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“Prequel to Fushigi Yugi: schoolgirl Takiko becomes Priestess of Genbu, seeking seven Celestial Warriors in mystical realm.”
Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden
ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝
8.15
555 rank · 13,624 readers · 491 favorites
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Synopsis
Prequel to Fushigi Yugi: schoolgirl Takiko becomes Priestess of Genbu, seeking seven Celestial Warriors in mystical realm.
Travel back to the mystical Universe of the Four Gods in this prequel to hit the hit series Fushigi Yugi! When schoolgirl Takiko Okuda attempts to destroy her father's translation of The Universe of the Four Gods, she is instead sucked into the story, becoming the Priestess of Genbu in an epic journey to find the seven Celestial Warriors! In her first encounter, she meets the mysterious outlaw Limdo, a Celestial Warrior with a tattoo of the Chinese character for "woman" on his chest. Limdo can not only summon the wind as one of his special powers, but he can also transform into a woman! Takiko meets up with the bowman, Chamka, who is hunting Limdo. It seems Chamka is one of the seven Celestial Warriors as well... (Source: VIZ Media) Included one-shot: Volume 6: Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
9.4
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.73
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σ 0.73 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
↑ 0.43
Running avg · Jul 2007 → Oct 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I really loved this manga! Although for me the drawings were ok, it got a lot better as the story goes by. This manga really made me experience a bunch of different emotions and it really tugged on...”
- 10 “STORY I do admit that this got my attention bec. Fushigi Yuugi has been my favorite anime of all time. Upon reading the manga, Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden, i thought it would be the same plot as...”
- 9 “Hehe,here comes my review and I'm second as I see. Story 9/10 Very creative I have to say,very.Especially compared to other manga who usually take place in high school and such.This is a romantic...”
Verbosity
Short · 14%
Medium · 29%
Long · 57%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 40 × 12 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 20m approx
- Published Mar 2003 – Feb 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0861 catalog