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Revision as of 16:05, 2 July 2004 by DenisMoskowitz (talk | contribs) (→Characters: Added some description and links to Chinese astrology)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Fushigi Yûgi (Japanese for mysterious play) is a Japanese manga (later an anime) created by Yuu Watase. 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.
See also: Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden.
Characters
The main characters are a Japanese girl, Yuuki Miaka, brought into the other world and declared to be the "Suzaku no Miko" or shrine maiden of Suzaku, and the seven "Suzaku Senshi" or soldiers of Suzaku. Suzaku is a red phoenix, the Guardian of the South in Chinese astrology, and the Suzaku Senshi correspond to the Chinese constellations.
- Yuuki Miaka
- Tamahome 鬼宿
- Hotohori 星宿
- Tasuki 翼宿
- Chichiri 井宿
- Nuriko 柳宿
- Mitsukake
- Chiriko