanWeb" /> The series was simultaneously published in eighteen [[Tankōbon|collected volumes]] by Shogakukan, with new volumes being released on a quarterly schedule.

In 1992, [[Viz Media]] licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America. The series was originally released in a flipped trade paperback format, starting in August 1998.<ref name="VizShojoSlate" /> Several characters have both Japanese pronunciations and Chinese pronunciations. In 1998, Watase visited the United States and met with Viz staff members at their [[San Francisco]] headquarters. Viz kept the original Chinese names of characters at her request. Bill Flanagan, the editor of the English version, asked Watase if he should use the Chinese names for popular characters such as Tai Yi-Jun (Taitsukun), and she also asked for the Chinese names to be used there. The characters with names remaining in Japanese in the English version are the characters such as Tamahome who have Japanese pronunciations of ancient constellations; there was never any intention of them having Chinese names.<ref>Watase, Yû. ''Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play''. Volume 1: Priestess (contains content from ''[[Animerica Extra]]'' from Volume 1, Issue 1 through Volume 2, Issue 4). Second Printing, May 2004. p. 202.</ref>

This caused some confusion for fans as the anime version uses the Japanese names. For example, in the manga, Hotohori's country is named "Hong-Nan" rather than the "Konan" found in the anime series.<ref name="AODReview1">{{cite web |url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=54 |title=''Fushigi Yûgi'' (Shōjo Edition) Vol. #01 |publisher=Anime on DVD |first=Megan |last=Lavey |date=2004-04-13 |access-date=2008-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418084159/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=54 |archive-date=2008-04-18 }}</ref> After eight volumes, Viz stopped publication of ''Fushigi Yûgi'', reviving it in June 2003 when it released the first two volumes in unflipped standard manga size volumes. The remaining volumes were released on a quarterly schedule, including the remaining ten volumes. The final volume of the series was released in April 2006. The dates and ISBN numbers given for the first eight volumes in the table on the link above are for the second edition releases.<ref name="VizPR">{{cite press release |url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2004/03_secondedition.php |title=Viz Announces Release of Second Edition Manga Titles |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |date=2004-03-18 |access-date=2008-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230134551/http://viz.com/news/newsroom/2004/03_secondedition.php |archive-date=2009-12-30}}</ref>

Viz also serialized ''Fushigi Yûgi'' in their manga anthology magazine, ''[[Animerica Extra]]'', starting with the October 1998 debut issue and running until the December 2004 issue, the magazine's final issue.<ref name="VizShojoSlate">{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/685.html|title=Viz Builds Strong Shōjo Slate|publisher=ICv2|date=2001-09-06|access-date=2008-02-23}}</ref> In 2009 and 2010, Viz re-released the series as part of their "VIZBIG" line, combining three individual volumes of the original release into each single, larger volume.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-24/amazon-viz-adds-gaba-kawa-heaven-will-oishinbo|title=Amazon: Viz Adds ''Gaba Kawa'', ''Heaven's Will'', ''Oishinbo''|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-02-24|access-date=2008-02-24}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{Main|List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes}}
Produced by [[Pierrot (company)|Studio Pierrot]], the fifty-two episode ''Fushigi Yûgi'' anime series premiered on [[TV Tokyo]] on April 6, 1995. The series aired weekly, until the final episode that was aired on March 28, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ふしぎ遊戯 |url=http://pierrot.jp/archives/tv_list_1995/tv_030.html |publisher=[[Pierrot (company)|Pierrot]] |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605234804/http://pierrot.jp/archives/tv_list_1995/tv_030.html |archive-date=June 5, 2012 |language=ja}}</ref> The series was licensed for English-language release to [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] [[DVD]] and [[VHS]] format by [[Geneon Entertainment]], then named Pioneer, under the expanded title ''Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pioneer, USMC announce new DVD titles |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-11-03/pioneer-usmc-announce-new-dvd-titles |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=November 3, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Review: ''Mysterious Play'' (''Fushigi Yugi'') |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mysterious-play-vhs |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref> It has been suggested that Geneon chose to license the series based on its popularity among the [[fansub]] community.<ref>[https://ssrn.com/abstract=871098 Of Otaku and Fansubs: A Critical ^·^ Light of Current Issues in Copyright Law]</ref> The main series was released in eight individual volumes and as two box sets, the ''Suzaku'' and ''Seiryū'' sets. [[Media Blasters]] license-rescued the series, and released the first season to DVD on June 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Media Blasters Reveals ''Fushigi Yuugi'' Boxset for April|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-12/media-blasters-reveals-fushigi-yugi-box-set-for-april|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=12 January 2012}}</ref> Season 2 was released on February 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Fushigi-Yugi-Season-Kae-Araki/dp/B0076YFJHM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1354769819&sr=8-3&keywords=Fushigi+Yugi |title=Fushigi Yugi: Season 1 [DVD&#93; : Kae Araki, Ruby Marlowe, Hikaru Midorikawa, David Hayter, Hajime Kamegaki: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date= June 19, 2012|accessdate=2022-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Fushigi-Yugi-Season-Two-Boxset/dp/B008U1AOKM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354769819&sr=8-1&keywords=Fushigi+Yugi | title=Fushigi Yugi Season Two Boxset | website=Amazon | date=February 12, 2013 }}</ref>

===Original video animations===
{{Main|List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes#Original video animations|l1=List of Fushigi Yûgi original video animation episodes}}
Following the anime adaptation, three [[original video animation]] (OVA) works appeared. The first, spanning three episodes, takes place a year after the events of the main series and has no ties to the original manga. It was released to DVD on October 25, 1996. The second OVA, which has six episodes, animates the last four volumes of the manga series that had been left out of the main series. The episodes were split across two volumes, with the first released May 25, 1997, and the second coming over a year later on August 25, 1998.

The final OVA, ''Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden'', spans four episodes and is based on two of the light novels written by Megumi Nishizaki. Released on December 21, 2001, it focuses on a new character, Mayo Sakaki, a sixteen-year-old girl who attends Yotsubadai High School. Upon finding ''The Universe of the Four Gods'' in a trash bin at the park, Mayo soon discovers that the story remains incomplete. In the unfamiliar world of the book, Mayo must come to terms with her own life and the unhappiness within it.

Geneon Entertainment also licensed the OVAs for [[Region 1 DVD]] release. The first two OVAs were released together in a set titled ''Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play'', while ''Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden'' was released as a single disc volume. The OVAs were released with similar packaging as the main series, to give them a consistent look.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/indepth/619.html|title=''Sailor Moon'' Explained, Plus ''Fushigi Yugi'', ''Cardcaptors'', More|publisher=ICv2|date=2001-08-12|access-date=2008-02-23}}</ref> All three OVA series have also been re-licensed by Media Blasters.

===Novels===
Over a series of five years, {{nihongo|Megumi Nishizaki|西崎めぐみ|Nishizaki Megumi}} wrote thirteen Japanese [[light novel]]s based on ''Fushigi Yûgi''. Illustrated by Yuu Watase, ''Fushigi Yûgi Gaiden'' primarily explores the lives the various Celestial Warriors before they are seen in the manga. The only two novels to be set after the manga, ''Eikō Den (Jōkan)'' and ''Eikō Den (Gekan)'', later became the basis for the third ''Fushigi Yûgi'' original video animation, ''Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden.'' Originally published by Shogakukan, none of the novels have been licensed for English release.

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| NativeTitle         = 幻狼伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|1998|1|30}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207736}}
| ShortSummary        = Details Tasuki's life between joining the Mt. Reikaku Bandits and Miaka's appearance.
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{{Episode list
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Shōryū Den
| NativeTitle         = 昇龍伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|1998|7|23}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207743}}
| ShortSummary        = Chichiri's life shortly after the accident when he loses his eye to his first meeting with Miaka.
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{{Episode list
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Yuki Yasha Den
| NativeTitle         = 雪夜叉伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|1999|2|2}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207750}}
| ShortSummary        = Details how Nuriko became a cross-dresser and entered the imperial [[harem]].
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 4
| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Ryūsei Den
| NativeTitle         = 流星伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|1999|4|23}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207767}}
| ShortSummary        = Details Amiboshi and Suboshi's tragic past.
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{{Episode list
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Suzaku Hi Den
| NativeTitle         = 朱雀悲伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|1999|7|}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207774}}
| ShortSummary        = The story of emperor Hotohori, his brother Tendō and their relationship with Hōki. This story is later told by Hōki herself to Mayo Sakaki in the Eikoden OVA.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 6
| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Seiran Den
| NativeTitle         = 青藍伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|1999|12|1}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207781}}
| ShortSummary        = Details Nakago's past and his rise to power within the Kutō army.
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{{Episode list
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Eikō Den (Jōkan)
| NativeTitle         = 永光伝(上巻)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2000|2|1}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207798}}
| ShortSummary        = Set ten years after the final events in the manga, Mayo enters ''The Universe of the Four Gods''. Unhappy with her own life, Mayo wants to achieve a storybook ending with Taka, whom she has a crush on.
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| TranslitTitle       = Eikō Den (Gekan)
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| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2000|3|1}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207804}}
| ShortSummary        = Continues Mayo's story as she is tricked by a false Suzaku, and saved by Miaka.
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{{Episode list
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Shugyoku Den
| NativeTitle         = 朱玉伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2001|12|21}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207897}}
| ShortSummary        = Tamahome's life from his training under Tokaki to when he first meets Miaka and Yui. This novel also tells Miaka's backstory and her connection with Tamahome during the years of the manifestation of his powers.
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Hōmei Den
| NativeTitle         = 逢命伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2002|3|1}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094207903}}
| ShortSummary        = Details Mitsukake's romance with Shōka.
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Yūai Den
| NativeTitle         = 優愛伝
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2002|4|26}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094208214}}
| ShortSummary        = Recounts Chiriko's whereabouts before he joined the rest of the Suzaku Warriors.
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Sanbō Den (Jōkan)
| NativeTitle         = 三宝伝(上巻)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2003|7|1}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094208221}}
| ShortSummary        = Explains how Tenkō used his powers to influence people to do his bidding to break the seal the Four Beast Gods placed on him, as well as to gather the ''Shinzaho'' of Genbu, Byakko, Seiryuu and Suzaku. The two main characters are Chichiri and Tasuki.
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| Title               = 
| TranslitTitle       = Sanbō Den 2 (Gekan)
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2003|9|26}}
| AltDate             = {{ISBNT|978-4094208238}}
| ShortSummary        = Continues story from part 1.
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===Video game===
[[Idea Factory]] created a [[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]] video game based on the ''Fushigi Yûgi'' series called {{nihongo||ふしぎ遊戯 朱雀異聞|Fushigi Yûgi: Suzaku Ibun}}. It was released in Japan on May 29, 2008, in both regular and limited editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/944455.html|publisher=[[GameFAQs]]|title=''Fushigi Yuugi: Suzaku Ibun''|access-date=2008-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otomate.jp/fusigi/suzaku_ibun/|publisher=Idea Factory|title=''Fushigi Yûgi: Suzaku Ibun''|access-date=2010-04-28}}</ref> A [[Nintendo DS]] version of the game was released in Japan on June 25, 2009, bundled with another game, ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden#Video game|Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden Gaiden – Kagami no Miko]]'', based on the prequel manga series ''[[Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden]]''.<ref name="NintendoDS">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ふしぎ遊戯DS |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/software/bf4j/index.html |website=[[Nintendo DS]] |access-date=January 28, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>

===Stage plays===
Amipro produced three [[stage plays]] based on the ''Fushigi Yûgi'' manga. The first, simply titled ''Fushigi Yûgi'', was staged at The Pocket theater in [[Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano]] from October 20 to October 24, 2010.<ref name="ANN-StagePlay-2010">{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=''Fushigi Yûgi'' Manga Gets Stage Play Green-Lit |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-29/fushigi-yugi-manga-gets-stage-play-green-lit |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=July 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name="OtakuUSA-StagePlay-2010">{{cite web |last1=Luster |first1=Joseph |title=''Fushigi Yugi'' Adapted into a Stage Play |url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/fushigi-yugi-adapted-into-a-stage-play/ |website=[[Otaku USA]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=July 29, 2010}}</ref> The second, {{nihongo||ふしぎ遊戯～朱雀編～|Fushigi Yûgi: Suzaku-hen}}, was staged at the Theater Sun Mall in [[Shinjuku]] from March 30 to April 3, 2011.<ref name="Natalie-StagePlay-2011">{{cite web |script-title=ja:劇場でミラクル・ラー再び！舞台「ふしぎ遊戯」再演が決定 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/42474 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |language=ja |date=December 22, 2010}}</ref> The third, {{nihongo||ふしぎ遊戯～青龍編～|Fushigi Yûgi: Seiryū-hen}}, was staged at the Hakuhinkan Theater in [[Ginza]] from April 25 to May 2, 2012.<ref name="Natalie-StagePlay-2012">{{cite web |script-title=ja:舞台「ふしぎ遊戯」完結へ、4月から「青龍編」を上演 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/63618 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |language=ja |date=January 31, 2012}}</ref> All three plays were written and directed by Shintarō Sugano and starred [[Mao Miyaji]] in the lead role.<ref name="ANN-StagePlay-2010" /><ref name="Natalie-StagePlay-2011" /><ref name="Natalie-StagePlay-2012" />

A fourth play, produced by Nelke Planning, was staged at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club eX venue in Tokyo from March 19 to March 29, 2015. It was written by Keiko Ueno, directed by Naoyoshi Okumura, and starred [[Golden Bomber]] band member Yutaka Kyan in the lead role of Tamahome. The play aimed to depict a "new version of ''Fushigi Yûgi'' through the eyes of Tamahome".<ref name="ANN-StagePlay-2015">{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=''Fushigi Yugi'' Gets Stage Play Starring Golden Bomber's Kyan |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-26/fushigi-yugi-gets-stage-play-starring-golden-bomber-kyan/.83707 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=January 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Natalie-StagePlay-2015">{{cite web |script-title=ja:「ふしぎ遊戯」鬼宿目線で舞台化、主演はゴールデンボンバー喜矢武豊 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/137026 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |language=ja |date=January 26, 2015}}</ref>

===Stage musicals===
A live-action [[2.5D musical]] stage adaptation, {{nihongo||ふしぎ遊戯～朱ノ章～|Fushigi Yûgi: Ake no Shō}}, ran at the Owlspot theater in Tokyo from April 8 to April 17, 2016. It was produced by Amipro and written and directed by Kōtarō Yoshitani. The cast featured former [[Morning Musume]] member [[Reina Tanaka]] as Miaka, Ryō Hirano as Tamahome, Juri Aikawa as Nakago, [[Takahisa Maeyama]] as Hotohori, [[Mao Miyaji]] as Nuriko, [[Yoshikazu Kotani]] as Tasuki, [[Eiji Takigawa]] as Mitsukake, [[Tatsumaru Tachibana]] as Chichiri, Tsubasa Hattori as Amiboshi, Daiki Tomida as Chiriko, Mina Kuryū as Shouka, Zendō Ware as Eiken, Shiori Sakata as Yui, and Jun Fujimiya as Taiitsukun.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=''Fushigi Yugi'' Gets 1st Stage Musical Starring Former Morning Musume Reina Tanaka |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-22/fushigi-yugi-gets-1st-stage-musical-starring-former-morning-musume-reina-tanaka/.95683 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=November 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Jennifer |title=''Fushigi Yugi'' Musical Casts ''Sailor Moon'' Musical's Shiori Sakata |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-09/fushigi-yugi-musical-casts-sailor-moon-musical-shiori-sakata/.97390 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=January 9, 2016}}</ref>

A sequel, {{nihongo||ふしぎ遊戯～蒼ノ章～|Fushigi Yûgi: Ao no Shō}}, ran at Zenrosai Hall Space Zero in Tokyo from October 13 to October 21, 2018. It was also produced by Amipro, but written and directed by Sayaka Asai. Several cast members from the 2016 musical returned to reprise their roles, including Reina Tanaka as Miaka and Ryō Hirano as Tamahome. New cast members included Rina Miyazaki as Yui, Yoshiki Tani as Hotohori, Ken Ogasawara as Mitsukake, Subaru Hayama as Chichiri, and Kunta Yamasaki as Tasuki.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterstage.jp/news/2018/08/010028.html|script-title=ja:ミュージカル『ふしぎ遊戯-蒼ノ章-』田中れいな、平野良らキャラクタービジュアルを公開|work=Enterstage|date=2018-08-12|access-date=2018-08-12|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Jennifer |title=''Fushigi Yugi'' Stage Musical Gets Sequel in Tokyo in October |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-14/fushigi-yugi-stage-musical-gets-sequel-in-tokyo-in-october/.127779 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=February 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mateo |first1=Alex |title=''Fushigi Yūgi'' Stage Musical Sequel's Cast Photographed in Costume |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-12/fushigi-yugi-stage-musical-sequel-cast-photographed-in-costume/.135353 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=August 12, 2018}}</ref>

===Other media===
An [[art book]], {{nihongo||不思議遊戯：渡瀬悠宇イラスト集|Fushigi Yūgi: Watase Yū Irasuto-shū}}, was published by Shogakukan in May 1995.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:不思議遊戯：渡瀬悠宇イラスト集 |url=https://ndlonline.ndl.go.jp/#!/detail/R300000001-I000002409977-00 |website=NDL Online |publisher=[[National Diet Library]] |access-date=May 3, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref> It was licensed in North America by Viz Media under the title ''The Art of Fushigi Yûgi'' and published in October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Viz to Publish Art Books for 2006 Holiday Season |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2006-09-12/viz-to-publish-art-books-for-2006-holiday-season |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=May 3, 2021 |format=Press release |date=September 12, 2006}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Manga===
As of November 2015, ''Fushigi Yûgi'' had over 20 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja: 原作は渡瀬悠宇氏による冒険ファンタジー。1992年より『少女コミック』（小学館）などで連載され、シリーズ累計発行部数は2000万部を超える。| url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2062740/full/|website=[[Oricon]]|access-date=November 23, 2015|language=ja|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

In a column for ''[[Anime News Network]]'', writer [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] called ''Fushigi Yûgi'' a "great mix of monsters, magic, fighting and the more typical ''Shōjo Comic'' material, romance."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Jason |author1-link=Jason Thompson (writer) |title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga – ''Ceres: Celestial Legend'' |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-07-29 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 19, 2021 |date=July 29, 2010}}</ref> In his expanded review of the series for ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', Thompson further praised it as "one of the best 'schoolgirl in a strange land' {{lang|ja-Latn|shōjo}} fantasies." He singled out Watase's writing, which he believes "successfully balances" romance, action, comedy, and cliffhangers, as well as the series' compact supporting cast full of "strong personalities".<ref name="MangaCompleteGuide">{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Jason |authorlink1=Jason Thompson (writer) |title=Manga: The Complete Guide |title-link=Manga: The Complete Guide |date=2007 |publisher=[[Del Rey Books]] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-53944-1 |page=116 |edition=Kindle}}</ref>

===Anime===
''[[THEM Anime Reviews]]'' preferred the manga to the anime, criticizing the latter's production values, repetitious dialogue, and reuse of footage in flashback episodes.<ref name="THEM-Anime">[http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=44 ''Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play''] THEM Anime Reviews</ref> ''DVD Verdict'' criticized the "convoluted" plot and "nonsensical" dialogue.<ref>[http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/fushigiyugivol2.php ''Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play – The Return Home'' (Volume 2)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124162224/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/fushigiyugivol2.php |date=January 24, 2008 }} DVD Verdict</ref> Another review noted that although Miaka "makes out with her boyfriend quite a bit", the climax is "of the heart and soul", despite the many battles that the characters go through. Her strength and belief in herself give her the strength and courage to change the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ex.org/2.8/45-essay_stereotypes.html |title=the new stereotypes of anime and manga |access-date=2008-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511201107/http://www.ex.org/2.8/45-essay_stereotypes.html |archive-date=2008-05-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Patrick Drazen, author of ''[[Anime Explosion!]]'', considers the humor in ''Fushigi Yûgi'' to be based on [[super deformed]] caricatures and therefore strange to Western audiences.<ref name="Drazen">{{cite book|last=Drazen|first=Patrick|title=Anime Explosion! The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation|date=October 2002|publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]]|location=Berkeley, California|isbn=1-880656-72-8|oclc=50898281|pages=281–282|title-link=Anime Explosion!}}</ref> ''Anime News Network'' argued that the show is "always entertaining throughout,"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mysterious-play-vhs|title=''Mysterious Play'' (''Fushigi Yugi'') [Review]|date=July 22, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715090344/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mysterious-play-vhs|archive-date=July 15, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> while ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]'' criticized that Nakago is a pretty character even when "committing horrendous crimes like mass murder and sexual assault."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/25-anniversary-fushigi-yuugi-nakago-best-worst-anime-villain/|title=25 Years Ago, ''Fushigi Yuugi'' Created One of Anime's Best Worst Villains |last1=Gramuglia |first1=Anthony |date=April 6, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|access-date=July 13, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407140841/https://www.cbr.com/25-anniversary-fushigi-yuugi-nakago-best-worst-anime-villain/| archive-date=April 7, 2020 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Winnie Chow of ''[[Animerica]]'' was disappointed by the ending of the anime adaptation, finding the final battle that resolves the series to be "lame at best" that left her cheering more for Nakago than the "good guys". Throughout the series, she notes that the scenes between Miaka and Tamahome became "increasingly sickening" and "overdone".<ref name="Animerica">{{cite journal|title=Best of the West Reviews: ''Fushigi Yūgi: The Mysterious Play'', Vol. 16: The Last Page|last=Chow|first=Winnie|journal=[[Animerica]]|date=November 2000|volume=8|issue=10|page=71|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932 }}</ref> ''Fushigi Yûgi: Eikoden'' was panned by ''THEM Anime Reviews'', which considered the animation to be its only strong point. In particular, the reviewer found the new main character to be unlikeable.<ref>[http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=487 THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - ''Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play: Eikoden''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==See also==
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*''[[Ao no Fūin]]'', a manga series based on the [[Four Symbols (Chinese constellation)|same legends]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.viz.com/fushigi-yugi Official Viz Media ''Fushigi Yûgi'' manga website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060411230407/http://pierrot.jp/title/fushigi/ Official Studio Pierrot ''Fushigi Yûgi'' anime website] (defunct; link via the [[Wayback Machine]]) {{in lang|ja}}
*Official stage play websites: [http://www.39amipro.com/fushigi/ 2010], [http://www.39amipro.com/fushigi-suzaku/ 2011], [http://www.39amipro.com/fushigi-seiryu/ 2012], [https://web.archive.org/web/20161228232209/http://stage-fushigiyugi.jp/ 2015] {{in lang|ja}}
*Official stage musical websites: [http://www.39amipro.com/fushigi-shu/ 2016], [http://www.39amipro.com/fushigi-ao/ 2018] {{in lang|ja}}
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