Fushigi Yuugi

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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 Yuu 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 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), in the United Kingdom in English by Gollancz Manga, and in Singapore in Chinese and English by Chuang Yi.

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