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Fushigi Yuugi
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Design - 8.5 |
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Story - 8.2 |
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Character - 8.1 |
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Value - 8.0 |
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Enjoyment - 8.1 |
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Average - 8.2 |
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| Average |
8.4 |
| Design |
8 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
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| Value |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
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| Okay. So The Storyline of Fushigi Yuugi is a Pretty Long Series & Can be Divided into 2 Arcs... From Volume 1 up to 13, & the 2nd arc from Volume 14 to 18... & Personally, I much Enjoyed the First Arc over the Second. Sooo, this review may be a bit... lopsided. LOL
Okay, So Firstly, The Art & Design of Fushigi Yuugi overall is Really Well Done. Beautiful Sceneries & Details in the Clothes & Architectures which sometimes are taken for granted. =/ The Character Designs are VERY Good Too!!! The Special Effects were also pretty well done too considering the Limited Technology from back them. =O Plus, Considering this is a shoujo manga, Watase Yuu has produced some pretty good Fantasy Action Scenes. Sooo, Definitely a Well Done Job! ;)
But The MAIN Reason why this Manga Shines because of its Complex, But Very Well planned, Cleverly laid-out, & Wonderful Story Telling, With Enough to Develop the Main & Supporting Characters, Fushigi Yuugi is Able to Communicate a Wonderful Story of True Love that Will NOT Be Lost nor Given Up... Between Families, Between Friends, Between Lovers & Even Between Enemies...
Mainly, for the First Arc, I Really Loved the way that Watase Yuu had set out the Story, with Many Surprises in Store, It was Very Hard to Predict what the Bad Guys had In Store. =X Or maybe I'm just naive & Gullible, being sucker for these things since Fantasy, Action & Adventure isn't my usual genre. =/
But Also, There was enough Pages to Venture into the Pasts of Most of the Characters, As well as Developing them. Through Thick & Thin, Good Times as well as Bad Times, I Grew attached to Many of the Characters as I can feel the sincerity & the Human Qualities & Flaws of Each & Everyone of Them, Thus, Their Joys & Pains Could Be Communicated Through this Wonderful Story-telling Skills & The Time Taken to Develop these Bonds that the hooked Readers will form with the Characters. T_T
Yes, & If you manage to get hooked onto Fushigi Yuugi Just Like Me, You Will DEFINITELY Find Yourself Tearing for the Losses that the Characters May Face in their Journeys. However, There are Also Beautiful "Miracles" & Watase Yuu Is able to Communicate Such Beautiful Messages of Love Between People of All Kind through the Characters, Wonderfully Woven with Qualities & Flaws, As Close to Humans as Can Be...
I Did not enjoy the 2nd Arc as I should have, but It does Please those Fushigi Yuugi Fans who Definitely WANT MORE Fushigi Yuugi at the end of Volume 13 (which i am one of them too XD). However, I found the 2nd Arc less enjoyable a fair bit. perhaps there was less comedy, or perhaps, it became a bit predictable... Mainly, I guess there were too many words in the 2nd part, & I was a bit too tired to read most of the messages. Sooo they didn't really move me as they could have...
Feels sad that i didn't enjoy it as much as I Could have. BUT, I Still Enjoyed Fushigi Yuugi, & It Is Definitely an Enjoyable Manga For Those Shoujo Fans who are into bishonen. Hahaha. XD
Also, If you Enjoy Shoujo Comedy, Well, I found myself laughing along with the Pretty Original Jokes that Watase Yuu came up with. x) As well as Very Funny Expressions by the Characters. XD
Anyone who's up for a Story of True Love that Cannot be separated Should Enjoy this Story. After all, I don't usually read Fantasy/Adventure Mangas But the Plot & Storyline of Fushigi Yuugi got me hooked, & I couldn't put the book down as i kept flipping through the pages, ANXIOUS to Know what would happen NEXT!!!! T_T"""
I guess some may find the romance a bit too mushy, and maybe even disgusting. I would suggest you to keep your distance from Fushigi Yuugi if you do find such romance disturbing, as it will get "worse" & "Worse" with each passing volume. =/
HOWEVER, For Those of Us who Can't Resist Such Wonderful Happy Lovely Fairytales, XD You Should Enjoy this Manga, Cause I can't see why Not? =/
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| Average |
4.0 |
| Design |
4 |
| Story |
4 |
| Character |
5 |
| Value |
3 |
| Enjoyment |
4 |
| I really wanted to love Fushigi Yuugi because I like almost all manga I read and I bought all the volumes of this series prior to reading. And I like shojo. But Fushigi Yugi turned out to be a dragging and cheesy fantasy story with artwork that looks really outdated these days. I'll probably not be buying any other manga by Watase. Very disappointing.
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| Average |
9.8 |
| Design |
9 |
| Story |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Value |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
| Having seen the anime first, I wasn't too interested in reading the manga, as I found the first few chapters were identical to the anime (word for word, scene for scene), but it didn't take me too much longer to give in and read the entire manga story as well (well I still have volumes 18 to read ^_^).
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| Average |
8.4 |
| Design |
8 |
| Story |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
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| This was one of the first shoujo mangas I read, and I enjoyed it.
The drawing is not that great, but considering it being pretty old, it was decent.
I actually found the romance between Miaka and Tamahome annoying, but the story itself was addictive and fun.
The characters were likable, though I hated the three main characters. Yui seemed selfish, Tamahome was not all that charming, and Miaka was just stupid and annoying. And to read a manga where a girl I hate is surrounded by all these pretty boys...
The other characters are fabulous, especially Nuriko. I was heartbroken when he died, but it adds to the drama. I can't understand why all the other characters were killed off, since I find it totally unneccesary.
Anyways, despite all these annoying flaws, I couldn't stop reading it, and when I finished it, I thought it was enjoyable enough to recommend.
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Micki |
2004-05-16 08:16:31 |
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| Average |
7.2 |
| Design |
7 |
| Story |
8 |
| Character |
5 |
| Value |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| A good book, with a lot of fantasy problems in it.
I don't like the characters. They seem to be a bit messed up. Like the transsexual guy (who is in love with another guy) and everybody thought he was a she. A bit confusing...
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| Average |
7.2 |
| Design |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Value |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
| A rather typical love story that revolve round a couple (forgot their names), dealing with issues like trust, love... It has a quite interesting storyline. Overall is a bit better than average.However, it does not really work for me.
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| Average |
9.4 |
| Design |
10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
9 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
| The Artworks are not bad, and the story is pretty nice too, I personally think this manga is better than the anime. =)
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| Average |
7.4 |
| Design |
9 |
| Story |
8 |
| Character |
6 |
| Value |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
| The art is good, but I didn't like the story that much. And really don't like the characters. Anyway, you should read and take your own conclusions, I know many people who liked it.
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| Average |
7.6 |
| Design |
9 |
| Story |
7 |
| Character |
8 |
| Value |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
| Isn't Miaka lucky to be surrounded by bishounens?? ::Drools::
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| Average |
9.6 |
| Design |
9 |
| Story |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Value |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| It fixes the one major problem with the anime (the art), but somehow I'm not totally addicted to it like the anime. It's still really good, though.
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| Average |
9.4 |
| Design |
10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
10 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| great. liked it better than the anime. explains more and doesn't give you the dragging feel.
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| Average |
10.0 |
| Design |
10 |
| Story |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Value |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
| I just can say "I LOVE THIS STORY". First time i didn't notice but after i see it again it's cool, great. The design of the character's is the most i like from Fushigi Yuugi it's cute, beautiful, and magnificent. The story sometimes have an serious, funny, and sadness. So it's mixed.
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| Average |
7.8 |
| Design |
8 |
| Story |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Value |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
| Fushigi Yugi is pretty good, i started towards the ending chapters of it. Its alright, i read it monthly.
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| Average |
9.4 |
| Design |
9 |
| Story |
10 |
| Character |
9 |
| Value |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| Great.
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| Average |
8.4 |
| Design |
8 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
8 |
| Value |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| i saw the anime before i read the manga...but i like it more because it explains a lot more about the characters and the story....you should read this before you watch the anime..
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Osaka |
2003-03-14 10:50:44 |
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| Average |
9.6 |
| Design |
10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
10 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
| It's simple... my favourite manga!Superb design, great romance, lot of emotion and funny characters
A great work by Watase-sensei
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Amph |
(2003-11-21 10:48:00) 2002-12-20 15:16:09 |
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| Average |
4.2 |
| Design |
8 |
| Story |
3 |
| Character |
3 |
| Value |
3 |
| Enjoyment |
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| Talk about corny. o_o;;
Fushigi Yuugi could have been a really good comedy manga, but putting all that murder, rape and other angsty stuff in between is just tasteless and stupid.
Also the so-called "romance" part is downright ridiculous.
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| Average |
9.2 |
| Design |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
10 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| I read this manga a lot in Animerica Extra a while ago. A good story and interesting characters. get the books if you can.
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