Publisher's Synopsis
Fushigi Y?gi is the story of carefree high school called Miaka
who, together with her more serious best friend Yui, finds a
book entitled "The Universe of the Four Gods." The book is magic,
and it transports them both into its story and the world described
there, where Miaka becomes embroiled in a fantastic adventure.
An epic romance with a handsome warrior
also awaits Miaka as they set out to find and befriend seven
Celestial Warriors, including dashing mercenary Tamahome
and wannabe empress Nuriko. Only then can Miaka
summon the power of the god Suzaku, find her true love, and
get home safely. The series creator, Y? Watase, is an incredibly
prolific manga artist who has produced more than thirty
compiled volumes in the past ten years. She also picked up the
43rd Shogakukan Manga Prize for her most recent series,
Ayashi no Ceres (Ceres, Celestial Legend). Fushigi Y?gi was an
unexpected hit in Japan, breaking a long-standing anime
industry theory that no anime based on a sh?jo manga could
do well on TV.
